diff --git a/src/nvim/quickfix.c b/src/nvim/quickfix.c
index e7d2da2fc6..ddf2a7247f 100644
--- a/src/nvim/quickfix.c
+++ b/src/nvim/quickfix.c
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ struct qfline_S {
   int qf_end_col;         ///< column when the error has range or zero
   int qf_nr;              ///< error number
   char *qf_module;        ///< module name for this error
+  char *qf_fname;         ///< different filename if there're hard links
   char *qf_pattern;       ///< search pattern for the error
   char *qf_text;          ///< description of the error
   char qf_viscol;         ///< set to true if qf_col and qf_end_col is screen column
@@ -1866,11 +1867,13 @@ static int qf_add_entry(qf_list_T *qfl, char *dir, char *fname, char *module, in
                         char vis_col, char *pattern, int nr, char type, typval_T *user_data,
                         char valid)
 {
+  buf_T *buf;
   qfline_T *qfp = xmalloc(sizeof(qfline_T));
+  char *fullname = NULL;
+  char *p = NULL;
 
   if (bufnum != 0) {
-    buf_T *buf = buflist_findnr(bufnum);
-
+    buf = buflist_findnr(bufnum);
     qfp->qf_fnum = bufnum;
     if (buf != NULL) {
       buf->b_has_qf_entry |=
@@ -1878,7 +1881,21 @@ static int qf_add_entry(qf_list_T *qfl, char *dir, char *fname, char *module, in
     }
   } else {
     qfp->qf_fnum = qf_get_fnum(qfl, dir, fname);
+    buf = buflist_findnr(qfp->qf_fnum);
   }
+  if (fname != NULL) {
+    fullname = fix_fname(fname);
+  }
+  qfp->qf_fname = NULL;
+  if (buf != NULL && buf->b_ffname != NULL && fullname != NULL) {
+    if (path_fnamecmp(fullname, buf->b_ffname) != 0) {
+      p = path_try_shorten_fname(fullname);
+      if (p != NULL) {
+        qfp->qf_fname = xstrdup(p);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  xfree(fullname);
   qfp->qf_text = xstrdup(mesg);
   qfp->qf_lnum = lnum;
   qfp->qf_end_lnum = end_lnum;
@@ -3145,7 +3162,7 @@ static void qf_list_entry(qfline_T *qfp, int qf_idx, bool cursel)
     buf_T *buf;
     if (qfp->qf_fnum != 0
         && (buf = buflist_findnr(qfp->qf_fnum)) != NULL) {
-      fname = buf->b_fname;
+      fname = qfp->qf_fname == NULL ? buf->b_fname : qfp->qf_fname;
       if (qfp->qf_type == 1) {  // :helpgrep
         fname = path_tail(fname);
       }
@@ -3431,6 +3448,7 @@ static void qf_free_items(qf_list_T *qfl)
     qfline_T *qfp = qfl->qf_start;
     qfline_T *qfpnext = qfp->qf_next;
     if (!stop) {
+      xfree(qfp->qf_fname);
       xfree(qfp->qf_module);
       xfree(qfp->qf_text);
       xfree(qfp->qf_pattern);
@@ -4059,7 +4077,7 @@ static int qf_buf_add_line(qf_list_T *qfl, buf_T *buf, linenr_T lnum, const qfli
           }
           shorten_buf_fname(errbuf, dirname, false);
         }
-        ga_concat(gap, errbuf->b_fname);
+        ga_concat(gap, qfp->qf_fname == NULL ? errbuf->b_fname : qfp->qf_fname);
       }
     }
 
diff --git a/test/old/testdir/test_quickfix.vim b/test/old/testdir/test_quickfix.vim
index 524e8608f6..753875963b 100644
--- a/test/old/testdir/test_quickfix.vim
+++ b/test/old/testdir/test_quickfix.vim
@@ -4140,6 +4140,7 @@ endfunc
 
 " The following test used to crash Vim
 func Test_lvimgrep_crash()
+  " this leaves a swapfile .test_quickfix.vim.swp around, why?
   sv Xtest
   augroup QF_Test
     au!
@@ -4202,8 +4203,8 @@ endfunc
 " :vimgrep/:lvimgrep commands are running.
 func Test_vimgrep_autocmd()
   call setqflist([], 'f')
-  call writefile(['stars'], 'Xtest1.txt')
-  call writefile(['stars'], 'Xtest2.txt')
+  call writefile(['stars'], 'Xtest1.txt', 'D')
+  call writefile(['stars'], 'Xtest2.txt', 'D')
 
   " Test 1:
   " When searching for a pattern using :vimgrep, if the quickfix list is
@@ -4233,9 +4234,9 @@ func Test_vimgrep_autocmd()
   autocmd BufRead Xtest2.txt call setloclist(g:save_winid, [], 'f')
   call assert_fails('lvimgrep stars Xtest*.txt', 'E926:')
   au! BufRead Xtest2.txt
+  " cleanup the swap files
+  bw! Xtest2.txt Xtest1.txt
 
-  call delete('Xtest1.txt')
-  call delete('Xtest2.txt')
   call setqflist([], 'f')
 endfunc
 
@@ -6458,4 +6459,41 @@ func Test_cbuffer_range()
   call XbufferTests_range('l')
 endfunc
 
+" Test for displaying fname pass from setqflist when the name
+" are hard links to prevent seemly duplicate entries.
+func Xtest_hardlink_fname(cchar)
+  call s:setup_commands(a:cchar)
+  %bwipe
+  " Create a sample source file
+  let lines =<< trim END
+    void sample() {}
+    int main() { sample(); return 0; }
+  END
+  call writefile(lines, 'test_qf_hardlink1.c', 'D')
+  defer delete('test_qf_hardlink1.c')
+  defer delete('test_qf_hardlink2.c')
+  call system('ln test_qf_hardlink1.c test_qf_hardlink2.c')
+  if v:shell_error
+    throw 'Skipped: ln throws error on this platform'
+  endif
+  call g:Xsetlist([], 'f')
+  " Make a qflist that contains the file and it's hard link
+  " like how LSP plugins set response into qflist
+  call g:Xsetlist([{'filename' : 'test_qf_hardlink1.c', 'lnum' : 1},
+        \ {'filename' : 'test_qf_hardlink2.c', 'lnum' : 1}], ' ')
+  Xopen
+  " Ensure that two entries are displayed with different name
+  " so that they aren't seen as duplication.
+  call assert_equal(['test_qf_hardlink1.c|1| ',
+        \ 'test_qf_hardlink2.c|1| '], getline(1, '$'))
+  Xclose
+endfunc
+
+func Test_hardlink_fname()
+  CheckUnix
+  CheckExecutable ln
+  call Xtest_hardlink_fname('c')
+  call Xtest_hardlink_fname('l')
+endfunc
+
 " vim: shiftwidth=2 sts=2 expandtab