diff --git a/src/Captura.Core/Settings.cs b/src/Captura.Core/Settings.cs
index 6c3a33322..9cce869e3 100644
--- a/src/Captura.Core/Settings.cs
+++ b/src/Captura.Core/Settings.cs
@@ -23,6 +23,14 @@ public List<RecentItemModel> RecentItems
             set => Set(value);
         }
 
+        [UserScopedSetting]
+        [DefaultSettingValue("30")]
+        public int RecentMax
+        {
+            get => Get<int>();
+            set => Set(value);
+        }
+
         #region Remember
         [UserScopedSetting]
         [DefaultSettingValue("Png")]
diff --git a/src/Captura.Core/ViewModels/RecentViewModel.cs b/src/Captura.Core/ViewModels/RecentViewModel.cs
index dc0b5aac4..64814f56b 100644
--- a/src/Captura.Core/ViewModels/RecentViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/Captura.Core/ViewModels/RecentViewModel.cs
@@ -2,14 +2,15 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Collections.ObjectModel;
+using System.Windows.Input;
 
 namespace Captura.ViewModels
 {
     public class RecentViewModel : ViewModelBase, IDisposable
     {
         public ObservableCollection<RecentItemViewModel> RecentList { get; } = new ObservableCollection<RecentItemViewModel>();
-
-        int maxItemsToPersist = 30;
+        
+        public ICommand ClearCommand { get; }
 
         public RecentViewModel()
         {
@@ -21,6 +22,8 @@ public RecentViewModel()
 
             foreach (var recent in Settings.Instance.RecentItems)
                 Add(recent.FilePath, recent.ItemType, false);
+
+            ClearCommand = new DelegateCommand(() => RecentList.Clear());
         }
 
         public RecentItemViewModel Add(string FilePath, RecentItemType ItemType, bool IsSaving)
@@ -39,7 +42,9 @@ public void Dispose()
         {
             Settings.Instance.RecentItems.Clear();
 
-            for (int i = 0; i < RecentList.Count && i < maxItemsToPersist; ++i)
+            var max = Settings.Instance.RecentMax;
+
+            for (int i = 0; i < RecentList.Count && i < max; ++i)
                 Settings.Instance.RecentItems.Add(new RecentItemModel(RecentList[i].FilePath, RecentList[i].ItemType));
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/Captura/Views/RecentView.xaml b/src/Captura/Views/RecentView.xaml
index 57ee7db57..afb981424 100644
--- a/src/Captura/Views/RecentView.xaml
+++ b/src/Captura/Views/RecentView.xaml
@@ -3,23 +3,30 @@
       xmlns:local="clr-namespace:Captura"
       DataContext="{StaticResource MainViewModel}">
     <Grid>
-        <ScrollViewer>
-            <DockPanel Margin="10">
-                <TextBlock TextWrapping="Wrap"
-                           DockPanel.Dock="Top"
-                           Text="A List of files created in this session" 
-                           Margin="0,0,0,10"/>
-                <ScrollViewer>
-                    <ItemsControl Margin="0,10,0,0"
-                                  ItemsSource="{Binding RecentViewModel.RecentList}">
-                        <ItemsControl.ItemTemplate>
-                            <DataTemplate>
-                                <local:RecentItem DataContext="{Binding}"/>
-                            </DataTemplate>
-                        </ItemsControl.ItemTemplate>
-                    </ItemsControl>
-                </ScrollViewer>
+        <DockPanel Margin="10">
+            <DockPanel DockPanel.Dock="Top"
+                       Margin="0,0,0,10">
+                <Button Content="Clear"
+                        ToolTip="Clear Recent List"
+                        DockPanel.Dock="Right"
+                        Command="{Binding RecentViewModel.ClearCommand}"/>
+                <Label Content="Max Items to persist"
+                       ContentStringFormat="{}{0}:"
+                       VerticalContentAlignment="Center"/>
+                <local:NumericBox Margin="5,0,10,0"
+                                  Minimum="0"
+                                  Value="{Binding Settings.RecentMax, Mode=TwoWay}"/>
             </DockPanel>
-        </ScrollViewer>
+            <ScrollViewer>
+                <ItemsControl Margin="0,10,0,0"
+                              ItemsSource="{Binding RecentViewModel.RecentList}">
+                    <ItemsControl.ItemTemplate>
+                        <DataTemplate>
+                            <local:RecentItem DataContext="{Binding}"/>
+                        </DataTemplate>
+                    </ItemsControl.ItemTemplate>
+                </ItemsControl>
+            </ScrollViewer>
+        </DockPanel>
     </Grid>
 </Page>