diff --git a/src/documents/templating/filepath.py b/src/documents/templating/filepath.py
index b4dd367fb..bbd92b463 100644
--- a/src/documents/templating/filepath.py
+++ b/src/documents/templating/filepath.py
@@ -79,6 +79,23 @@ class PlaceholderString(str):
 NO_VALUE_PLACEHOLDER = PlaceholderString("-none-")
 
 
+class MatchingModelContext:
+    """
+    Safe template context for related objects.
+
+    Keeps legacy behavior where including the object ina template yields the related object's
+    name as a string, while still exposing limited attributes.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, *, id: int, name: str, path: str | None = None):
+        self.id = id
+        self.name = name
+        self.path = path
+
+    def __str__(self) -> str:
+        return self.name
+
+
 _template_environment.undefined = _LogStrictUndefined
 
 _template_environment.filters["get_cf_value"] = get_cf_value
@@ -221,19 +238,26 @@ def get_safe_document_context(
         else None,
         "tags": [{"name": tag.name, "id": tag.id} for tag in tags],
         "correspondent": (
-            {"name": document.correspondent.name, "id": document.correspondent.id}
+            MatchingModelContext(
+                name=document.correspondent.name,
+                id=document.correspondent.id,
+            )
             if document.correspondent
             else None
         ),
         "document_type": (
-            {"name": document.document_type.name, "id": document.document_type.id}
+            MatchingModelContext(
+                name=document.document_type.name,
+                id=document.document_type.id,
+            )
             if document.document_type
             else None
         ),
-        "storage_path": {
-            "path": document.storage_path.path,
-            "id": document.storage_path.id,
-        }
+        "storage_path": MatchingModelContext(
+            name=document.storage_path.name,
+            path=document.storage_path.path,
+            id=document.storage_path.id,
+        )
         if document.storage_path
         else None,
     }
diff --git a/src/documents/tests/test_file_handling.py b/src/documents/tests/test_file_handling.py
index 52f06cb41..9430bf669 100644
--- a/src/documents/tests/test_file_handling.py
+++ b/src/documents/tests/test_file_handling.py
@@ -1341,6 +1341,41 @@ class TestFilenameGeneration(DirectoriesMixin, TestCase):
             Path("somepath/asn-201-400/asn-3xx/Does Matter.pdf"),
         )
 
+    def test_template_related_context_keeps_legacy_string_coercion(self):
+        """
+        GIVEN:
+            - A storage path template that uses related objects directly as strings
+        WHEN:
+            - Filepath for a document with this format is called
+        THEN:
+            - Related objects coerce to their names (legacy behavior)
+            - Explicit attribute access remains available for new templates
+        """
+        sp = StoragePath.objects.create(
+            name="PARTNER",
+            path=(
+                "{{ document.storage_path|lower }} / "
+                "{{ document.correspondent|lower|replace('mi:', 'mieter/') }} / "
+                "{{ document_type|lower }} / "
+                "{{ title|lower }}"
+            ),
+        )
+        doc = Document.objects.create(
+            title="scan_017562",
+            created=datetime.date(2025, 7, 2),
+            added=timezone.make_aware(datetime.datetime(2026, 3, 3, 11, 53, 16)),
+            mime_type="application/pdf",
+            checksum="test-checksum",
+            storage_path=sp,
+            correspondent=Correspondent.objects.create(name="mi:kochkach"),
+            document_type=DocumentType.objects.create(name="Mietvertrag"),
+        )
+
+        self.assertEqual(
+            generate_filename(doc),
+            Path("partner/mieter/kochkach/mietvertrag/scan_017562.pdf"),
+        )
+
     @override_settings(
         FILENAME_FORMAT="{{creation_date}}/{{ title_name_str }}",
     )