diff --git a/src/extensionsIntegrated/RecentProjects/main.js b/src/extensionsIntegrated/RecentProjects/main.js
index 0ccb33e0ef..f7d1a8db8a 100644
--- a/src/extensionsIntegrated/RecentProjects/main.js
+++ b/src/extensionsIntegrated/RecentProjects/main.js
@@ -548,9 +548,7 @@ define(function (require, exports, module) {
     });
 
     AppInit.htmlReady(function () {
-        $("#project-title")
-            .wrap("<div id='project-dropdown-toggle' class='btn-alt-quiet'></div>")
-            .after("<span class='dropdown-arrow'></span>");
+        $("#project-dropdown-toggle .dropdown-arrow").removeClass("forced-hidden");
 
         var cmenuAdapter = {
             open: showDropdown,
diff --git a/src/index.html b/src/index.html
index 38453eb405..490e34c408 100644
--- a/src/index.html
+++ b/src/index.html
@@ -824,7 +824,10 @@
         </div>
         <div id="project-files-header">
             <i id="project-operations-spinner" class="fa fa-spinner fa-spin forced-hidden"></i>
-            <span id="project-title" class="title"></span>
+            <div id='project-dropdown-toggle' class='btn-alt-quiet'>
+                <span id="project-title" class="title"></span>
+                <span class='dropdown-arrow forced-hidden'></span>
+            </div>
         </div>
         <div id="project-files-container">
             <!-- This will contain a dynamically generated <ul> hierarchy at runtime -->
diff --git a/src/phoenix/shell.js b/src/phoenix/shell.js
index ae8a61533e..e9e518a2ab 100644
--- a/src/phoenix/shell.js
+++ b/src/phoenix/shell.js
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 // jshint ignore: start
 /*eslint no-console: 0*/
 /*eslint strict: ["error", "global"]*/
-/*global Phoenix, fs*/
+/*global fs, path*/
 
 
 /** Setup phoenix shell components
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ Phoenix.app = {
         if (fullVFSPath.startsWith(Phoenix.VFS.getMountDir())) {
             return fullVFSPath.replace(Phoenix.VFS.getMountDir(), "");
         }
-        return window.Strings.STORED_IN_YOUR_BROWSER;
+        return `${path.basename(fullVFSPath)} - ${window.Strings.STORED_IN_YOUR_BROWSER}`;
     },
     getDisplayPath: function (fullOrRelativeVFSPath) {
         if(!fullOrRelativeVFSPath){
diff --git a/src/styles/Extn-RecentProjects.less b/src/styles/Extn-RecentProjects.less
index 46c8bf4454..2465b24770 100644
--- a/src/styles/Extn-RecentProjects.less
+++ b/src/styles/Extn-RecentProjects.less
@@ -45,18 +45,27 @@
 }
 
 #project-dropdown-toggle {
-    display: inline-block;
+    display: flex;
     /* adjust margins to keep position #project-title position stable after extension is loaded */
-    margin: -3px 5px -2px -6px;
     overflow: hidden;
-    padding: 0 5px;
     white-space: nowrap;
+    padding: 2px 5px;
+    margin-left: -5px;
+    .dropdown-arrow {
+        display: inline-block;
+        width: 7px;
+        height: 5px;
+        margin-left: 4px;
+        position: relative;
+        top: 7px;
+    }
 }
 
 #project-title {
-    /* vertical align center text */
-    height: 21px;
-    line-height: 21px;
+    display: inline-block;
+    overflow: hidden;
+    text-overflow: ellipsis;
+    flex: 1 1 0;
 }
 
 #project-dropdown-toggle:hover .dropdown-arrow {
diff --git a/src/styles/brackets.less b/src/styles/brackets.less
index 9b7a520ed3..fca8d95faa 100644
--- a/src/styles/brackets.less
+++ b/src/styles/brackets.less
@@ -1325,10 +1325,11 @@ a, img {
     display: flex;
     align-items: center;
     border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05);
-    padding: 8px 0 9px 12px;
+    padding: 6px 0 6px 12px;
     font-size: 15px;
     color: @project-panel-text-2;
     overflow: hidden;
+    gap: .5em;
 
     .btn-alt-quiet {
         background-color: #47484b;
@@ -1340,7 +1341,8 @@ a, img {
 }
 
 #project-operations-spinner{
-    margin-right: 7px;
+    margin-right: 5px;
+    margin-top: 0;
 }
 
 .open-files-container {
diff --git a/test/spec/LowLevelFileIO-test.js b/test/spec/LowLevelFileIO-test.js
index f9ff481199..7b72eb897c 100644
--- a/test/spec/LowLevelFileIO-test.js
+++ b/test/spec/LowLevelFileIO-test.js
@@ -110,8 +110,8 @@ define(function (require, exports, module) {
             expect(brackets.app.getDisplayLocation("/mnt/apple")).toBe("apple");
             expect(brackets.app.getDisplayLocation("/mnt/apple/x/")).toBe("apple/x/");
             // filer paths
-            expect(brackets.app.getDisplayLocation("/x/apple")).toBe(Strings.STORED_IN_YOUR_BROWSER);
-            expect(brackets.app.getDisplayLocation("/y/apple/x/")).toBe(Strings.STORED_IN_YOUR_BROWSER);
+            expect(brackets.app.getDisplayLocation("/x/apple")).toBe("apple - "+ Strings.STORED_IN_YOUR_BROWSER);
+            expect(brackets.app.getDisplayLocation("/y/apple/x/")).toBe("x - " + Strings.STORED_IN_YOUR_BROWSER);
         });
 
         it("should getDisplayLocation return correct path in tauri", function () {