diff --git a/qutebrowser/mainwindow/tabbedbrowser.py b/qutebrowser/mainwindow/tabbedbrowser.py
index 6efec0851..a7083b36a 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/mainwindow/tabbedbrowser.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/mainwindow/tabbedbrowser.py
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ class TabbedBrowser(tabwidget.TabWidget):
         objreg.get('config').changed.connect(self.update_favicons)
         objreg.get('config').changed.connect(self.update_window_title)
         objreg.get('config').changed.connect(self.update_tab_titles)
+        objreg.get('config').changed.connect(self.update_tab_titles_pinned)
 
     def __repr__(self):
         return utils.get_repr(self, count=self.count())
diff --git a/qutebrowser/mainwindow/tabwidget.py b/qutebrowser/mainwindow/tabwidget.py
index e22c7a75f..3d4151fbd 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/mainwindow/tabwidget.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/mainwindow/tabwidget.py
@@ -157,6 +157,12 @@ class TabWidget(QTabWidget):
         for idx in range(self.count()):
             self.update_tab_title(idx)
 
+    @config.change_filter('tabs', 'title-format-pinned')
+    def update_tab_titles_pinned(self):
+        """Update all texts."""
+        for idx in range(self.count()):
+            self.update_tab_title(idx)
+
     def tabInserted(self, idx):
         """Update titles when a tab was inserted."""
         super().tabInserted(idx)