diff --git a/routers/web/repo/actions/actions.go b/routers/web/repo/actions/actions.go
index 5c454dac241..1e6a839ee76 100644
--- a/routers/web/repo/actions/actions.go
+++ b/routers/web/repo/actions/actions.go
@@ -44,6 +44,14 @@ type WorkflowInfo struct {
 	Workflow *act_model.Workflow
 }
 
+// DisplayName returns the workflow name from the YAML file if present, otherwise the filename.
+func (w WorkflowInfo) DisplayName() string {
+	if w.Workflow != nil && w.Workflow.Name != "" {
+		return w.Workflow.Name
+	}
+	return w.Entry.Name()
+}
+
 // MustEnableActions check if actions are enabled in settings
 func MustEnableActions(ctx *context.Context) {
 	if !setting.Actions.Enabled {
@@ -341,6 +349,12 @@ func prepareWorkflowList(ctx *context.Context, workflows []WorkflowInfo) {
 
 	ctx.Data["Runs"] = runs
 
+	workflowNames := make(map[string]string, len(workflows))
+	for _, wf := range workflows {
+		workflowNames[wf.Entry.Name()] = wf.DisplayName()
+	}
+	ctx.Data["WorkflowNames"] = workflowNames
+
 	actors, err := actions_model.GetActors(ctx, ctx.Repo.Repository.ID)
 	if err != nil {
 		ctx.ServerError("GetActors", err)
diff --git a/templates/repo/actions/list.tmpl b/templates/repo/actions/list.tmpl
index 4fbc58592a0..7cc92efc3a4 100644
--- a/templates/repo/actions/list.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/actions/list.tmpl
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 					<a class="item {{if not $.CurWorkflow}}active{{end}}" href="?actor={{$.CurActor}}&status={{$.CurStatus}}">{{ctx.Locale.Tr "actions.runs.all_workflows"}}</a>
 					{{range .workflows}}
 						<a class="item {{if eq .Entry.Name $.CurWorkflow}}active{{end}}" href="?workflow={{.Entry.Name}}&actor={{$.CurActor}}&status={{$.CurStatus}}">
-							<span class="gt-ellipsis">{{.Entry.Name}}</span>
+							<span class="gt-ellipsis">{{.DisplayName}}</span>
 
 							{{if .ErrMsg}}
 								<span class="flex-text-inline" data-tooltip-content="{{.ErrMsg}}">{{svg "octicon-alert" 16 "tw-text-red"}}</span>
diff --git a/templates/repo/actions/runs_list.tmpl b/templates/repo/actions/runs_list.tmpl
index e3a73c97392..edc167e706b 100644
--- a/templates/repo/actions/runs_list.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/actions/runs_list.tmpl
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@
 					{{end}}
 				</span>
 				<div class="item-body">
-					<span><b>{{if not $.CurWorkflow}}{{$run.WorkflowID}} {{end}}#{{$run.Index}}</b>:</span>
+					{{$workflowName := index $.WorkflowNames $run.WorkflowID}}
+					<span><b>{{if not $.CurWorkflow}}{{if $workflowName}}{{$workflowName}}{{else}}{{$run.WorkflowID}}{{end}} {{end}}#{{$run.Index}}</b>:</span>
 
 					{{- if $run.ScheduleID -}}
 						{{ctx.Locale.Tr "actions.runs.scheduled"}}