diff --git a/internal/dirs/dirs.go b/internal/dirs/dirs.go
index b1a08c7..5e721eb 100644
--- a/internal/dirs/dirs.go
+++ b/internal/dirs/dirs.go
@@ -12,27 +12,23 @@ import (
 // $PWD -> .
 // workdir -> .
 func UnExpand(dir, workdir string) (outdir string) {
-	var (
-		home = os.Getenv("HOME")
-		pwd  string
-		err  error
-	)
-
 	outdir = filepath.Clean(dir)
+	home := os.Getenv("HOME")
 
-	if workdir != "" {
-		outdir = strings.Replace(outdir, workdir, ".", 1)
-	}
-
-	pwd, err = os.Getwd()
-	if err == nil && home != pwd {
+	if pwd, err := os.Getwd(); err == nil && home != pwd {
 		outdir = strings.Replace(outdir, pwd, ".", 1)
+	} else if workdir != "" {
+		outdir = strings.Replace(outdir, workdir, "", 1)
 	}
 
 	outdir = strings.Replace(outdir, home, "~", 1)
 
 	outdir = UnEscape(outdir)
 
+	if outdir == "" {
+		outdir = "/"
+	}
+
 	return
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/tables/tables.go b/internal/tables/tables.go
index cd27d70..0097f1c 100644
--- a/internal/tables/tables.go
+++ b/internal/tables/tables.go
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ type model struct {
 	readonly   bool
 	termheight int
 	mode       modes.Mode
+	subtitle   string
 }
 
 // TODO: reconcile trash.Info and files.File into an interface so I can shorten this up
@@ -134,6 +135,7 @@ func newFilesModel(fs files.Files, width, height int, readonly, preselected bool
 			readonly: readonly,
 			mode:     modes.Trashing,
 			selected: map[int]bool{},
+			subtitle: workdir,
 		}
 	)
 
@@ -339,6 +341,9 @@ func (m model) header() string {
 		mode = strings.Join(keys, wide_dot)
 	default:
 		mode = m.mode.String()
+		if m.subtitle != "" {
+			mode += fmt.Sprintf(" in %s ", dirs.UnExpand(m.subtitle, ""))
+		}
 	}
 	mode += fmt.Sprintf(" %s %s", dot, strings.Join(select_keys, wide_dot))