diff --git includes/menu.inc includes/menu.inc
index c793ae3..ecfeebf 100644
--- includes/menu.inc
+++ includes/menu.inc
@@ -1117,7 +1117,7 @@ function menu_tree_page_data($menu_name, $max_depth = NULL, $only_active_trail =
     // If we are asked for the active trail only, and $menu_name has not been
     // built and cached for this page yet, then this likely means that it
     // won't be built anymore, as this function is invoked from
-    // template_preprocess_page(). So in order to not build a giant menu tree
+    // template_process_page(). So in order to not build a giant menu tree
     // that needs to be checked for access on all levels, we simply check
     // whether we have the menu already in cache, or otherwise, build a minimum
     // tree containing the breadcrumb/active trail only.
diff --git includes/theme.inc includes/theme.inc
index b2e34bc..0175c2d 100644
--- includes/theme.inc
+++ includes/theme.inc
@@ -2268,12 +2268,6 @@ function template_preprocess_page(&$variables) {
   $variables['site_name']         = (theme_get_setting('toggle_name') ? filter_xss_admin(variable_get('site_name', 'Drupal')) : '');
   $variables['site_slogan']       = (theme_get_setting('toggle_slogan') ? filter_xss_admin(variable_get('site_slogan', '')) : '');
   $variables['tabs']              = theme('menu_local_tasks');
-  // Build the breadcrumb last, so as to increase the chance of being able to
-  // re-use the cache of an already rendered menu containing the active link
-  // for the current page.
-  // @see menu_tree_page_data()
-  $variables['breadcrumb']        = theme('breadcrumb', array('breadcrumb' => drupal_get_breadcrumb()));
-  $variables['title']             = drupal_get_title();
 
   if ($node = menu_get_object()) {
     $variables['node'] = $node;
@@ -2286,6 +2280,29 @@ function template_preprocess_page(&$variables) {
 }
 
 /**
+ * Process variables for page.tpl.php
+ *
+ * Perform final addition and modification of variables before passing into
+ * the template. To customize these variables, simply set them in an earlier
+ * step already.
+ *
+ * @see template_preprocess_page()
+ * @see page.tpl.php
+ */
+function template_process_page(&$variables) {
+  if (!isset($variables['breadcrumb'])) {
+    // Build the breadcrumb last, so as to increase the chance of being able to
+    // re-use the cache of an already rendered menu containing the active link
+    // for the current page.
+    // @see menu_tree_page_data()
+    $variables['breadcrumb'] = theme('breadcrumb', array('breadcrumb' => drupal_get_breadcrumb()));
+  }
+  if (!isset($variables['title'])) {
+    $variables['title'] = drupal_get_title();
+  }
+}
+
+/**
  * Process variables for html.tpl.php
  *
  * Perform final addition and modification of variables before passing into