diff --git a/src/slic3r/GUI/AppConfig.cpp b/src/slic3r/GUI/AppConfig.cpp
index 3b6210058..dfdc79677 100644
--- a/src/slic3r/GUI/AppConfig.cpp
+++ b/src/slic3r/GUI/AppConfig.cpp
@@ -229,6 +229,33 @@ std::string AppConfig::get_last_dir() const
     return std::string();
 }
 
+std::vector<std::string> AppConfig::get_recent_projects() const
+{
+    std::vector<std::string> ret;
+    const auto it = m_storage.find("recent_projects");
+    if (it != m_storage.end())
+    {
+        for (const std::map<std::string, std::string>::value_type& item : it->second)
+        {
+            ret.push_back(item.second);
+        }
+    }
+    return ret;
+}
+
+void AppConfig::set_recent_projects(const std::vector<std::string>& recent_projects)
+{
+    auto it = m_storage.find("recent_projects");
+    if (it == m_storage.end())
+        it = m_storage.insert(std::map<std::string, std::map<std::string, std::string>>::value_type("recent_projects", std::map<std::string, std::string>())).first;
+
+    it->second.clear();
+    for (unsigned int i = 0; i < (unsigned int)recent_projects.size(); ++i)
+    {
+        it->second[std::to_string(i + 1)] = recent_projects[i];
+    }
+}
+
 void AppConfig::update_config_dir(const std::string &dir)
 {
     this->set("recent", "config_directory", dir);
diff --git a/src/slic3r/GUI/AppConfig.hpp b/src/slic3r/GUI/AppConfig.hpp
index 5af635a12..230a92294 100644
--- a/src/slic3r/GUI/AppConfig.hpp
+++ b/src/slic3r/GUI/AppConfig.hpp
@@ -122,6 +122,9 @@ public:
 	// Does the config file exist?
 	static bool 		exists();
 
+    std::vector<std::string> get_recent_projects() const;
+    void set_recent_projects(const std::vector<std::string>& recent_projects);
+
 private:
 	// Map of section, name -> value
 	std::map<std::string, std::map<std::string, std::string>> 	m_storage;
diff --git a/src/slic3r/GUI/MainFrame.cpp b/src/slic3r/GUI/MainFrame.cpp
index d800f6f38..99389da41 100644
--- a/src/slic3r/GUI/MainFrame.cpp
+++ b/src/slic3r/GUI/MainFrame.cpp
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ namespace GUI {
 MainFrame::MainFrame() :
 DPIFrame(NULL, wxID_ANY, "", wxDefaultPosition, wxDefaultSize, wxDEFAULT_FRAME_STYLE, "mainframe"),
     m_printhost_queue_dlg(new PrintHostQueueDialog(this))
+    , m_recent_projects(9)
 {
     // Fonts were created by the DPIFrame constructor for the monitor, on which the window opened.
     wxGetApp().update_fonts(this);
@@ -383,6 +384,40 @@ void MainFrame::init_menubar()
         append_menu_item(fileMenu, wxID_ANY, _(L("&Open Project")) + dots + "\tCtrl+O", _(L("Open a project file")),
             [this](wxCommandEvent&) { if (m_plater) m_plater->load_project(); }, menu_icon("open"), nullptr,
             [this](){return m_plater != nullptr; }, this);
+
+        wxMenu* recent_projects_menu = new wxMenu();
+        wxMenuItem* recent_projects_submenu = append_submenu(fileMenu, recent_projects_menu, wxID_ANY, _(L("Recent projects")), "");
+        m_recent_projects.UseMenu(recent_projects_menu);
+        Bind(wxEVT_MENU, [this](wxCommandEvent& evt) {
+            size_t file_id = evt.GetId() - wxID_FILE1;
+            wxString filename = m_recent_projects.GetHistoryFile(file_id);
+            if (wxFileExists(filename))
+                m_plater->load_project(filename);
+            else
+            {
+                wxMessageDialog msg(this, _(L("The selected project is no more available")), _(L("Error")));
+                msg.ShowModal();
+
+                m_recent_projects.RemoveFileFromHistory(file_id);
+                std::vector<std::string> recent_projects;
+                size_t count = m_recent_projects.GetCount();
+                for (size_t i = 0; i < count; ++i)
+                {
+                    recent_projects.push_back(into_u8(m_recent_projects.GetHistoryFile(i)));
+                }
+                wxGetApp().app_config->set_recent_projects(recent_projects);
+                wxGetApp().app_config->save();
+            }
+            }, wxID_FILE1, wxID_FILE9);
+
+        std::vector<std::string> recent_projects = wxGetApp().app_config->get_recent_projects();
+        for (const std::string& project : recent_projects)
+        {
+            m_recent_projects.AddFileToHistory(from_u8(project));
+        }
+
+        Bind(wxEVT_UPDATE_UI, [this](wxUpdateUIEvent& evt) { evt.Enable(m_recent_projects.GetCount() > 0); }, recent_projects_submenu->GetId());
+
         append_menu_item(fileMenu, wxID_ANY, _(L("&Save Project")) + "\tCtrl+S", _(L("Save current project file")),
             [this](wxCommandEvent&) { if (m_plater) m_plater->export_3mf(into_path(m_plater->get_project_filename(".3mf"))); }, menu_icon("save"), nullptr,
             [this](){return m_plater != nullptr && can_save(); }, this);
@@ -1046,6 +1081,23 @@ void MainFrame::on_config_changed(DynamicPrintConfig* config) const
         m_plater->on_config_change(*config); // propagate config change events to the plater
 }
 
+void MainFrame::add_to_recent_projects(const wxString& filename)
+{
+    if (wxFileExists(filename))
+    {
+        m_recent_projects.AddFileToHistory(filename);
+        std::vector<std::string> recent_projects;
+        size_t count = m_recent_projects.GetCount();
+        for (size_t i = 0; i < count; ++i)
+        {
+            recent_projects.push_back(into_u8(m_recent_projects.GetHistoryFile(i)));
+        }
+        wxGetApp().app_config->set_recent_projects(recent_projects);
+        wxGetApp().app_config->save();
+    }
+}
+
+//
 // Called after the Preferences dialog is closed and the program settings are saved.
 // Update the UI based on the current preferences.
 void MainFrame::update_ui_from_settings()
diff --git a/src/slic3r/GUI/MainFrame.hpp b/src/slic3r/GUI/MainFrame.hpp
index 805b663bb..a41f33824 100644
--- a/src/slic3r/GUI/MainFrame.hpp
+++ b/src/slic3r/GUI/MainFrame.hpp
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include <wx/frame.h>
 #include <wx/settings.h>
 #include <wx/string.h>
+#include <wx/filehistory.h>
 
 #include <string>
 #include <map>
@@ -84,6 +85,8 @@ class MainFrame : public DPIFrame
     // vector of a MenuBar items changeable in respect to printer technology 
     std::vector<wxMenuItem*> m_changeable_menu_items;
 
+    wxFileHistory m_recent_projects;
+
 protected:
     virtual void on_dpi_changed(const wxRect &suggested_rect);
 
@@ -121,6 +124,8 @@ public:
     // Propagate changed configuration from the Tab to the Platter and save changes to the AppConfig
     void        on_config_changed(DynamicPrintConfig* cfg) const ;
 
+    void        add_to_recent_projects(const wxString& filename);
+
     PrintHostQueueDialog* printhost_queue_dlg() { return m_printhost_queue_dlg; }
 
     Plater*             m_plater { nullptr };
diff --git a/src/slic3r/GUI/Plater.cpp b/src/slic3r/GUI/Plater.cpp
index 402acd59c..b99b3a6af 100644
--- a/src/slic3r/GUI/Plater.cpp
+++ b/src/slic3r/GUI/Plater.cpp
@@ -3277,6 +3277,9 @@ void Plater::priv::set_project_filename(const wxString& filename)
 
     m_project_filename = from_path(full_path);
     wxGetApp().mainframe->update_title();
+
+    if (!filename.empty())
+        wxGetApp().mainframe->add_to_recent_projects(filename);
 }
 
 bool Plater::priv::init_common_menu(wxMenu* menu, const bool is_part/* = false*/)
@@ -3590,15 +3593,19 @@ void Plater::load_project()
 {
     wxString input_file;
     wxGetApp().load_project(this, input_file);
+    load_project(input_file);
+}
 
-    if (input_file.empty())
+void Plater::load_project(const wxString& filename)
+{
+    if (filename.empty())
         return;
 
     p->reset();
-    p->set_project_filename(input_file);
+    p->set_project_filename(filename);
 
     std::vector<fs::path> input_paths;
-    input_paths.push_back(into_path(input_file));
+    input_paths.push_back(into_path(filename));
     load_files(input_paths);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/slic3r/GUI/Plater.hpp b/src/slic3r/GUI/Plater.hpp
index 34fd7984e..9ba63461e 100644
--- a/src/slic3r/GUI/Plater.hpp
+++ b/src/slic3r/GUI/Plater.hpp
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ public:
 
     void new_project();
     void load_project();
+    void load_project(const wxString& filename);
     void add_model();
     void extract_config_from_project();