diff --git a/metatag_panels.module b/metatag_panels.module
index 72e359a..fd803b5 100644
--- a/metatag_panels.module
+++ b/metatag_panels.module
@@ -103,6 +103,13 @@ function metatag_panels_ctools_render_alter($info, $page, $context) {
   $metatags = $handler->conf['metatag_panels']['metatags'];
   $metatags += metatag_config_load_with_defaults('');
 
+  // Because of page execution order, sometimes the page title does not get set
+  // by panels in time for metatags to use it, so we'll explicitly set it here
+  // if we need to.
+  if (isset($metatags['title']) && !drupal_get_title()) {
+    drupal_set_title($info['title']);
+  }
+
   foreach ($metatags as $metatag => $data) {
     $metatag_instance = metatag_get_instance($metatag, $data);