diff --git a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/handlers.py b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/handlers.py
index 3791c85ac..32c0e3006 100644
--- a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/handlers.py
+++ b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/handlers.py
@@ -218,7 +218,9 @@ class ProjectDashboardHandler(AuthenticatedHandler):
         nbm = self.application.notebook_manager
         project = nbm.notebook_dir        
         template = self.application.jinja2_env.get_template('projectdashboard.html')
-        self.write( template.render(project=project,
+        self.write( template.render(
+            project=project,
+            project_component=project.split('/'),
             base_project_url=self.application.ipython_app.base_project_url,
             base_kernel_url=self.application.ipython_app.base_kernel_url,
             read_only=self.read_only,
diff --git a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/css/projectdashboard.css b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/css/projectdashboard.css
index 7cf6c4b05..446a6d0c2 100644
--- a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/css/projectdashboard.css
+++ b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/css/projectdashboard.css
@@ -82,3 +82,8 @@
 .ui-tabs .ui-tabs-nav li a {
     padding: .3em .5em;
 }
+
+#project_name > .breadcrumb {
+ padding : 0;
+ background-color: transparent;
+}
diff --git a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/templates/projectdashboard.html b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/templates/projectdashboard.html
index 436cfece2..a81a9392b 100644
--- a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/templates/projectdashboard.html
+++ b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/templates/projectdashboard.html
@@ -46,7 +46,13 @@ data-read-only={{read_only}}
         {% endif %}
 
         <div id="notebook_list">
-            <div id="project_name"><h2>{{project}}</h2></div>
+            <div id="project_name">
+                <ul class="breadcrumb">
+                    {% for component in project_component %}
+                        <li>{{component}} <span>/</span></li>
+                    {% endfor %}
+                </ul>
+            </div>
         </div>
     </div>
     <div id="tab2">