diff --git a/messages/de.msg b/messages/de.msg
index 5332201d5..a4e8637fa 100644
--- a/messages/de.msg
+++ b/messages/de.msg
@@ -49,3 +49,4 @@ SubmissionAlreadyExistsFor user@Text: #{user} hat bereits eine Abgabe zu diesem
 EMailUnknown email@Text: E-Mail #{email} gehört zu keinem bekannten Benutzer.
 NotAParticipant user@Text tid@TermIdentifier csh@Text: #{user} ist nicht im Kurs #{termToText tid}-#{csh} angemeldet.
 
+HomeHeading: Startseite
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Foundation.hs b/src/Foundation.hs
index 70c4327a5..c6a43c77b 100644
--- a/src/Foundation.hs
+++ b/src/Foundation.hs
@@ -434,13 +434,14 @@ instance Yesod UniWorX where
         -- value passed to hamletToRepHtml cannot be a widget, this allows
         -- you to use normal widget features in default-layout.
 
+
         let
             navbar :: Widget
             navbar = $(widgetFile "widgets/navbar")
             asidenav :: Widget
             asidenav = $(widgetFile "widgets/asidenav")
-            contentHeadline :: Maybe String
-            contentHeadline = Just "Some Headline" -- should be coming from the currently viewed page
+            contentHeadline :: Maybe Widget
+            contentHeadline = pageHeading =<< mcurrentRoute
             breadcrumbs :: Widget
             breadcrumbs = $(widgetFile "widgets/breadcrumbs")
             pageactionprime :: Widget
@@ -686,6 +687,12 @@ pageActions (TermCourseListR _) =
 
 pageActions _ = []
 
+pageHeading :: Route UniWorx -> Maybe Widget
+pageHeading HomeR
+  = Just [whamlet|_{MsgHomeHeading}|]
+pageHeading _
+  = Nothing
+
 defaultLinks :: [MenuTypes]
 defaultLinks = -- Define the menu items of the header.
   [ NavbarRight $ MenuItem
diff --git a/templates/default-layout.hamlet b/templates/default-layout.hamlet
index 99b24bfca..165096dfd 100644
--- a/templates/default-layout.hamlet
+++ b/templates/default-layout.hamlet
@@ -14,8 +14,9 @@
         <div class="alert alert-#{status2}">#{msg}
 
     <!-- workaround for pageactionprime not visible inside of ^{widget}. see terms.hamlet-->
-    <h1>
-      #{fromMaybe "default headline" contentHeadline}
+    $maybe headline <- contentHeadline
+      <h1>
+        ^{headline}
       <!-- maybe #{pageTitle pc} ? -->
 
     <!-- prime page actions -->