diff --git a/backend/ps.c b/backend/ps.c
index 5dbf7798..add5a9bd 100644
--- a/backend/ps.c
+++ b/backend/ps.c
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ int ps_plot(struct zint_symbol *symbol) {
     /* Start writing the header */
     fprintf(feps, "%%!PS-Adobe-3.0 EPSF-3.0\n");
     fprintf(feps, "%%%%Creator: Zint %s\n", ZINT_VERSION);
-    if (ustrlen(local_text) != 0) {
+    if ((ustrlen(local_text) != 0) && (symbol->show_hrt != 0)) {
         fprintf(feps, "%%%%Title: %s\n", local_text);
     } else {
         fprintf(feps, "%%%%Title: Zint Generated Symbol\n");
diff --git a/backend/svg.c b/backend/svg.c
index 61d0a216..d6b2775f 100644
--- a/backend/svg.c
+++ b/backend/svg.c
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ int svg_plot(struct zint_symbol *symbol) {
         fprintf(fsvg, "<svg width=\"%d\" height=\"%d\" version=\"1.1\"\n", (int)ceil((74.0F + xoffset + xoffset) * scaler), (int)ceil((72.0F + yoffset + yoffset) * scaler));
     }
     fprintf(fsvg, "   xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/2000/svg\">\n");
-    if (ustrlen(local_text) != 0) {
+    if ((ustrlen(local_text) != 0) && (symbol->show_hrt != 0)) {
         fprintf(fsvg, "   <desc>%s\n", local_text);
     } else {
         fprintf(fsvg, "   <desc>Zint Generated Symbol\n");