diff --git a/src/Gui/Action.cpp b/src/Gui/Action.cpp
index a08e69d193..d2bb7ba96d 100644
--- a/src/Gui/Action.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/Action.cpp
@@ -1165,7 +1165,7 @@ void RecentMacrosAction::setFiles(const QStringList& files)
     auto accel_col = QString::fromStdString(shortcut_modifiers);
     for (int index = 0; index < numRecentFiles; index++) {
         QFileInfo fi(files[index]);
-        recentFiles[index]->setText(QString::fromLatin1("%1 %2").arg(index+1).arg(fi.baseName()));
+        recentFiles[index]->setText(QString::fromLatin1("%1 %2").arg(index+1).arg(fi.completeBaseName()));
         recentFiles[index]->setToolTip(files[index]); // set the full name that we need later for saving
         recentFiles[index]->setData(QVariant(index));
         QString accel(tr("none"));