diff --git a/lib/gollum/frontend/templates/create.mustache b/lib/gollum/frontend/templates/create.mustache
index 2d897492..969f2512 100644
--- a/lib/gollum/frontend/templates/create.mustache
+++ b/lib/gollum/frontend/templates/create.mustache
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <div>
       <label>
         Title<br />
-        <input class="text" type="text" name="page" value="{{name}}" />
+        <input class="text" type="text" name="page" value="{{page_name}}" />
       </label>
       <br />
 
diff --git a/lib/gollum/frontend/views/create.rb b/lib/gollum/frontend/views/create.rb
index 48a1db2d..515d3e1d 100644
--- a/lib/gollum/frontend/views/create.rb
+++ b/lib/gollum/frontend/views/create.rb
@@ -3,12 +3,16 @@ module Precious
     class Create < Layout
       include Editable
 
-      attr_reader :page
+      attr_reader :page, :name
 
       def title
         "Create a new page"
       end
 
+      def page_name
+        @name.gsub('-', ' ')
+      end
+
       def formats
         super(:markdown)
       end