diff --git a/addons/website/static/src/components/dialog/seo.js b/addons/website/static/src/components/dialog/seo.js
index da690aad728..e9e7f560b22 100644
--- a/addons/website/static/src/components/dialog/seo.js
+++ b/addons/website/static/src/components/dialog/seo.js
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ const seoContext = reactive({
     title: '',
     seoName: '',
     metaImage: '',
+    defaultTitle: '',
 });
 
 class MetaImage extends Component {}
@@ -172,7 +173,7 @@ class Keyword extends Component {
     }
 
     get usedInTitle() {
-        return this.isKeywordIn(this.seoContext.title);
+        return this.isKeywordIn(this.seoContext.title || this.seoContext.defaultTitle);
     }
 
     get usedInDescription() {
@@ -396,6 +397,7 @@ export class OptimizeSEODialog extends Component {
             seoContext.description = this.getMeta({ name: 'description' });
             this.previewDescription = this.env._t("The description will be generated by search engines based on page content unless you specify one.");
             this.defaultTitle = this.getMeta({ name: 'default_title' });
+            seoContext.defaultTitle = this.defaultTitle;
             this.url = path;
 
             seoContext.metaImage = this.data.website_meta_og_img || this.getMeta({ property: 'og:image' });