diff --git src/wp-includes/widgets/class-wp-widget-media.php src/wp-includes/widgets/class-wp-widget-media.php
index 864d756..256ba78 100644
--- src/wp-includes/widgets/class-wp-widget-media.php
+++ src/wp-includes/widgets/class-wp-widget-media.php
@@ -213,10 +213,10 @@ abstract class WP_Widget_Media extends WP_Widget {
 
 		echo $args['before_widget'];
 
-		if ( $instance['title'] ) {
+		/** This filter is documented in wp-includes/widgets/class-wp-widget-pages.php */
+                $title = apply_filters( 'widget_title', $instance['title'], $instance, $this->id_base );
 
-			/** This filter is documented in wp-includes/widgets/class-wp-widget-pages.php */
-			$title = apply_filters( 'widget_title', $instance['title'], $instance, $this->id_base );
+		if ( $instance['title'] ) {
 			echo $args['before_title'] . $title . $args['after_title'];
 		}