diff --git a/docs/config.rst b/docs/config.rst
index 9f79560..7ce7f38 100644
--- a/docs/config.rst
+++ b/docs/config.rst
@@ -611,6 +611,12 @@ values. The valid configuration keys are listed below.
 
     **Default:** ``[]`` (an empty list)
 
+
+``poititle``
+    This controls the display name of the POI/marker dropdown control.
+
+    **Default:** "Signs"
+
 .. _option_overlay:
 
 ``overlay``
diff --git a/overviewer.py b/overviewer.py
index 3759594..00c2c49 100755
--- a/overviewer.py
+++ b/overviewer.py
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ dir but you forgot to put quotes around the directory, since it contains spaces.
 
         # only pass to the TileSet the options it really cares about
         render['name'] = render_name # perhaps a hack. This is stored here for the asset manager
-        tileSetOpts = util.dict_subset(render, ["name", "imgformat", "renderchecks", "rerenderprob", "bgcolor", "defaultzoom", "imgquality", "optimizeimg", "rendermode", "worldname_orig", "title", "dimension", "changelist","showspawn", "overlay","base"])
+        tileSetOpts = util.dict_subset(render, ["name", "imgformat", "renderchecks", "rerenderprob", "bgcolor", "defaultzoom", "imgquality", "optimizeimg", "rendermode", "worldname_orig", "title", "dimension", "changelist","showspawn", "overlay","base", "poititle"])
         tileSetOpts.update({"spawn": w.find_true_spawn()}) # TODO find a better way to do this
         tset = tileset.TileSet(w, rset, assetMrg, tex, tileSetOpts, tileset_dir)
         tilesets.append(tset)
diff --git a/overviewer_core/aux_files/genPOI.py b/overviewer_core/aux_files/genPOI.py
index ee2babe..f67e556 100755
--- a/overviewer_core/aux_files/genPOI.py
+++ b/overviewer_core/aux_files/genPOI.py
@@ -196,18 +196,14 @@ def main():
                 markerSetDict[name]['raw'].append(d)
     #print markerSetDict
 
-    poiDropdownTitle = config.get('poiDropdownTitle', 'Signs')
-
     with open(os.path.join(destdir, "markersDB.js"), "w") as output:
         output.write("var markersDB=")
         json.dump(markerSetDict, output, indent=2)
         output.write(";\n");
-	output.write("var poiDropdownTitle = '%s';\n" % poiDropdownTitle)
     with open(os.path.join(destdir, "markers.js"), "w") as output:
         output.write("var markers=")
         json.dump(markers, output, indent=2)
         output.write(";\n");
-	output.write("var poiDropdownTitle = '%s';\n" % poiDropdownTitle)
     with open(os.path.join(destdir, "baseMarkers.js"), "w") as output:
         output.write("overviewer.util.injectMarkerScript('markersDB.js');\n")
         output.write("overviewer.util.injectMarkerScript('markers.js');\n")
diff --git a/overviewer_core/data/js_src/views.js b/overviewer_core/data/js_src/views.js
index 01f4317..7f12083 100644
--- a/overviewer_core/data/js_src/views.js
+++ b/overviewer_core/data/js_src/views.js
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ overviewer.views.SignControlView = Backbone.View.extend({
 
 
         var controlText = document.createElement('DIV');
-        controlText.innerHTML = poiDropdownTitle;
+        controlText.innerHTML = overviewer.mapView.options.currentTileSet.get("poititle");
 
         var controlBorder = document.createElement('DIV');
         $(controlBorder).addClass('top');
diff --git a/overviewer_core/settingsDefinition.py b/overviewer_core/settingsDefinition.py
index c73c67d..d3a83c0 100644
--- a/overviewer_core/settingsDefinition.py
+++ b/overviewer_core/settingsDefinition.py
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ renders = Setting(required=True, default=util.OrderedDict(),
             "overlay": Setting(required=False, validator=validateOverlays, default=[]),
             "showspawn": Setting(required=False, validator=validateBool, default=True),
             "base": Setting(required=False, validator=validateStr, default=""),
+            "poititle": Setting(required=False, validator=validateStr, default="Signs"),
 
             # Remove this eventually (once people update their configs)
             "worldname": Setting(required=False, default=None,
diff --git a/overviewer_core/tileset.py b/overviewer_core/tileset.py
index bbc080a..1a91f51 100644
--- a/overviewer_core/tileset.py
+++ b/overviewer_core/tileset.py
@@ -527,7 +527,8 @@ class TileSet(object):
                     (" - " + self.options.get('dimension') if self.options.get('dimension') != 'default' else ''),
                 last_rendertime = self.max_chunk_mtime,
                 imgextension = self.imgextension,
-                isOverlay = isOverlay
+                isOverlay = isOverlay,
+                poititle = self.options.get("poititle")
                 )
 
         if isOverlay: