diff --git a/src/vs/platform/workspaces/electron-main/workspacesHistoryMainService.ts b/src/vs/platform/workspaces/electron-main/workspacesHistoryMainService.ts
index b44ba7b754e..9c1239d1f13 100644
--- a/src/vs/platform/workspaces/electron-main/workspacesHistoryMainService.ts
+++ b/src/vs/platform/workspaces/electron-main/workspacesHistoryMainService.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import * as arrays from 'vs/base/common/arrays';
 import { IStateService } from 'vs/platform/state/node/state';
 import { app, JumpListCategory } from 'electron';
 import { ILogService } from 'vs/platform/log/common/log';
-import { getBaseLabel, getPathLabel } from 'vs/base/common/labels';
+import { getBaseLabel, getPathLabel, splitName } from 'vs/base/common/labels';
 import { IPath } from 'vs/platform/windows/common/windows';
 import { Event as CommonEvent, Emitter } from 'vs/base/common/event';
 import { isWindows, isMacintosh } from 'vs/base/common/platform';
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ export class WorkspacesHistoryMainService extends Disposable implements IWorkspa
 				name: nls.localize('recentFolders', "Recent Workspaces"),
 				items: arrays.coalesce(this.getRecentlyOpened().workspaces.slice(0, 7 /* limit number of entries here */).map(recent => {
 					const workspace = isRecentWorkspace(recent) ? recent.workspace : recent.folderUri;
-					const title = recent.label || getSimpleWorkspaceLabel(workspace, this.environmentService.untitledWorkspacesHome);
+					const title = recent.label ? splitName(recent.label).name : getSimpleWorkspaceLabel(workspace, this.environmentService.untitledWorkspacesHome);
 
 					let description;
 					let args;