diff --git a/include/sway/config.h b/include/sway/config.h
index a0113e987..db942c3f9 100644
--- a/include/sway/config.h
+++ b/include/sway/config.h
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ struct sway_config {
 	enum sway_container_layout default_orientation;
 	enum sway_container_layout default_layout;
 	char *font;
-	int font_height;
+	size_t font_height;
 
 	// Flags
 	bool focus_follows_mouse;
@@ -461,6 +461,13 @@ struct bar_config *default_bar_config(void);
 
 void free_bar_config(struct bar_config *bar);
 
+/**
+ * Updates the value of config->font_height based on the max title height
+ * reported by each container. If recalculate is true, the containers will
+ * recalculate their heights before reporting.
+ */
+void config_find_font_height(bool recalculate);
+
 /* Global config singleton. */
 extern struct sway_config *config;
 
diff --git a/include/sway/tree/container.h b/include/sway/tree/container.h
index d092af491..b07af72cc 100644
--- a/include/sway/tree/container.h
+++ b/include/sway/tree/container.h
@@ -85,6 +85,12 @@ struct sway_container {
 
 	float alpha;
 
+	struct wlr_texture *title_focused;
+	struct wlr_texture *title_focused_inactive;
+	struct wlr_texture *title_unfocused;
+	struct wlr_texture *title_urgent;
+	size_t title_height;
+
 	struct {
 		struct wl_signal destroy;
 		// Raised after the tree updates, but before arrange_windows
@@ -191,4 +197,14 @@ struct sway_container *container_reap_empty_recursive(
 
 struct sway_container *container_flatten(struct sway_container *container);
 
+void container_update_title_textures(struct sway_container *container);
+
+/**
+ * Calculate the container's title_height property.
+ */
+void container_calculate_title_height(struct sway_container *container);
+
+void container_update_title(struct sway_container *container,
+		const char *new_title);
+
 #endif
diff --git a/sway/commands.c b/sway/commands.c
index 8abfd40b3..62f9ea875 100644
--- a/sway/commands.c
+++ b/sway/commands.c
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ static struct cmd_handler handlers[] = {
 	{ "exec_always", cmd_exec_always },
 	{ "focus_follows_mouse", cmd_focus_follows_mouse },
 	{ "for_window", cmd_for_window },
+	{ "font", cmd_font },
 	{ "fullscreen", cmd_fullscreen },
 	{ "include", cmd_include },
 	{ "input", cmd_input },
diff --git a/sway/commands/client.c b/sway/commands/client.c
index c3dc2ee2d..d6b7de1a5 100644
--- a/sway/commands/client.c
+++ b/sway/commands/client.c
@@ -3,7 +3,10 @@
 #include "sway/config.h"
 #include "sway/tree/container.h"
 
-static bool parse_color(char *hexstring, float dest[static 4]) {
+/**
+ * Parse the hex string into an integer.
+ */
+static bool parse_color_int(char *hexstring, uint32_t *dest) {
 	if (hexstring[0] != '#') {
 		return false;
 	}
@@ -25,6 +28,18 @@ static bool parse_color(char *hexstring, float dest[static 4]) {
 		decimal = (decimal << 8) | 0xff;
 	}
 
+	*dest = decimal;
+	return true;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Parse the hex string into a float value.
+ */
+static bool parse_color_float(char *hexstring, float dest[static 4]) {
+	uint32_t decimal;
+	if (!parse_color_int(hexstring, &decimal)) {
+		return false;
+	}
 	dest[0] = ((decimal >> 24) & 0xff) / 255.0;
 	dest[1] = ((decimal >> 16) & 0xff) / 255.0;
 	dest[2] = ((decimal >> 8) & 0xff) / 255.0;
@@ -39,27 +54,27 @@ static struct cmd_results *handle_command(int argc, char **argv,
 		return error;
 	}
 
-	if (!parse_color(argv[0], class->border)) {
+	if (!parse_color_float(argv[0], class->border)) {
 		return cmd_results_new(CMD_INVALID, cmd_name,
 				"Unable to parse border color");
 	}
 
-	if (!parse_color(argv[1], class->background)) {
+	if (!parse_color_float(argv[1], class->background)) {
 		return cmd_results_new(CMD_INVALID, cmd_name,
 				"Unable to parse background color");
 	}
 
-	if (!parse_color(argv[2], class->text)) {
+	if (!parse_color_float(argv[2], class->text)) {
 		return cmd_results_new(CMD_INVALID, cmd_name,
 				"Unable to parse text color");
 	}
 
-	if (!parse_color(argv[3], class->indicator)) {
+	if (!parse_color_float(argv[3], class->indicator)) {
 		return cmd_results_new(CMD_INVALID, cmd_name,
 				"Unable to parse indicator color");
 	}
 
-	if (!parse_color(argv[4], class->child_border)) {
+	if (!parse_color_float(argv[4], class->child_border)) {
 		return cmd_results_new(CMD_INVALID, cmd_name,
 				"Unable to parse child border color");
 	}
diff --git a/sway/commands/font.c b/sway/commands/font.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..38ad88809
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sway/commands/font.c
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#define _POSIX_C_SOURCE 200809L
+#include <string.h>
+#include "sway/commands.h"
+#include "sway/config.h"
+#include "sway/tree/arrange.h"
+#include "log.h"
+#include "stringop.h"
+
+struct cmd_results *cmd_font(int argc, char **argv) {
+	struct cmd_results *error = NULL;
+	if ((error = checkarg(argc, "font", EXPECTED_AT_LEAST, 1))) {
+		return error;
+	}
+	char *font = join_args(argv, argc);
+	free(config->font);
+	config->font = strdup(font);
+	config_find_font_height(true);
+	if (!config->reading) {
+		arrange_root();
+	}
+	return cmd_results_new(CMD_SUCCESS, NULL, NULL);
+}
diff --git a/sway/config.c b/sway/config.c
index f4d78e195..5efa0d486 100644
--- a/sway/config.c
+++ b/sway/config.c
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
 #include "sway/commands.h"
 #include "sway/config.h"
 #include "sway/tree/layout.h"
+#include "cairo.h"
+#include "pango.h"
 #include "readline.h"
 #include "stringop.h"
 #include "list.h"
@@ -169,7 +171,7 @@ static void config_defaults(struct sway_config *config) {
 	config->default_layout = L_NONE;
 	config->default_orientation = L_NONE;
 	if (!(config->font = strdup("monospace 10"))) goto cleanup;
-	//config->font_height = get_font_text_height(config->font);
+	config->font_height = 0;
 
 	// floating view
 	config->floating_maximum_width = 0;
@@ -208,31 +210,31 @@ static void config_defaults(struct sway_config *config) {
 	set_color(config->border_colors.focused.border, 0x4C7899);
 	set_color(config->border_colors.focused.border, 0x4C7899);
 	set_color(config->border_colors.focused.background, 0x285577);
-	set_color(config->border_colors.focused.text, 0xFFFFFF);
+	set_color(config->border_colors.focused.text, 0xFFFFFFFF);
 	set_color(config->border_colors.focused.indicator, 0x2E9EF4);
 	set_color(config->border_colors.focused.child_border, 0x285577);
 
 	set_color(config->border_colors.focused_inactive.border, 0x333333);
 	set_color(config->border_colors.focused_inactive.background, 0x5F676A);
-	set_color(config->border_colors.focused_inactive.text, 0xFFFFFF);
+	set_color(config->border_colors.focused_inactive.text, 0xFFFFFFFF);
 	set_color(config->border_colors.focused_inactive.indicator, 0x484E50);
 	set_color(config->border_colors.focused_inactive.child_border, 0x5F676A);
 
 	set_color(config->border_colors.unfocused.border, 0x333333);
 	set_color(config->border_colors.unfocused.background, 0x222222);
-	set_color(config->border_colors.unfocused.text, 0x888888);
+	set_color(config->border_colors.unfocused.text, 0xFFFFFFFF);
 	set_color(config->border_colors.unfocused.indicator, 0x292D2E);
 	set_color(config->border_colors.unfocused.child_border, 0x222222);
 
 	set_color(config->border_colors.urgent.border, 0x2F343A);
 	set_color(config->border_colors.urgent.background, 0x900000);
-	set_color(config->border_colors.urgent.text, 0xFFFFFF);
+	set_color(config->border_colors.urgent.text, 0xFFFFFFFF);
 	set_color(config->border_colors.urgent.indicator, 0x900000);
 	set_color(config->border_colors.urgent.child_border, 0x900000);
 
 	set_color(config->border_colors.placeholder.border, 0x000000);
 	set_color(config->border_colors.placeholder.background, 0x0C0C0C);
-	set_color(config->border_colors.placeholder.text, 0xFFFFFF);
+	set_color(config->border_colors.placeholder.text, 0xFFFFFFFF);
 	set_color(config->border_colors.placeholder.indicator, 0x000000);
 	set_color(config->border_colors.placeholder.child_border, 0x0C0C0C);
 
@@ -727,3 +729,20 @@ int workspace_output_cmp_workspace(const void *a, const void *b) {
 	const struct workspace_output *wsa = a, *wsb = b;
 	return lenient_strcmp(wsa->workspace, wsb->workspace);
 }
+
+static void find_font_height_iterator(struct sway_container *container,
+		void *data) {
+	bool *recalculate = data;
+	if (*recalculate) {
+		container_calculate_title_height(container);
+	}
+	if (container->title_height > config->font_height) {
+		config->font_height = container->title_height;
+	}
+}
+
+void config_find_font_height(bool recalculate) {
+	config->font_height = 0;
+	container_for_each_descendant_dfs(&root_container,
+			find_font_height_iterator, &recalculate);
+}
diff --git a/sway/desktop/output.c b/sway/desktop/output.c
index 4fff8cd30..03af4239a 100644
--- a/sway/desktop/output.c
+++ b/sway/desktop/output.c
@@ -227,7 +227,8 @@ static void render_view(struct sway_view *view, struct sway_output *output) {
  * Render decorations for a view with "border normal".
  */
 static void render_container_simple_border_normal(struct sway_output *output,
-		struct sway_container *con, struct border_colors *colors) {
+		struct sway_container *con, struct border_colors *colors,
+		struct wlr_texture *title_texture) {
 	struct wlr_renderer *renderer =
 		wlr_backend_get_renderer(output->wlr_output->backend);
 	struct wlr_box box;
@@ -306,7 +307,14 @@ static void render_container_simple_border_normal(struct sway_output *output,
 			output->wlr_output->transform_matrix);
 
 	// Title text
-	// TODO
+	if (title_texture) {
+		double x = (con->x + con->sway_view->border_thickness)
+			* output->wlr_output->scale;
+		double y = (con->y + con->sway_view->border_thickness)
+			* output->wlr_output->scale;
+		wlr_render_texture(renderer, title_texture,
+				output->wlr_output->transform_matrix, x, y, 1);
+	}
 }
 
 /**
@@ -390,17 +398,21 @@ static void render_container_simple(struct sway_output *output,
 		if (child->type == C_VIEW) {
 			if (child->sway_view->border != B_NONE) {
 				struct border_colors *colors;
+				struct wlr_texture *title_texture;
 				if (focus == child) {
 					colors = &config->border_colors.focused;
+					title_texture = child->title_focused;
 				} else if (seat_get_focus_inactive(seat, con) == child) {
 					colors = &config->border_colors.focused_inactive;
+					title_texture = child->title_focused_inactive;
 				} else {
 					colors = &config->border_colors.unfocused;
+					title_texture = child->title_unfocused;
 				}
 
 				if (child->sway_view->border == B_NORMAL) {
 					render_container_simple_border_normal(output, child,
-							colors);
+							colors, title_texture);
 				} else {
 					render_container_simple_border_pixel(output, child, colors);
 				}
diff --git a/sway/desktop/xdg_shell_v6.c b/sway/desktop/xdg_shell_v6.c
index 94556231c..5880e9a9f 100644
--- a/sway/desktop/xdg_shell_v6.c
+++ b/sway/desktop/xdg_shell_v6.c
@@ -176,6 +176,8 @@ static void handle_commit(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data) {
 	// TODO: Let floating views do whatever
 	view_update_size(view, xdg_shell_v6_view->pending_width,
 		xdg_shell_v6_view->pending_height);
+	container_update_title(view->swayc,
+			view->wlr_xdg_surface_v6->toplevel->title);
 	view_damage(view, false);
 }
 
diff --git a/sway/desktop/xwayland.c b/sway/desktop/xwayland.c
index 28f93d6eb..a1e672ce8 100644
--- a/sway/desktop/xwayland.c
+++ b/sway/desktop/xwayland.c
@@ -223,6 +223,7 @@ static void handle_commit(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data) {
 	view_update_size(view, xwayland_view->pending_width,
 		xwayland_view->pending_height);
 	view_damage(view, false);
+	container_update_title(view->swayc, view->wlr_xwayland_surface->title);
 }
 
 static void handle_unmap(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data) {
diff --git a/sway/meson.build b/sway/meson.build
index 83e8e6567..7c93b5c45 100644
--- a/sway/meson.build
+++ b/sway/meson.build
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ sway_sources = files(
 	'commands/exec_always.c',
 	'commands/focus.c',
 	'commands/focus_follows_mouse.c',
+	'commands/font.c',
 	'commands/for_window.c',
 	'commands/fullscreen.c',
 	'commands/kill.c',
diff --git a/sway/tree/arrange.c b/sway/tree/arrange.c
index 83bb20fbe..1299beb6f 100644
--- a/sway/tree/arrange.c
+++ b/sway/tree/arrange.c
@@ -203,6 +203,7 @@ void arrange_children_of(struct sway_container *parent) {
 		} else {
 			arrange_children_of(child);
 		}
+		container_update_title_textures(child);
 	}
 	container_damage_whole(parent);
 	update_debug_tree();
diff --git a/sway/tree/container.c b/sway/tree/container.c
index 6ac595473..90ca9b2cd 100644
--- a/sway/tree/container.c
+++ b/sway/tree/container.c
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 #include <wayland-server.h>
 #include <wlr/types/wlr_output_layout.h>
 #include <wlr/types/wlr_wl_shell.h>
+#include "cairo.h"
+#include "pango.h"
 #include "sway/config.h"
 #include "sway/input/input-manager.h"
 #include "sway/input/seat.h"
@@ -120,6 +122,13 @@ static void _container_destroy(struct sway_container *cont) {
 	if (cont->name) {
 		free(cont->name);
 	}
+	if (cont->title_focused) {
+		// If one is set then all of these are set
+		wlr_texture_destroy(cont->title_focused);
+		wlr_texture_destroy(cont->title_focused_inactive);
+		wlr_texture_destroy(cont->title_unfocused);
+		wlr_texture_destroy(cont->title_urgent);
+	}
 	list_free(cont->children);
 	cont->children = NULL;
 	free(cont);
@@ -339,7 +348,7 @@ struct sway_container *container_view_create(struct sway_container *sibling,
 		swayc, title, sibling, sibling ? sibling->type : 0, sibling->name);
 	// Setup values
 	swayc->sway_view = sway_view;
-	swayc->name = title ? strdup(title) : NULL;
+	container_update_title(swayc, title ? title : "");
 	swayc->width = 0;
 	swayc->height = 0;
 
@@ -546,3 +555,115 @@ void container_damage_whole(struct sway_container *con) {
 	}
 	output_damage_whole_container(output->sway_output, con);
 }
+
+static void update_title_texture(struct sway_container *con,
+		struct wlr_texture **texture, struct border_colors *class) {
+	if (!sway_assert(con->type == C_CONTAINER || con->type == C_VIEW,
+			"Unexpected type %s", container_type_to_str(con->type))) {
+		return;
+	}
+	if (!con->width) {
+		return;
+	}
+	struct sway_container *output = container_parent(con, C_OUTPUT);
+	if (!output) {
+		return;
+	}
+	if (*texture) {
+		wlr_texture_destroy(*texture);
+	}
+	if (!con->name) {
+		return;
+	}
+
+	int width = con->width * output->sway_output->wlr_output->scale;
+	int height = config->font_height * output->sway_output->wlr_output->scale;
+
+	cairo_surface_t *surface = cairo_image_surface_create(
+			CAIRO_FORMAT_ARGB32, width, height);
+	cairo_t *cairo = cairo_create(surface);
+	cairo_set_source_rgba(cairo, class->background[0], class->background[1],
+			class->background[2], class->background[3]);
+	cairo_paint(cairo);
+	PangoContext *pango = pango_cairo_create_context(cairo);
+	cairo_set_antialias(cairo, CAIRO_ANTIALIAS_BEST);
+	cairo_set_source_rgba(cairo, class->text[0], class->text[1],
+			class->text[2], class->text[3]);
+	cairo_move_to(cairo, 0, 0);
+
+	pango_printf(cairo, config->font, output->sway_output->wlr_output->scale,
+			false, "%s", con->name);
+
+	cairo_surface_flush(surface);
+	unsigned char *data = cairo_image_surface_get_data(surface);
+	int stride = cairo_format_stride_for_width(CAIRO_FORMAT_ARGB32, width);
+	struct wlr_renderer *renderer = wlr_backend_get_renderer(
+			output->sway_output->wlr_output->backend);
+	*texture = wlr_texture_from_pixels(
+			renderer, WL_SHM_FORMAT_ARGB8888, stride, width, height, data);
+	cairo_surface_destroy(surface);
+	g_object_unref(pango);
+	cairo_destroy(cairo);
+}
+
+void container_update_title_textures(struct sway_container *container) {
+	update_title_texture(container, &container->title_focused,
+			&config->border_colors.focused);
+	update_title_texture(container, &container->title_focused_inactive,
+			&config->border_colors.focused_inactive);
+	update_title_texture(container, &container->title_unfocused,
+			&config->border_colors.unfocused);
+	update_title_texture(container, &container->title_urgent,
+			&config->border_colors.urgent);
+}
+
+void container_calculate_title_height(struct sway_container *container) {
+	if (!container->name) {
+		container->title_height = 0;
+		return;
+	}
+	cairo_t *cairo = cairo_create(NULL);
+	int height;
+	get_text_size(cairo, config->font, NULL, &height, 1, false,
+			"%s", container->name);
+	cairo_destroy(cairo);
+	container->title_height = height;
+}
+
+static void container_notify_child_title_changed(
+		struct sway_container *container) {
+	if (!container || container->type != C_CONTAINER) {
+		return;
+	}
+	if (container->layout != L_TABBED && container->layout != L_STACKED) {
+		return;
+	}
+	if (container->name) {
+		free(container->name);
+	}
+	// TODO: iterate children and concatenate their titles
+	container->name = strdup("");
+	container_calculate_title_height(container);
+	container_update_title_textures(container);
+	container_notify_child_title_changed(container->parent);
+}
+
+void container_update_title(struct sway_container *container,
+		const char *new_title) {
+	if (container->name && strcmp(container->name, new_title) == 0) {
+		return;
+	}
+	if (container->name) {
+		free(container->name);
+	}
+	container->name = strdup(new_title);
+	container_calculate_title_height(container);
+	container_update_title_textures(container);
+	container_notify_child_title_changed(container->parent);
+
+	size_t prev_max_height = config->font_height;
+	config_find_font_height(false);
+	if (config->font_height != prev_max_height) {
+		arrange_root();
+	}
+}
diff --git a/sway/tree/view.c b/sway/tree/view.c
index 87ed62c21..84962306c 100644
--- a/sway/tree/view.c
+++ b/sway/tree/view.c
@@ -103,11 +103,12 @@ void view_autoconfigure(struct sway_view *view) {
 		height = view->swayc->height - view->border_thickness * 2;
 		break;
 	case B_NORMAL:
-		// TODO: Size the title bar by checking the font
+		// Height is: border + title height + border + view height + border
 		x = view->swayc->x + view->border_thickness;
-		y = view->swayc->y + 20;
+		y = view->swayc->y + config->font_height + view->border_thickness * 2;
 		width = view->swayc->width - view->border_thickness * 2;
-		height = view->swayc->height - view->border_thickness - 20;
+		height = view->swayc->height - config->font_height
+			- view->border_thickness * 3;
 		break;
 	}