diff --git a/lisp/tramp-sh.el b/lisp/tramp-sh.el
index 6f3b3245..974e3f3a 100644
--- a/lisp/tramp-sh.el
+++ b/lisp/tramp-sh.el
@@ -2723,6 +2723,14 @@ the result will be a local, non-Tramp, file name."
 		     (format "cd %s && pwd" (tramp-shell-quote-argument uname)))
 		    (with-current-buffer (tramp-get-buffer v)
 		      (goto-char (point-min))
+		      (add-to-list
+		       'directory-abbrev-alist
+		       (cons
+			(concat
+			 "\\`" (tramp-make-tramp-file-name v 'noloc 'nohop)
+			 (buffer-substring (point) (point-at-eol)))
+			(concat
+			 (tramp-make-tramp-file-name v 'noloc 'nohop) uname)))
 		      (buffer-substring (point) (point-at-eol)))))
 	    (setq localname (concat uname fname))))
 	;; There might be a double slash, for example when "~/"