diff --git a/crates/remote/src/remote_client.rs b/crates/remote/src/remote_client.rs
index e746d82aac857d3174a4bab14c937a7538b2f1b4..c04d3630f92bcc27afb01a619176d3ae79d3fac7 100644
--- a/crates/remote/src/remote_client.rs
+++ b/crates/remote/src/remote_client.rs
@@ -1285,7 +1285,10 @@ pub enum RemoteConnectionOptions {
 impl RemoteConnectionOptions {
     pub fn display_name(&self) -> String {
         match self {
-            RemoteConnectionOptions::Ssh(opts) => opts.host.to_string(),
+            RemoteConnectionOptions::Ssh(opts) => opts
+                .nickname
+                .clone()
+                .unwrap_or_else(|| opts.host.to_string()),
             RemoteConnectionOptions::Wsl(opts) => opts.distro_name.clone(),
             RemoteConnectionOptions::Docker(opts) => {
                 if opts.use_podman {
@@ -1300,6 +1303,32 @@ impl RemoteConnectionOptions {
     }
 }
 
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_ssh_display_name_prefers_nickname() {
+        let options = RemoteConnectionOptions::Ssh(SshConnectionOptions {
+            host: "1.2.3.4".into(),
+            nickname: Some("My Cool Project".to_string()),
+            ..Default::default()
+        });
+
+        assert_eq!(options.display_name(), "My Cool Project");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_ssh_display_name_falls_back_to_host() {
+        let options = RemoteConnectionOptions::Ssh(SshConnectionOptions {
+            host: "1.2.3.4".into(),
+            ..Default::default()
+        });
+
+        assert_eq!(options.display_name(), "1.2.3.4");
+    }
+}
+
 impl From<SshConnectionOptions> for RemoteConnectionOptions {
     fn from(opts: SshConnectionOptions) -> Self {
         RemoteConnectionOptions::Ssh(opts)