diff --git a/components/com_content/views/category/view.html.php b/components/com_content/views/category/view.html.php
index 8bfed34690abb..08cc5946dce19 100644
--- a/components/com_content/views/category/view.html.php
+++ b/components/com_content/views/category/view.html.php
@@ -184,12 +184,21 @@ public function display($tpl = null)
 		// we need to get it from the menu item itself
 		$menu = $menus->getActive();
 
-		if ($menu)
+		if ($menu
+			&& $menu->component == 'com_content'
+			&& isset($menu->query['view'], $menu->query['id'])
+			&& $menu->query['view'] == 'category'
+			&& $menu->query['id'] == $this->category->id)
 		{
 			$this->params->def('page_heading', $this->params->get('page_title', $menu->title));
+			$title = $this->params->get('page_title', $menu->title);
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			$this->params->def('page_heading', $this->category->title);
+			$title = $this->category->title;
+			$this->params->set('page_title', $title);
 		}
-
-		$title = $this->params->get('page_title', '');
 
 		$id = (int) @$menu->query['id'];