diff --git a/.changeset/nasty-shirts-look.md b/.changeset/nasty-shirts-look.md
index 2742ebd1f6..2a6e2d9c19 100644
--- a/.changeset/nasty-shirts-look.md
+++ b/.changeset/nasty-shirts-look.md
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-'@backstage/plugin-home': patch
+'@backstage/plugin-home': minor
 ---
 
-Fall back to metadata.name if no metadata.title has been defined
+Use EntityDisplayName JSX element entity information directly for FeaturedDocsCard.
diff --git a/plugins/home/src/homePageComponents/FeaturedDocsCard/Content.tsx b/plugins/home/src/homePageComponents/FeaturedDocsCard/Content.tsx
index 21ed43003b..a7ba4d5e9b 100644
--- a/plugins/home/src/homePageComponents/FeaturedDocsCard/Content.tsx
+++ b/plugins/home/src/homePageComponents/FeaturedDocsCard/Content.tsx
@@ -23,11 +23,16 @@ import {
   Progress,
   ErrorPanel,
 } from '@backstage/core-components';
-import { catalogApiRef, CatalogApi } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-react';
+import {
+  catalogApiRef,
+  CatalogApi,
+  EntityDisplayName,
+} from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-react';
 import { useApi } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
 import { EntityFilterQuery } from '@backstage/catalog-client';
 
 import { makeStyles, Typography } from '@material-ui/core';
+import { stringifyEntityRef } from '@backstage/catalog-model';
 
 /**
  * Props customizing the <FeaturedDocsCard/> component.
@@ -116,7 +121,7 @@ export const Content = (props: FeaturedDocsCardProps): JSX.Element => {
               }/`
             }
           >
-            {d.metadata.title ?? d.metadata.name}
+            <EntityDisplayName entityRef={stringifyEntityRef(d)} />
           </Link>
           {d.metadata.description && (
             <Typography className={styles.docDescription}>