diff --git a/packages/@vue/cli-service/generator/template/public/index.html b/packages/@vue/cli-service/generator/template/public/index.html
index 06ac04291c..3d4e96efc2 100644
--- a/packages/@vue/cli-service/generator/template/public/index.html
+++ b/packages/@vue/cli-service/generator/template/public/index.html
@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@
- <%= rootOptions.projectName %>
+ <%%= htmlWebpackPlugin.options.title %%>
diff --git a/packages/@vue/cli-service/lib/config/app.js b/packages/@vue/cli-service/lib/config/app.js
index c935c291a0..f940b4ad8c 100644
--- a/packages/@vue/cli-service/lib/config/app.js
+++ b/packages/@vue/cli-service/lib/config/app.js
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ module.exports = (api, options) => {
}
const htmlOptions = {
+ title: api.service.pkg.name,
templateParameters: (compilation, assets, pluginOptions) => {
// enhance html-webpack-plugin's built in template params
let stats