diff --git a/apps/documents/conf/settings.py b/apps/documents/conf/settings.py
index 030eb62e85..aa518b5dd5 100644
--- a/apps/documents/conf/settings.py
+++ b/apps/documents/conf/settings.py
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ PREVIEW_SIZE = getattr(settings, 'DOCUMENTS_PREVIEW_SIZE', '640x480')
 MULTIPAGE_PREVIEW_SIZE = getattr(settings, 'DOCUMENTS_MULTIPAGE_PREVIEW_SIZE', '160x120')
 THUMBNAIL_SIZE = getattr(settings, 'DOCUMENTS_THUMBNAIL_SIZE', '50x50')
 DISPLAY_SIZE = getattr(settings, 'DOCUMENTS_DISPLAY_SIZE', '1200')
-RECENT_COUNT = getattr(settings, 'DOCUMENTS_RECENT_COUNT', 20)
+RECENT_COUNT = getattr(settings, 'DOCUMENTS_RECENT_COUNT', 40)
 ZOOM_PERCENT_STEP = getattr(settings, 'DOCUMENTS_ZOOM_PERCENT_STEP', 50)
 ZOOM_MAX_LEVEL = getattr(settings, 'DOCUMENTS_ZOOM_MAX_LEVEL', 200)
 ZOOM_MIN_LEVEL = getattr(settings, 'DOCUMENTS_ZOOM_MIN_LEVEL', 50)
diff --git a/settings.py b/settings.py
index 808abbce56..4bc101e69b 100644
--- a/settings.py
+++ b/settings.py
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ TEMPLATE_CONTEXT_PROCESSORS = (
 #DOCUMENTS_MULTIPAGE_PREVIEW_SIZE = '160x120'
 #DOCUMENTS_AVAILABLE_TRANSFORMATIONS = {}
 #example: DOCUMENTS_DEFAULT_TRANSFORMATIONS = [{'name':'rotate', 'arguments':"{'degrees':270}"}]
-#DOCUMENTS_RECENT_COUNT = 20
+#DOCUMENTS_RECENT_COUNT = 40
 #DOCUMENTS_ZOOM_PERCENT_STEP = 50
 #DOCUMENTS_ZOOM_MAX_LEVEL = 200
 #DOCUMENTS_ZOOM_MIN_LEVEL = 50