diff --git a/pkg/gui/presentation/files.go b/pkg/gui/presentation/files.go
index f4e232938..d1acd02da 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/presentation/files.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/presentation/files.go
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ func fileNameAtDepth(node *filetree.Node[models.File], depth int) string {
 	name := join(splitName[depth:])
 
 	if node.File != nil && node.File.IsRename() {
-		splitPrevName := split(node.File.PreviousPath)
+		splitPrevName := split("./" + node.File.PreviousPath)
 
 		prevName := node.File.PreviousPath
 		// if the file has just been renamed inside the same directory, we can shave off
diff --git a/pkg/integration/tests/file/renamed_files.go b/pkg/integration/tests/file/renamed_files.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ec2ecc151
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/integration/tests/file/renamed_files.go
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+package file
+
+import (
+	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/config"
+	. "github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/integration/components"
+)
+
+var RenamedFiles = NewIntegrationTest(NewIntegrationTestArgs{
+	Description:  "Regression test for the display of renamed files in the file tree",
+	ExtraCmdArgs: []string{},
+	Skip:         false,
+	SetupConfig: func(config *config.AppConfig) {
+	},
+	SetupRepo: func(shell *Shell) {
+		shell.CreateDir("dir")
+		shell.CreateDir("dir/nested")
+		shell.CreateFileAndAdd("file1", "file1 content\n")
+		shell.CreateFileAndAdd("dir/file2", "file2 content\n")
+		shell.CreateFileAndAdd("dir/nested/file3", "file3 content\n")
+		shell.Commit("initial commit")
+		shell.RunCommand([]string{"git", "mv", "file1", "dir/file1"})
+		shell.RunCommand([]string{"git", "mv", "dir/file2", "dir/file2-renamed"})
+		shell.RunCommand([]string{"git", "mv", "dir/nested/file3", "file3"})
+	},
+	Run: func(t *TestDriver, keys config.KeybindingConfig) {
+		t.Views().Files().
+			IsFocused().
+			Lines(
+				Equals("▼ /"),
+				Equals("  ▼ dir"),
+				Equals("    R  file1 → file1"),
+				Equals("    R  file2 → file2-renamed"),
+				Equals("  R  dir/nested/file3 → file3"),
+			)
+	},
+})
diff --git a/pkg/integration/tests/test_list.go b/pkg/integration/tests/test_list.go
index 4752e9bde..0d6884071 100644
--- a/pkg/integration/tests/test_list.go
+++ b/pkg/integration/tests/test_list.go
@@ -195,6 +195,7 @@ var tests = []*components.IntegrationTest{
 	file.Gitignore,
 	file.RememberCommitMessageAfterFail,
 	file.RenameSimilarityThresholdChange,
+	file.RenamedFiles,
 	file.StageChildrenRangeSelect,
 	file.StageDeletedRangeSelect,
 	file.StageRangeSelect,