diff -r f923291b4237 tabbed.c
--- a/tabbed.c	Wed Oct 03 07:56:53 2012 +0200
+++ b/tabbed.c	Sat Oct 13 00:07:29 2012 -0300
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@
 static Bool running = True, nextfocus, doinitspawn = True;
 static Display *dpy;
 static DC dc;
-static Atom wmatom[WMLast], xembedatom;
+static Atom wmatom[WMLast], xembedatom, wmnameatom;
 static Window root, win;
 static Client *clients = NULL, *sel = NULL, *lastsel = NULL;
 static int (*xerrorxlib)(Display *, XErrorEvent *);
@@ -743,6 +743,7 @@
 	/* init atoms */
 	wmatom[WMProtocols] = XInternAtom(dpy, "WM_PROTOCOLS", False);
 	wmatom[WMDelete] = XInternAtom(dpy, "WM_DELETE_WINDOW", False);
+	wmnameatom = XInternAtom(dpy, "_NET_WM_NAME", False);
 	xembedatom = XInternAtom(dpy, "_XEMBED", False);
 
 	/* init appearance */
@@ -855,7 +856,8 @@
 
 void
 updatetitle(Client *c) {
-	gettextprop(c->win, XA_WM_NAME, c->name, sizeof c->name);
+	if(!gettextprop(c->win, wmnameatom, c->name, sizeof c->name))
+		gettextprop(c->win, XA_WM_NAME, c->name, sizeof c->name);
 	if(sel == c)
 		XStoreName(dpy, win, c->name);
 	drawbar();