diff --git a/doc/changelog.asciidoc b/doc/changelog.asciidoc
index 16075db27..4192ee054 100644
--- a/doc/changelog.asciidoc
+++ b/doc/changelog.asciidoc
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ Added
 - New `session.lazy_restore` setting which allows to not load pages immediately
   when restoring a session.
 - New `hist_importer.py` script to import history from Firefox/Chromium.
+- New `{protocol}` replacement for `tabs.title.format` and friends.
 
 Changed
 ~~~~~~~
diff --git a/doc/help/settings.asciidoc b/doc/help/settings.asciidoc
index 967f6c4c6..28480486f 100644
--- a/doc/help/settings.asciidoc
+++ b/doc/help/settings.asciidoc
@@ -2913,8 +2913,9 @@ The following placeholders are defined:
 * `{scroll_pos}`: Page scroll position.
 * `{host}`: Host of the current web page.
 * `{backend}`: Either ''webkit'' or ''webengine''
-* `{private}` : Indicates when private mode is enabled.
-* `{current_url}` : URL of the current web page.
+* `{private}`: Indicates when private mode is enabled.
+* `{current_url}`: URL of the current web page.
+* `{protocol}`: Protocol (http/https/...) of the current web page.
 
 
 Type: <<types,FormatString>>
diff --git a/qutebrowser/config/configdata.yml b/qutebrowser/config/configdata.yml
index d96718d78..1318e8979 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/config/configdata.yml
+++ b/qutebrowser/config/configdata.yml
@@ -1317,7 +1317,7 @@ tabs.title.format:
     * `{backend}`: Either ''webkit'' or ''webengine''
     * `{private}`: Indicates when private mode is enabled.
     * `{current_url}`: URL of the current web page.
-    * `{protocol}`: Protocol (http/https/...) of the current web page
+    * `{protocol}`: Protocol (http/https/...) of the current web page.
 
 tabs.title.format_pinned:
   default: '{index}'