diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ce97ff50..0b07065c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+- Fixed session tab showing the old project display name after IDE restart (tab now refreshes its name once all open projects finish loading)
 - Fixed model discovery failing when Enter was absorbed as a newline in the prompt instead of submitting the /model command (race condition under load)
 
 # 0.22.24 (2026-04-29)
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 34903f32..a9243be5 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@
 
     <groupId>io.github.nbclaudecodegui</groupId>
     <artifactId>netbeans-claude-code-gui</artifactId>
-    <version>0.22.34-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.22.39-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <packaging>nbm</packaging>
-    <name>Netbeans Claude Code GUI</name>
+    <name>Netbeans Plugin Claude Code GUI</name>
     <description>NetBeans plugin that provides a GUI for Claude Code CLI — run claude code sessions directly inside the IDE.</description>
     <url>https://github.com/nbclaudecodegui/NetbeansClaudeCodeGui</url>
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/github/nbclaudecodegui/ui/ClaudeSessionTab.java b/src/main/java/io/github/nbclaudecodegui/ui/ClaudeSessionTab.java
index e6d7ad64..cc407472 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/github/nbclaudecodegui/ui/ClaudeSessionTab.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/github/nbclaudecodegui/ui/ClaudeSessionTab.java
@@ -44,7 +44,16 @@
 import java.awt.GridBagConstraints;
 import java.awt.GridBagLayout;
 import java.awt.Insets;
+import java.beans.PropertyChangeListener;
+import java.util.concurrent.Future;
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicInteger;
 import org.netbeans.api.options.OptionsDisplayer;
+import org.netbeans.api.project.Project;
+import org.netbeans.api.project.ProjectInformation;
+import org.netbeans.api.project.ui.OpenProjects;
+import org.openide.filesystems.FileUtil;
+import org.openide.util.RequestProcessor;
 import javax.swing.SwingConstants;
 import javax.swing.SwingUtilities;
 import javax.swing.UIManager;
@@ -201,6 +210,15 @@ public class ClaudeSessionTab extends TopComponent
     /** Guards programmatic combo updates to prevent feedback through the action listener. */
     private boolean updatingCombo = false;
 
+    /** Set to true when the tab is closed, to suppress deferred display-name updates. */
+    private volatile boolean tabClosed = false;
+
+    /** Direct ProjectInformation (not proxy) for the current session dir; used to listen for name changes. */
+    private ProjectInformation trackedProjectInfo;
+    private PropertyChangeListener projectNameListener;
+    /** Counter to cancel superseded polling rounds when updateDisplayName is called again. */
+    private final AtomicInteger displayNameGeneration = new AtomicInteger(0);
+
     // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
     // Constructors
     // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -404,6 +422,13 @@ protected void componentClosed() {
             try { pendingDiffOnClose.run(); } catch (Exception ex) { /* ignore */ }
             pendingDiffOnClose = null;
         }
+        tabClosed = true;
+        displayNameGeneration.incrementAndGet(); // cancel pending polls
+        if (trackedProjectInfo != null && projectNameListener != null) {
+            trackedProjectInfo.removePropertyChangeListener(projectNameListener);
+            trackedProjectInfo = null;
+            projectNameListener = null;
+        }
         stopProcess();
     }
 
@@ -1386,9 +1411,69 @@ private List<String> getScreenLines() {
         }
     }
 
+    private static final RequestProcessor DISPLAY_NAME_RP =
+            new RequestProcessor("ClaudeSessionTab-displayName", 1, true);
+
     private void updateDisplayName(File dir) {
+        // Cancel any previous generation of polling / listeners.
+        int gen = displayNameGeneration.incrementAndGet();
+        if (trackedProjectInfo != null && projectNameListener != null) {
+            trackedProjectInfo.removePropertyChangeListener(projectNameListener);
+            trackedProjectInfo = null;
+            projectNameListener = null;
+        }
+
         String name = ClaudeSessionSelectorPanel.resolveTabLabel(dir);
         setDisplayName(name);
         setToolTipText(dir != null ? dir.getAbsolutePath() : "New Claude Code session");
+
+        if (dir == null) return;
+
+        // Subscribe directly to the ProjectInformation from the project's own Lookup
+        // (bypassing the proxy returned by ProjectUtils.getInformation) so we hear
+        // PROP_DISPLAY_NAME when NbMavenProject reloads the pom.xml from disk.
+        for (Project p : OpenProjects.getDefault().getOpenProjects()) {
+            File projDir = FileUtil.toFile(p.getProjectDirectory());
+            if (dir.equals(projDir)) {
+                ProjectInformation pi = p.getLookup().lookup(ProjectInformation.class);
+                if (pi != null) {
+                    trackedProjectInfo = pi;
+                    projectNameListener = evt -> {
+                        if (ProjectInformation.PROP_DISPLAY_NAME.equals(evt.getPropertyName())
+                                && !tabClosed) {
+                            SwingUtilities.invokeLater(() -> {
+                                if (!tabClosed) {
+                                    String fresh = ClaudeSessionSelectorPanel.resolveTabLabel(dir);
+                                    if (!fresh.equals(getDisplayName())) {
+                                        setDisplayName(fresh);
+                                    }
+                                }
+                            });
+                        }
+                    };
+                    pi.addPropertyChangeListener(projectNameListener);
+                }
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Fallback: poll periodically (no time limit) in case PROP_DISPLAY_NAME is never fired.
+        // Maven projects load from cache initially; the real name may arrive minutes later.
+        schedulePoll(dir, gen);
+    }
+
+    private void schedulePoll(File dir, int gen) {
+        DISPLAY_NAME_RP.schedule(() -> {
+            if (tabClosed || displayNameGeneration.get() != gen) return;
+            SwingUtilities.invokeLater(() -> {
+                if (tabClosed || displayNameGeneration.get() != gen) return;
+                String fresh = ClaudeSessionSelectorPanel.resolveTabLabel(dir);
+                if (!fresh.equals(getDisplayName())) {
+                    setDisplayName(fresh);
+                    LOG.fine("Tab name updated by poll: " + fresh);
+                }
+            });
+            schedulePoll(dir, gen);
+        }, 15, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/test/java/io/github/nbclaudecodegui/ui/ClaudeCodeTopComponentTest.java b/src/test/java/io/github/nbclaudecodegui/ui/ClaudeCodeTopComponentTest.java
index 282bafaa..7b274761 100644
--- a/src/test/java/io/github/nbclaudecodegui/ui/ClaudeCodeTopComponentTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/io/github/nbclaudecodegui/ui/ClaudeCodeTopComponentTest.java
@@ -68,6 +68,24 @@ void testTabTooltipSetImmediatelyOnStartSession() throws IOException {
         }
     }
 
+    @Test
+    void testTabNameRemainsStableWhenProjectsAlreadyLoaded() throws IOException {
+        // When openProjects() Future is already done (projects fully loaded),
+        // updateDisplayName must not schedule a background refresh — the name is final.
+        // Verify this by checking that a tab created for a non-project dir keeps "Claude Code".
+        File tmpDir = Files.createTempDirectory("proj-loaded-test").toFile();
+        tmpDir.deleteOnExit();
+        try {
+            ClaudeSessionTab tc = new ClaudeSessionTab();
+            tc.autoStart(tmpDir, "default");
+            // openProjects() is done in test env (no real projects) — name must be "Claude Code"
+            assertEquals("Claude Code", tc.getDisplayName(),
+                    "Tab name for non-project dir must be 'Claude Code'");
+        } finally {
+            tmpDir.delete();
+        }
+    }
+
     @Test
     void testCanCloseWithNoActiveSession() {
         ClaudeSessionTab tc = new ClaudeSessionTab();