diff --git a/mpvremote/views.py b/mpvremote/views.py
index 4a0bfbc..1aca35e 100644
--- a/mpvremote/views.py
+++ b/mpvremote/views.py
@@ -165,7 +165,8 @@ class PlaylistView:
 
             item = self.playlist[idx]
             prefix = "> " if item.get("current") else "  "
-            title = item.get("title") or item.get("filename", "Unknown").split("/")[-1]
+            filename = item.get("filename")
+            title = os.path.basename(filename) if filename else item.get("title") or "Unknown"
             text = f"{prefix}{idx + 1}. {title}"
 
             attrs = 0