diff --git a/src/Magnum/Platform/AbstractXApplication.cpp b/src/Magnum/Platform/AbstractXApplication.cpp
index 168fa91b1..ca224d2d2 100644
--- a/src/Magnum/Platform/AbstractXApplication.cpp
+++ b/src/Magnum/Platform/AbstractXApplication.cpp
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@
 
 namespace Magnum { namespace Platform {
 
+using namespace Containers::Literals;
+
 AbstractXApplication::AbstractXApplication(Implementation::AbstractContextHandler<GLConfiguration, Display*, VisualID, Window>* contextHandler, const Arguments& arguments, const Configuration& configuration, const GLConfiguration& glConfiguration): AbstractXApplication{contextHandler, arguments, NoCreate} {
     create(configuration, glConfiguration);
 }
@@ -202,7 +204,8 @@ AbstractXApplication::GLConfiguration::GLConfiguration(): _version(GL::Version::
 AbstractXApplication::GLConfiguration::~GLConfiguration() = default;
 
 AbstractXApplication::Configuration::Configuration():
-    _title("Magnum X Application"), _size(800, 600) {}
+    _title{Containers::String::nullTerminatedGlobalView("Magnum X Application"_s)},
+    _size(800, 600) {}
 AbstractXApplication::Configuration::~Configuration() = default;
 
 }}
diff --git a/src/Magnum/Platform/AbstractXApplication.h b/src/Magnum/Platform/AbstractXApplication.h
index 4dd8eb890..cfa22db03 100644
--- a/src/Magnum/Platform/AbstractXApplication.h
+++ b/src/Magnum/Platform/AbstractXApplication.h
@@ -33,10 +33,10 @@
 #include "Magnum/configure.h"
 
 #ifdef MAGNUM_TARGET_GL
-#include <string>
 #include <Corrade/Containers/EnumSet.h>
 #include <Corrade/Containers/Optional.h>
 #include <Corrade/Containers/Pointer.h>
+#include <Corrade/Containers/String.h>
 
 #include <X11/Xlib.h>
 #include <X11/Xutil.h>
@@ -64,6 +64,11 @@ typedef int Bool;
 #include "Magnum/Math/Vector2.h"
 #include "Magnum/Platform/GLContext.h"
 
+#ifdef MAGNUM_BUILD_DEPRECATED
+/* Some APIs used to take or return a std::string before */
+#include <Corrade/Containers/StringStl.h>
+#endif
+
 namespace Magnum { namespace Platform {
 
 namespace Implementation {
@@ -457,8 +462,14 @@ class AbstractXApplication::Configuration {
         /*implicit*/ Configuration();
         ~Configuration();
 
-        /** @brief Window title */
-        std::string title() const { return _title; }
+        /**
+         * @brief Window title
+         *
+         * The returned view is always
+         * @relativeref{Corrade,Containers::StringViewFlag::NullTerminated} and
+         * is valid until the next call to @ref setTitle().
+         */
+        Containers::StringView title() const { return _title; }
 
         /**
          * @brief Set window title
@@ -466,8 +477,8 @@ class AbstractXApplication::Configuration {
          *
          * Default is @cpp "Magnum X Application" @ce.
          */
-        Configuration& setTitle(std::string title) {
-            _title = std::move(title);
+        Configuration& setTitle(Containers::StringView title) {
+            _title = Containers::String::nullTerminatedGlobalView(title);
             return *this;
         }
 
@@ -486,7 +497,7 @@ class AbstractXApplication::Configuration {
         }
 
     private:
-        std::string _title;
+        Containers::String _title;
         Vector2i _size;
 };
 
diff --git a/src/Magnum/Platform/Test/GlxApplicationTest.cpp b/src/Magnum/Platform/Test/GlxApplicationTest.cpp
index b2691d594..d9c954d13 100644
--- a/src/Magnum/Platform/Test/GlxApplicationTest.cpp
+++ b/src/Magnum/Platform/Test/GlxApplicationTest.cpp
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@
 
 namespace Magnum { namespace Platform { namespace Test { namespace {
 
+using namespace Containers::Literals;
+
 struct GlxApplicationTest: Platform::Application {
     explicit GlxApplicationTest(const Arguments& arguments);
 
@@ -50,10 +52,12 @@ GlxApplicationTest::GlxApplicationTest(const Arguments& arguments): Platform::Ap
         return;
     }
 
+    Configuration conf;
+    conf.setTitle("Window title that should have no exclamation mark!!"_s.exceptSuffix(2));
     if(args.isSet("quiet"))
-        create(Configuration{}, GLConfiguration{}.addFlags(GLConfiguration::Flag::QuietLog));
+        create(conf, GLConfiguration{}.addFlags(GLConfiguration::Flag::QuietLog));
     else
-        create();
+        create(conf);
 }
 
 }}}}
diff --git a/src/Magnum/Platform/Test/XEglApplicationTest.cpp b/src/Magnum/Platform/Test/XEglApplicationTest.cpp
index 2346a2926..bc8259077 100644
--- a/src/Magnum/Platform/Test/XEglApplicationTest.cpp
+++ b/src/Magnum/Platform/Test/XEglApplicationTest.cpp
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@
 
 namespace Magnum { namespace Platform { namespace Test { namespace {
 
+using namespace Containers::Literals;
+
 struct XEglApplicationTest: Platform::Application {
     explicit XEglApplicationTest(const Arguments& arguments);
 
@@ -50,10 +52,12 @@ XEglApplicationTest::XEglApplicationTest(const Arguments& arguments): Platform::
         return;
     }
 
+    Configuration conf;
+    conf.setTitle("Window title that should have no exclamation mark!!"_s.exceptSuffix(2));
     if(args.isSet("quiet"))
-        create(Configuration{}, GLConfiguration{}.addFlags(GLConfiguration::Flag::QuietLog));
+        create(conf, GLConfiguration{}.addFlags(GLConfiguration::Flag::QuietLog));
     else
-        create();
+        create(conf);
 }
 
 }}}}