diff --git a/helix-term/src/commands.rs b/helix-term/src/commands.rs
index ec76c81dc..c1fd7bfec 100644
--- a/helix-term/src/commands.rs
+++ b/helix-term/src/commands.rs
@@ -1291,7 +1291,8 @@ fn global_search(cx: &mut Context) {
 
     cx.push_layer(Box::new(prompt));
 
-    let root = find_root(None).unwrap_or_else(|| PathBuf::from("./"));
+    let current_path = doc_mut!(cx.editor).path().cloned();
+
     let show_picker = async move {
         let all_matches: Vec<(usize, PathBuf)> =
             UnboundedReceiverStream::new(all_matches_rx).collect().await;
@@ -1301,14 +1302,19 @@ fn global_search(cx: &mut Context) {
                     editor.set_status("No matches found".to_string());
                     return;
                 }
+
                 let picker = FilePicker::new(
                     all_matches,
                     move |(_line_num, path)| {
-                        path.strip_prefix(&root)
-                            .unwrap_or(path)
+                        let relative_path = helix_core::path::get_relative_path(path)
                             .to_str()
                             .unwrap()
-                            .into()
+                            .to_owned();
+                        if current_path.as_ref().map(|p| p == path).unwrap_or(false) {
+                            format!("{} (*)", relative_path).into()
+                        } else {
+                            relative_path.into()
+                        }
                     },
                     move |editor: &mut Editor, (line_num, path), action| {
                         match editor.open(path.into(), action) {