diff --git a/.changeset/nasty-shirts-look.md b/.changeset/nasty-shirts-look.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2742ebd1f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/nasty-shirts-look.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-home': patch
+---
+
+Fall back to metadata.name if no metadata.title has been defined
diff --git a/plugins/home/src/homePageComponents/FeaturedDocsCard/Content.tsx b/plugins/home/src/homePageComponents/FeaturedDocsCard/Content.tsx
index eb8d78b0cc..21ed43003b 100644
--- a/plugins/home/src/homePageComponents/FeaturedDocsCard/Content.tsx
+++ b/plugins/home/src/homePageComponents/FeaturedDocsCard/Content.tsx
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ export const Content = (props: FeaturedDocsCardProps): JSX.Element => {
               }/`
             }
           >
-            {d.metadata.title}
+            {d.metadata.title ?? d.metadata.name}
           </Link>
           {d.metadata.description && (
             <Typography className={styles.docDescription}>