diff --git a/youtube.inc b/youtube.inc
index 2096287..34a656c 100644
--- a/youtube.inc
+++ b/youtube.inc
@@ -99,3 +99,16 @@ function youtube_build_remote_image_path($id = NULL) {
   
   return url($default);
 }
+
+/**
+ * Returns the title of the remote YouTube video.
+ */
+function youtube_get_remote_video_title($video_id) {
+  $video_json = file_get_contents('http://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/videos/' . $video_id . '?v=2&alt=json');
+  if ($video_json === FALSE) {
+    return FALSE;
+  }
+  $video_data = drupal_json_decode($video_json);
+  $video_title = $video_data['entry']['title']['$t'];
+  return $video_title;
+}
diff --git a/youtube.module b/youtube.module
index 24746ab..dce9dd2 100644
--- a/youtube.module
+++ b/youtube.module
@@ -61,6 +61,12 @@ function youtube_settings_form($form) {
     '#title' => t('Show suggested videos when the video finishes'),
     '#default_value' => variable_get('youtube_suggest', TRUE),
   );
+  $form['youtube_iframe_remote_title'] = array(
+    '#type' => 'checkbox',
+    '#title' => t('Assign the YouTube video\'s title as the title attribute of the embedded iframe'),
+    '#default_value' => variable_get('youtube_iframe_remote_title', TRUE),
+    '#description' => t('This requires an extra request to the YouTube API for each embedded video player. Disabling this reduces those requests and applies a default value for the iframe\'s title attribute.'),
+  );
   $form['youtube_thumb_dir'] = array(
     '#type' => 'textfield',
     '#title' => t('YouTube thumbnail directory'),
diff --git a/youtube.theme.inc b/youtube.theme.inc
index 48da8a7..ad38dca 100644
--- a/youtube.theme.inc
+++ b/youtube.theme.inc
@@ -20,6 +20,15 @@ function theme_youtube_video($variables) {
   $wmode = variable_get('youtube_wmode', TRUE);
   $dimensions = youtube_get_dimensions($size, $width, $height);
 
+  // Provide the remote or generic video title for the player's title attribute.
+  $use_remote_title = variable_get('youtube_iframe_remote_title', TRUE);
+  if ($use_remote_title) {
+    $title = youtube_get_remote_video_title($id);
+  }
+  if (empty($title)) {
+    $title = t('Embedded YouTube video player');
+  }
+
   // Protocol changes based on current page TODO.
   $protocol = (isset($_SERVER['HTTPS'])) ? 'https' : 'http';
 
@@ -43,7 +52,7 @@ function theme_youtube_video($variables) {
 
   $output = '<iframe width="' . $dimensions['width'] . '" 
     height="' . $dimensions['height'] . '" src="' . $src . '" 
-    frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>';
+    title="' . $title . '" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>';
 
   return $output;
 }