diff --git a/pitivi/project.py b/pitivi/project.py
index 7469d72faad0efdc502c5e0259c3e6ac126e572b..d1158b4b5fefb81b1eb007bfc52b763effc0a231 100644
--- a/pitivi/project.py
+++ b/pitivi/project.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import time
 import uuid
 from gettext import gettext as _
 from hashlib import md5
+from urllib.parse import unquote
 
 from gi.repository import GdkPixbuf
 from gi.repository import GES
@@ -765,7 +766,8 @@ class Project(Loggable, GES.Project):
     def name(self):
         if not self.uri:
             return DEFAULT_NAME
-        return os.path.splitext(os.path.basename(self.uri))[0]
+        quoted_name = os.path.splitext(os.path.basename(self.uri))[0]
+        return unquote(quoted_name)
 
     @property
     def year(self):
diff --git a/tests/test_project.py b/tests/test_project.py
index 8f9a267aa66010e8a16340f55e183809d1e59f19..c3333b338798cb97f641cf72541179ac50f6f773 100644
--- a/tests/test_project.py
+++ b/tests/test_project.py
@@ -625,6 +625,15 @@ class TestProjectSettings(common.TestCase):
         self.assertFalse(project._has_default_video_settings)
         self.assertFalse(project._has_default_audio_settings)
 
+    def test_name(self):
+        project = Project(common.create_pitivi_mock())
+
+        project.uri = "file:///tmp/A%20B.xges"
+        self.assertEqual(project.name, "A B")
+
+        project.uri = "file:///tmp/%40%23%24%5E%26%60.xges"
+        self.assertEqual(project.name, "@#$^&`")
+
 
 class TestExportSettings(common.TestCase):