diff --git a/libraries/common.lib.php b/libraries/common.lib.php
index 058fe0d0e..e2af6d9cc 100644
--- a/libraries/common.lib.php
+++ b/libraries/common.lib.php
@@ -2827,4 +2827,29 @@ $mapping = array(
     return $mapping[$target];
 }
 
+/**
+ * Formats user string, expading @VARIABLES@.
+ */
+function PMA_expandUserString($string) {
+    return str_replace(
+        array(
+            '@HTTP_HOST@',
+            '@SERVER@',
+            '@VERBOSE@',
+            '@VSERVER@',
+            '@DATABASE@',
+            '@TABLE@',
+            '@PHPMYADMIN@',
+            ),
+        array(
+            PMA_getenv('HTTP_HOST') ? PMA_getenv('HTTP_HOST') : '',
+            $GLOBALS['cfg']['Server']['host'],
+            $GLOBALS['cfg']['Server']['verbose'],
+            !empty($GLOBALS['cfg']['Server']['verbose']) ? $GLOBALS['cfg']['Server']['verbose'] : $GLOBALS['cfg']['Server']['host'],
+            $GLOBALS['db'],
+            $GLOBALS['table'],
+            'phpMyAdmin ' . PMA_VERSION,
+            ),
+        $string);
+}
 ?>
diff --git a/libraries/header_scripts.inc.php b/libraries/header_scripts.inc.php
index 34633090d..a292d0f2f 100644
--- a/libraries/header_scripts.inc.php
+++ b/libraries/header_scripts.inc.php
@@ -21,25 +21,7 @@ if ( false === $GLOBALS['cfg']['AllowThirdPartyFraming']) {
 <?php
 }
 // generate title
-$title = str_replace(
-            array(
-                '@HTTP_HOST@',
-                '@SERVER@',
-                '@VERBOSE@',
-                '@VSERVER@',
-                '@DATABASE@',
-                '@TABLE@',
-                '@PHPMYADMIN@',
-                ),
-            array(
-                PMA_getenv('HTTP_HOST') ? PMA_getenv('HTTP_HOST') : '',
-                isset($GLOBALS['cfg']['Server']['host']) ? $GLOBALS['cfg']['Server']['host'] : '',
-                isset($GLOBALS['cfg']['Server']['verbose']) ? $GLOBALS['cfg']['Server']['verbose'] : '',
-                !empty($GLOBALS['cfg']['Server']['verbose']) ? $GLOBALS['cfg']['Server']['verbose'] : (isset($GLOBALS['cfg']['Server']['host']) ? $GLOBALS['cfg']['Server']['host'] : ''),
-                $GLOBALS['db'],
-                $GLOBALS['table'],
-                'phpMyAdmin ' . PMA_VERSION,
-                ),
+$title = PMA_expandUserString(
             !empty($GLOBALS['table']) ? $GLOBALS['cfg']['TitleTable'] :
             (!empty($GLOBALS['db']) ? $GLOBALS['cfg']['TitleDatabase'] :
             (!empty($GLOBALS['cfg']['Server']['host']) ? $GLOBALS['cfg']['TitleServer'] :