diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 376c32fe3..aa8cff018 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ It's not that this feature is unwelcome, it's just that it's not currently real.
 * Removed defective (always zero) search results total badge (#797)
 * Alphabetically sort by `title` not `name` in app directory browse (#791)
 * Made `relatedPortlets` arrays empty in `entries.json` (#787)
+* Fail safe when `portlet` data record lacks `title` (#798)
 
 ### Dependency upgrades
 
diff --git a/web/src/main/webapp/my-app/marketplace/services.js b/web/src/main/webapp/my-app/marketplace/services.js
index ba82ad061..4cd96915a 100644
--- a/web/src/main/webapp/my-app/marketplace/services.js
+++ b/web/src/main/webapp/my-app/marketplace/services.js
@@ -257,7 +257,9 @@ define(['angular', 'jquery'], function(angular, $) {
           var lowerSearchTerm = searchTerm.toLowerCase();
 
           // check title
-          if (portlet.title.toLowerCase().indexOf(lowerSearchTerm) !== -1) {
+          if (portlet
+              && portlet.title
+              && portlet.title.toLowerCase().indexOf(lowerSearchTerm) !== -1) {
             return true;
           }