diff --git a/library/private/window_impl.h b/library/private/window_impl.h
index addea7e956..283ce6af27 100644
--- a/library/private/window_impl.h
+++ b/library/private/window_impl.h
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ class window_impl : public window
   window& setSize(int width, int height) override;
   window& setPosition(int x, int y) override;
   window& setIcon(const unsigned char* icon, size_t iconSize) override;
-  window& setWindowName(const std::string& windowName) override;
+  window& setWindowName(std::string_view windowName) override;
   point3_t getWorldFromDisplay(const point3_t& displayPoint) const override;
   point3_t getDisplayFromWorld(const point3_t& worldPoint) const override;
   ///@}
diff --git a/library/public/window.h b/library/public/window.h
index 33d7aa9c6a..64bfabc70c 100644
--- a/library/public/window.h
+++ b/library/public/window.h
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ class F3D_EXPORT window
   /**
    * Set the window name to be shown by a window manager.
    */
-  virtual window& setWindowName(const std::string& windowName) = 0;
+  virtual window& setWindowName(std::string_view windowName) = 0;
 
   /**
    * Convert a point in display coordinate to world coordinate.
diff --git a/library/src/window_impl.cxx b/library/src/window_impl.cxx
index 53107918a0..7e2f8e959c 100644
--- a/library/src/window_impl.cxx
+++ b/library/src/window_impl.cxx
@@ -315,9 +315,9 @@ window& window_impl::setIcon(const unsigned char* icon, size_t iconSize)
 }
 
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-window& window_impl::setWindowName(const std::string& windowName)
+window& window_impl::setWindowName(std::string_view windowName)
 {
-  this->Internals->RenWin->SetWindowName(windowName.c_str());
+  this->Internals->RenWin->SetWindowName(windowName.data());
   return *this;
 }