diff --git a/frontend/apps/filemanager/filemanager.lua b/frontend/apps/filemanager/filemanager.lua
index 5d481efdd..35a17cddb 100644
--- a/frontend/apps/filemanager/filemanager.lua
+++ b/frontend/apps/filemanager/filemanager.lua
@@ -941,21 +941,7 @@ function FileManager:onRefresh()
 end
 
 function FileManager:goHome()
-    local home_dir = G_reader_settings:readSetting("home_dir")
-    if not home_dir or lfs.attributes(home_dir, "mode") ~= "directory" then
-        -- Try some sane defaults, depending on platform
-        home_dir = Device.home_dir
-    end
-    if home_dir then
-        -- Jump to the first page if we're already home
-        if self.file_chooser.path and home_dir == self.file_chooser.path then
-            self.file_chooser:onGotoPage(1)
-            -- Also pick up new content, if any.
-            self.file_chooser:refreshPath()
-        else
-            self.file_chooser:changeToPath(home_dir)
-        end
-    else
+    if not self.file_chooser:goHome() then
         self:setHome()
     end
     return true
diff --git a/frontend/ui/widget/filechooser.lua b/frontend/ui/widget/filechooser.lua
index b0f6022ed..bffb47fe1 100644
--- a/frontend/ui/widget/filechooser.lua
+++ b/frontend/ui/widget/filechooser.lua
@@ -406,6 +406,25 @@ function FileChooser:changeToPath(path, focused_path)
     self:onPathChanged(path)
 end
 
+function FileChooser:goHome()
+    local home_dir = G_reader_settings:readSetting("home_dir")
+    if not home_dir or lfs.attributes(home_dir, "mode") ~= "directory" then
+        -- Try some sane defaults, depending on platform
+        home_dir = Device.home_dir
+    end
+    if home_dir then
+        -- Jump to the first page if we're already home
+        if self.path and home_dir == self.path then
+            self:onGotoPage(1)
+            -- Also pick up new content, if any.
+            self:refreshPath()
+        else
+            self:changeToPath(home_dir)
+        end
+        return true
+    end
+end
+
 function FileChooser:onFolderUp()
     if not (G_reader_settings:isTrue("lock_home_folder") and
             self.path == G_reader_settings:readSetting("home_dir")) then
diff --git a/frontend/ui/widget/pathchooser.lua b/frontend/ui/widget/pathchooser.lua
index 9bde82cc8..ea210b408 100644
--- a/frontend/ui/widget/pathchooser.lua
+++ b/frontend/ui/widget/pathchooser.lua
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 local BD = require("ui/bidi")
 local ButtonDialogTitle = require("ui/widget/buttondialogtitle")
 local FileChooser = require("ui/widget/filechooser")
-local Font = require("ui/font")
 local UIManager = require("ui/uimanager")
 local ffiutil = require("ffi/util")
 local lfs = require("libs/libkoreader-lfs")
@@ -17,9 +16,6 @@ local PathChooser = FileChooser:extend{
     is_popout = false,
     covers_fullscreen = true, -- set it to false if you set is_popout = true
     is_borderless = true,
-    -- smaller font to allow displaying our long titles
-    tface = Font:getFace("smalltfont"),
-
     select_directory = true, -- allow selecting directories
     select_file = true,      -- allow selecting files
     show_files = true, -- show files, even if select_files=false
@@ -45,6 +41,10 @@ function PathChooser:init()
         -- Let FileChooser display "Long-press to choose current folder"
         self.show_current_dir_for_hold = true
     end
+    self.title_bar_left_icon = "home"
+    self.onLeftButtonTap = function()
+        self:goHome()
+    end
     FileChooser.init(self)
 end
 
diff --git a/plugins/coverbrowser.koplugin/covermenu.lua b/plugins/coverbrowser.koplugin/covermenu.lua
index 3f4037ce2..cd3052e1e 100644
--- a/plugins/coverbrowser.koplugin/covermenu.lua
+++ b/plugins/coverbrowser.koplugin/covermenu.lua
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ local InfoMessage = require("ui/widget/infomessage")
 local Menu = require("ui/widget/menu")
 local TextViewer = require("ui/widget/textviewer")
 local UIManager = require("ui/uimanager")
+local filemanagerutil = require("apps/filemanager/filemanagerutil")
 local logger = require("logger")
 local _ = require("gettext")
 local util = require("util")
@@ -113,7 +114,7 @@ function CoverMenu:updateItems(select_number)
     self:updatePageInfo(select_number)
 
     if self.show_path then
-        self.title_bar:setSubTitle(BD.directory(self.path))
+        self.title_bar:setSubTitle(BD.directory(filemanagerutil.abbreviate(self.path)))
     end
     self.show_parent.dithered = self._has_cover_images
     UIManager:setDirty(self.show_parent, function()