diff --git a/src/applications/phid/view/PHUIHandleView.php b/src/applications/phid/view/PHUIHandleView.php
--- a/src/applications/phid/view/PHUIHandleView.php
+++ b/src/applications/phid/view/PHUIHandleView.php
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
   private $handleList;
   private $handlePHID;
   private $asTag;
+  private $useShortName;
 
   public function setHandleList(PhabricatorHandleList $list) {
     $this->handleList = $list;
@@ -30,12 +31,21 @@
     return $this;
   }
 
+  public function setUseShortName($short) {
+    $this->useShortName = $short;
+    return $this;
+  }
+
   public function render() {
     $handle = $this->handleList[$this->handlePHID];
     if ($this->asTag) {
       return $handle->renderTag();
     } else {
-      return $handle->renderLink();
+      if ($this->useShortName) {
+        return $handle->renderLink($handle->getName());
+      } else {
+        return $handle->renderLink();
+      }
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/src/applications/spaces/view/PHUISpacesNamespaceContextView.php b/src/applications/spaces/view/PHUISpacesNamespaceContextView.php
--- a/src/applications/spaces/view/PHUISpacesNamespaceContextView.php
+++ b/src/applications/spaces/view/PHUISpacesNamespaceContextView.php
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
         'class' => 'spaces-name',
       ),
       array(
-        $viewer->renderHandle($space_phid),
+        $viewer->renderHandle($space_phid)->setUseShortName(true),
         ' | ',
       ));
   }