diff --git a/src/components/TitleField.test.tsx b/src/components/TitleField.test.tsx
index 8299d285..8b51116e 100644
--- a/src/components/TitleField.test.tsx
+++ b/src/components/TitleField.test.tsx
@@ -36,8 +36,12 @@ describe('TitleField', () => {
     expect(input).toHaveValue('Keep This')
   })
 
-  it('shows filename indicator when slug differs from current filename', () => {
+  it('shows filename indicator when slug differs and title is focused', () => {
     render(<TitleField title="My Note" filename="wrong-name.md" onTitleChange={() => {}} />)
+    // Not shown when unfocused
+    expect(screen.queryByTestId('title-field-filename')).not.toBeInTheDocument()
+    // Shown when focused
+    fireEvent.focus(screen.getByTestId('title-field-input'))
     expect(screen.getByTestId('title-field-filename')).toHaveTextContent('my-note.md')
   })
 
@@ -148,4 +152,17 @@ describe('TitleField', () => {
     fireEvent.focus(screen.getByTestId('title-field-input'))
     expect(screen.queryByTestId('title-field-path')).not.toBeInTheDocument()
   })
+
+  it('resolves vault-relative path when paths differ by symlink prefix', () => {
+    // vaultPath uses symlink /Users/luca/... but notePath is canonical /Volumes/Jupiter/...
+    render(<TitleField title="ADR" filename="0001-tauri-stack.md" notePath="/Volumes/Jupiter/Workspace/laputa-app/demo-vault-v2/docs/adr/0001-tauri-stack.md" vaultPath="/Users/luca/Workspace/laputa-app/demo-vault-v2" onTitleChange={() => {}} />)
+    fireEvent.focus(screen.getByTestId('title-field-input'))
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('title-field-path')).toHaveTextContent('docs/adr/0001-tauri-stack')
+  })
+
+  it('handles vaultPath with trailing slash', () => {
+    render(<TitleField title="ADR" filename="0001-tauri-stack.md" notePath="/Users/luca/Laputa/docs/adr/0001-tauri-stack.md" vaultPath="/Users/luca/Laputa/" onTitleChange={() => {}} />)
+    fireEvent.focus(screen.getByTestId('title-field-input'))
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('title-field-path')).toHaveTextContent('docs/adr/0001-tauri-stack')
+  })
 })
diff --git a/src/components/TitleField.tsx b/src/components/TitleField.tsx
index 146d679f..df7feb46 100644
--- a/src/components/TitleField.tsx
+++ b/src/components/TitleField.tsx
@@ -119,15 +119,25 @@ export function TitleField({ title, filename, editable = true, notePath, vaultPa
   const currentStem = filename.replace(/\.md$/, '')
 
   // Compute vault-relative path (only for notes in subdirectories)
-  const relativePath = notePath && vaultPath
-    ? notePath.replace(vaultPath + '/', '').replace(/\.md$/, '')
-    : null
+  const relativePath = (() => {
+    if (!notePath || !vaultPath) return null
+    const vp = vaultPath.replace(/\/+$/, '')
+    const np = notePath.replace(/\.md$/, '')
+    if (np.startsWith(vp + '/')) return np.slice(vp.length + 1)
+    // Fallback: match by vault directory name for symlink-resolved paths
+    const vaultName = vp.split('/').pop()
+    if (!vaultName) return null
+    const segments = np.split('/')
+    const idx = segments.lastIndexOf(vaultName)
+    if (idx >= 0) return segments.slice(idx + 1).join('/')
+    return null
+  })()
   const isSubdirectory = relativePath != null && relativePath.includes('/')
 
   // Show path only when title is focused and note is in a subdirectory
   const showRelativePath = isFocused && isSubdirectory
-  // Show filename hint when slug differs, but suppress when path is already visible
-  const showFilename = !showRelativePath && (isEditing || currentStem !== expectedSlug)
+  // Show filename hint when slug differs, but only when focused (not always)
+  const showFilename = isFocused && !showRelativePath && (isEditing || currentStem !== expectedSlug)
 
   return (
     <div className="title-field" data-testid="title-field">