diff --git a/st.c b/st.c
index dd446cd..ccb9370 100644
--- a/st.c
+++ b/st.c
@@ -4034,6 +4034,17 @@ xresettitle(void)
 	xsettitle(opt_title ? opt_title : "st");
 }
 
+void xcolor2title(void){
+	char *cs;
+	size_t lencs;
+
+	lencs = (size_t)snprintf(NULL,0,"new color %d",whichcolortable);
+	cs = malloc(lencs);
+	snprintf(cs,lencs,"new color %d",whichcolortable);
+	xsettitle(cs);
+	free(cs);
+}
+
 void
 redraw(void)
 {
@@ -4176,6 +4187,7 @@ swapcolors(const Arg *dummy)
 	if ( whichcolortable >= sizeof(colornames)/sizeof(colornames[0]) ) {
 		whichcolortable = 0;
 	}
+	xcolor2title();
 	xloadcols();
 	redraw();
 }