diff --git a/menu_block.module b/menu_block.module
index 0614e91..c91dc1d 100644
--- a/menu_block.module
+++ b/menu_block.module
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 <?php
 
+use Drupal\Core\Block\BlockPluginInterface;
+use Drupal\menu_block\Plugin\Block\MenuBlock;
+
 /**
  * Implements hook_theme_suggestions_HOOK() for "block".
  */
@@ -99,3 +102,17 @@ function menu_block_theme_suggestions_menu(array $variables) {
 
   return $suggestions;
 }
+
+/**
+ * Implements hook_block_view_alter().
+ * @param array $build
+ * @param \Drupal\Core\Block\BlockPluginInterface $block
+ */
+function menu_block_block_view_alter(array &$build, BlockPluginInterface $block) {
+  if ($block instanceof MenuBlock) {
+    /** @var \Drupal\menu_block\Factory\MenuBlockTitleFactoryInterface $menuBlockTitleFactory */
+    $menuBlockTitleFactory = \Drupal::service('menu_block.title_factory');
+    $menuBlockTitle = $menuBlockTitleFactory->create($block);
+    $build['#configuration']['label'] = $menuBlockTitle->label();
+  }
+}
diff --git a/menu_block.services.yml b/menu_block.services.yml
index 983c40a..f6202ea 100644
--- a/menu_block.services.yml
+++ b/menu_block.services.yml
@@ -4,3 +4,6 @@ services:
     arguments: ['@current_route_match']
     tags:
       - { name: event_subscriber }
+  menu_block.title_factory:
+    class: Drupal\menu_block\Factory\MenuBlockTitleFactory
+    arguments: ['@entity_type.manager', '@menu.active_trail', '@plugin.manager.menu.link']
diff --git a/src/Exception/MenuBlockNoActiveTrailFoundException.php b/src/Exception/MenuBlockNoActiveTrailFoundException.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2d4bc3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Exception/MenuBlockNoActiveTrailFoundException.php
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Drupal\menu_block\Exception;
+
+class MenuBlockNoActiveTrailFoundException extends \Exception {
+}
diff --git a/src/Exception/MenuBlockNoActiveTrailParentFoundException.php b/src/Exception/MenuBlockNoActiveTrailParentFoundException.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..75bee2b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Exception/MenuBlockNoActiveTrailParentFoundException.php
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Drupal\menu_block\Exception;
+
+class MenuBlockNoActiveTrailParentFoundException extends \Exception {
+}
diff --git a/src/Exception/MenuBlockNonExistingActiveTrailIndex.php b/src/Exception/MenuBlockNonExistingActiveTrailIndex.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f4592d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Exception/MenuBlockNonExistingActiveTrailIndex.php
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Drupal\menu_block\Exception;
+
+class MenuBlockNonExistingActiveTrailIndex extends \Exception {
+}
diff --git a/src/Factory/MenuBlockTitleFactory.php b/src/Factory/MenuBlockTitleFactory.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..557b830
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Factory/MenuBlockTitleFactory.php
@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Drupal\menu_block\Factory;
+
+use Drupal\Core\Entity\linkManagerInterface;
+use Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityTypeManagerInterface;
+use Drupal\Core\Menu\MenuActiveTrailInterface;
+use Drupal\Core\Menu\MenuLinkManagerInterface;
+use Drupal\menu_block\Exception\MenuBlockNonExistingActiveTrailIndex;
+use Drupal\menu_block\Plugin\Block\MenuBlock;
+use Drupal\menu_block\Title\MenuBlockActiveTrailActiveItemTitle;
+use Drupal\menu_block\Title\MenuBlockActiveTrailParentItemTitle;
+use Drupal\menu_block\Title\MenuBlockActiveTrailRootItemTitle;
+use Drupal\menu_block\Title\MenuBlockBlockTitle;
+use Drupal\menu_block\Title\MenuBlockEmptyTitle;
+use Drupal\menu_block\Title\MenuBlockInitialMenuItemTitle;
+use Drupal\menu_block\Title\MenuBlockMenuTitle;
+use Exception;
+
+class MenuBlockTitleFactory implements MenuBlockTitleFactoryInterface {
+  /** @var \Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityTypeManagerInterface */
+  private $entityTypeManager;
+  /** @var \Drupal\Core\Menu\MenuActiveTrailInterface */
+  private $menuActiveTrail;
+  /** @var \Drupal\Core\Entity\linkManagerInterface */
+  private $linkManager;
+
+  /**
+   * @param \Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityTypeManagerInterface $entityTypeManager
+   * @param \Drupal\Core\Menu\MenuActiveTrailInterface $menuActiveTrail
+   * @param \Drupal\Core\Menu\MenuLinkManagerInterface $linkManager
+   */
+  public function __construct(EntityTypeManagerInterface $entityTypeManager, MenuActiveTrailInterface $menuActiveTrail, MenuLinkManagerInterface $linkManager) {
+    $this->entityTypeManager = $entityTypeManager;
+    $this->menuActiveTrail = $menuActiveTrail;
+    $this->linkManager = $linkManager;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * @param \Drupal\menu_block\Plugin\Block\MenuBlock $menuBlock
+   * @return \Drupal\menu_block\Title\MenuBlockTitleInterface
+   */
+  public function create(MenuBlock $menuBlock) {
+    switch ($this->getLabelType($menuBlock)) {
+      case 'menu':
+        return new MenuBlockMenuTitle($menuBlock, $this->entityTypeManager);
+        break;
+      case 'active_item':
+        return $this->getActiveTrailActiveItemTitle($menuBlock);
+        break;
+      case 'parent':
+        return $this->getActiveTrailParentItemTitle($menuBlock);
+        break;
+      case 'root':
+        return $this->getActiveTrailRootItemTitle($menuBlock);
+        break;
+      case 'initial_menu_item':
+        return $this->getInitialMenuItemTitle($menuBlock);
+        break;
+      case 'block':
+      default:
+        return new MenuBlockBlockTitle($menuBlock);
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * @param \Drupal\menu_block\Plugin\Block\MenuBlock $menuBlock
+   * @return mixed
+   */
+  private function getLabelType(MenuBlock $menuBlock) {
+    $blockConfiguration = $menuBlock->getConfiguration();
+    return $blockConfiguration['label_type'];
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * @param \Drupal\menu_block\Plugin\Block\MenuBlock $menuBlock
+   * @return \Drupal\menu_block\Title\MenuBlockTitleInterface
+   */
+  private function getActiveTrailActiveItemTitle(MenuBlock $menuBlock) {
+    try {
+      return new MenuBlockActiveTrailActiveItemTitle($menuBlock, $this->menuActiveTrail, $this->linkManager);
+    } catch (Exception $exception) {
+      return new MenuBlockEmptyTitle();
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * @param \Drupal\menu_block\Plugin\Block\MenuBlock $menuBlock
+   * @return \Drupal\menu_block\Title\MenuBlockTitleInterface
+   */
+  private function getActiveTrailParentItemTitle(MenuBlock $menuBlock) {
+    try {
+      return new MenuBlockActiveTrailParentItemTitle($menuBlock, $this->menuActiveTrail, $this->linkManager);
+    } catch (MenuBlockNonExistingActiveTrailIndex $exception) {
+      return $this->getActiveTrailActiveItemTitle($menuBlock);
+    } catch (Exception $exception) {
+      return new MenuBlockEmptyTitle();
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * @param \Drupal\menu_block\Plugin\Block\MenuBlock $menuBlock
+   * @return \Drupal\menu_block\Title\MenuBlockTitleInterface
+   */
+  private function getActiveTrailRootItemTitle(MenuBlock $menuBlock) {
+    try {
+      return new MenuBlockActiveTrailRootItemTitle($menuBlock, $this->menuActiveTrail, $this->linkManager);
+    } catch (Exception $exception) {
+      return new MenuBlockEmptyTitle();
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * @param $menuBlock
+   * @return \Drupal\menu_block\Title\MenuBlockTitleInterface
+   */
+  private function getInitialMenuItemTitle($menuBlock) {
+    try {
+      return new MenuBlockInitialMenuItemTitle($menuBlock, $this->menuActiveTrail, $this->linkManager);
+    } catch (Exception $exception) {
+      return new MenuBlockEmptyTitle();
+    }
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/Factory/MenuBlockTitleFactoryInterface.php b/src/Factory/MenuBlockTitleFactoryInterface.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..25a81ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Factory/MenuBlockTitleFactoryInterface.php
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Drupal\menu_block\Factory;
+
+use Drupal\menu_block\Plugin\Block\MenuBlock;
+
+interface MenuBlockTitleFactoryInterface {
+
+  /**
+   * @param \Drupal\menu_block\Plugin\Block\MenuBlock $menuBlock
+   * @return \Drupal\menu_block\Title\MenuBlockTitleInterface
+   */
+  public function create(MenuBlock $menuBlock);
+}
diff --git a/src/Plugin/Block/MenuBlock.php b/src/Plugin/Block/MenuBlock.php
index fab522a..f17ce65 100644
--- a/src/Plugin/Block/MenuBlock.php
+++ b/src/Plugin/Block/MenuBlock.php
@@ -54,6 +54,25 @@ class MenuBlock extends SystemMenuBlock {
       '#description' => $this->t('Alter the options in “Menu levels” to be relative to the fixed parent item. The block will only contain children of the selected menu link.'),
     ];
 
+    $form['advanced']['label_type'] = [
+      '#type' => 'select',
+      '#title' => $this->t("Use the following as title"),
+      '#options' => [
+        'block' => $this->t("Block title"),
+        'menu' => $this->t("Menu title"),
+        'active_item' => $this->t("Active item's title"),
+        'parent' => $this->t("Active trail's parent title"),
+        'root' => $this->t("Active trail's root title"),
+        'initial_menu_item' => $this->t("Initial menu item's title"),
+      ],
+      '#default_value' => $config['label_type'],
+      '#states' => [
+        'visible' => [
+          ':input[name="settings[label_display]"]' => ['checked' => TRUE],
+        ],
+      ],
+    ];
+
     $form['style'] = [
       '#type' => 'details',
       '#title' => $this->t('HTML and style options'),
@@ -103,6 +122,7 @@ class MenuBlock extends SystemMenuBlock {
     $this->configuration['expand'] = $form_state->getValue('expand');
     $this->configuration['parent'] = $form_state->getValue('parent');
     $this->configuration['suggestion'] = $form_state->getValue('suggestion');
+    $this->configuration['label_type'] = $form_state->getValue('label_type');
   }
 
   /**
@@ -184,6 +204,7 @@ class MenuBlock extends SystemMenuBlock {
       'depth' => 0,
       'expand' => 0,
       'parent' => $this->getDerivativeId() . ':',
+      'label_type' => 'block',
       'suggestion' => strtr($this->getDerivativeId(), '-', '_'),
     ];
   }
diff --git a/src/Title/MenuBlockActiveTrailActiveItemTitle.php b/src/Title/MenuBlockActiveTrailActiveItemTitle.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6ca11d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Title/MenuBlockActiveTrailActiveItemTitle.php
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Drupal\menu_block\Title;
+
+class MenuBlockActiveTrailActiveItemTitle extends MenuBlockActiveTrailTitle implements MenuBlockTitleInterface {
+
+  /**
+   * @return int
+   */
+  protected function getItemLevel() {
+    return 1;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/Title/MenuBlockActiveTrailParentItemTitle.php b/src/Title/MenuBlockActiveTrailParentItemTitle.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..17eb20b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Title/MenuBlockActiveTrailParentItemTitle.php
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Drupal\menu_block\Title;
+
+use Drupal\menu_block\Exception\MenuBlockNoActiveTrailFoundException;
+use Drupal\menu_block\Exception\MenuBlockNonExistingActiveTrailIndex;
+
+class MenuBlockActiveTrailParentItemTitle extends MenuBlockActiveTrailTitle implements MenuBlockTitleInterface {
+
+  /**
+   * @return int
+   */
+  protected function getItemLevel() {
+    return 2;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/Title/MenuBlockActiveTrailRootItemTitle.php b/src/Title/MenuBlockActiveTrailRootItemTitle.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1e824b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Title/MenuBlockActiveTrailRootItemTitle.php
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Drupal\menu_block\Title;
+
+class MenuBlockActiveTrailRootItemTitle extends MenuBlockActiveTrailTitle implements MenuBlockTitleInterface {
+
+  /**
+   * Reverse the active trail so that the root item will be on top.
+   *
+   * @return array
+   */
+  protected function getDerivativeActiveTrailIds() {
+    $activeTrailIds = parent::getDerivativeActiveTrailIds();
+    return array_reverse($activeTrailIds);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * @return int
+   */
+  protected function getItemLevel() {
+    return 1;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/Title/MenuBlockActiveTrailTitle.php b/src/Title/MenuBlockActiveTrailTitle.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..20888ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Title/MenuBlockActiveTrailTitle.php
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Drupal\menu_block\Title;
+
+use Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityRepositoryInterface;
+use Drupal\Core\Menu\MenuLinkManagerInterface;
+use Drupal\Core\Menu\MenuActiveTrailInterface;
+use Drupal\menu_block\Exception\MenuBlockNoActiveTrailFoundException;
+use Drupal\menu_block\Exception\MenuBlockNonExistingActiveTrailIndex;
+use Drupal\menu_block\Plugin\Block\MenuBlock;
+
+abstract class MenuBlockActiveTrailTitle {
+  /** @var \Drupal\menu_block\Plugin\Block\MenuBlock */
+  protected $menuBlock;
+  /** @var \Drupal\Core\Menu\MenuActiveTrailInterface */
+  private $menuActiveTrail;
+  /** @var \Drupal\Core\Menu\MenuLinkManagerInterface */
+  protected $linkManager;
+  /** @var string */
+  protected $label;
+
+  /**
+   * @param \Drupal\menu_block\Plugin\Block\MenuBlock $menuBlock
+   * @param \Drupal\Core\Menu\MenuActiveTrailInterface $menuActiveTrail
+   * @param \Drupal\Core\Menu\MenuLinkManagerInterface $linkManager
+   * @throws \Drupal\menu_block\Exception\MenuBlockNoActiveTrailFoundException
+   */
+  public function __construct(MenuBlock $menuBlock, MenuActiveTrailInterface $menuActiveTrail, MenuLinkManagerInterface $linkManager) {
+    $this->menuBlock = $menuBlock;
+    $this->menuActiveTrail = $menuActiveTrail;
+    $this->linkManager = $linkManager;
+    $this->setLabel();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * @return string
+   */
+  public function label() {
+    return $this->label;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * @return string
+   * @throws \Drupal\menu_block\Exception\MenuBlockNoActiveTrailFoundException
+   * @throws \Drupal\menu_block\Exception\MenuBlockNonExistingActiveTrailIndex
+   */
+  protected function setLabel() {
+    if ($activeTrailIds = $this->getDerivativeActiveTrailIds()) {
+      if ($initialMenuLevelItem = array_slice($activeTrailIds, $this->getItemLevel() - 1, 1)) {
+        $this->label = $this->getMenuLinkTitleByPluginId(reset($initialMenuLevelItem));
+      }
+      else {
+        throw new MenuBlockNonExistingActiveTrailIndex("There was no item with a starting level of {$this->getItemLevel()} found in the active trail.");
+      }
+    }
+    else {
+      throw new MenuBlockNoActiveTrailFoundException("The current active trail could not be determined.");
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * @return int
+   */
+  abstract protected function getItemLevel();
+
+  /**
+   * @return array
+   */
+  protected function getDerivativeActiveTrailIds() {
+    $menuId = $this->menuBlock->getDerivativeId();
+    return array_filter($this->menuActiveTrail->getActiveTrailIds($menuId));
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * @param string $pluginId
+   * @return string
+   */
+  protected function getMenuLinkTitleByPluginId($pluginId) {
+    if ($menuLink = $this->linkManager->createInstance($pluginId)) {
+      return $menuLink->getTitle();
+    }
+
+    return '';
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/Title/MenuBlockBlockTitle.php b/src/Title/MenuBlockBlockTitle.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6e6989c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Title/MenuBlockBlockTitle.php
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Drupal\menu_block\Title;
+
+use Drupal\menu_block\Plugin\Block\MenuBlock;
+
+class MenuBlockBlockTitle implements MenuBlockTitleInterface {
+  /** @var \Drupal\menu_block\Plugin\Block\MenuBlock */
+  private $menuBlock;
+
+  /**
+   * @param \Drupal\menu_block\Plugin\Block\MenuBlock $menuBlock
+   */
+  public function __construct(MenuBlock $menuBlock) {
+    $this->menuBlock = $menuBlock;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * @return string
+   */
+  public function label() {
+    return $this->menuBlock->label();
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/Title/MenuBlockEmptyTitle.php b/src/Title/MenuBlockEmptyTitle.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5b3fc9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Title/MenuBlockEmptyTitle.php
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Drupal\menu_block\Title;
+
+class MenuBlockEmptyTitle implements MenuBlockTitleInterface {
+
+  /**
+   * @return string
+   */
+  public function label() {
+    return '';
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/Title/MenuBlockInitialMenuItemTitle.php b/src/Title/MenuBlockInitialMenuItemTitle.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1f153cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Title/MenuBlockInitialMenuItemTitle.php
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Drupal\menu_block\Title;
+
+class MenuBlockInitialMenuItemTitle extends MenuBlockActiveTrailRootItemTitle implements MenuBlockTitleInterface {
+
+  /**
+   * @return int
+   */
+  protected function getItemLevel() {
+    $configuration = $this->menuBlock->getConfiguration();
+    return (int) $configuration['level'];
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/Title/MenuBlockMenuTitle.php b/src/Title/MenuBlockMenuTitle.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7adc136
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Title/MenuBlockMenuTitle.php
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Drupal\menu_block\Title;
+
+use Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityTypeManagerInterface;
+use Drupal\menu_block\Plugin\Block\MenuBlock;
+
+class MenuBlockMenuTitle implements MenuBlockTitleInterface {
+  /** @var \Drupal\menu_block\Plugin\Block\MenuBlock */
+  private $menuBlock;
+  /** @var \Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityStorageInterface */
+  private $menuStorage;
+
+  /**
+   * @param \Drupal\menu_block\Plugin\Block\MenuBlock $menuBlock
+   * @param \Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityTypeManagerInterface $entityTypeManager
+   */
+  public function __construct(MenuBlock $menuBlock, EntityTypeManagerInterface $entityTypeManager) {
+    $this->menuBlock = $menuBlock;
+    $this->menuStorage = $entityTypeManager->getStorage('menu');
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * @return string
+   */
+  public function label() {
+    $menu = $this->menuStorage->load($this->menuBlock->getDerivativeId());
+    return $menu->label();
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/Title/MenuBlockTitleInterface.php b/src/Title/MenuBlockTitleInterface.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4500bf2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Title/MenuBlockTitleInterface.php
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Drupal\menu_block\Title;
+
+interface MenuBlockTitleInterface {
+
+  /**
+   * @return string
+   */
+  public function label();
+}