diff --git a/helix-term/src/ui/editor.rs b/helix-term/src/ui/editor.rs
index 6be565747..a37f3d938 100644
--- a/helix-term/src/ui/editor.rs
+++ b/helix-term/src/ui/editor.rs
@@ -632,6 +632,9 @@ impl EditorView {
         let mut x = viewport.x;
         let current_doc = view!(editor).doc;
 
+        use std::collections::HashMap;
+        let mut names_map: HashMap<&str, usize> = HashMap::new();
+
         for doc in editor.documents() {
             let fname = doc
                 .path()
@@ -641,6 +644,24 @@ impl EditorView {
                 .to_str()
                 .unwrap_or_default();
 
+            *names_map.entry(fname).or_insert(0) += 1;
+        }
+
+        for doc in editor.documents() {
+            let mut fname = doc
+                .path()
+                .unwrap_or(&scratch)
+                .file_name()
+                .unwrap_or_default()
+                .to_str()
+                .unwrap_or_default();
+
+            let rel_path = doc.relative_path().unwrap_or_default();
+
+            if *names_map.get(fname).unwrap() > 1 {
+                fname = rel_path.to_str().unwrap_or_default();
+            }
+
             let style = if current_doc == doc.id() {
                 bufferline_active
             } else {