diff --git a/HISTORY.rst b/HISTORY.rst
index 1a77e14463..8d94299b1e 100644
--- a/HISTORY.rst
+++ b/HISTORY.rst
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@
 * Remove queryset slicing hack from the Document list view.
   And slice the Recently Added Document queryset itself.
 * Move stub filtering to the Document model manager.
+* Increase the default number of recently added documents and
+  recently accessed documents from 40 to 400.
 
 3.1.11 (2019-04-XX)
 ===================
diff --git a/docs/releases/3.2.rst b/docs/releases/3.2.rst
index 6deace1f43..179cfd06a5 100644
--- a/docs/releases/3.2.rst
+++ b/docs/releases/3.2.rst
@@ -70,7 +70,8 @@ Other changes
 * Remove queryset slicing hack from the Document list view.
   And slice the Recently Added Document queryset itself.
 * Move stub filtering to the Document model manager.
-
+* Increase the default number of recently added documents and
+  recently accessed documents from 40 to 400.
 
 Removals
 --------
diff --git a/mayan/apps/documents/settings.py b/mayan/apps/documents/settings.py
index f6137509fa..c1f63d249f 100644
--- a/mayan/apps/documents/settings.py
+++ b/mayan/apps/documents/settings.py
@@ -100,14 +100,14 @@ setting_print_width = namespace.add_setting(
     global_name='DOCUMENTS_PRINT_WIDTH', default='3600'
 )
 setting_recent_access_count = namespace.add_setting(
-    global_name='DOCUMENTS_RECENT_ACCESS_COUNT', default=40,
+    global_name='DOCUMENTS_RECENT_ACCESS_COUNT', default=400,
     help_text=_(
         'Maximum number of recently accessed (created, edited, viewed) '
         'documents to remember per user.'
     )
 )
 setting_recent_added_count = namespace.add_setting(
-    global_name='DOCUMENTS_RECENT_ADDED_COUNT', default=40,
+    global_name='DOCUMENTS_RECENT_ADDED_COUNT', default=400,
     help_text=_(
         'Maximum number of recently created documents to show.'
     )