diff --git a/core/core.services.yml b/core/core.services.yml
index 868d4ab..4fab422 100644
--- a/core/core.services.yml
+++ b/core/core.services.yml
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ services:
       - { name: event_subscriber }
   controller.page:
     class: Drupal\Core\Controller\HtmlPageController
-    arguments: ['@http_kernel', '@controller_resolver']
+    arguments: ['@http_kernel', '@controller_resolver', '@string_translation']
   controller.dialog:
     class: Drupal\Core\Controller\DialogController
     arguments: ['@http_kernel']
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Controller/HtmlPageController.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Controller/HtmlPageController.php
index d87b3ed..a0485b5 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Controller/HtmlPageController.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Controller/HtmlPageController.php
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 namespace Drupal\Core\Controller;
 
+use Drupal\Core\StringTranslation\TranslationInterface;
 use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Request;
 use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Response;
 use Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\HttpKernelInterface;
@@ -31,15 +32,23 @@ class HtmlPageController {
   protected $controllerResolver;
 
   /**
+   * The translation manager service.
+   *
+   * @var \Drupal\Core\StringTranslation\TranslationInterface
+   */
+  protected $translationManager;
+
+  /**
    * Constructs a new HtmlPageController.
    *
    * @param \Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\HttpKernelInterface $kernel
    * @param \Drupal\Core\Controller\ControllerResolverInterface $controller_resolver
    *   The controller resolver.
    */
-  public function __construct(HttpKernelInterface $kernel, ControllerResolverInterface $controller_resolver) {
+  public function __construct(HttpKernelInterface $kernel, ControllerResolverInterface $controller_resolver, TranslationInterface $translation_manager) {
     $this->httpKernel = $kernel;
     $this->controllerResolver = $controller_resolver;
+    $this->translationManager = $translation_manager;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -67,11 +76,20 @@ public function content(Request $request, $_content) {
     }
     // If no title was returned fall back to one defined in the route.
     if (!isset($page_content['#title']) && $request->attributes->has('_title')) {
-      $page_content['#title'] = $request->attributes->get('_title');
+      $page_content['#title'] = $this->t($request->attributes->get('_title'));
     }
 
     $response = new Response(drupal_render_page($page_content));
     return $response;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Translates a string to the current language or to a given language.
+   *
+   * See the t() documentation for details.
+   */
+  protected function t($string, array $args = array(), array $options = array()) {
+    return $this->translationManager->translate($string, $args, $options);
+  }
+
 }
diff --git a/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/Tests/System/PageTitleTest.php b/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/Tests/System/PageTitleTest.php
index d5fead5..35621a7 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/Tests/System/PageTitleTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/Tests/System/PageTitleTest.php
@@ -150,6 +150,18 @@ public function testRenderTitle() {
     $this->assertTitle('Test dynamic title | Drupal');
     $result = $this->xpath('//h1');
     $this->assertEqual('Test dynamic title', (string) $result[0]);
+
+    // Set some custom translated strings.
+    variable_set('locale_custom_strings_en', array('' => array(
+      'Static title' => 'Static title translated'
+    )));
+
+    // Ensure that the title got translated.
+    $this->drupalGet('test-page-static-title');
+
+    $this->assertTitle('Static title translated | Drupal');
+    $result = $this->xpath('//h1');
+    $this->assertEqual('Static title translated', (string) $result[0]);
   }
 
 }
diff --git a/core/modules/system/tests/modules/test_page_test/lib/Drupal/test_page_test/Controller/Test.php b/core/modules/system/tests/modules/test_page_test/lib/Drupal/test_page_test/Controller/Test.php
index 850ca2d..c0c10d3 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/tests/modules/test_page_test/lib/Drupal/test_page_test/Controller/Test.php
+++ b/core/modules/system/tests/modules/test_page_test/lib/Drupal/test_page_test/Controller/Test.php
@@ -26,4 +26,17 @@ public function renderTitle() {
     return $build;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Renders a page.
+   *
+   * @return array
+   *   A render array as expected by drupal_render().
+   */
+  public function staticTitle() {
+    $build = array();
+    $build['#markup'] = 'Hello Drupal';
+
+    return $build;
+  }
+
 }
diff --git a/core/modules/system/tests/modules/test_page_test/test_page_test.routing.yml b/core/modules/system/tests/modules/test_page_test/test_page_test.routing.yml
index 2de2a4d..3a03389 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/tests/modules/test_page_test/test_page_test.routing.yml
+++ b/core/modules/system/tests/modules/test_page_test/test_page_test.routing.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,14 @@ test_page_render_title:
   requirements:
     _access: 'TRUE'
 
+test_page_static_title:
+  pattern: "/test-page-static-title"
+  defaults:
+    _content: 'Drupal\test_page_test\Controller\Test::staticTitle'
+    _title: 'Static title'
+  requirements:
+    _access: 'TRUE'
+
 admin_test_page_render_title:
   pattern: "/admin/test-render-title"
   defaults: