diff --git a/share/functions/fish_title.fish b/share/functions/fish_title.fish
index 87abe894b..675269605 100644
--- a/share/functions/fish_title.fish
+++ b/share/functions/fish_title.fish
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
 function fish_title
-    echo (status current-command) (__fish_pwd)
+    # emacs is basically the only term that can't handle it.
+    if not set -q INSIDE_EMACS
+        echo (status current-command) (__fish_pwd)
+    end
 end