diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/browse/source/browse/BrowseSourcePresenter.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/browse/source/browse/BrowseSourcePresenter.kt
index e5c8939b9..87cacb73d 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/browse/source/browse/BrowseSourcePresenter.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/browse/source/browse/BrowseSourcePresenter.kt
@@ -202,6 +202,10 @@ open class BrowseSourcePresenter(
             val result = db.insertManga(newManga).executeAsBlocking()
             newManga.id = result.insertedId()
             localManga = newManga
+        } else if (!localManga.favorite) {
+            // if the manga isn't a favorite, set its display title from source
+            // if it later becomes a favorite, updated title will go to db
+            localManga.title = sManga.title
         }
         return localManga
     }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/browse/source/globalsearch/GlobalSearchPresenter.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/browse/source/globalsearch/GlobalSearchPresenter.kt
index a2391459b..8a47af86b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/browse/source/globalsearch/GlobalSearchPresenter.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/browse/source/globalsearch/GlobalSearchPresenter.kt
@@ -267,6 +267,10 @@ open class GlobalSearchPresenter(
             val result = db.insertManga(newManga).executeAsBlocking()
             newManga.id = result.insertedId()
             localManga = newManga
+        } else if (!localManga.favorite) {
+            // if the manga isn't a favorite, set its display title from source
+            // if it later becomes a favorite, updated title will go to db
+            localManga.title = sManga.title
         }
         return localManga
     }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/manga/MangaPresenter.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/manga/MangaPresenter.kt
index bb051b605..44d989821 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/manga/MangaPresenter.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/manga/MangaPresenter.kt
@@ -204,6 +204,10 @@ class MangaPresenter(
                 val sManga = networkManga.toSManga()
                 manga.prepUpdateCover(coverCache, sManga, manualFetch)
                 manga.copyFrom(sManga)
+                if (!manga.favorite) {
+                    // if the manga isn't a favorite, set its title from source and update in db
+                    manga.title = sManga.title
+                }
                 manga.initialized = true
                 db.insertManga(manga).executeAsBlocking()