diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.Movie.cs b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.Movie.cs
index 2e1c664376..0a75fee5b0 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.Movie.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.Movie.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 using System;
 using System.IO;
+using System.Linq;
 using System.Windows.Forms;
 
 using BizHawk.Client.Common;
@@ -124,23 +125,34 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 
 		public void SetMainformMovieInfo()
 		{
+			// TODO: this shoudln't be here it is copy paste from MainForm LoadRom
+			string gamename = string.Empty;
+			if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(Global.Game.Name)) // Prefer Game db name, else use the path
+			{
+				gamename = Global.Game.Name;
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				gamename = Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(GlobalWin.MainForm.CurrentlyOpenRom.Split('|').Last());
+			}
+
 			if (Global.MovieSession.Movie.IsPlaying)
 			{
-				Text = DisplayNameForSystem(Global.Game.System) + " - " + Global.Game.Name + " - " + Path.GetFileName(Global.MovieSession.Movie.Filename);
+				Text = DisplayNameForSystem(Global.Game.System) + " - " + gamename + " - " + Path.GetFileName(Global.MovieSession.Movie.Filename);
 				PlayRecordStatusButton.Image = Properties.Resources.Play;
 				PlayRecordStatusButton.ToolTipText = "Movie is in playback mode";
 				PlayRecordStatusButton.Visible = true;
 			}
 			else if (Global.MovieSession.Movie.IsRecording)
 			{
-				Text = DisplayNameForSystem(Global.Game.System) + " - " + Global.Game.Name + " - " + Path.GetFileName(Global.MovieSession.Movie.Filename);
+				Text = DisplayNameForSystem(Global.Game.System) + " - " + gamename + " - " + Path.GetFileName(Global.MovieSession.Movie.Filename);
 				PlayRecordStatusButton.Image = Properties.Resources.RecordHS;
 				PlayRecordStatusButton.ToolTipText = "Movie is in record mode";
 				PlayRecordStatusButton.Visible = true;
 			}
 			else if (!Global.MovieSession.Movie.IsActive)
 			{
-				Text = DisplayNameForSystem(Global.Game.System) + " - " + Global.Game.Name;
+				Text = DisplayNameForSystem(Global.Game.System) + " - " + gamename;
 				PlayRecordStatusButton.Image = Properties.Resources.Blank;
 				PlayRecordStatusButton.ToolTipText = "No movie is active";
 				PlayRecordStatusButton.Visible = false;