diff --git a/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/typescriptServiceClient.ts b/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/typescriptServiceClient.ts
index b5fdb185101..d8ed0b2b284 100644
--- a/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/typescriptServiceClient.ts
+++ b/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/typescriptServiceClient.ts
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ export default class TypeScriptServiceClient extends Disposable implements IType
 	private _isPromptingAfterCrash = false;
 	private isRestarting: boolean = false;
 	private hasServerFatallyCrashedTooManyTimes = false;
-	private readonly loadingIndicator = this._register(new ServerInitializingIndicator());
+	private readonly loadingIndicator: ServerInitializingIndicator;
 
 	public readonly telemetryReporter: TelemetryReporter;
 	public readonly bufferSyncSupport: BufferSyncSupport;
@@ -158,6 +158,8 @@ export default class TypeScriptServiceClient extends Disposable implements IType
 	) {
 		super();
 
+		this.loadingIndicator = this._register(new ServerInitializingIndicator(this));
+
 		this.logger = services.logger;
 		this.tracer = new Tracer(this.logger);
 
@@ -1254,6 +1256,12 @@ class ServerInitializingIndicator extends Disposable {
 
 	private _task?: { project: string; resolve: () => void };
 
+	constructor(
+		private readonly client: ITypeScriptServiceClient,
+	) {
+		super();
+	}
+
 	public reset(): void {
 		if (this._task) {
 			this._task.resolve();
@@ -1269,15 +1277,28 @@ class ServerInitializingIndicator extends Disposable {
 		// the incoming project loading task is.
 		this.reset();
 
-		const projectDisplayName = vscode.workspace.asRelativePath(projectName);
+		const projectDisplayName = this.getProjectDisplayName(projectName);
+
 		vscode.window.withProgress({
 			location: vscode.ProgressLocation.Window,
-			title: vscode.l10n.t("Initializing project '{0}'", projectDisplayName),
+			title: vscode.l10n.t("Initializing '{0}'", projectDisplayName),
 		}, () => new Promise<void>(resolve => {
 			this._task = { project: projectName, resolve };
 		}));
 	}
 
+	private getProjectDisplayName(projectName: string): string {
+		const projectUri = this.client.toResource(projectName);
+		const relPath = vscode.workspace.asRelativePath(projectUri);
+
+		const maxDisplayLength = 60;
+		if (relPath.length > maxDisplayLength) {
+			return '...' + relPath.slice(-maxDisplayLength);
+		}
+
+		return relPath;
+	}
+
 	public startedLoadingFile(fileName: string, task: Promise<unknown>): void {
 		if (!this._task) {
 			vscode.window.withProgress({