diff --git a/src/applications/policy/query/PhabricatorPolicyQuery.php b/src/applications/policy/query/PhabricatorPolicyQuery.php
index 55569356b5..9a078abf3e 100644
--- a/src/applications/policy/query/PhabricatorPolicyQuery.php
+++ b/src/applications/policy/query/PhabricatorPolicyQuery.php
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ final class PhabricatorPolicyQuery
         ->setType(PhabricatorPolicyType::TYPE_GLOBAL)
         ->setPHID($constant)
         ->setName(self::getGlobalPolicyName($constant))
+        ->setShortName(self::getGlobalPolicyShortName($constant))
         ->makeEphemeral();
     }
 
@@ -168,6 +169,15 @@ final class PhabricatorPolicyQuery
     }
   }
 
+  private static function getGlobalPolicyShortName($policy) {
+    switch ($policy) {
+      case PhabricatorPolicies::POLICY_PUBLIC:
+        return pht('Public');
+      default:
+        return null;
+    }
+  }
+
   private function loadObjectPolicyPHIDs() {
     $phids = array();
     $viewer = $this->getViewer();
diff --git a/src/applications/policy/storage/PhabricatorPolicy.php b/src/applications/policy/storage/PhabricatorPolicy.php
index 1ad41b4577..d124a10e5e 100644
--- a/src/applications/policy/storage/PhabricatorPolicy.php
+++ b/src/applications/policy/storage/PhabricatorPolicy.php
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ final class PhabricatorPolicy
   const ACTION_DENY = 'deny';
 
   private $name;
+  private $shortName;
   private $type;
   private $href;
   private $icon;
@@ -106,6 +107,18 @@ final class PhabricatorPolicy
     return $this->name;
   }
 
+  public function setShortName($short_name) {
+    $this->shortName = $short_name;
+    return $this;
+  }
+
+  public function getShortName() {
+    if ($this->shortName) {
+      return $this->shortName;
+    }
+    return $this->getName();
+  }
+
   public function setHref($href) {
     $this->href = $href;
     return $this;
diff --git a/src/view/phui/PHUIHeaderView.php b/src/view/phui/PHUIHeaderView.php
index 1c960c98a7..5bfb58785a 100644
--- a/src/view/phui/PHUIHeaderView.php
+++ b/src/view/phui/PHUIHeaderView.php
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ final class PHUIHeaderView extends AphrontView {
         'href' => '/policy/explain/'.$phid.'/'.$view_capability.'/',
         'sigil' => 'workflow',
       ),
-      $policy->getName());
+      $policy->getShortName());
 
     return array($icon, $link);
   }