diff --git a/ReText/__init__.py b/ReText/__init__.py
index 273ea098..963ab3b3 100644
--- a/ReText/__init__.py
+++ b/ReText/__init__.py
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ def getBundledIcon(iconName):
 	'markdownDefaultFileExtension': '.mkd',
 	'openLastFilesOnStartup': False,
 	'pygmentsStyle': 'default',
+	'recentDocumentsCount': 10,
 	'relativeLineNumbers': False,
 	'restDefaultFileExtension': '.rst',
 	'rightMargin': 0,
diff --git a/ReText/config.py b/ReText/config.py
index 367f8854..8abd8d4c 100644
--- a/ReText/config.py
+++ b/ReText/config.py
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ def initConfigOptions(self):
 			(self.tr('Behavior'), (
 				(self.tr('Automatically save documents'), 'autoSave'),
 				(self.tr('Automatically open last documents on startup'), 'openLastFilesOnStartup'),
+				(self.tr('Number of recent documents'), 'recentDocumentsCount'),
 				(self.tr('Restore window geometry'), 'saveWindowGeometry'),
 				(self.tr('Use live preview by default'), 'livePreviewByDefault'),
 				(self.tr('Open external links in ReText window'), 'handleWebLinks'),
@@ -157,6 +158,8 @@ def getPageWidget(self, options):
 				self.configurators[name] = QSpinBox(self)
 				if name == 'tabWidth':
 					self.configurators[name].setRange(1, 10)
+				elif name == 'recentDocumentsCount':
+					self.configurators[name].setRange(5, 20)
 				else:
 					self.configurators[name].setMaximum(200)
 				self.configurators[name].setValue(value)
diff --git a/ReText/window.py b/ReText/window.py
index c38565e0..5795da93 100644
--- a/ReText/window.py
+++ b/ReText/window.py
@@ -701,8 +701,9 @@ def moveToTopOfRecentFileList(self, fileName):
 			if fileName in files:
 				files.remove(fileName)
 			files.insert(0, fileName)
-			if len(files) > 10:
-				del files[10:]
+			recentCount = globalSettings.recentDocumentsCount
+			if len(files) > recentCount:
+				del files[recentCount:]
 			writeListToSettings("recentFileList", files)
 
 	def createNew(self, text=None):
diff --git a/configuration.md b/configuration.md
index 47f3ebed..5a1fb2d7 100644
--- a/configuration.md
+++ b/configuration.md
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ option name                    | type      | description
 `openLastFilesOnStartup`       | boolean   | whether to automatically open last documents on startup (default: false)
 `paperSize`                    | string    | name of default page size to use for print and export (e.g. A4, Letter)
 `pygmentsStyle`                | string    | name of Pygments syntax highlighting style to use (default: `default`)
+`recentDocumentsCount`         | integer   | number of recent files to show in the menu (default: 10)
 `relativeLineNumbers`          | boolean   | whether to show line numbers as relative from the current line (default: false)
 `restDefaultFileExtension`     | string    | default file extension for reStructuredText files (default: `.rst`)
 `rightMargin`                  | integer   | enable drawing of vertical line on defined position (or 0 to disable)