diff --git a/aider/coder.py b/aider/coder.py
index 776672715..378d8124a 100755
--- a/aider/coder.py
+++ b/aider/coder.py
@@ -132,7 +132,8 @@ class Coder:
     def get_files_content(self):
         prompt = ""
         for fname in self.fnames:
-            prompt += utils.quoted_file(fname)
+            relative_fname = os.path.relpath(fname, self.root)
+            prompt += utils.quoted_file(fname, relative_fname)
         return prompt
 
     def get_last_modified(self):
diff --git a/aider/utils.py b/aider/utils.py
index 00529393a..2d68f2cda 100644
--- a/aider/utils.py
+++ b/aider/utils.py
@@ -45,9 +45,9 @@ def replace_most_similar_chunk(whole, part, replace):
     return modified_whole
 
 
-def quoted_file(fname):
+def quoted_file(fname, display_fname):
     prompt = "\n"
-    prompt += fname
+    prompt += display_fname
     prompt += "\n```\n"
     prompt += Path(fname).read_text()
     prompt += "\n```\n"