diff --git a/picard/config.py b/picard/config.py
index d01993e62..39e3d10ea 100644
--- a/picard/config.py
+++ b/picard/config.py
@@ -393,6 +393,13 @@ class Option(QtCore.QObject):
             raise OptionError("No such option", section, name)
         return opt.default
 
+    @classmethod
+    def get_title(cls, section, name):
+        opt = cls.get(section, name)
+        if opt is None:
+            raise OptionError("No such option", section, name)
+        return opt.title
+
     @classmethod
     def add_if_missing(cls, section, name, default):
         if not cls.exists(section, name):
diff --git a/test/test_config.py b/test/test_config.py
index d4af919ab..c70b43f17 100644
--- a/test/test_config.py
+++ b/test/test_config.py
@@ -124,6 +124,12 @@ class TestPicardConfigOption(TestPicardConfigCommon):
         with self.assertRaisesRegex(OptionError, "^Option setting/unknown_option: No such option"):
             Option.get_default("setting", "unknown_option")
 
+    def test_get_title(self):
+        Option("setting", "option", "abc", title="Title")
+        self.assertEqual(Option.get_title("setting", "option"), "Title")
+        with self.assertRaisesRegex(OptionError, "^Option setting/unknown_option: No such option"):
+            Option.get_title("setting", "unknown_option")
+
 
 class TestPicardConfigSection(TestPicardConfigCommon):