diff --git a/navalplanner-webapp/src/main/java/org/navalplanner/web/materials/MaterialsController.java b/navalplanner-webapp/src/main/java/org/navalplanner/web/materials/MaterialsController.java
index c2ceaa7c2..096563fd9 100644
--- a/navalplanner-webapp/src/main/java/org/navalplanner/web/materials/MaterialsController.java
+++ b/navalplanner-webapp/src/main/java/org/navalplanner/web/materials/MaterialsController.java
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ import org.zkoss.zul.Treechildren;
 import org.zkoss.zul.Treeitem;
 import org.zkoss.zul.TreeitemRenderer;
 import org.zkoss.zul.Treerow;
+import org.zkoss.zul.api.Panel;
 
 /**
  * Controller for {@link Material} materials
@@ -93,6 +94,8 @@ public class MaterialsController extends
 
     private Component messagesContainer;
 
+    private Panel materialsPanel;
+
     private UnitTypeListRenderer unitTypeListRenderer = new UnitTypeListRenderer();
 
     @Override
@@ -464,9 +467,22 @@ public class MaterialsController extends
     public void refreshMaterials() {
         final List<Material> materials = getMaterials();
         gridMaterials.setModel(new SimpleListModel(materials));
+        refreshMaterialsListTitle();
         Util.reloadBindings(gridMaterials);
     }
 
+    private void refreshMaterialsListTitle() {
+        Treeitem treeitem = categoriesTree.getSelectedItem();
+        if (treeitem != null) {
+            materialsPanel.setTitle(_("List of materials for category: {0}",
+                    ((MaterialCategory) treeitem.getValue()).getName()));
+        }
+        else {
+            materialsPanel.setTitle
+                (_("List of materials for all categories (select one to filter)"));
+        }
+    }
+
     public List<Material> getMaterials() {
         return getMaterials(categoriesTree.getSelectedItem());
     }
diff --git a/navalplanner-webapp/src/main/webapp/materials/materials.zul b/navalplanner-webapp/src/main/webapp/materials/materials.zul
index 5077b0b86..92af282a7 100644
--- a/navalplanner-webapp/src/main/webapp/materials/materials.zul
+++ b/navalplanner-webapp/src/main/webapp/materials/materials.zul
@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@
 
                         <!-- Materials -->
                         <hbox>
-                            <panel title="${i18n:_('Materials')}"
-                                border="normal">
+                            <panel title="${i18n:_('List of materials for all categories (select one to filter)')}"
+                                id="materialsPanel" border="normal">
                                 <panelchildren>
                                     <button id="btnAddMaterial"
                                         label="${i18n:_('Add')}"