diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9816d25..47684ca 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ Loaded SVGs are cached so it will not make network request twice.
 - [Usage](#usage)
   - [props](#props)
     - [src](#--src)
+    - [title](#--title)
     - [transformSource](#--transformsource)
   - [SVG attributes](#svg-attributes)
   - [events](#events)
@@ -110,6 +111,13 @@ Learn more:
 - https://vue-loader.vuejs.org/guide/asset-url.html#transform-rules
 - https://cli.vuejs.org/guide/html-and-static-assets.html#static-assets-handling
 
+#### - `title`
+Sets/overwrites the title of the SVG
+
+```
+<inline-svg :src="image.svg" :title="My Image"/>
+```
+
 #### - `transformSource`
 Function to transform SVG source
  
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index 9bd2267..9cf641d 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ const InlineSvgComponent = {
             type: String,
             required: true,
         },
+        title: {
+            type: String,
+        },
         transformSource: {
             type: Function,
             default: (svg) => svg,
@@ -86,6 +89,9 @@ const InlineSvgComponent = {
                     for (let i = attrs.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
                         this.svgAttrs[attrs[i].name] = attrs[i].value;
                     }
+                    if (this.title) {
+                        this.setTitle(svg);
+                    }
                     // copy inner html
                     this.svgContent = svg.innerHTML;
                     // render svg element
@@ -138,6 +144,21 @@ const InlineSvgComponent = {
                 request.send();
             });
         },
+
+        /**
+         * Create or edit the <title> element of a SVG
+         * @param {Object} svg
+         */
+        setTitle(svg) {
+            const titleTags = svg.getElementsByTagName('title');
+            if (titleTags.length) { // overwrite existing title
+                titleTags[0].innerHTML = this.title;
+            } else { // create a title element if one doesn't already exist
+                const titleEl = document.createElementNS('http://www.w3.org/2000/svg', 'title');
+                titleEl.innerHTML = this.title;
+                svg.appendChild(titleEl);
+            }
+        },
     },
 };