diff --git a/main/ui/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/ui/common/WeakBindings.java b/main/ui/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/ui/common/WeakBindings.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c02eb1d86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/main/ui/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/ui/common/WeakBindings.java
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+package org.cryptomator.ui.common;
+
+import javafx.beans.binding.StringBinding;
+import javafx.beans.value.ObservableObjectValue;
+
+
+/**
+ * Contains a variety of method to create {@link java.util.function.Function#identity() identity}-bindings
+ * to facilitate the Weak References used internally in JavaFX's Bindings.
+ */
+public final class WeakBindings {
+
+	/**
+	 * Create a new StringBinding that listens to changes from the given observable without being strongly referenced by it.
+	 *
+	 * @param observable The observable
+	 * @return a StringBinding weakly referenced from the given observable
+	 */
+	public static StringBinding bindString(ObservableObjectValue<String> observable) {
+		return new StringBinding() {
+			{
+				bind(observable);
+			}
+
+			@Override
+			protected String computeValue() {
+				return observable.get();
+			}
+		};
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/main/ui/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/ui/unlock/UnlockController.java b/main/ui/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/ui/unlock/UnlockController.java
index c59b2ef6d..7310a369c 100644
--- a/main/ui/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/ui/unlock/UnlockController.java
+++ b/main/ui/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/ui/unlock/UnlockController.java
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import javafx.animation.Timeline;
 import javafx.beans.binding.Bindings;
 import javafx.beans.binding.BooleanBinding;
 import javafx.beans.binding.ObjectBinding;
+import javafx.beans.binding.StringBinding;
 import javafx.beans.property.BooleanProperty;
 import javafx.beans.property.ReadOnlyBooleanProperty;
 import javafx.beans.property.SimpleBooleanProperty;
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ import org.cryptomator.common.vaults.Vault;
 import org.cryptomator.keychain.KeychainManager;
 import org.cryptomator.ui.common.FxController;
 import org.cryptomator.ui.common.UserInteractionLock;
+import org.cryptomator.ui.common.WeakBindings;
 import org.cryptomator.ui.controls.NiceSecurePasswordField;
 import org.cryptomator.ui.forgetPassword.ForgetPasswordComponent;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
@@ -51,7 +53,8 @@ public class UnlockController implements FxController {
 	private final ObjectBinding<ContentDisplay> unlockButtonContentDisplay;
 	private final BooleanBinding userInteractionDisabled;
 	private final BooleanProperty unlockButtonDisabled;
-	
+	private final StringBinding vaultName;
+
 	public NiceSecurePasswordField passwordField;
 	public CheckBox savePasswordCheckbox;
 	public ImageView face;
@@ -74,6 +77,7 @@ public class UnlockController implements FxController {
 		this.unlockButtonContentDisplay = Bindings.createObjectBinding(this::getUnlockButtonContentDisplay, passwordEntryLock.awaitingInteraction());
 		this.userInteractionDisabled = passwordEntryLock.awaitingInteraction().not();
 		this.unlockButtonDisabled = new SimpleBooleanProperty();
+		this.vaultName = WeakBindings.bindString(vault.displayableNameProperty());
 		this.window.setOnCloseRequest(windowEvent -> cancel());
 	}
 
@@ -177,8 +181,12 @@ public class UnlockController implements FxController {
 
 	/* Getter/Setter */
 
-	public Vault getVault() {
-		return vault;
+	public String getVaultName() {
+		return vaultName.get();
+	}
+	
+	public StringBinding vaultNameProperty() {
+		return vaultName;
 	}
 
 	public ObjectBinding<ContentDisplay> unlockButtonContentDisplayProperty() {
diff --git a/main/ui/src/main/resources/fxml/unlock.fxml b/main/ui/src/main/resources/fxml/unlock.fxml
index 331eeade8..37e5e6e91 100644
--- a/main/ui/src/main/resources/fxml/unlock.fxml
+++ b/main/ui/src/main/resources/fxml/unlock.fxml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 				</ImageView>
 			</StackPane>
 			<VBox spacing="6" HBox.hgrow="ALWAYS">
-				<FormattedLabel format="%unlock.passwordPrompt" arg1="${controller.vault.displayableName}" wrapText="true"/>
+				<FormattedLabel format="%unlock.passwordPrompt" arg1="${controller.vaultName}" wrapText="true"/>
 				<NiceSecurePasswordField fx:id="passwordField" disable="${controller.userInteractionDisabled}"/>
 				<CheckBox fx:id="savePasswordCheckbox" text="%unlock.savePassword" onAction="#didClickSavePasswordCheckbox" disable="${controller.userInteractionDisabled}" visible="${controller.keychainAccessAvailable}"/>
 			</VBox>