diff --git a/src/c3nav/editor/templates/editor/mapitem.html b/src/c3nav/editor/templates/editor/mapitem.html
index 1c32a223..2e58856f 100644
--- a/src/c3nav/editor/templates/editor/mapitem.html
+++ b/src/c3nav/editor/templates/editor/mapitem.html
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {% load bootstrap3 %}
 
-<h3>{% if new %}New{% else %}Edit{% endif %} {{ mapitem_type.title }}</h3>
+<h3>{% if new %}New{% else %}Edit{% endif %} {{ title }}</h3>
 <form action="{{ path }}" method="post" data-mapitem-type="{{ mapitem_type }}"{% if new %} data-new{% endif %}{% if not new %} data-name="{{ name }}"{% elif geomtype %} data-geomtype="{{ geomtype }}"{% endif %}>
     {% csrf_token %}
     {% bootstrap_form form %}
diff --git a/src/c3nav/editor/views.py b/src/c3nav/editor/views.py
index c50af845..57db6c7e 100644
--- a/src/c3nav/editor/views.py
+++ b/src/c3nav/editor/views.py
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ def edit_mapitem(request, mapitem_type, name=None):
     return render(request, 'editor/mapitem.html', {
         'form': form,
         'mapitem_type': mapitem_type,
+        'title': mapitemtype._meta.verbose_name,
         'has_geometry': hasattr(mapitemtype, 'geometry'),
         'name': orig_name,
         'geomtype': getattr(mapitemtype, 'geomtype', None),