diff --git a/js/ui/status/backgroundApps.js b/js/ui/status/backgroundApps.js
index 606fa3348..49878c134 100644
--- a/js/ui/status/backgroundApps.js
+++ b/js/ui/status/backgroundApps.js
@@ -146,6 +146,14 @@ class BackgroundAppsToggle extends QuickToggle {
             null,
             Gio.DBusProxyFlags.DO_NOT_AUTO_START);
 
+        this._listTitle = new PopupMenu.PopupMenuItem(
+            _('Apps known to be running without a window'),
+            {reactive: false});
+        this._listTitle.label.clutter_text.set({
+            line_wrap: true,
+        });
+        this.menu.addMenuItem(this._listTitle);
+
         this._appsSection = new PopupMenu.PopupMenuSection();
         this.menu.addMenuItem(this._appsSection);
 
@@ -183,6 +191,7 @@ class BackgroundAppsToggle extends QuickToggle {
                 '%d Background App',
                 '%d Background Apps',
                 nBackgroundApps).format(nBackgroundApps);
+        this._listTitle.visible = nBackgroundApps > 0;
 
         this._appsSection.removeAll();