diff --git a/pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/refresh_helper.go b/pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/refresh_helper.go
index 3edd801f9..f1e24eecc 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/refresh_helper.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/refresh_helper.go
@@ -632,8 +632,12 @@ func (self *RefreshHelper) refreshStatus() {
 	}
 
 	workingTreeState := self.c.Git().Status.WorkingTreeState()
-	mainWorktreeName := self.worktreeHelper.GetMainWorktreeName()
-	status := presentation.FormatStatus(currentBranch, mainWorktreeName, workingTreeState, self.c.Tr)
+	var linkedWorktreeName string
+	if self.c.Git().Version.SupportsWorktrees() {
+		linkedWorktreeName = self.worktreeHelper.GetLinkedWorktreeName()
+	}
+
+	status := presentation.FormatStatus(currentBranch, linkedWorktreeName, workingTreeState, self.c.Tr)
 
 	self.c.SetViewContent(self.c.Views().Status, status)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/worktree_helper.go b/pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/worktree_helper.go
index 642378ace..db59b1afe 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/worktree_helper.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/worktree_helper.go
@@ -45,6 +45,22 @@ func (self *WorktreeHelper) GetMainWorktreeName() string {
 	return ""
 }
 
+// If we're on the main worktree, we return an empty string
+func (self *WorktreeHelper) GetLinkedWorktreeName() string {
+	worktrees := self.c.Model().Worktrees
+	if len(worktrees) == 0 {
+		return ""
+	}
+
+	// worktrees always have the current worktree on top
+	currentWorktree := worktrees[0]
+	if currentWorktree.Main() {
+		return ""
+	}
+
+	return currentWorktree.Name()
+}
+
 func (self *WorktreeHelper) IsCurrentWorktree(w *models.Worktree) bool {
 	pwd, err := os.Getwd()
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/gui/presentation/status.go b/pkg/gui/presentation/status.go
index e0288406f..650303d44 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/presentation/status.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/presentation/status.go
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/utils"
 )
 
-func FormatStatus(currentBranch *models.Branch, mainWorktreeName string, workingTreeState enums.RebaseMode, tr *i18n.TranslationSet) string {
+func FormatStatus(currentBranch *models.Branch, linkedWorktreeName string, workingTreeState enums.RebaseMode, tr *i18n.TranslationSet) string {
 	status := ""
 
 	if currentBranch.IsRealBranch() {
@@ -23,8 +23,9 @@ func FormatStatus(currentBranch *models.Branch, mainWorktreeName string, working
 
 	name := GetBranchTextStyle(currentBranch.Name).Sprint(currentBranch.Name)
 	repoName := utils.GetCurrentRepoName()
-	if repoName != mainWorktreeName {
-		repoName = fmt.Sprintf("%s(%s)", mainWorktreeName, style.FgCyan.Sprint(repoName))
+	// If the user is in a linked worktree (i.e. not the main worktree) we'll display that
+	if linkedWorktreeName != "" {
+		repoName = fmt.Sprintf("%s(%s)", repoName, style.FgCyan.Sprint(linkedWorktreeName))
 	}
 	status += fmt.Sprintf("%s → %s ", repoName, name)