diff --git a/src/app.rs b/src/app.rs
index ce4e517..2185241 100644
--- a/src/app.rs
+++ b/src/app.rs
@@ -4576,6 +4576,14 @@ impl Application for App {
                         tab::Command::DropFiles(to, from) => {
                             commands.push(self.update(Message::PasteContents(to, from)));
                         }
+                        tab::Command::ClearRecents => {
+                            match recently_used_xbel::clear_recently_used() {
+                                Ok(()) => {}
+                                Err(err) => {
+                                    log::warn!("failed to clear recents history: {}", err);
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
                         tab::Command::EmptyTrash => {
                             return self.push_dialog(
                                 DialogPage::EmptyTrash,
diff --git a/src/tab.rs b/src/tab.rs
index 659aa6d..5f481e3 100644
--- a/src/tab.rs
+++ b/src/tab.rs
@@ -1663,6 +1663,7 @@ pub enum Command {
     ContextMenu(Option<Point>, Option<window::Id>),
     Delete(Vec<PathBuf>),
     DropFiles(PathBuf, ClipboardPaste),
+    ClearRecents,
     EmptyTrash,
     #[cfg(feature = "desktop")]
     ExecEntryAction(cosmic::desktop::DesktopEntryData, usize),
@@ -1702,6 +1703,7 @@ pub enum Message {
     EditLocationSubmit,
     EditLocationTab,
     OpenInNewTab(PathBuf),
+    ClearRecents,
     EmptyTrash,
     #[cfg(feature = "desktop")]
     ExecEntryAction(Option<PathBuf>, usize),
@@ -3677,6 +3679,9 @@ impl Tab {
             Message::OpenInNewTab(path) => {
                 commands.push(Command::OpenInNewTab(path));
             }
+            Message::ClearRecents => {
+                commands.push(Command::ClearRecents);
+            }
             Message::EmptyTrash => {
                 commands.push(Command::EmptyTrash);
             }
@@ -6192,6 +6197,24 @@ impl Tab {
                     );
                 }
             }
+            Location::Recents | Location::Search(SearchLocation::Recents, ..) => {
+                if let Some(items) = self.items_opt()
+                    && !items.is_empty()
+                {
+                    tab_column = tab_column.push(
+                        widget::layer_container(widget::row::with_children([
+                            widget::space::horizontal().into(),
+                            widget::button::standard(fl!("clear-recents-history"))
+                                .on_press(Message::ClearRecents)
+                                .into(),
+                        ]))
+                        .padding([space_xxs, space_xs])
+                        .layer(cosmic_theme::Layer::Primary)
+                        .apply(widget::container)
+                        .padding([0, 0, 7, 0]),
+                    );
+                }
+            }
             Location::Network(uri, _display_name, _path) if uri == "network:///" => {
                 tab_column = tab_column.push(
                     widget::layer_container(widget::row::with_children([