diff --git a/config/alfresco/facebook-publishing-context.xml b/config/alfresco/facebook-publishing-context.xml
index b94d4619f2..b2784558e6 100644
--- a/config/alfresco/facebook-publishing-context.xml
+++ b/config/alfresco/facebook-publishing-context.xml
@@ -10,6 +10,14 @@
       </property>
    </bean>
 
+    <bean id="facebookChannelMessageBundle" class="org.alfresco.i18n.ResourceBundleBootstrapComponent">
+        <property name="resourceBundles">
+            <list>
+                <value>org.alfresco.repo.publishing.facebook.facebook-publishing</value>
+            </list>
+        </property>
+    </bean>
+
    <bean id="facebookDeliveryChannelType" class="org.alfresco.repo.publishing.facebook.FacebookChannelType" parent="baseChannelType">
       <property name="publishingHelper" ref="facebookPublishingHelper" />
    </bean>
diff --git a/config/alfresco/flickr-publishing-context.xml b/config/alfresco/flickr-publishing-context.xml
index 0b662f4895..83cd3d888a 100644
--- a/config/alfresco/flickr-publishing-context.xml
+++ b/config/alfresco/flickr-publishing-context.xml
@@ -10,6 +10,14 @@
         </property>
     </bean>
 
+    <bean id="flickrChannelMessageBundle" class="org.alfresco.i18n.ResourceBundleBootstrapComponent">
+        <property name="resourceBundles">
+            <list>
+                <value>org.alfresco.repo.publishing.flickr.flickr-publishing</value>
+            </list>
+        </property>
+    </bean>
+
     <bean id="flickrDeliveryChannelType" class="org.alfresco.repo.publishing.flickr.FlickrChannelType" parent="baseChannelType" >
         <property name="connectionFactory" ref="flickrConnectionFactory" />
         <property name="taggingService" ref="TaggingService" />
diff --git a/config/alfresco/linkedin-publishing-context.xml b/config/alfresco/linkedin-publishing-context.xml
index 059d9c10c4..9f0e6d7de3 100644
--- a/config/alfresco/linkedin-publishing-context.xml
+++ b/config/alfresco/linkedin-publishing-context.xml
@@ -10,6 +10,14 @@
       </property>
    </bean>
 
+    <bean id="linkedinChannelMessageBundle" class="org.alfresco.i18n.ResourceBundleBootstrapComponent">
+        <property name="resourceBundles">
+            <list>
+                <value>org.alfresco.repo.publishing.linkedin.linkedin-publishing</value>
+            </list>
+        </property>
+    </bean>
+
    <bean id="linkedInDeliveryChannelType" class="org.alfresco.repo.publishing.linkedin.LinkedInChannelType" parent="baseChannelType">
       <property name="nodeService" ref="NodeService" />
       <property name="connectionFactory" ref="linkedinConnectionFactory" />
diff --git a/config/alfresco/slideshare-publishing-context.xml b/config/alfresco/slideshare-publishing-context.xml
index b3f5aeeef1..6b18d27423 100644
--- a/config/alfresco/slideshare-publishing-context.xml
+++ b/config/alfresco/slideshare-publishing-context.xml
@@ -10,6 +10,14 @@
         </property>
     </bean>
 
+    <bean id="slideshareChannelMessageBundle" class="org.alfresco.i18n.ResourceBundleBootstrapComponent">
+        <property name="resourceBundles">
+            <list>
+                <value>org.alfresco.repo.publishing.slideshare.slideshare-publishing</value>
+            </list>
+        </property>
+    </bean>
+
     <bean id="slidesharePublishingHelper" class="org.alfresco.repo.publishing.slideshare.SlideSharePublishingHelper">
         <property name="slideshareConnector" ref="slideshareApiConnector" />
         <property name="encryptor" ref="metadataEncryptor" />
diff --git a/config/alfresco/twitter-publishing-context.xml b/config/alfresco/twitter-publishing-context.xml
index 4e5301bc56..8c7c4ff7ca 100644
--- a/config/alfresco/twitter-publishing-context.xml
+++ b/config/alfresco/twitter-publishing-context.xml
@@ -10,6 +10,14 @@
         </property>
     </bean>
 
+    <bean id="twitterChannelMessageBundle" class="org.alfresco.i18n.ResourceBundleBootstrapComponent">
+        <property name="resourceBundles">
+            <list>
+                <value>org.alfresco.repo.publishing.twitter.twitter-publishing</value>
+            </list>
+        </property>
+    </bean>
+
     <bean id="twitterDeliveryChannelType" class="org.alfresco.repo.publishing.twitter.TwitterChannelType" parent="baseChannelType" >
         <property name="nodeService" ref="NodeService" />
         <property name="connectionFactory">
diff --git a/config/alfresco/youtube-publishing-context.xml b/config/alfresco/youtube-publishing-context.xml
index fbfbf5093b..709260f398 100644
--- a/config/alfresco/youtube-publishing-context.xml
+++ b/config/alfresco/youtube-publishing-context.xml
@@ -10,6 +10,14 @@
         </property>
     </bean>
 
+    <bean id="youtubeChannelMessageBundle" class="org.alfresco.i18n.ResourceBundleBootstrapComponent">
+        <property name="resourceBundles">
+            <list>
+                <value>org.alfresco.repo.publishing.youtube.youtube-publishing</value>
+            </list>
+        </property>
+    </bean>
+
     <bean id="youtubePublishingHelper" class="org.alfresco.repo.publishing.youtube.YouTubePublishingHelper">
         <property name="encryptor" ref="metadataEncryptor" />
     </bean>
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/publishing/AbstractChannelType.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/publishing/AbstractChannelType.java
index f3cdef5978..d6dcf33b1e 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/publishing/AbstractChannelType.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/publishing/AbstractChannelType.java
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ import org.alfresco.service.namespace.QName;
 import org.alfresco.util.ParameterCheck;
 import org.springframework.core.io.ClassPathResource;
 import org.springframework.core.io.Resource;
+import org.springframework.extensions.surf.util.I18NUtil;
 
 /**
  * @author Nick Smith
@@ -77,6 +78,13 @@ public abstract class AbstractChannelType implements ChannelType, ChannelTypePub
         this.nodeService = nodeService;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public String getTitle()
+    {
+        String title = I18NUtil.getMessage("publishing.channel-type." + getId() + ".title");
+        return title == null ? getId() : title;
+    }
+
     /**
      * {@inheritDoc}
      */
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/publishing/facebook/facebook-publishing.properties b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/publishing/facebook/facebook-publishing.properties
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2170416867
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/publishing/facebook/facebook-publishing.properties
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+publishing.channel-type.facebook.title=Facebook
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/publishing/flickr/flickr-publishing.properties b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/publishing/flickr/flickr-publishing.properties
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..efc55ed550
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/publishing/flickr/flickr-publishing.properties
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+publishing.channel-type.flickr.title=Flickr
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/publishing/linkedin/linkedin-publishing.properties b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/publishing/linkedin/linkedin-publishing.properties
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..74e1cf3d48
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/publishing/linkedin/linkedin-publishing.properties
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+publishing.channel-type.linkedin.title=LinkedIn
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/publishing/slideshare/slideshare-publishing.properties b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/publishing/slideshare/slideshare-publishing.properties
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6f9930d962
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/publishing/slideshare/slideshare-publishing.properties
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+publishing.channel-type.slideshare.title=SlideShare
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/publishing/twitter/twitter-publishing.properties b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/publishing/twitter/twitter-publishing.properties
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2b6c4b41c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/publishing/twitter/twitter-publishing.properties
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+publishing.channel-type.twitter.title=Twitter
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/publishing/youtube/youtube-publishing.properties b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/publishing/youtube/youtube-publishing.properties
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8aee7d850a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/publishing/youtube/youtube-publishing.properties
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+publishing.channel-type.youtube.title=YouTube
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/service/cmr/publishing/channels/ChannelType.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/service/cmr/publishing/channels/ChannelType.java
index c08ed79753..73dc6b6a1c 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/service/cmr/publishing/channels/ChannelType.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/service/cmr/publishing/channels/ChannelType.java
@@ -40,6 +40,13 @@ public interface ChannelType
      */
     String getId();
     
+    /**
+     * Returns the title (display name) of this channel type.
+     * The title may be localised, but this is implementation specific
+     * @return
+     */
+    String getTitle();
+    
     /**
      * Each channel is stored in the repository as a node. This operation returns
      * the qualified name of the type of that node.