diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index cf5d3741..bdd5c263 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,14 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/)
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
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+## [1.16.9](https://github.com/mkdocstrings/python/releases/tag/1.16.9) - 2025-04-03
+
+<small>[Compare with 1.16.8](https://github.com/mkdocstrings/python/compare/1.16.8...1.16.9)</small>
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+- Use `toc_label` option in a few missing places ([337b46b](https://github.com/mkdocstrings/python/commit/337b46be912ff69e70b398bb252c8217c917db0a) by Timothée Mazzucotelli). [Issue-267](https://github.com/mkdocstrings/python/discussions/267)
+
 ## [1.16.8](https://github.com/mkdocstrings/python/releases/tag/1.16.8) - 2025-03-24
 
 <small>[Compare with 1.16.7](https://github.com/mkdocstrings/python/compare/1.16.7...1.16.8)</small>
diff --git a/src/mkdocstrings_handlers/python/templates/material/_base/attribute.html.jinja b/src/mkdocstrings_handlers/python/templates/material/_base/attribute.html.jinja
index e69b9b83..7894c544 100644
--- a/src/mkdocstrings_handlers/python/templates/material/_base/attribute.html.jinja
+++ b/src/mkdocstrings_handlers/python/templates/material/_base/attribute.html.jinja
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ Context:
           role="data" if attribute.parent.kind.value == "module" else "attr",
           id=html_id,
           class="doc doc-heading",
-          toc_label=('<code class="doc-symbol doc-symbol-toc doc-symbol-attribute"></code>&nbsp;'|safe if config.show_symbol_type_toc else '') + attribute.name,
+          toc_label=('<code class="doc-symbol doc-symbol-toc doc-symbol-attribute"></code>&nbsp;'|safe if config.show_symbol_type_toc else '') + (config.toc_label if config.toc_label and root else attribute_name),
         ) %}
 
         {% block heading scoped %}
diff --git a/src/mkdocstrings_handlers/python/templates/material/_base/class.html.jinja b/src/mkdocstrings_handlers/python/templates/material/_base/class.html.jinja
index e0aab3ac..ae2f8de5 100644
--- a/src/mkdocstrings_handlers/python/templates/material/_base/class.html.jinja
+++ b/src/mkdocstrings_handlers/python/templates/material/_base/class.html.jinja
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ Context:
           role="class",
           id=html_id,
           class="doc doc-heading",
-          toc_label=('<code class="doc-symbol doc-symbol-toc doc-symbol-class"></code>&nbsp;'|safe if config.show_symbol_type_toc else '') + class.name,
+          toc_label=('<code class="doc-symbol doc-symbol-toc doc-symbol-class"></code>&nbsp;'|safe if config.show_symbol_type_toc else '') + (config.toc_label if config.toc_label and root else class.name),
         ) %}
 
         {% block heading scoped %}
diff --git a/src/mkdocstrings_handlers/python/templates/material/_base/function.html.jinja b/src/mkdocstrings_handlers/python/templates/material/_base/function.html.jinja
index 50ed5840..e56bc7e4 100644
--- a/src/mkdocstrings_handlers/python/templates/material/_base/function.html.jinja
+++ b/src/mkdocstrings_handlers/python/templates/material/_base/function.html.jinja
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ Context:
           role="function",
           id=html_id,
           class="doc doc-heading",
-          toc_label=(('<code class="doc-symbol doc-symbol-toc doc-symbol-' + symbol_type + '"></code>&nbsp;')|safe if config.show_symbol_type_toc else '') + function.name,
+          toc_label=(('<code class="doc-symbol doc-symbol-toc doc-symbol-' + symbol_type + '"></code>&nbsp;')|safe if config.show_symbol_type_toc else '') + (config.toc_label if config.toc_label and root else function.name),
         ) %}
 
         {% block heading scoped %}