diff --git a/docs/PLAN.md b/docs/PLAN.md
index 98563d4..c8759b8 100644
--- a/docs/PLAN.md
+++ b/docs/PLAN.md
@@ -198,11 +198,16 @@ Therefore the palette is replaced, not extended, and the replacement is built on
     (`walkDirectory`) that skips noise dirs (node_modules, build, target, …) and
     symlinks when there is no git (or git yields nothing).
   - Wired into the plugin: **Alt+P** "Go to File (project)" opens a second
-    PaletteWidget populated with the project's files (base name as the label,
-    directory as the trailing hint). The root is derived from the active
-    document's directory (fallback: cwd). Activation opens the file via
-    `MainWindow::openUrl` + `activateView`. Also reachable from the M-x palette
-    (`ollie:switch:file`) and, by objectName `ollie_goto_file`, from a radial.
+    PaletteWidget populated with the project's files. The **full project-relative
+    path** is the matched/displayed label, so FuzzyRanker scores across the
+    whole path (orderless: "palette model" matches `src/palette/palettemodel.cpp`)
+    and highlights matched characters along it; a base-name hit still ranks first
+    because `/` is a word boundary and the length penalty favours shorter paths.
+    The root is derived from the active document's directory (fallback: cwd).
+    Activation opens the file via `MainWindow::openUrl` + `activateView`. Also
+    reachable from the M-x palette (`ollie:switch:file`) and, by objectName
+    `ollie_goto_file`, from a radial. (2 path-ranking tests in
+    `test_palettemodel`.)
 - Fuzzy symbol switcher scoped to the folder: DONE.
   `src/project/symbolindex.{h,cpp}` (in `project_lib`, 7 unit tests incl. a
   live ctags run):
diff --git a/src/palette/test_palettemodel.cpp b/src/palette/test_palettemodel.cpp
index 273e95b..76a580b 100644
--- a/src/palette/test_palettemodel.cpp
+++ b/src/palette/test_palettemodel.cpp
@@ -125,6 +125,39 @@ private Q_SLOTS:
         m.setQuery(QStringLiteral("ren"));
         QCOMPARE(spy.count(), 1);
     }
+
+    // Full project-relative paths are matched as labels. A base-name query must
+    // rank the file whose base name it hits above files that only match the
+    // query as a scattered subsequence through their directory.
+    void pathLabelsRankBaseNameFirst()
+    {
+        PaletteModel m;
+        m.setItems({
+            {QStringLiteral("a"), QStringLiteral("src/plugin/ollieplugin.cpp"), QString(), 0},
+            {QStringLiteral("b"), QStringLiteral("src/palette/palettemodel.cpp"), QString(), 0},
+            {QStringLiteral("c"), QStringLiteral("src/main.cpp"), QString(), 0},
+        });
+        m.setQuery(QStringLiteral("main"));
+        QVERIFY(m.rowCount() >= 1);
+        // "src/main.cpp" has 'main' as a word-start substring; it must win.
+        QCOMPARE(m.index(0, 0).data(PaletteModel::LabelRole).toString(),
+                 QStringLiteral("src/main.cpp"));
+    }
+
+    // Orderless, path-spanning tokens: "palette model" matches the directory and
+    // the base name in any order.
+    void pathLabelsMatchOrderlessTokens()
+    {
+        PaletteModel m;
+        m.setItems({
+            {QStringLiteral("a"), QStringLiteral("src/plugin/ollieplugin.cpp"), QString(), 0},
+            {QStringLiteral("b"), QStringLiteral("src/palette/palettemodel.cpp"), QString(), 0},
+        });
+        m.setQuery(QStringLiteral("palette model"));
+        QCOMPARE(m.rowCount(), 1);
+        QCOMPARE(m.index(0, 0).data(PaletteModel::LabelRole).toString(),
+                 QStringLiteral("src/palette/palettemodel.cpp"));
+    }
 };
 
 QTEST_MAIN(TestPaletteModel)
diff --git a/src/plugin/ollieplugin.cpp b/src/plugin/ollieplugin.cpp
index fd87ba7..b6cff54 100644
--- a/src/plugin/ollieplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugin/ollieplugin.cpp
@@ -503,16 +503,12 @@ void OllieView::showFileSwitcher()
     for (const QString &rel : files) {
         PaletteItem item;
         item.id = kFilePrefix + rel;
-        // Show the file name as the label and the directory as the trailing
-        // hint, so fuzzy matching favours the base name while the path stays
-        // visible for disambiguation.
-        const int slash = rel.lastIndexOf(QLatin1Char('/'));
-        if (slash >= 0) {
-            item.label = rel.mid(slash + 1);
-            item.group = rel.left(slash);
-        } else {
-            item.label = rel;
-        }
+        // Match and display the full project-relative path: FuzzyRanker scores
+        // against the label (orderless tokens, so "src main" matches
+        // "src/main.cpp"), and the delegate highlights matched characters across
+        // the whole path. The base name still ranks well because an exact or
+        // substring hit on it outscores a scattered subsequence.
+        item.label = rel;
         items.push_back(item);
     }
     m_filePalette->setItems(items);