2 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/modules/image/image.field.inc b/modules/image/image.field.inc
index 47a91c01d..f41df500f 100644
--- a/modules/image/image.field.inc
+++ b/modules/image/image.field.inc
@@ -511,8 +511,11 @@ function theme_image_formatter($variables) {
   $image = array(
     'path' => $item['uri'],
     'alt' => $item['alt'],
-    'title' => $item['title'],
   );
+  // Do not output an empty 'title' attribute.
+  if (drupal_strlen($item['title']) > 0) {
+    $image['title'] = $item['title'];
+  }
 
   if ($variables['image_style']) {
     $image['style_name'] = $variables['image_style'];
diff --git a/modules/image/image.module b/modules/image/image.module
index de99369f7..1793447ab 100644
--- a/modules/image/image.module
+++ b/modules/image/image.module
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ function image_theme() {
         'style_name' => NULL,
         'path' => NULL,
         'alt' => '',
-        'title' => '',
+        'title' => NULL,
         'attributes' => array(),
         'getsize' => TRUE,
       ),