diff --git a/command_prompt.py b/command_prompt.py
index 3cbe64f..f935a8c 100644
--- a/command_prompt.py
+++ b/command_prompt.py
@@ -266,6 +266,10 @@ class Command_prompt(Label):
             # display in status bar
             self.app.status_bar.raw_text=""
             for path in paths:
-                self.app.status_bar.raw_text+="\""+path+"\" "
+                name=os.path.basename(path)
+                # add quotes if needed
+                if " " in name:
+                    name="\""+name+"\""
+                self.app.status_bar.raw_text+=name+" "
             self.app.status_bar.draw()
             return common_substr(paths)[end:]