diff --git a/Data/expansions/tbc/dbc_layouts.json b/Data/expansions/tbc/dbc_layouts.json
index 7929446f..26ac235e 100644
--- a/Data/expansions/tbc/dbc_layouts.json
+++ b/Data/expansions/tbc/dbc_layouts.json
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
     "ReputationBase0": 10, "ReputationBase1": 11,
     "ReputationBase2": 12, "ReputationBase3": 13
   },
+  "CharTitles": { "ID": 0, "Title": 2, "TitleBit": 20 },
   "AreaTable": { "ID": 0, "MapID": 1, "ParentAreaNum": 2, "ExploreFlag": 3 },
   "CreatureDisplayInfoExtra": {
     "ID": 0, "RaceID": 1, "SexID": 2, "SkinID": 3, "FaceID": 4,
diff --git a/Data/expansions/wotlk/dbc_layouts.json b/Data/expansions/wotlk/dbc_layouts.json
index 70c80d61..de137ad8 100644
--- a/Data/expansions/wotlk/dbc_layouts.json
+++ b/Data/expansions/wotlk/dbc_layouts.json
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
     "ReputationBase0": 10, "ReputationBase1": 11,
     "ReputationBase2": 12, "ReputationBase3": 13
   },
+  "CharTitles": { "ID": 0, "Title": 2, "TitleBit": 36 },
   "Achievement": { "ID": 0, "Title": 4, "Description": 21, "Points": 39 },
   "AchievementCriteria": { "ID": 0, "AchievementID": 1, "Quantity": 4, "Description": 9 },
   "AreaTable": { "ID": 0, "MapID": 1, "ParentAreaNum": 2, "ExploreFlag": 3 },
diff --git a/include/game/game_handler.hpp b/include/game/game_handler.hpp
index 9c8c36d5..573b3f44 100644
--- a/include/game/game_handler.hpp
+++ b/include/game/game_handler.hpp
@@ -2694,6 +2694,12 @@ private:
     std::unordered_map<uint32_t, SpellNameEntry> spellNameCache_;
     bool spellNameCacheLoaded_ = false;
 
+    // Title cache: maps titleBit → title string (lazy-loaded from CharTitles.dbc)
+    // The strings use "%s" as a player-name placeholder (e.g. "Commander %s", "%s the Explorer").
+    std::unordered_map<uint32_t, std::string> titleNameCache_;
+    bool titleNameCacheLoaded_ = false;
+    void loadTitleNameCache();
+
     // Achievement caches (lazy-loaded from Achievement.dbc on first earned event)
     std::unordered_map<uint32_t, std::string> achievementNameCache_;
     std::unordered_map<uint32_t, std::string> achievementDescCache_;
diff --git a/src/game/game_handler.cpp b/src/game/game_handler.cpp
index 570a999e..aaf340f8 100644
--- a/src/game/game_handler.cpp
+++ b/src/game/game_handler.cpp
@@ -2095,12 +2095,40 @@ void GameHandler::handlePacket(network::Packet& packet) {
             if (packet.getSize() - packet.getReadPos() < 8) break;
             uint32_t titleBit = packet.readUInt32();
             uint32_t isLost   = packet.readUInt32();
-            char buf[128];
-            std::snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf),
-                          isLost ? "Title removed (ID %u)." : "Title earned (ID %u)!",
-                          titleBit);
-            addSystemChatMessage(buf);
-            LOG_INFO("SMSG_TITLE_EARNED: id=", titleBit, " lost=", isLost);
+            loadTitleNameCache();
+
+            // Format the title string using the player's own name
+            std::string titleStr;
+            auto tit = titleNameCache_.find(titleBit);
+            if (tit != titleNameCache_.end() && !tit->second.empty()) {
+                // Title strings contain "%s" as a player-name placeholder.
+                // Replace it with the local player's name if known.
+                auto nameIt = playerNameCache.find(playerGuid);
+                const std::string& pName = (nameIt != playerNameCache.end())
+                    ? nameIt->second : "you";
+                const std::string& fmt = tit->second;
+                size_t pos = fmt.find("%s");
+                if (pos != std::string::npos) {
+                    titleStr = fmt.substr(0, pos) + pName + fmt.substr(pos + 2);
+                } else {
+                    titleStr = fmt;
+                }
+            }
+
+            std::string msg;
+            if (!titleStr.empty()) {
+                msg = isLost ? ("Title removed: " + titleStr + ".")
+                             : ("Title earned: " + titleStr + "!");
+            } else {
+                char buf[64];
+                std::snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf),
+                    isLost ? "Title removed (bit %u)." : "Title earned (bit %u)!",
+                    titleBit);
+                msg = buf;
+            }
+            addSystemChatMessage(msg);
+            LOG_INFO("SMSG_TITLE_EARNED: bit=", titleBit, " lost=", isLost,
+                     " title='", titleStr, "'");
             break;
         }
 
@@ -20539,6 +20567,33 @@ void GameHandler::sendLootRoll(uint64_t objectGuid, uint32_t slot, uint8_t rollT
 //   PackedTime date      — uint32 bitfield (seconds since epoch)
 //   uint32 realmFirst    — how many on realm also got it (0 = realm first)
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+void GameHandler::loadTitleNameCache() {
+    if (titleNameCacheLoaded_) return;
+    titleNameCacheLoaded_ = true;
+
+    auto* am = core::Application::getInstance().getAssetManager();
+    if (!am || !am->isInitialized()) return;
+
+    auto dbc = am->loadDBC("CharTitles.dbc");
+    if (!dbc || !dbc->isLoaded() || dbc->getFieldCount() < 5) return;
+
+    const auto* layout = pipeline::getActiveDBCLayout()
+        ? pipeline::getActiveDBCLayout()->getLayout("CharTitles") : nullptr;
+
+    uint32_t titleField = layout ? layout->field("Title")    : 2;
+    uint32_t bitField   = layout ? layout->field("TitleBit") : 36;
+    if (titleField == 0xFFFFFFFF) titleField = 2;
+    if (bitField   == 0xFFFFFFFF) bitField   = static_cast<uint32_t>(dbc->getFieldCount() - 1);
+
+    for (uint32_t i = 0; i < dbc->getRecordCount(); ++i) {
+        uint32_t bit = dbc->getUInt32(i, bitField);
+        if (bit == 0) continue;
+        std::string name = dbc->getString(i, titleField);
+        if (!name.empty()) titleNameCache_[bit] = std::move(name);
+    }
+    LOG_INFO("CharTitles: loaded ", titleNameCache_.size(), " title names from DBC");
+}
+
 void GameHandler::loadAchievementNameCache() {
     if (achievementNameCacheLoaded_) return;
     achievementNameCacheLoaded_ = true;