diff --git a/src/devices/system.c b/src/devices/system.c
index 9cecf53..ac25b82 100644
--- a/src/devices/system.c
+++ b/src/devices/system.c
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
 
 #include "../uxn.h"
 #include "system.h"
@@ -15,6 +16,11 @@ WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE.
 */
 
 char *boot_path;
+Uint16 metadata_addr;
+
+#define METADATA_LEN 256
+/* allocate one more to ensure a null terminator */
+char metadata_buffer[METADATA_LEN + 1];
 
 static void
 system_print(char *name, Stack *s)
@@ -98,6 +104,27 @@ system_expansion(const Uint16 exp)
 		fprintf(stderr, "Unknown command: %s\n", &uxn.ram[exp]);
 }
 
+char *metadata_read_name() {
+	int i;
+
+	if (metadata_addr == 0)
+		/* we probably do not have any metadata */
+		return metadata_buffer;
+
+	if (uxn.ram[metadata_addr] != 0x00)
+		/* metadata should start with a 0 */
+		return metadata_buffer;
+
+	for (i = 1; i < METADATA_LEN; i++) {
+		char c = uxn.ram[metadata_addr + i];
+		if (c == 0x00 || c == 0x0a)
+			break;
+
+		metadata_buffer[i-1] = c;
+	}
+	return metadata_buffer;
+}
+
 /* IO */
 
 Uint8
@@ -124,6 +151,9 @@ system_deo(Uint8 port)
 	case 0x5:
 		uxn.rst.ptr = uxn.dev[5];
 		break;
+	case 0x7:
+		metadata_addr = PEEK2(&uxn.dev[0x6]);
+		break;
 	case 0xe:
 		system_print("WST", &uxn.wst);
 		system_print("RST", &uxn.rst);
diff --git a/src/devices/system.h b/src/devices/system.h
index a5d66be..5793b66 100644
--- a/src/devices/system.h
+++ b/src/devices/system.h
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE.
 int system_error(char *msg, const char *err);
 int system_boot(Uint8 *ram, char *rom_path, int has_args);
 int system_reboot(int soft);
+char *metadata_read_name();
 
 Uint8 system_dei(Uint8 addr);
 void system_deo(Uint8 addr);
diff --git a/src/uxnemu.c b/src/uxnemu.c
index 4a55c18..ca6ae0f 100644
--- a/src/uxnemu.c
+++ b/src/uxnemu.c
@@ -426,7 +426,13 @@ emu_run(char *rom_path)
 	window_created = 1;
 	if(fullscreen)
 		window_flags = window_flags | SDL_WINDOW_FULLSCREEN_DESKTOP;
-	emu_window = SDL_CreateWindow(rom_path,
+
+	char *window_name = rom_path;
+	char *rom_name = metadata_read_name();
+	if (strlen(rom_name))
+		window_name = rom_name;
+
+	emu_window = SDL_CreateWindow(rom_name,
 		SDL_WINDOWPOS_UNDEFINED,
 		SDL_WINDOWPOS_UNDEFINED,
 		uxn_screen.width * zoom,