diff --git a/ATTRIBUTION.toml b/ATTRIBUTION.toml
index bfe6ccecd..75aaceb27 100644
--- a/ATTRIBUTION.toml
+++ b/ATTRIBUTION.toml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ licence = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
 licence_file = "LICENSE-MIT"
 kind = "translation"
 usage = "Simplified Chinese UI strings, compiled in by crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/mod.rs"
-sha256 = "2d0c3c882f0d842230b32834150df3307111b3b91d3c1c403001c78b8f4202df"
+sha256 = "8792b00c7e9a12a247cbf6d4758d8583972f861010f4e4ed52949978e5a380e7"
 
 [[asset]]
 path = "crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/zh-hant.tsv"
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ licence = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
 licence_file = "LICENSE-MIT"
 kind = "translation"
 usage = "Traditional Chinese UI strings, compiled in by crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/mod.rs"
-sha256 = "bff6a243f40151a20a5082e02a1e7b588e46fca5f7b616ca618e57576b5218e3"
+sha256 = "9429421177790a0492b1513102823a9aa5dbd34c7a850a737792602d4d19b8d9"
 
 [[asset]]
 path = "crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/cs.tsv"
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ licence = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
 licence_file = "LICENSE-MIT"
 kind = "translation"
 usage = "Czech UI strings, compiled in by crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/mod.rs"
-sha256 = "92cd3816ae6f0cf59244f4836cc95a3b12961c88d219dae593fd60dbc6eb8de0"
+sha256 = "9a655daa584e3a5d049dbaaa30229ae7a931984b0f1c7f0177fde2ccdd6804ca"
 
 [[asset]]
 path = "crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/pt-br.tsv"
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ licence = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
 licence_file = "LICENSE-MIT"
 kind = "translation"
 usage = "Brazilian Portuguese UI strings, compiled in by crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/mod.rs"
-sha256 = "0cd7b7d0696323e281f7a23ef7511785b6a519c94ddb9d89c2468bcdc44bbc84"
+sha256 = "777a7f441950714a61d41e5a44405209aa85bfdd4b46e27090544eb9122d715f"
 
 [[asset]]
 path = "crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/es.tsv"
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ licence = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
 licence_file = "LICENSE-MIT"
 kind = "translation"
 usage = "Spanish UI strings, compiled in by crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/mod.rs"
-sha256 = "de653ffb92e6b99e8d390e6c21f5f13ecef198e21be3045e159b86073fbe7f4e"
+sha256 = "cb3759b57445a3948a707aaf9423338053c7e7ad68f19f52583527dae3dfabee"
 
 [[asset]]
 path = "crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/fr.tsv"
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ licence = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
 licence_file = "LICENSE-MIT"
 kind = "translation"
 usage = "French UI strings, compiled in by crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/mod.rs"
-sha256 = "415aa786c8afc8095be14ac9d74b864e968326699ce0130fede5616ccf9e70ad"
+sha256 = "b131025cb6c14135440968f08ab6334d70dd3b20271539471878d3825ecc9629"
 
 [[asset]]
 path = "crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ja.tsv"
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ licence = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
 licence_file = "LICENSE-MIT"
 kind = "translation"
 usage = "Japanese UI strings, compiled in by crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/mod.rs"
-sha256 = "d3a89359bdb7c8af830a49a1b574312c65f757e4f69cf221e06f27ea0c0e7373"
+sha256 = "c9879375eed52003bb16790e687808fe0d50dd9405390be383eab66cd513291c"
 
 [[asset]]
 path = "assets/icons/accessibility.svg"
diff --git a/crates/engine/src/commands.rs b/crates/engine/src/commands.rs
index ae68cecca..49b632734 100644
--- a/crates/engine/src/commands.rs
+++ b/crates/engine/src/commands.rs
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ const HELP: Option<&str> = Some("Help");
 /// Every command, in menu order.
 pub const COMMANDS: &[CommandSpec] = &[
     c("file.open", "Open…", FILE, Some(Shortcut::cmd("O")), Nothing, "folder-open"),
+    c("file.open_recent", "Open Recent", FILE, None, Nothing, "clock"),
     c("create.blank", "New blank PDF", FILE, None, Nothing, "file-plus-2"),
     c("measure.distance", "Measure distance", None, None, Annotate, "ruler"),
     c("measure.perimeter", "Measure perimeter", None, None, Annotate, "ruler"),
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/commands.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/commands.rs
index 799530885..d26b04940 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/commands.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/commands.rs
@@ -80,6 +80,11 @@ impl PdfCraftApp {
         let targets = active.map(|i| self.views[i].target_pages()).unwrap_or_default();
         match id {
             "file.open" => self.open_dialog(),
+            "file.open_recent" => match self.recent.first().map(|r| r.path.clone()) {
+                // The palette runs commands without a submenu: open the most recent file.
+                Some(p) => self.open_recent(&p),
+                None => self.notify_tr("No recent files"),
+            },
             "page.combine" => self.open_combine_tab(),
             "file.save" => {
                 self.save_active(SaveTarget::InPlace);
@@ -551,6 +556,28 @@ pub(crate) fn registry_menu(app: &mut PdfCraftApp, ui: &mut egui::Ui, menu: &str
     for spec in commands::menu(menu) {
         let label = commands::current_label(spec, &app.session, app.active_ids().map(|(_, id)| id));
         let label = crate::i18n::menu_label(spec.id, &label);
+        // Open Recent is a submenu of the live recent list, not one action: disabled while the
+        // list is empty, otherwise each entry opens its file (or focuses the tab showing it).
+        if spec.id == "file.open_recent" {
+            if app.recent.is_empty() {
+                ui.add_enabled(false, egui::Button::new(label));
+                continue;
+            }
+            let mut open: Option<String> = None;
+            ui.menu_button(label, |ui| {
+                for r in &app.recent {
+                    if ui.button(&r.name).on_hover_text(&r.path).clicked() {
+                        open = Some(r.path.clone());
+                        ui.close();
+                    }
+                }
+            });
+            if let Some(p) = open {
+                app.open_recent(&p);
+                ui.close();
+            }
+            continue;
+        }
         let shortcut = spec.shortcut.map(|s| s.label(mac)).unwrap_or_default();
         let enabled = app.command_enabled(spec);
         let resp = ui.add_enabled(enabled, egui::Button::new(label).shortcut_text(shortcut));
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/home.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/home.rs
index e87a531ea..4d1d95c11 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/home.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/home.rs
@@ -130,12 +130,7 @@ pub fn show(app: &mut PdfCraftApp, ui: &mut egui::Ui) {
                 }
             }
             if let Some(p) = open {
-                if let Some(i) = app.views.iter().position(|v| app.session.get(v.id).and_then(|d| d.path.as_deref()) == Some(p.as_str())) {
-                    app.active = Some(i);
-                } else {
-                    #[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
-                    app.open_path(&p);
-                }
+                app.open_recent(&p);
             }
             ui.add_space(20.0);
             widgets::section_title(ui, tl!("Privacy"));
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/cs.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/cs.tsv
index cf0e5d036..1f37708f3 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/cs.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/cs.tsv
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
 	Enable Acrobat JavaScript	Povolit Acrobat JavaScript
 	OK	OK
 	Open…	Otevřít…
+	Open Recent	Otevřít nedávné soubory
+	No recent files	Žádné nedávné soubory
 	New blank PDF	Nový prázdný dokument PDF
 	Create PDF from file…	Vytvořit PDF ze souboru…
 	Create PDF from images…	Vytvořit PDF z obrázků…
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/es.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/es.tsv
index a3f96154d..f4a560c08 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/es.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/es.tsv
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
 	Identity	Identidad
 	Name on new comments	Nombre en los comentarios nuevos
 	Open…	Abrir…
+	Open Recent	Abrir recientes
+	No recent files	No hay archivos recientes
 	New blank PDF	Nuevo PDF en blanco
 	Create PDF from file…	Crear PDF a partir de un archivo…
 	Create PDF from images…	Crear PDF a partir de imágenes…
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/fr.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/fr.tsv
index 047daebaf..28391f9ac 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/fr.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/fr.tsv
@@ -1991,3 +1991,5 @@
 	{n} selected	{n} sélectionnés
 	Choose a PNG or JPEG image (up to 4 MiB). Transparency is preserved.	Choisissez une image PNG ou JPEG (jusqu’à 4 Mio). La transparence est conservée.
 	Couldn't import the signature image: {e}	Impossible d’importer l’image de la signature : {e}
+	Open Recent	Ouvrir un fichier récent
+	No recent files	Aucun fichier récent
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ja.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ja.tsv
index 14d72fd0d..342955dc2 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ja.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ja.tsv
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@
 	Identity	個人情報
 	Name on new comments	新しい注釈の作成者名
 	Open…	開く…
+	Open Recent	最近のファイルを開く
+	No recent files	最近のファイルがありません
 	New blank PDF	空白の PDF を作成
 	Create PDF from file…	ファイルから PDF を作成…
 	Create PDF from images…	画像から PDF を作成…
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/pt-br.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/pt-br.tsv
index 5cf6f8bd2..0cbc9a887 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/pt-br.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/pt-br.tsv
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
 	Identity	Identidade
 	Name on new comments	Nome nos novos comentários
 	Open…	Abrir…
+	Open Recent	Abrir recentes
+	No recent files	Nenhum arquivo recente
 	New blank PDF	Novo PDF em branco
 	Create PDF from file…	Criar PDF a partir de arquivo…
 	Create PDF from images…	Criar PDF a partir de imagens…
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/zh-hans.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/zh-hans.tsv
index e1f0200ed..583acd5f8 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/zh-hans.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/zh-hans.tsv
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@
 	Identity	身份
 	Name on new comments	新注释的作者姓名
 	Open…	打开…
+	Open Recent	打开最近的文件
+	No recent files	没有最近的文件
 	Open	打开
 	Open file	打开文件
 	Home	主页
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/zh-hant.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/zh-hant.tsv
index 704be78fa..adea61bba 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/zh-hant.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/zh-hant.tsv
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
 	Identity	個人資訊
 	Name on new comments	新註解的作者名稱
 	Open…	開啟…
+	Open Recent	開啟最近的檔案
+	No recent files	沒有最近的檔案
 	Open	開啟
 	Open file	開啟檔案
 	Home	首頁
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/lib.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/lib.rs
index bed9bb6fc..a8c9d795a 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/lib.rs
@@ -884,6 +884,17 @@ impl PdfCraftApp {
         }
     }
 
+    /// Open a file from a recent list: focus the tab already showing it, else open it (File ▸
+    /// Open Recent and the Home view's list share this).
+    pub fn open_recent(&mut self, path: &str) {
+        if let Some(i) = self.views.iter().position(|v| self.session.get(v.id).and_then(|d| d.path.as_deref()) == Some(path)) {
+            self.active = Some(i);
+        } else {
+            #[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
+            self.open_path(path);
+        }
+    }
+
     #[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
     pub fn open_path(&mut self, path: &str) {
         let name = std::path::Path::new(path).file_name().map(|n| n.to_string_lossy().into_owned()).unwrap_or_else(|| path.to_string());
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/tests/commands.rs b/crates/ui-egui/tests/commands.rs
index d012eaedd..28e4e01bb 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/tests/commands.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/tests/commands.rs
@@ -194,6 +194,50 @@ fn the_pages_menu_comes_from_the_registry() {
     assert_eq!(app.session.get(app.views[0].id).unwrap().info.pages.len(), 2);
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn the_open_recent_menu_lists_files_and_opens_one() {
+    let dir = std::env::temp_dir().join(format!("pdfcraft-recent-{}", std::process::id()));
+    std::fs::create_dir_all(&dir).unwrap();
+    let path = dir.join("recent.pdf");
+    std::fs::write(&path, fixture(2)).unwrap();
+    let path = path.to_string_lossy().into_owned();
+    let mut h = Harness::builder().with_size(egui::vec2(1400.0, 900.0)).build_eframe({
+        let path = path.clone();
+        move |_cc| {
+            let mut app = PdfCraftApp::new();
+            app.open_bytes("doc.pdf", None, fixture(3)).unwrap();
+            app.recent.push(pdfcraft_ui_egui::RecentFile { name: "recent.pdf".into(), path, pages: 2, size: 0 });
+            app
+        }
+    });
+    h.run_steps(4);
+    h.get_by_label("Menu").click();
+    h.run_steps(2);
+    h.get_by_label("File ⏵").hover();
+    h.run_steps(3);
+    h.get_by_label("Open Recent ⏵").hover();
+    h.run_steps(3);
+    h.get_by_label_contains("recent.pdf").click();
+    h.run_steps(4);
+    let app = h.state();
+    assert_eq!(app.views.len(), 2, "the recent file opened in a new tab");
+    let active = app.active.unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(app.session.get(app.views[active].id).and_then(|d| d.path.as_deref()), Some(path.as_str()), "the active tab is the recent file");
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn the_open_recent_menu_is_disabled_while_the_list_is_empty() {
+    let mut h = harness();
+    h.get_by_label("Menu").click();
+    h.run_steps(2);
+    h.get_by_label("File ⏵").hover();
+    h.run_steps(3);
+    assert!(
+        h.query_by(|n| n.label().as_deref() == Some("Open Recent") && n.is_disabled()).is_some(),
+        "Open Recent is disabled while no file has been opened"
+    );
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn the_shortcuts_dialog_lists_the_real_bindings() {
     let mut h = harness();
diff --git a/parity/acrobat-features.toml b/parity/acrobat-features.toml
index d610056b2..1fe73ce27 100644
--- a/parity/acrobat-features.toml
+++ b/parity/acrobat-features.toml
@@ -656,10 +656,10 @@ area = "A"
 tier = "P1"
 milestone = "M3"
 status = "shipped"
-commands = []
+commands = ["file.open_recent"]
 tools = []
-evidence = ["crates/ui-egui/tests/ui.rs::persistence_round_trips_and_tolerates_garbage"]
-notes = "never reads other apps' lists"
+evidence = ["crates/ui-egui/tests/ui.rs::persistence_round_trips_and_tolerates_garbage", "crates/ui-egui/tests/commands.rs::the_open_recent_menu_lists_files_and_opens_one", "crates/ui-egui/tests/commands.rs::the_open_recent_menu_is_disabled_while_the_list_is_empty"]
+notes = "never reads other apps' lists; File ▸ Open Recent lists them (#290), an already-open file focuses its tab instead of reopening it"
 
 [[feature]]
 id = "core.usage-rights-preserve"