diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/RecentProjectsManagerBase.java b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/RecentProjectsManagerBase.java
index 31db6e09f9fa..939033657e42 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/RecentProjectsManagerBase.java
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/RecentProjectsManagerBase.java
@@ -520,9 +520,7 @@ public abstract class RecentProjectsManagerBase extends RecentProjectsManager im
 
     @Override
     public void projectClosing(Project project) {
-      synchronized (myStateLock) {
-        myState.names.put(getProjectPath(project), getProjectDisplayName(project));
-      }
+      updateProjectName(project);
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -538,6 +536,13 @@ public abstract class RecentProjectsManagerBase extends RecentProjectsManager im
     }
   }
 
+  public void updateProjectName(Project project) {
+    synchronized (myStateLock) {
+      myState.names.put(getProjectPath(project), getProjectDisplayName(project));
+    }
+    clearNameCache();
+  }
+
   @NotNull
   public String getProjectName(@NotNull String path) {
     String cached = myNameCache.get(path);
diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/project/impl/ProjectImpl.java b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/project/impl/ProjectImpl.java
index c3d234753c43..418a14d39b44 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/project/impl/ProjectImpl.java
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/project/impl/ProjectImpl.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 package com.intellij.openapi.project.impl;
 
 import com.intellij.ide.RecentProjectsManager;
+import com.intellij.ide.RecentProjectsManagerBase;
 import com.intellij.ide.plugins.IdeaPluginDescriptor;
 import com.intellij.ide.startup.StartupManagerEx;
 import com.intellij.openapi.application.ApplicationManager;
@@ -134,7 +135,7 @@ public class ProjectImpl extends PlatformComponentManagerImpl implements Project
   public void setProjectName(@NotNull String projectName) {
     if (!projectName.equals(myName)) {
       myName = projectName;
-      RecentProjectsManager.getInstance().clearNameCache();
+      ((RecentProjectsManagerBase)RecentProjectsManager.getInstance()).updateProjectName(this);
       
       StartupManager.getInstance(this).runWhenProjectIsInitialized((DumbAwareRunnable)() -> {
         if (isDisposed()) return;