diff --git a/frappe/public/js/frappe/views/treeview.js b/frappe/public/js/frappe/views/treeview.js
index 2dc3d8bdb5..6518b18f1c 100644
--- a/frappe/public/js/frappe/views/treeview.js
+++ b/frappe/public/js/frappe/views/treeview.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 // Copyright (c) 2015, Frappe Technologies Pvt. Ltd. and Contributors
 // MIT License. See license.txt
+
 frappe.provide("frappe.treeview_settings");
 frappe.provide("frappe.views.trees");
 window.cur_tree = null;
@@ -191,13 +192,20 @@ frappe.views.TreeView = class TreeView {
 	}
 	get_root() {
 		var me = this;
+
 		frappe.call({
 			method: me.get_tree_nodes,
 			args: me.args,
 			callback: function (r) {
 				if (r.message) {
-					me.root_label = me.doctype;
-					me.root_value = "";
+					if (r.message.length == 1) {
+						me.root_label = r.message[0]["value"];
+						me.root_value = me.root_label;
+					} else {
+						me.root_label = me.doctype;
+						me.root_value = "";
+					}
+
 					me.make_tree();
 				}
 			},