Commercial Pt/C (Com. Pt/C) electrocatalysts are considered optimal for oxygen reduction and hydrogen evolution reactions (ORR and HER). However, their high Pt content and poor stability restrict their large-scale application. In this study, photocatalytic synthesis was used to reduce ultrafine Pt nanoparticles in-situ on a composite support of TiO 2 -decorated nitrogen-doped carbon (TiO 2 À NC). The nitrogen-doped carbon had a large surface area and electronic effects that ensured the uniform dispersion of TiO 2 nanoparticles to form a highly photoactive and stable support. TiO 2 À NC served as a composite support that enhanced the dispersibility and stability of ultra-fine Pt electrocatalyst, owing to the presence of N sites and the strong metal-support interaction. Relative to Com. Pt/C, the asobtained Pt/TiO 2 À NC had positive shifts of 44 and 10 mV in the ORR half-wave potential and HER overpotential at À 10 mA cm À 2 , respectively. After an accelerated durability test, Pt/TiO 2 À NC had lower losses in electrochemical specific area (0.7 %) and electrocatalytic activity (0 mV shift) than Com. Pt/C (25.6 %, 22 mV shift). These results indicate that the developed strategy enabled the facile synthesis and stabilization of ultrafine Pt nanoparticles, which improved the utilization efficiency and long-term stability of Pt-based electrocatalysts.