diff --git a/app/helpers/todos_helper.rb b/app/helpers/todos_helper.rb
index 7c36046894..cbbfc1e04f 100644
--- a/app/helpers/todos_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/todos_helper.rb
@@ -7,14 +7,9 @@ module TodosHelper
     current_user.todos.done.count
   end
 
-  def todo_action_name(todo)
-    target =  todo.target_type.titleize.downcase
-
-    [todo.action_name, target].join(" ")
-  end
-
-  def todo_target_link_html(todo)
-    link_to "##{todo.target_iid}", todo_target_path(todo)
+  def todo_target_link(todo)
+    target = todo.target_type.titleize.downcase
+    link_to "#{target} #{todo.target.to_reference}", todo_target_path(todo)
   end
 
   def todo_target_path(todo)
diff --git a/app/views/dashboard/todos/_todo.html.haml b/app/views/dashboard/todos/_todo.html.haml
index 7de703e304..773a9f6f4b 100644
--- a/app/views/dashboard/todos/_todo.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/dashboard/todos/_todo.html.haml
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
       %span.author_name
         = link_to_author todo
       %span.todo_label
-        = todo_action_name(todo)
-        = todo_target_link_html(todo)
+        = todo.action_name
+        = todo_target_link(todo)
 
       · #{time_ago_with_tooltip(todo.created_at)}