diff --git a/Fingers/MediaItemCommands.cpp b/Fingers/MediaItemCommands.cpp
index 5c37d220d..6c08255ee 100644
--- a/Fingers/MediaItemCommands.cpp
+++ b/Fingers/MediaItemCommands.cpp
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@
 #include "RprTrack.h"
 #include "RprMidiTake.h"
 
+// #865, for SNM_GetIntConfigVar()
+#include "SnM\SnM_Misc.h"
+
 void CmdCleanItemLengths(int flag, void *data);
 void CmdLegatoItemLengths(int flag, void *data);
 void CmdMoveItemsToEditCursor(int flag, void *data);
@@ -300,6 +303,9 @@ void CmdSetItemNameMidi::doCommand(int flag)
         return;
     }
 
+	// #865
+	int octOffset = SNM_GetIntConfigVar("midioctoffs", 666); // returns errvalue (666) if failed
+	
     for (int i = 0; i < ctr->size(); i++)
     {
         if (!ctr->getAt(i).getActiveTake().isMIDI())
@@ -311,6 +317,14 @@ void CmdSetItemNameMidi::doCommand(int flag)
         if (midiItem.countNotes() > 0)
         {
             int pitch = midiItem.getNoteAt(0)->getPitch();
+
+			// #865
+			if (octOffset != 666) {
+				pitch = pitch + (12 * (octOffset - 1));
+				// midioctoffs value in reaper.ini and value set in REAPER prefs differ by -1
+				// e.g. in reaper.ini: midioctoffs = 0 => offset set in REAPER prefs = -1
+			}
+			
             static const char* noteNames[] = {"C", "C#", "D", "D#",
                 "E", "F", "F#", "G", "G#", "A", "A#", "B"};
             int nameIndex = pitch % 12;
diff --git a/whatsnew.txt b/whatsnew.txt
index 775abab68..0957125be 100644
--- a/whatsnew.txt
+++ b/whatsnew.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 Fixes:
++Issue 865: Fix SWS/FNG: Set selected MIDI items name to first note - Ignores MIDI Octave Name Display Offset
 +Issue 860: Fix automation item removed after SWS/wol: Set selected envelope height... actions
 
 !v2.9.4 pre-release build (April 6, 2017)