diff --git a/.toxfiles/reqs-py2.txt b/.toxfiles/reqs-py2.txt
index dc72df4..fa448c1 100644
--- a/.toxfiles/reqs-py2.txt
+++ b/.toxfiles/reqs-py2.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 zope.mkzeoinstance==3.9.6
 Products.ZSQLMethods==2.13.6
+mock
diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index d0d801b..31c8ea0 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+unreleased
+  * Omit title attributes if they are callable.
+
 22.2.4
   * Refactor scripts into entry points to be usable with zc.buildout >= 3.
 
diff --git a/perfact/zodbsync/tests/test_sync.py b/perfact/zodbsync/tests/test_sync.py
index adefddc..a25a4ef 100644
--- a/perfact/zodbsync/tests/test_sync.py
+++ b/perfact/zodbsync/tests/test_sync.py
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@
 except ImportError:  # pragma: no cover
     ZOPE2 = False
 
+try:
+    from unittest import mock
+except ImportError:
+    import mock
+
 from ..main import Runner
 from .. import zodbsync
 from .. import helpers
@@ -243,6 +248,25 @@ def test_record_unsupported(self):
         with pytest.raises(AssertionError):
             zodbsync.mod_read(obj, onerrorstop=True)
 
+    def test_omit_callable_title(self):
+        """It omits title attributes which are callable."""
+        app = self.app
+        obj = app.manage_addProduct['PageTemplates'].manage_addPageTemplate(
+            id='test_pt', title='Not-visible', text='test text')
+
+        def patch_title():
+            """Callable to test callable titles."""
+            return 'Show-me'
+
+        # Normal case
+        result = zodbsync.mod_read(obj)
+        assert 'Not-visible' in result['title']
+
+        # with callable title
+        with mock.patch.object(obj, 'title', patch_title):
+            result = zodbsync.mod_read(obj)
+            assert 'title' not in result
+
     def test_playback(self):
         '''
         Record everything, change /index_html, play it back and check if the
diff --git a/perfact/zodbsync/zodbsync.py b/perfact/zodbsync/zodbsync.py
index 37d6e4a..f44c416 100644
--- a/perfact/zodbsync/zodbsync.py
+++ b/perfact/zodbsync/zodbsync.py
@@ -76,7 +76,8 @@ def mod_read(obj=None, onerrorstop=False, default_owner=None,
     # The title should always be readable
     title = getattr(obj, 'title', None)
     # see comment in helpers.py:str_repr for why we convert to string
-    meta['title'] = to_string(title)
+    if isinstance(title, (six.binary_type, six.text_type)):
+        meta['title'] = to_string(title)
 
     # Generic and meta type dependent handlers