diff --git a/crates/editor/src/items.rs b/crates/editor/src/items.rs
index 8a07939cf47529d6a7d94b20bd22d7278b3e9d24..48c3a8a41a802392b7dc20d5b935bc7acc3bc10a 100644
--- a/crates/editor/src/items.rs
+++ b/crates/editor/src/items.rs
@@ -651,7 +651,8 @@ impl Item for Editor {
         if let Some(path) = path_for_buffer(&self.buffer, detail, true, cx) {
             path.to_string_lossy().to_string().into()
         } else {
-            "untitled".into()
+            // Use the same logic as the displayed title for consistency
+            self.buffer.read(cx).title(cx).to_string().into()
         }
     }