diff --git a/backend/Cargo.lock b/backend/Cargo.lock
index 24810b3..104a1f5 100644
--- a/backend/Cargo.lock
+++ b/backend/Cargo.lock
@@ -1470,7 +1470,7 @@ checksum = "c41e0c4fef86961ac6d6f8a82609f55f31b05e4fce149ac5710e439df7619ba4"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "mangalord"
-version = "0.51.1"
+version = "0.51.2"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "argon2",
diff --git a/backend/Cargo.toml b/backend/Cargo.toml
index dbfbc5d..61dcc0b 100644
--- a/backend/Cargo.toml
+++ b/backend/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "mangalord"
-version = "0.51.1"
+version = "0.51.2"
 edition = "2021"
 default-run = "mangalord"
 
diff --git a/frontend/e2e/reader.spec.ts b/frontend/e2e/reader.spec.ts
index 78ce8aa..f9a346d 100644
--- a/frontend/e2e/reader.spec.ts
+++ b/frontend/e2e/reader.spec.ts
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ test('manga overview shows title, cover, and a chapter list', async ({ page }) =
     await expect(page.getByTestId('manga-title')).toHaveText('Berserk');
     await expect(page.getByTestId('manga-author')).toContainText('Kentaro Miura');
     await expect(page.getByTestId('manga-cover')).toBeVisible();
-    await expect(page.getByTestId('chapter-list')).toContainText('Chapter 1');
+    await expect(page.getByTestId('chapter-list')).toContainText('The Brand');
     await expect(page.getByTestId('bookmark-signin')).toBeVisible();
 });
 
diff --git a/frontend/package.json b/frontend/package.json
index ea84563..1aa6fc9 100644
--- a/frontend/package.json
+++ b/frontend/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "mangalord-frontend",
-  "version": "0.51.1",
+  "version": "0.51.2",
   "private": true,
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/api/chapters.test.ts b/frontend/src/lib/api/chapters.test.ts
index 37d2779..ec5faa3 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/api/chapters.test.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/api/chapters.test.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ import {
     listChapters,
     getChapter,
     getChapterPages,
-    createChapter
+    createChapter,
+    chapterLabel
 } from './chapters';
 
 function ok(body: unknown): Response {
@@ -129,6 +130,18 @@ describe('chapters api client', () => {
         }
     });
 
+    describe('chapterLabel', () => {
+        it('returns the site title verbatim when present', () => {
+            expect(chapterLabel({ number: 7, title: 'Ch.7 : Official' })).toBe(
+                'Ch.7 : Official'
+            );
+        });
+
+        it('falls back to "Chapter {number}" when title is null', () => {
+            expect(chapterLabel({ number: 3, title: null })).toBe('Chapter 3');
+        });
+    });
+
     it('getChapterPages unwraps the {pages} envelope into the array', async () => {
         fetchSpy.mockResolvedValueOnce(
             ok({
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/api/chapters.ts b/frontend/src/lib/api/chapters.ts
index 2247c84..42cc8a6 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/api/chapters.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/api/chapters.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ export type ChaptersPage = {
     page: Page;
 };
 
+export function chapterLabel(c: Pick<Chapter, 'number' | 'title'>): string {
+    return c.title ?? `Chapter ${c.number}`;
+}
+
 export type ListOptions = {
     limit?: number;
     offset?: number;
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/manga/[id]/+page.svelte b/frontend/src/routes/manga/[id]/+page.svelte
index 33e4fcc..94b6bff 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/manga/[id]/+page.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/manga/[id]/+page.svelte
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
         type TagRef
     } from '$lib/api/mangas';
     import { resyncManga } from '$lib/api/admin';
+    import { chapterLabel } from '$lib/api/chapters';
     import { listTags, type Tag } from '$lib/api/tags';
     import { session } from '$lib/session.svelte';
     import Chip from '$lib/components/Chip.svelte';
@@ -45,6 +46,11 @@
         continueChapter?.number ?? readProgress?.chapter_number ?? null
     );
     const continueChapterTitle = $derived(continueChapter?.title ?? null);
+    const continueLabel = $derived(
+        continueChapterNumber != null
+            ? chapterLabel({ number: continueChapterNumber, title: continueChapterTitle })
+            : null
+    );
 
     const authors = $derived<AuthorRef[]>(manga.authors);
     const genres = $derived<GenreRef[]>(manga.genres);
@@ -431,7 +437,7 @@
             >
                 <span class="continue-label">Continue reading</span>
                 <span class="continue-target">
-                    Chapter {continueChapterNumber}{#if continueChapterTitle}: {continueChapterTitle}{/if}
+                    {continueLabel}
                     {#if readProgress && readProgress.page > 1}
                         — page {readProgress.page}
                     {/if}
@@ -445,7 +451,7 @@
                 {#each chapters as c (c.id)}
                     <li>
                         <a href="/manga/{manga.id}/chapter/{c.id}">
-                            Chapter {c.number}{#if c.title}: {c.title}{/if}
+                            {chapterLabel(c)}
                         </a>
                         <span class="pages">({c.page_count} pages)</span>
                     </li>
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/manga/[id]/chapter/[chapter_id]/+page.svelte b/frontend/src/routes/manga/[id]/chapter/[chapter_id]/+page.svelte
index bdcf968..8c4240c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/manga/[id]/chapter/[chapter_id]/+page.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/manga/[id]/chapter/[chapter_id]/+page.svelte
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
     import { GAP_PX, type ReaderPageGap } from '$lib/api/preferences';
     import { preferences } from '$lib/preferences.svelte';
     import { updateReadProgress } from '$lib/api/read_progress';
+    import { chapterLabel } from '$lib/api/chapters';
     import { resyncChapter } from '$lib/api/admin';
     import { readerFullscreen } from '$lib/reader-fullscreen.svelte';
     import { session } from '$lib/session.svelte';
@@ -28,9 +29,7 @@
     const gapPx = $derived(GAP_PX[preferences.readerPageGap]);
 
     const pageTitle = $derived(
-        chapter.title
-            ? `Mangalord | ${manga.title} · Ch. ${chapter.number}: ${chapter.title}`
-            : `Mangalord | ${manga.title} · Ch. ${chapter.number}`
+        `Mangalord | ${manga.title} · ${chapterLabel(chapter)}`
     );
 
     // Prev/next chapter computed from the chapter list. listChapters
@@ -474,7 +473,7 @@
             >
                 {#each sortedChapters as c (c.id)}
                     <option value={c.id}>
-                        Ch. {c.number}{c.title ? ` — ${c.title}` : ''}
+                        {chapterLabel(c)}
                     </option>
                 {/each}
             </select>
@@ -685,7 +684,7 @@
             </span>
         </button>
         <span class="chapter-bar-current" aria-hidden="true">
-            Ch. {chapter.number}{#if chapter.title} — {chapter.title}{/if}
+            {chapterLabel(chapter)}
         </span>
         <button
             type="button"
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/profile/history/+page.svelte b/frontend/src/routes/profile/history/+page.svelte
index 7676743..8ffca88 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/profile/history/+page.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/profile/history/+page.svelte
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 <script lang="ts">
     import { fileUrl } from '$lib/api/client';
+    import { chapterLabel } from '$lib/api/chapters';
     import { clearReadProgress, type ReadProgressSummary } from '$lib/api/read_progress';
     import BookImage from '@lucide/svelte/icons/book-image';
     import Trash2 from '@lucide/svelte/icons/trash-2';
@@ -186,7 +187,7 @@
                                 <a href="/manga/{u.manga_id}" class="title">{u.manga_title}</a>
                                 <span class="target">
                                     <a href="/manga/{u.manga_id}/chapter/{u.chapter.id}">
-                                        Chapter {u.chapter.number}{#if u.chapter.title}: {u.chapter.title}{/if}
+                                        {chapterLabel(u.chapter)}
                                     </a>
                                     <span class="muted">({u.chapter.page_count} pages)</span>
                                 </span>