diff --git a/lib/MailQueueHandler.php b/lib/MailQueueHandler.php
index 36c6e129c..dff6c47b4 100644
--- a/lib/MailQueueHandler.php
+++ b/lib/MailQueueHandler.php
@@ -436,10 +436,16 @@ protected function getHTMLSubject(IEvent $event): string {
 		foreach ($event->getRichSubjectParameters() as $placeholder => $parameter) {
 			$placeholders[] = '{' . $placeholder . '}';
 
+			if ($parameter['type'] === 'file') {
+				$replacement = $parameter['path'];
+			} else {
+				$replacement = $parameter['name'];
+			}
+
 			if (isset($parameter['link'])) {
-				$replacements[] = '<a href="' . $parameter['link'] . '">' . htmlspecialchars($parameter['name']) . '</a>';
+				$replacements[] = '<a href="' . $parameter['link'] . '">' . htmlspecialchars($replacement) . '</a>';
 			} else {
-				$replacements[] = '<strong>' . htmlspecialchars($parameter['name']) . '</strong>';
+				$replacements[] = '<strong>' . htmlspecialchars($replacement) . '</strong>';
 			}
 		}