diff --git a/apps/web/modules/survey/link/lib/metadata-utils.test.ts b/apps/web/modules/survey/link/lib/metadata-utils.test.ts
index b4b041b895..8f39c2c348 100644
--- a/apps/web/modules/survey/link/lib/metadata-utils.test.ts
+++ b/apps/web/modules/survey/link/lib/metadata-utils.test.ts
@@ -32,6 +32,16 @@ vi.mock("@/lib/styling/constants", () => ({
   },
 }));
 
+// Mock recall utility
+vi.mock("@/lib/utils/recall", () => ({
+  recallToHeadline: vi.fn((headline) => headline),
+}));
+
+// Mock text content extraction
+vi.mock("@formbricks/types/surveys/validation", () => ({
+  getTextContent: vi.fn((text) => text),
+}));
+
 describe("Metadata Utils", () => {
   // Reset all mocks before each test
   beforeEach(() => {
@@ -173,6 +183,75 @@ describe("Metadata Utils", () => {
         WEBAPP_URL: "https://test.formbricks.com",
       }));
     });
+
+    test("handles welcome card headline with HTML content", async () => {
+      const { getTextContent } = await import("@formbricks/types/surveys/validation");
+
+      const mockSurvey = {
+        id: mockSurveyId,
+        environmentId: mockEnvironmentId,
+        name: "Test Survey",
+        metadata: {},
+        languages: [],
+        welcomeCard: {
+          enabled: true,
+          timeToFinish: false,
+          showResponseCount: false,
+          headline: {
+            default: "<p>Welcome <strong>Headline</strong></p>",
+          },
+          html: {
+            default: "Welcome Description",
+          },
+        } as TSurveyWelcomeCard,
+      } as TSurvey;
+
+      vi.mocked(getSurvey).mockResolvedValue(mockSurvey);
+      vi.mocked(getTextContent).mockReturnValue("Welcome Headline");
+
+      const result = await getBasicSurveyMetadata(mockSurveyId);
+
+      expect(getTextContent).toHaveBeenCalled();
+      expect(result.title).toBe("Welcome Headline");
+    });
+
+    test("handles welcome card headline with recall variables", async () => {
+      const { recallToHeadline } = await import("@/lib/utils/recall");
+
+      const mockSurvey = {
+        id: mockSurveyId,
+        environmentId: mockEnvironmentId,
+        name: "Test Survey",
+        metadata: {},
+        languages: [],
+        welcomeCard: {
+          enabled: true,
+          timeToFinish: false,
+          showResponseCount: false,
+          headline: {
+            default: "Welcome #recall:name/fallback:User#",
+          },
+          html: {
+            default: "Welcome Description",
+          },
+        } as TSurveyWelcomeCard,
+      } as TSurvey;
+
+      vi.mocked(getSurvey).mockResolvedValue(mockSurvey);
+      vi.mocked(recallToHeadline).mockReturnValue({
+        default: "Welcome @User",
+      });
+
+      const result = await getBasicSurveyMetadata(mockSurveyId);
+
+      expect(recallToHeadline).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        mockSurvey.welcomeCard.headline,
+        mockSurvey,
+        false,
+        "default"
+      );
+      expect(result.title).toBe("Welcome @User");
+    });
   });
 
   describe("getSurveyOpenGraphMetadata", () => {
diff --git a/apps/web/modules/survey/link/lib/metadata-utils.ts b/apps/web/modules/survey/link/lib/metadata-utils.ts
index c1eed2f111..4d9a90eb0a 100644
--- a/apps/web/modules/survey/link/lib/metadata-utils.ts
+++ b/apps/web/modules/survey/link/lib/metadata-utils.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 import { Metadata } from "next";
+import { getTextContent } from "@formbricks/types/surveys/validation";
 import { IS_FORMBRICKS_CLOUD } from "@/lib/constants";
 import { getPublicDomain } from "@/lib/getPublicUrl";
 import { getLocalizedValue } from "@/lib/i18n/utils";
 import { COLOR_DEFAULTS } from "@/lib/styling/constants";
+import { recallToHeadline } from "@/lib/utils/recall";
 import { getSurvey } from "@/modules/survey/lib/survey";
 
 type TBasicSurveyMetadata = {
@@ -48,7 +50,9 @@ export const getBasicSurveyMetadata = async (
   const titleFromMetadata = metadata?.title ? getLocalizedValue(metadata.title, langCode) || "" : undefined;
   const titleFromWelcome =
     welcomeCard?.enabled && welcomeCard.headline
-      ? getLocalizedValue(welcomeCard.headline, langCode) || ""
+      ? getTextContent(
+          getLocalizedValue(recallToHeadline(welcomeCard.headline, survey, false, langCode), langCode)
+        ) || ""
       : undefined;
   let title = titleFromMetadata || titleFromWelcome || survey.name;