diff --git a/plugins/fuzzy-search/file-item.vala b/plugins/fuzzy-search/file-item.vala
index 541d72300..45a0dde65 100644
--- a/plugins/fuzzy-search/file-item.vala
+++ b/plugins/fuzzy-search/file-item.vala
@@ -24,14 +24,11 @@ public class FileItem : Gtk.ListBoxRow {
         var path_box = new Gtk.Box (Gtk.Orientation.VERTICAL, 1);
         path_box.valign = Gtk.Align.CENTER;
 
-        var path_label = new Gtk.Label (
-            @"$(should_distinguish_project ? result.project + " • " : "")$(result.relative_path)"
-        ) {
+        var path_label = new Gtk.Label (get_path_label (should_distinguish_project)) {
+            halign = START,
             ellipsize = MIDDLE
         };
 
-        path_label.halign = Gtk.Align.START;
-
         var filename_label = new Gtk.Label (Path.get_basename (result.relative_path));
         filename_label.halign = Gtk.Align.START;
 
@@ -58,4 +55,16 @@ public class FileItem : Gtk.ListBoxRow {
 
         this.child = container_box;
     }
+
+    private string get_path_label (bool show_project) {
+        if (!show_project) {
+            return result.relative_path;
+        }
+
+        if (Gtk.StateFlags.DIR_RTL in get_state_flags ()) {
+            return "%s ← %s".printf (result.relative_path, result.project);
+        }
+
+        return "%s → %s".printf (result.project, result.relative_path);
+    }
 }