diff --git a/doc/help/settings.asciidoc b/doc/help/settings.asciidoc
index 9bf058c96..f9a5aaeb0 100644
--- a/doc/help/settings.asciidoc
+++ b/doc/help/settings.asciidoc
@@ -2810,6 +2810,7 @@ The following placeholders are defined:
 * `{host}`: The host of the current web page.
 * `{backend}`: Either ''webkit'' or ''webengine''
 * `{private}` : Indicates when private mode is enabled.
+* `{current_url}` : The url of the current web page.
 
 
 Type: <<types,FormatString>>
@@ -2946,6 +2947,7 @@ The following placeholders are defined:
 * `{host}`: The host of the current web page.
 * `{backend}`: Either ''webkit'' or ''webengine''
 * `{private}` : Indicates when private mode is enabled.
+* `{current_url}` : The url of the current web page.
 
 
 Type: <<types,FormatString>>
diff --git a/qutebrowser/config/configdata.yml b/qutebrowser/config/configdata.yml
index 2a8c4c32b..f4b484dbc 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/config/configdata.yml
+++ b/qutebrowser/config/configdata.yml
@@ -1224,6 +1224,7 @@ tabs.title.format:
       - scroll_pos
       - host
       - private
+      - current_url
     none_ok: true
   desc: |
     The format to use for the tab title.
@@ -1239,6 +1240,7 @@ tabs.title.format:
     * `{host}`: The host of the current web page.
     * `{backend}`: Either ''webkit'' or ''webengine''
     * `{private}` : Indicates when private mode is enabled.
+    * `{current_url}` : The url of the current web page.
 
 tabs.title.format_pinned:
   default: '{index}'
@@ -1254,6 +1256,7 @@ tabs.title.format_pinned:
       - scroll_pos
       - host
       - private
+      - current_url
     none_ok: true
   desc: The format to use for the tab title for pinned tabs. The same placeholders
     like for `tabs.title.format` are defined.
@@ -1371,6 +1374,7 @@ window.title_format:
       - host
       - backend
       - private
+      - current_url
   default: '{perc}{title}{title_sep}qutebrowser'
   desc: |
     The format to use for the window title.
@@ -1385,6 +1389,7 @@ window.title_format:
     * `{host}`: The host of the current web page.
     * `{backend}`: Either ''webkit'' or ''webengine''
     * `{private}` : Indicates when private mode is enabled.
+    * `{current_url}` : The url of the current web page.
 
 ## zoom
 
diff --git a/qutebrowser/mainwindow/tabwidget.py b/qutebrowser/mainwindow/tabwidget.py
index c5566f877..a8bc45cc0 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/mainwindow/tabwidget.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/mainwindow/tabwidget.py
@@ -164,6 +164,11 @@ class TabWidget(QTabWidget):
         except qtutils.QtValueError:
             fields['host'] = ''
 
+        try:
+            fields['current_url'] = self.tab_url(idx).url()
+        except qtutils.QtValueError:
+            fields['current_url'] = ''
+
         y = tab.scroller.pos_perc()[1]
         if y is None:
             scroll_pos = '???'
diff --git a/tests/helpers/stubs.py b/tests/helpers/stubs.py
index 15d2ce8a0..1313649bc 100644
--- a/tests/helpers/stubs.py
+++ b/tests/helpers/stubs.py
@@ -131,10 +131,11 @@ class FakeUrl:
 
     """QUrl stub which provides .path(), isValid() and host()."""
 
-    def __init__(self, path=None, valid=True, host=None):
+    def __init__(self, path=None, valid=True, host=None, url=None):
         self.path = mock.Mock(return_value=path)
         self.isValid = mock.Mock(returl_value=valid)
         self.host = mock.Mock(returl_value=host)
+        self.url = mock.Mock(return_value=url)
 
 
 class FakeNetworkReply: