diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fe4f6374..c49ccea5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ To place a marker on the Map, include it as a child of the `<Map />` component.
     className={'map'}
     zoom={14}>
   <Marker
+    title={'The marker`s title will appear as a tooltip.'}
     name={'SOMA'}
     position={{lat: 37.778519, lng: -122.405640}} />
   <Marker
diff --git a/examples/components/withMarkers.js b/examples/components/withMarkers.js
index 8b0276c1..30d55997 100644
--- a/examples/components/withMarkers.js
+++ b/examples/components/withMarkers.js
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ const WithMarkers = React.createClass({
           className={'map'}
           zoom={14}>
         <Marker
+          title={'The marker`s title will appear as a tooltip.'}
           name={'SOMA'}
           position={{lat: 37.778519, lng: -122.405640}} />
         <Marker
diff --git a/src/components/Marker.js b/src/components/Marker.js
index 9328bb73..3c6c92c5 100644
--- a/src/components/Marker.js
+++ b/src/components/Marker.js
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ export class Marker extends React.Component {
 
   renderMarker() {
     let {
-      map, google, position, mapCenter, icon, label, draggable
+      map, google, position, mapCenter, icon, label, draggable, title
     } = this.props;
     if (!google) {
       return null
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ export class Marker extends React.Component {
       position: position,
       icon: icon,
       label: label,
+      title: title,
       draggable: draggable
     };
     this.marker = new google.maps.Marker(pref);