diff --git a/src/CP/Navigation/Nav.php b/src/CP/Navigation/Nav.php
index 73b69d9c66a..b8e342debeb 100644
--- a/src/CP/Navigation/Nav.php
+++ b/src/CP/Navigation/Nav.php
@@ -26,7 +26,9 @@ public function extend(Closure $callback)
      */
     public function create($name)
     {
-        $item = (new NavItem)->display($name);
+        $item = new NavItem;
+
+        $item->display($name);
 
         $this->items[] = $item;
 
diff --git a/src/Forms/Form.php b/src/Forms/Form.php
index f55244d94cb..c8833c92c3d 100644
--- a/src/Forms/Form.php
+++ b/src/Forms/Form.php
@@ -75,7 +75,12 @@ public function handle($handle = null)
      */
     public function title($title = null)
     {
-        return $this->fluentlyGetOrSet('title')->args(func_get_args());
+        return $this
+            ->fluentlyGetOrSet('title')
+            ->getter(function ($title) {
+                return $title ?? ucfirst($this->handle);
+            })
+            ->args(func_get_args());
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/tests/CP/Navigation/CoreNavTest.php b/tests/CP/Navigation/CoreNavTest.php
index 804b4ba86f8..46f4cbaf4b4 100644
--- a/tests/CP/Navigation/CoreNavTest.php
+++ b/tests/CP/Navigation/CoreNavTest.php
@@ -221,6 +221,18 @@ public function it_doesnt_build_globals_children_from_sites_that_the_user_is_not
         $this->assertEqualsCanonicalizing($expected, $actual);
     }
 
+    #[Test]
+    public function it_builds_the_nav_when_a_form_has_no_title()
+    {
+        Facades\Form::make('contact_us')->save();
+
+        $this->actingAs(tap(User::make()->makeSuper())->save());
+
+        $forms = $this->build()->get('Tools')->keyBy->display()->get('Forms');
+
+        $this->assertEquals(['Contact_us'], $forms->children()->map->display()->all());
+    }
+
     protected function build()
     {
         return Nav::build()->pluck('items', 'display');
diff --git a/tests/CP/Navigation/NavTest.php b/tests/CP/Navigation/NavTest.php
index 29ce26e9720..9c8cced4891 100644
--- a/tests/CP/Navigation/NavTest.php
+++ b/tests/CP/Navigation/NavTest.php
@@ -69,6 +69,26 @@ public function it_can_more_explicitly_create_a_nav_item()
         $this->assertEquals('http://localhost/r2', $item->url());
     }
 
+    #[Test]
+    public function it_returns_the_nav_item_when_created_without_a_display_name()
+    {
+        $item = Nav::create(null);
+
+        $this->assertInstanceOf(NavItem::class, $item);
+        $this->assertNull($item->display());
+        $this->assertEquals([$item], Nav::items());
+    }
+
+    #[Test]
+    public function it_returns_the_nav_item_when_created_without_a_display_name_using_the_item_alias()
+    {
+        $item = Nav::item(null);
+
+        $this->assertInstanceOf(NavItem::class, $item);
+        $this->assertNull($item->display());
+        $this->assertEquals([$item], Nav::items());
+    }
+
     #[Test]
     public function it_can_create_a_nav_item_with_a_more_custom_config()
     {
diff --git a/tests/Forms/FormTest.php b/tests/Forms/FormTest.php
index 8401c3adb63..fe31e2da64b 100644
--- a/tests/Forms/FormTest.php
+++ b/tests/Forms/FormTest.php
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 use Statamic\Events\FormDeleting;
 use Statamic\Events\FormSaved;
 use Statamic\Events\FormSaving;
+use Statamic\Facades\File;
 use Statamic\Facades\Form;
 use Statamic\Fields\Blueprint;
 use Tests\TestCase;
@@ -24,6 +25,28 @@ public function setUp(): void
         Form::all()->each->delete();
     }
 
+    #[Test]
+    public function it_falls_back_to_the_handle_for_the_title()
+    {
+        $form = Form::make('contact_us');
+
+        $this->assertEquals('Contact_us', $form->title());
+
+        $form->title('Contact Us');
+
+        $this->assertEquals('Contact Us', $form->title());
+    }
+
+    #[Test]
+    public function it_doesnt_save_the_fallback_title()
+    {
+        $form = Form::make('contact_us');
+
+        $form->save();
+
+        $this->assertStringNotContainsString('title', File::get($form->path()));
+    }
+
     #[Test]
     public function it_saves_a_form()
     {