diff --git a/app/helpers/projects_helper.rb b/app/helpers/projects_helper.rb
index f079c743a..9f82cdff7 100644
--- a/app/helpers/projects_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/projects_helper.rb
@@ -74,17 +74,30 @@ module ProjectsHelper
   # Renders the projects index
   def render_project_hierarchy(projects)
     bookmarked_project_ids = User.current.bookmarked_project_ids
+ 
     render_project_nested_lists(projects) do |project|
       classes = project.css_classes.split
       classes += %w(icon icon-user my-project) if User.current.member_of?(project)
       classes += %w(icon icon-bookmarked-project) if bookmarked_project_ids.include?(project.id)
+ 
+      s = (+'').html_safe
+
+      if project.parent.present?
+        parent_missing_from_tree = !projects.include?(project.parent)
+        if parent_missing_from_tree
+          ancestor_links = project.ancestors.visible.reorder(:lft).collect { |p| link_to_project(p) }
+          s << breadcrumb(ancestor_links) if ancestor_links.present?
+        end
+      end
 
-      s = link_to_project(project, {}, :class => classes.uniq.join(' '))
-      s << tag.span(sprite_icon('user', l(:label_my_projects), icon_only: true), class: 'icon-only icon-user my-project') if User.current.member_of?(project)
-      s << tag.span(sprite_icon('bookmarked', l(:label_my_bookmarks), icon_only: true), class: 'icon-only icon-bookmarked-project') if bookmarked_project_ids.include?(project.id)
+      s << link_to_project(project, {}, :class => classes.uniq.join(' '))
+      s << sprite_icon('user', l(:label_my_projects), icon_only: true) if User.current.member_of?(project)
+      s << sprite_icon('bookmarked', l(:label_my_bookmarks), icon_only: true) if bookmarked_project_ids.include?(project.id)
+ 
       if project.description.present?
-        s << content_tag('div', textilizable(project, :short_description, :project => project), :class => 'wiki description')
+        s << content_tag('div', textilizable(project.short_description, :project => project), :class => 'wiki description')
       end
+ 
       s
     end
   end