diff --git a/kitty/.config/kitty/kitty.conf b/kitty/.config/kitty/kitty.conf
index f720ed93..df490005 100644
--- a/kitty/.config/kitty/kitty.conf
+++ b/kitty/.config/kitty/kitty.conf
@@ -72,4 +72,7 @@ window_padding_width 10.0
 # Make the tab bar margin the same as the window padding
 tab_bar_margin_width 10.0
 
+# Use shorter tab titles
+tab_title_template "{index}: {title[title.rfind('/')+1:]}"
+
 # vim:ft=conf