diff --git a/src/app/core/metadata/metadata.service.spec.ts b/src/app/core/metadata/metadata.service.spec.ts
index 6114f13511..632816d90b 100644
--- a/src/app/core/metadata/metadata.service.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/metadata/metadata.service.spec.ts
@@ -163,6 +163,22 @@ describe('MetadataService', () => {
     });
   }));
 
+  it('route titles should overwrite dso titles', fakeAsync(() => {
+    (translateService.get as jasmine.Spy).and.returnValues(of('DSpace :: '), of('Translated Route Title'));
+    (metadataService as any).processRouteChange({
+      data: {
+        value: {
+          dso: createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject(ItemMock),
+          title: 'route.title.key',
+        }
+      }
+    });
+    tick();
+    expect(title.setTitle).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+    expect((title.setTitle as jasmine.Spy).calls.argsFor(0)).toEqual(['Test PowerPoint Document']);
+    expect((title.setTitle as jasmine.Spy).calls.argsFor(1)).toEqual(['DSpace :: Translated Route Title']);
+  }));
+
   it('other navigation should add title and description', fakeAsync(() => {
     (translateService.get as jasmine.Spy).and.returnValues(of('DSpace :: '), of('Dummy Title'), of('This is a dummy item component for testing!'));
     (metadataService as any).processRouteChange({
diff --git a/src/app/core/metadata/metadata.service.ts b/src/app/core/metadata/metadata.service.ts
index 570f0f77ca..3a438edab0 100644
--- a/src/app/core/metadata/metadata.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/metadata/metadata.service.ts
@@ -109,6 +109,11 @@ export class MetadataService {
   private processRouteChange(routeInfo: any): void {
     this.clearMetaTags();
 
+    if (hasValue(routeInfo.data.value.dso) && hasValue(routeInfo.data.value.dso.payload)) {
+      this.currentObject.next(routeInfo.data.value.dso.payload);
+      this.setDSOMetaTags();
+    }
+
     if (routeInfo.data.value.title) {
       const titlePrefix = this.translate.get('repository.title.prefix');
       const title = this.translate.get(routeInfo.data.value.title, routeInfo.data.value);
@@ -122,11 +127,6 @@ export class MetadataService {
         this.addMetaTag('description', translatedDescription);
       });
     }
-
-    if (hasValue(routeInfo.data.value.dso) && hasValue(routeInfo.data.value.dso.payload)) {
-      this.currentObject.next(routeInfo.data.value.dso.payload);
-      this.setDSOMetaTags();
-    }
   }
 
   private getCurrentRoute(route: ActivatedRoute): ActivatedRoute {