diff --git a/apps/documents/managers.py b/apps/documents/managers.py
index 8c07b5ec54..189535a67d 100644
--- a/apps/documents/managers.py
+++ b/apps/documents/managers.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ from ast import literal_eval
 from datetime import datetime
 
 from django.db import models
+from django.contrib.auth.models import AnonymousUser
 
 from .conf.settings import RECENT_COUNT
 
@@ -16,6 +17,12 @@ class RecentDocumentManager(models.Manager):
         to_delete = self.model.objects.filter(user=user)[RECENT_COUNT:]
         for recent_to_delete in to_delete:
             recent_to_delete.delete()
+            
+    def get_for_user(self, user):
+        if not user.is_anonymous():
+            return [recent_document.document for recent_document in self.model.objects.filter(user=user)]
+        else:
+            return []
 
 
 class DocumentPageTransformationManager(models.Manager):