diff --git a/bootstrap3-typeahead.js b/bootstrap3-typeahead.js
index bbcc7c3..431fb82 100644
--- a/bootstrap3-typeahead.js
+++ b/bootstrap3-typeahead.js
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@
     this.updater = this.options.updater || this.updater;
     this.displayText = this.options.displayText || this.displayText;
     this.itemLink = this.options.itemLink || this.itemLink;
+    this.itemTitle = this.options.itemTitle || this.itemTitle;
     this.followLinkOnSelect = this.options.followLinkOnSelect || this.followLinkOnSelect;
     this.source = this.options.source;
     this.delay = this.options.delay;
@@ -353,6 +354,7 @@
         if(this.followLinkOnSelect) {
             i.find('a').attr('href', self.itemLink(item));
         }
+        i.find('a').attr('title', self.itemTitle(item));
         if (text == self.$element.val()) {
           i.addClass('active');
           self.$element.data('active', item);
@@ -377,6 +379,10 @@
       return null;
     },
 
+    itemTitle: function (item) {
+      return null;
+    },
+
     next: function (event) {
       var active = this.$menu.find('.active').removeClass('active');
       var next = active.next();