diff --git a/src/editor.coffee b/src/editor.coffee
index 161a4455c..d995b2757 100644
--- a/src/editor.coffee
+++ b/src/editor.coffee
@@ -259,7 +259,8 @@ class Editor extends Model
   getLongTitle: ->
     if sessionPath = @getPath()
       fileName = path.basename(sessionPath)
-      directory = path.basename(path.dirname(sessionPath))
+      directory = atom.project.relativize(path.dirname(sessionPath))
+      directory = if directory.length > 0 then directory else path.basename(path.dirname(sessionPath))
       "#{fileName} - #{directory}"
     else
       'untitled'