diff --git a/DOCS/man/osc.rst b/DOCS/man/osc.rst
index 7d9a86101c..ecb4d99244 100644
--- a/DOCS/man/osc.rst
+++ b/DOCS/man/osc.rst
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ title
     | Displays current media-title or filename
 
     =============   ================================================
-    left-click      toggle displaying media-title or filename
-    right-click     show playlist position and length and filename
+    left-click      show playlist position and length and full title
+    right-click     show filename
     =============   ================================================
 
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@@ -239,12 +239,6 @@ Configurable Options
 
     Duration of fade out in ms, 0 = no fade
 
-``prefertitle``
-    Default: yes
-
-    Display media title if available (yes) or always display the
-    filename (no).
-
 ``tooltipborder``
     Default: 1
 
diff --git a/player/lua/osc.lua b/player/lua/osc.lua
index 6f1fa4eea7..8997ae4ac6 100644
--- a/player/lua/osc.lua
+++ b/player/lua/osc.lua
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ local user_opts = {
     layout = "bottombar",
     seekbarstyle = "bar",       -- slider (diamond marker), knob (circle
                                 -- marker with guide), or bar (fill)
-    prefertitle = true,         -- show media-title (true) or filename (false)
     tooltipborder = 1,          -- border of tooltip in bottom/topbar
     timetotal = false,          -- display total time instead of remaining time?
     timems = false,             -- display timecodes with milliseconds?
@@ -102,7 +101,6 @@ local state = {
     enabled = true,
     input_enabled = true,
     showhide_enabled = false,
-    prefertitle = user_opts.prefertitle
 }
 
 
@@ -1513,18 +1511,16 @@ function osc_init()
     ne = new_element("title", "button")
 
     ne.content = function ()
-        return (state.prefertitle) and
-            mp.get_property_osd("media-title", "mpv") or
-            mp.get_property_osd("filename", "mpv")
+        local title = mp.get_property_osd("media-title")
+        if not (title == nil) then
+            return (title)
+        else
+            return ("mpv")
+        end
     end
 
     ne.eventresponder["mouse_btn0_up"] = function ()
-        state.prefertitle = not state.prefertitle
-        request_init()
-    end
-
-    ne.eventresponder["mouse_btn2_up"] = function ()
-        local title = mp.get_property_osd("filename")
+        local title = mp.get_property_osd("media-title")
         if (have_pl) then
             title = string.format("[%d/%d] %s", countone(pl_pos - 1),
                                   pl_count, title)
@@ -1532,6 +1528,9 @@ function osc_init()
         show_message(title)
     end
 
+    ne.eventresponder["mouse_btn2_up"] =
+        function () show_message(mp.get_property_osd("filename")) end
+
     -- playlist buttons
 
     -- prev