diff --git a/lua/telescope/builtin/files.lua b/lua/telescope/builtin/files.lua
index 8b2c6f2382..29c8df5eab 100644
--- a/lua/telescope/builtin/files.lua
+++ b/lua/telescope/builtin/files.lua
@@ -492,6 +492,7 @@ files.current_buffer_tags = function(opts)
   return files.tags(vim.tbl_extend("force", {
     prompt_title = 'Current Buffer Tags',
     only_current_file = true,
+    path_display = 'hidden',
   }, opts))
 end
 
diff --git a/lua/telescope/utils.lua b/lua/telescope/utils.lua
index ff7a1e6cf6..f965cc4b49 100644
--- a/lua/telescope/utils.lua
+++ b/lua/telescope/utils.lua
@@ -293,8 +293,16 @@ utils.transform_path = function(opts, path)
   if vim.tbl_contains(path_display, "tail") then
     transformed_path = utils.path_tail(transformed_path)
   else
-    if not vim.in_fast_event() and not vim.tbl_contains(path_display, "absolute") then
-      local cwd = vim.fn.expand(opts.cwd or vim.fn.getcwd())
+    if not vim.tbl_contains(path_display, "absolute") then
+      local cwd
+      if opts.cwd then
+        cwd = opts.cwd
+        if not vim.in_fast_event() then
+          cwd = vim.fn.expand(opts.cwd)
+        end
+      else
+        cwd = vim.loop.cwd();
+      end
       transformed_path = pathlib.make_relative(transformed_path, cwd)
     end