diff --git a/app/Models/Expense.php b/app/Models/Expense.php
index f5cb229fea24..3fe5e1b071bc 100644
--- a/app/Models/Expense.php
+++ b/app/Models/Expense.php
@@ -107,7 +107,13 @@ class Expense extends EntityModel
      */
     public function getName()
     {
-        return $this->transaction_id ?: '#' . $this->public_id;
+        if ($this->transaction_id) {
+            return $this->transaction_id;
+        } elseif ($this->public_notes) {
+            return mb_strimwidth($this->public_notes, 0, 16, "...");
+        } else {
+            return '#' . $this->public_id;
+        }
     }
 
     /**