diff --git a/app/helpers/merge_requests_helper.rb b/app/helpers/merge_requests_helper.rb
index ba25a87..00ec34a 100644
--- a/app/helpers/merge_requests_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/merge_requests_helper.rb
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ module MergeRequestsHelper
       target_project_id: target_project.id,
       source_branch: event.branch_name,
       target_branch: target_project.repository.root_ref,
-      title: event.branch_name.humanize
+      title: event.branch_name.titleize.humanize
     }
   end
 
diff --git a/app/views/projects/merge_requests/branch_from.js.haml b/app/views/projects/merge_requests/branch_from.js.haml
index 1b1082b..693c205 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/merge_requests/branch_from.js.haml
+++ b/app/views/projects/merge_requests/branch_from.js.haml
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@
   var mrTitle = $('#merge_request_title');
 
   if(mrTitle.val().length == 0) {
-    mrTitle.val("#{params[:ref].humanize}");
+    mrTitle.val("#{params[:ref].titleize.humanize}");
   }
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