Early implant loading is very important for reducing the duration of missing teeth in human patients. The laminin‐derived peptide, DLTIDDSYWYRI motif (Ln2‐P3), accelerates bone healing. Therefore, to investigate the hypothesis that Ln2‐P3 increases the bone response to sandblasted, large‐grit, acid‐etched (SLA) titanium implants, the effect of the Ln2‐P3 peptide on the osseointegration of SLA titanium implants was evaluated in vitro and in vivo. Human osteoblast‐like cells were cultured on untreated, scrambled peptide (SP)‐treated, and Ln2‐P3‐treated SLA titanium discs, and the cellular responses of these cells were evaluated. The Ln2‐P3 treatment augmented osteoblast attachment and spreading, alkaline phosphatase activity, and the expression of osteogenic marker genes. Furthermore, the untreated and Ln2‐P3‐treated SLA titanium implants were inserted into the tibiae of rabbits for 9 and 11 days. Compared with the untreated implants, the Ln2‐P3‐treated implants showed a significantly higher bone‐to‐implant contact ratio at Day 9 after implantation and an increased bone area. The Ln2‐P3 treatment of the SLA titanium implant surface augmented osteoblastic activity and accelerated peri‐implant bone formation at the bone–implant interface. Overall, these results indicated that compared with the SLA titanium surface alone, the Ln2‐P3 peptide‐treated SLA titanium surface enhances initial osseointegration, thereby facilitating earlier implant loading.