diff --git a/core/modules/menu_ui/menu_ui.module b/core/modules/menu_ui/menu_ui.module
index 3656e5f..5d2cc37 100644
--- a/core/modules/menu_ui/menu_ui.module
+++ b/core/modules/menu_ui/menu_ui.module
@@ -146,6 +146,10 @@ function menu_ui_node_save(EntityInterface $node) {
   if (!empty($node->menu)) {
     /** @var \Drupal\menu_link_content\MenuLinkContentInterface $entity */
     $definition = $node->menu;
+    // In case the menu title was left empty, fall back to the node title.
+    if (empty($definition['title'])) {
+      $definition['title'] = $node->label();
+    }
     if (trim($definition['title'])) {
       if (!empty($definition['entity_id'])) {
         $entity = MenuLinkContent::load($definition['entity_id']);