diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/ChatMarkdown.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/ChatMarkdown.tsx
index c4548540e2cec7e7a2e1e6a0b58e60d306fe94bf..c3e1c5288da7c379dfc0c598903c144afcb54c06 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/ChatMarkdown.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/ChatMarkdown.tsx
@@ -1323,8 +1323,10 @@ const MarkdownFileLink = memo(function MarkdownFileLink({
         side="top"
         className="max-w-[min(40rem,calc(100vw-2rem))] font-mono text-[11px] leading-tight"
       >
+        {/* The full path: the chip already shows the shortened form, and a link
+            to the workspace root collapses to a bare label that repeats it. */}
         <div className="overflow-x-auto whitespace-nowrap [scrollbar-color:color-mix(in_srgb,var(--border)_78%,transparent)_transparent] [scrollbar-width:thin] [&::-webkit-scrollbar]:h-1.5 [&::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb]:rounded-full [&::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb]:bg-[color-mix(in_srgb,var(--border)_78%,transparent)] [&::-webkit-scrollbar-track]:bg-transparent">
-          {displayPath}
+          {targetPath}
         </div>
       </TooltipPopup>
     </Tooltip>