diff --git a/src/Extension/BaseElementExtension.php b/src/Extension/BaseElementExtension.php
index b041607..6385cb0 100644
--- a/src/Extension/BaseElementExtension.php
+++ b/src/Extension/BaseElementExtension.php
@@ -2,9 +2,11 @@
 
 namespace DNADesign\ElementalVirtual\Extensions;
 
+use DNADesign\Elemental\Models\BaseElement;
 use DNADesign\Elemental\Models\ElementalArea;
 use DNADesign\ElementalVirtual\Forms\ElementalGridFieldDeleteAction;
 use DNADesign\ElementalVirtual\Model\ElementVirtual;
+use SilverStripe\Core\Convert;
 use SilverStripe\Forms\FieldList;
 use SilverStripe\Forms\GridField\GridFieldAddExistingAutocompleter;
 use SilverStripe\Forms\GridField\GridFieldAddNewButton;
@@ -13,8 +15,10 @@
 use SilverStripe\Forms\GridField\GridFieldDataColumns;
 use SilverStripe\Forms\GridField\GridFieldDetailForm;
 use SilverStripe\Forms\LiteralField;
+use SilverStripe\Forms\ReadonlyField;
 use SilverStripe\ORM\ArrayList;
 use SilverStripe\ORM\DataExtension;
+use SilverStripe\ORM\DB;
 use SilverStripe\ORM\FieldType\DBHTMLText;
 use SilverStripe\Versioned\Versioned;
 
@@ -31,7 +35,8 @@ class BaseElementExtension extends DataExtension
      * @var array
      */
     private static $db = [
-        'AvailableGlobally' => 'Boolean(1)'
+        'AvailableGlobally' => 'Boolean(1)',
+        'VirtualLookupTitle' => 'Varchar(200)'
     ];
 
     /**
@@ -48,6 +53,32 @@ public function populateDefaults()
         $this->owner->AvailableGlobally = $default;
     }
 
+
+    public function requireDefaultRecords()
+    {
+        $update = BaseElement::get()->where('VirtualLookupTitle IS NULL AND AvailableGlobally = 1');
+        $table = BaseElement::singleton()->baseTable();
+
+        foreach ($update as $element) {
+            $title = $element->getVirtualLinkedSummary();
+
+            // populate the new VirtualLookupTitle
+            DB::query(sprintf(
+                "UPDATE %s SET VirtualLookupTitle = '%s' WHERE ID = %d",
+                $table,
+                $title,
+                $element->ID
+            ));
+
+            DB::query(sprintf(
+                "UPDATE %s_Live SET VirtualLookupTitle = '%s' WHERE ID = %d",
+                $table,
+                $title,
+                $element->ID
+            ));
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * @param ElementVirtual
      *
@@ -85,7 +116,16 @@ public function getVirtualElements()
      */
     public function getVirtualLinkedSummary()
     {
-        return sprintf('%s (%s #%s)', $this->owner->Title, $this->owner->getType(), $this->owner->ID);
+        $summary = sprintf(
+            '%s (%s #%s)',
+            Convert::raw2sql($this->owner->Title),
+            $this->owner->getType(),
+            $this->owner->ID
+        );
+
+        $this->owner->invokeWithExtensions('updateVirtualLinkedSummary', $summary);
+
+        return $summary;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -109,8 +149,17 @@ public function updateCMSFields(FieldList $fields)
         $global = $fields->dataFieldByName('AvailableGlobally');
 
         if ($global) {
-            $fields->removeByName('AvailableGlobally');
-            $fields->addFieldToTab('Root.Settings', $global);
+            $desc = _t(__CLASS__ . '.LookupDescription', 'Search for the above title when linking to this element');
+            $fields->removeByName([
+                'VirtualLookupTitle',
+                'AvailableGlobally'
+            ]);
+
+            $fields->addFieldsToTab('Root.Settings', [
+                $global,
+                ReadonlyField::create('VirtualLookupTitle', _t(__CLASS__ . '.LookupTitle', 'Virtual Lookup Title'))
+                    ->setDescription($desc)
+            ]);
         }
 
         if ($virtual = $fields->dataFieldByName('VirtualClones')) {
@@ -125,8 +174,8 @@ public function updateCMSFields(FieldList $fields)
                             'DisplaysOnPage',
                             sprintf(
                                 "<p>"
-                                . _t(__CLASS__ . '.OriginalContentFrom', 'The original content element appears on')
-                                . " <a href='%s'>%s</a></p>",
+                                    . _t(__CLASS__ . '.OriginalContentFrom', 'The original content element appears on')
+                                    . " <a href='%s'>%s</a></p>",
                                 ($ownerPage->hasMethod('CMSEditLink') && $ownerPage->canEdit()) ? $ownerPage->CMSEditLink() : $ownerPage->Link(),
                                 $ownerPage->MenuTitle
                             )
@@ -139,11 +188,11 @@ public function updateCMSFields(FieldList $fields)
                 $virtual
                     ->setTitle(_t(__CLASS__ . '.OtherPages', 'Other pages'))
                     ->getConfig()
-                        ->removeComponentsByType(GridFieldAddExistingAutocompleter::class)
-                        ->removeComponentsByType(GridFieldAddNewButton::class)
-                        ->removeComponentsByType(GridFieldDeleteAction::class)
-                        ->removeComponentsByType(GridFieldDetailForm::class)
-                        ->addComponent(new ElementalGridFieldDeleteAction());
+                    ->removeComponentsByType(GridFieldAddExistingAutocompleter::class)
+                    ->removeComponentsByType(GridFieldAddNewButton::class)
+                    ->removeComponentsByType(GridFieldDeleteAction::class)
+                    ->removeComponentsByType(GridFieldDetailForm::class)
+                    ->addComponent(new ElementalGridFieldDeleteAction());
 
                 $virtual->getConfig()
                     ->getComponentByType(GridFieldDataColumns::class)
@@ -157,6 +206,12 @@ public function updateCMSFields(FieldList $fields)
         }
     }
 
+
+    public function onBeforeWrite()
+    {
+        $this->owner->setField('VirtualLookupTitle', $this->owner->getVirtualLinkedSummary());
+    }
+
     /**
      * Ensure that if there are elements that are virtualised from this element
      * that we move the original element to replace one of the virtual elements
diff --git a/src/Model/ElementVirtual.php b/src/Model/ElementVirtual.php
index 9c1e04c..acc9242 100644
--- a/src/Model/ElementVirtual.php
+++ b/src/Model/ElementVirtual.php
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
  *
  * As elemental is based on a natural has_one relation to an object,
  * this allows the same element to be linked to multiple pages.
+ *
+ * @method LinkedElement() BaseElement
  */
 class ElementVirtual extends BaseElement
 {
@@ -31,9 +33,16 @@ class ElementVirtual extends BaseElement
     private static $singular_name = 'Virtual block';
 
     private static $inline_editable = true;
-    
+
     private static $controller_template = 'ElementHolder_VirtualLinked';
 
+    /**
+     * @config
+     *
+     * @var string A field to use as the title in the linkable dropdown. Must be a DatabaseField on BaseElement
+     */
+    private static $linkable_title_field = 'VirtualLookupTitle';
+
     /**
      * @param BaseElement
      * @param boolean $isSingleton
@@ -70,6 +79,7 @@ public function getCMSFields()
                     ->setIsMultiple(false)
                     ->setCanCreate(false)
                     ->setShouldLazyLoad(true)
+                    ->setTitleField($this->config()->get('linkable_title_field'))
             );
 
             if ($this->LinkedElementID) {