diff --git a/src/app/qgsprojectlistitemdelegate.cpp b/src/app/qgsprojectlistitemdelegate.cpp
index 523e0d1d1212..8cfe05786e43 100644
--- a/src/app/qgsprojectlistitemdelegate.cpp
+++ b/src/app/qgsprojectlistitemdelegate.cpp
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ void QgsProjectListItemDelegate::paint( QPainter *painter, const QStyleOptionVie
   doc.setHtml( QStringLiteral( "<div style='font-size:%1px'><span style='font-size:%2px;font-weight:bold;'>%3%4</span><br>%5<br>%6</div>" ).arg( textSize ).arg( QString::number( titleSize ),
                index.data( QgsProjectListItemDelegate::TitleRole ).toString(),
                index.data( QgsProjectListItemDelegate::PinRole ).toBool() ? QStringLiteral( "<img src=\":/images/themes/default/pin.svg\">" ) : QString(),
-               mShowPath ? index.data( QgsProjectListItemDelegate::NativePathRole ).toString() : QString(),
+               mShowPath ? index.data( QgsProjectListItemDelegate::AnonymisedNativePathRole ).toString() : QString(),
                index.data( QgsProjectListItemDelegate::CrsRole ).toString() ) );
   doc.setTextWidth( option.rect.width() - ( !icon.isNull() ? iconSize.width() + 4.375 * mRoundedRectSizePixels : 4.375 * mRoundedRectSizePixels ) );
 
diff --git a/src/app/qgsprojectlistitemdelegate.h b/src/app/qgsprojectlistitemdelegate.h
index 87e7ba2f38ad..becf3209610e 100644
--- a/src/app/qgsprojectlistitemdelegate.h
+++ b/src/app/qgsprojectlistitemdelegate.h
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ class QgsProjectListItemDelegate : public QStyledItemDelegate
       PathRole = Qt::UserRole + 2,
       NativePathRole = Qt::UserRole + 3,
       CrsRole = Qt::UserRole + 4,
-      PinRole = Qt::UserRole + 5
+      PinRole = Qt::UserRole + 5,
+      AnonymisedNativePathRole = Qt::UserRole + 6
     };
 
     explicit QgsProjectListItemDelegate( QObject *parent = nullptr );
diff --git a/src/app/qgsrecentprojectsitemsmodel.cpp b/src/app/qgsrecentprojectsitemsmodel.cpp
index c6ca699ac0cb..7861e2329002 100644
--- a/src/app/qgsrecentprojectsitemsmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/app/qgsrecentprojectsitemsmodel.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include "qgsprojectstorageregistry.h"
 #include "qgsprojectlistitemdelegate.h"
 #include "qgsprojectstorage.h"
+#include "qgsdatasourceuri.h"
 
 #include <QApplication>
 #include <QAbstractTextDocumentLayout>
@@ -88,7 +89,16 @@ QVariant QgsRecentProjectItemsModel::data( const QModelIndex &index, int role )
     }
 
     case Qt::ToolTipRole:
-      return mRecentProjects.at( index.row() ).path;
+    case QgsProjectListItemDelegate::AnonymisedNativePathRole:
+    {
+      QString name = mRecentProjects.at( index.row() ).path;
+      QgsProjectStorage *storage = QgsApplication::projectStorageRegistry()->projectStorageFromUri( name );
+      if ( storage )
+      {
+        name = QgsDataSourceUri::removePassword( name, true );
+      }
+      return name;
+    }
 
     default:
       return QVariant();
diff --git a/src/app/qgswelcomepage.cpp b/src/app/qgswelcomepage.cpp
index 57911e223d4d..02dfc8726aef 100644
--- a/src/app/qgswelcomepage.cpp
+++ b/src/app/qgswelcomepage.cpp
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ QgsRecentProjectItemsModel *QgsWelcomePage::recentProjectsModel()
 
 void QgsWelcomePage::recentProjectItemActivated( const QModelIndex &index )
 {
-  QgisApp::instance()->openProject( mRecentProjectsModel->data( index, Qt::ToolTipRole ).toString() );
+  QgisApp::instance()->openProject( mRecentProjectsModel->data( index, QgsProjectListItemDelegate::PathRole ).toString() );
 }
 
 void QgsWelcomePage::templateProjectItemActivated( const QModelIndex &index )