diff --git a/src/app/qgswelcomepageitemsmodel.cpp b/src/app/qgswelcomepageitemsmodel.cpp
index 680eb015a18..cdbda0386a4 100644
--- a/src/app/qgswelcomepageitemsmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/app/qgswelcomepageitemsmodel.cpp
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ QVariant QgsWelcomePageItemsModel::data( const QModelIndex& index, int role ) co
   {
     case Qt::DisplayRole:
     case TitleRole:
-      return mRecentProjects.at( index.row() ).title != mRecentProjects.at( index.row() ).path ? mRecentProjects.at( index.row() ).title : QFileInfo( mRecentProjects.at( index.row() ).path ).baseName();
+      return mRecentProjects.at( index.row() ).title != mRecentProjects.at( index.row() ).path ? mRecentProjects.at( index.row() ).title : QFileInfo( mRecentProjects.at( index.row() ).path ).completeBaseName();
     case PathRole:
       return mRecentProjects.at( index.row() ).path;
     case CrsRole: