diff --git a/portal/portal-render-engine-impl/impl/src/webapp/vm/morpheus/includeSiteNav.vm b/portal/portal-render-engine-impl/impl/src/webapp/vm/morpheus/includeSiteNav.vm
index 47b9a720ed2c..ae8c28af90c0 100644
--- a/portal/portal-render-engine-impl/impl/src/webapp/vm/morpheus/includeSiteNav.vm
+++ b/portal/portal-render-engine-impl/impl/src/webapp/vm/morpheus/includeSiteNav.vm
@@ -38,7 +38,11 @@
                     <img src="${sitePages.pageNavIconUrl}" alt="${rloader.sit_icon_alt}" class="img_site_toolmenu">
                 #end
 
-                <a href="$site.url" class="sidebar-site-title" title="${site.title}">${site.title}</a>
+                #set ($displayTitle = ${site.title})
+                #if ( ( ${tabDisplayLabel} == 2 ) && ( ${site.shortDescription} ) )
+                    #set ($displayTitle = ${site.shortDescription})
+                #end
+                <a href="$site.url" class="sidebar-site-title" title="${site.title}">${displayTitle}</a>
 
             </div>
             #if ($loggedIn && !${site.isHome})