diff --git a/doc/man/zathurarc.5.rst b/doc/man/zathurarc.5.rst
index 2e6f03a..ac38cc6 100644
--- a/doc/man/zathurarc.5.rst
+++ b/doc/man/zathurarc.5.rst
@@ -863,6 +863,13 @@ Use basename of the file in the window title.
 * Value type: Boolean
 * Default value: false
 
+window-title-home-tilde
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+Display a short version of the file path, which replaces $HOME with ~, in the window title.
+
+* Value type: Boolean
+* Default value: false
+
 window-title-page
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 Display the page number in the window title.
@@ -877,6 +884,13 @@ Use basename of the file in the statusbar.
 * Value type: Boolean
 * Default value: false
 
+statusbar-home-tilde
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+Display a short version of the file path, which replaces $HOME with ~, in the statusbar.
+
+* Value type: Boolean
+* Default value: false
+
 zoom-center
 ^^^^^^^^^^^
 En/Disables horizontally centered zooming.
@@ -965,13 +979,6 @@ Define the background color of the selected element in index mode.
 * Value type: String
 * Default value: #9FBC00
 
-window-title-home-tilde
-^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-
-Display a short version of the file path, which replaces $HOME with ~, in the window title.
-
-* Value type: Boolean
-* Default value: false
 
 
 SEE ALSO
diff --git a/zathura/config.c b/zathura/config.c
index 22078ca..597b7c0 100644
--- a/zathura/config.c
+++ b/zathura/config.c
@@ -229,6 +229,8 @@ config_load_default(zathura_t* zathura)
   girara_setting_add(gsession, "window-title-page",      &bool_value,  BOOLEAN, false, _("Display the page number in the window title"), NULL, NULL);
   bool_value = false;
   girara_setting_add(gsession, "statusbar-basename",     &bool_value,  BOOLEAN, false, _("Use basename of the file in the statusbar"), NULL, NULL);
+  bool_value = false;
+  girara_setting_add(gsession, "statusbar-home-tilde",  &bool_value,  BOOLEAN, false, _("Use ~ instead of $HOME in the filename in the statusbar"), NULL, NULL);
   bool_value = true;
   girara_setting_add(gsession, "synctex",                &bool_value,  BOOLEAN, false, _("Enable synctex support"), NULL, NULL);
   string_value = "";
diff --git a/zathura/zathura.c b/zathura/zathura.c
index c2c8b7b..c47aae7 100644
--- a/zathura/zathura.c
+++ b/zathura/zathura.c
@@ -547,13 +547,24 @@ document_info_open(gpointer data)
 }
 
 const char*
-get_window_title_filename(zathura_t* zathura, const char* file_path)
+get_formatted_filename(zathura_t* zathura, const char* file_path, bool statusbar)
 {
   bool basename_only = false;
-  girara_setting_get(zathura->ui.session, "window-title-basename", &basename_only);
+  if (statusbar) {
+    girara_setting_get(zathura->ui.session, "window-title-basename", &basename_only);
+  } else {
+    girara_setting_get(zathura->ui.session, "statusbar-basename", &basename_only);
+  }
+
   if (basename_only == false) {
+
     bool home_tilde = false;
-    girara_setting_get(zathura->ui.session, "window-title-home-tilde", &home_tilde);
+    if (statusbar) {
+      girara_setting_get(zathura->ui.session, "statusbar-home-tilde", &home_tilde);
+    } else {
+      girara_setting_get(zathura->ui.session, "window-title-home-tilde", &home_tilde);
+    }
+
     if (home_tilde) {
       char *home = getenv("HOME");
       size_t home_len = home ? strlen(home) : 0;
@@ -697,13 +708,8 @@ document_open(zathura_t* zathura, const char* path, const char* password,
   zathura->bisect.end = number_of_pages - 1;
 
   /* update statusbar */
-  bool basename_only = false;
-  girara_setting_get(zathura->ui.session, "statusbar-basename", &basename_only);
-  if (basename_only == false) {
-    girara_statusbar_item_set_text(zathura->ui.session, zathura->ui.statusbar.file, file_path);
-  } else {
-    girara_statusbar_item_set_text(zathura->ui.session, zathura->ui.statusbar.file, zathura_document_get_basename(document));
-  }
+  girara_statusbar_item_set_text(zathura->ui.session, zathura->ui.statusbar.file,
+      get_formatted_filename(zathura, file_path, true));
 
   /* install file monitor */
   file_uri = g_filename_to_uri(file_path, NULL, NULL);
@@ -870,7 +876,7 @@ document_open(zathura_t* zathura, const char* path, const char* password,
   }
 
   /* update title */
-  girara_set_window_title(zathura->ui.session, get_window_title_filename(zathura, file_path));
+  girara_set_window_title(zathura->ui.session, get_formatted_filename(zathura, file_path, false));
 
   g_free(file_uri);
 
@@ -1123,7 +1129,7 @@ statusbar_page_number_update(zathura_t* zathura)
 
     if (page_number_in_window_title == true) {
       char* title = g_strdup_printf("%s %s",
-        get_window_title_filename(zathura, zathura_document_get_path(zathura->document)),
+        get_formatted_filename(zathura, zathura_document_get_path(zathura->document), false),
         page_number_text);
       girara_set_window_title(zathura->ui.session, title);
       g_free(title);
diff --git a/zathura/zathura.h b/zathura/zathura.h
index a829415..e397596 100644
--- a/zathura/zathura.h
+++ b/zathura/zathura.h
@@ -278,7 +278,15 @@ void zathura_set_plugin_dir(zathura_t* zathura, const char* dir);
  */
 void zathura_set_argv(zathura_t* zathura, char** argv);
 
-const char* get_window_title_filename(zathura_t* zathura, const char* file_path);
+/**
+ * Returns the filename formatted according to the user config.
+ * Takes into account the basename setting and the home-tilde setting.
+ *
+ * @param zatura The zathura session
+ * @param file_path The filename to be formatted
+ * @param statusbar True if for statusbar, false if for window title
+ */
+const char* get_formatted_filename(zathura_t* zathura, const char* file_path, bool statusbar);
 
 /**
  * Opens a file