diff --git a/pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/repos_helper.go b/pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/repos_helper.go
index 1fb8588e7..c280d7153 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/repos_helper.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/repos_helper.go
@@ -135,7 +135,10 @@ func (self *ReposHelper) CreateRecentReposMenu() error {
 			LabelColumns: []string{
 				filepath.Base(path),
 				style.FgCyan.Sprint(branchName),
-				style.FgMagenta.Sprint(path),
+				// The last segment of the path is already in the first column,
+				// so showing the directory that contains the repo is enough to
+				// tell repos with the same name apart.
+				style.FgMagenta.Sprint(utils.ContractTilde(filepath.Dir(path))),
 			},
 			OnPress: func() error {
 				// Check before clearing the stack, so a refused switch doesn't
diff --git a/pkg/utils/utils.go b/pkg/utils/utils.go
index 0494bb035..d706fe719 100644
--- a/pkg/utils/utils.go
+++ b/pkg/utils/utils.go
@@ -120,3 +120,24 @@ func ExpandTilde(path string) string {
 	}
 	return filepath.Join(home, path[2:])
 }
+
+// ContractTilde is the inverse of ExpandTilde: it replaces the current user's
+// home directory at the start of a path with "~", so that paths can be shown
+// in a shorter form. Paths outside the home directory are left untouched, as
+// is the path if the home directory can't be determined.
+func ContractTilde(path string) string {
+	home, err := os.UserHomeDir()
+	if err != nil {
+		return path
+	}
+
+	if path == home {
+		return "~"
+	}
+
+	if rest, found := strings.CutPrefix(path, home+string(filepath.Separator)); found {
+		return "~" + string(filepath.Separator) + rest
+	}
+
+	return path
+}
diff --git a/pkg/utils/utils_test.go b/pkg/utils/utils_test.go
index 8304e7ba4..4d51575fc 100644
--- a/pkg/utils/utils_test.go
+++ b/pkg/utils/utils_test.go
@@ -125,3 +125,27 @@ func TestExpandTilde(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func TestContractTilde(t *testing.T) {
+	home, err := os.UserHomeDir()
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+	scenarios := []struct {
+		name     string
+		path     string
+		expected string
+	}{
+		{"home directory", home, "~"},
+		{"path inside the home directory", filepath.Join(home, "worktrees"), filepath.Join("~", "worktrees")},
+		{"path outside the home directory is untouched", filepath.Join("/absolute", "path"), filepath.Join("/absolute", "path")},
+		{"path merely starting with the home directory's name is untouched", home + "-backup", home + "-backup"},
+		{"relative path is untouched", filepath.Join("relative", "path"), filepath.Join("relative", "path")},
+		{"empty string is untouched", "", ""},
+	}
+
+	for _, s := range scenarios {
+		t.Run(s.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			assert.Equal(t, s.expected, ContractTilde(s.path))
+		})
+	}
+}