diff --git a/lua/which-key/config.lua b/lua/which-key/config.lua
index 474a2943..1d331c92 100644
--- a/lua/which-key/config.lua
+++ b/lua/which-key/config.lua
@@ -175,6 +175,8 @@ local defaults = {
     bt = {},
   },
   debug = false, -- enable wk.log in the current directory
+  -- https://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/cmdline.html#filename-modifiers
+  filename_modifier = ":~:.", --":t",
 }
 
 M.loaded = false
diff --git a/lua/which-key/extras.lua b/lua/which-key/extras.lua
index a89ef7e0..e9ad48ec 100644
--- a/lua/which-key/extras.lua
+++ b/lua/which-key/extras.lua
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+local Config = require("which-key.config")
+
 local M = {}
 
 ---@type table<string, fun():wk.Spec>
@@ -13,7 +15,13 @@ end
 
 function M.bufname(buf)
   local name = vim.api.nvim_buf_get_name(buf)
-  return name == "" and "[No Name]" or vim.fn.fnamemodify(name, ":~:.")
+  local filename_modifier = ":~:."
+
+  if Config.options.filename_modifier and Config.options.filename_modifier ~= "" then
+    filename_modifier = Config.options.filename_modifier
+  end
+
+  return name == "" and "[No Name]" or vim.fn.fnamemodify(name, filename_modifier)
 end
 
 ---@param spec wk.Spec[]