diff --git a/app/src/keyboards/java/be/scri/helpers/KeyboardLanguageMappingConstants.kt b/app/src/keyboards/java/be/scri/helpers/KeyboardLanguageMappingConstants.kt
index 72ffd571..475aef1f 100644
--- a/app/src/keyboards/java/be/scri/helpers/KeyboardLanguageMappingConstants.kt
+++ b/app/src/keyboards/java/be/scri/helpers/KeyboardLanguageMappingConstants.kt
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ object KeyboardLanguageMappingConstants {
         mapOf(
             "EN" to
                 mapOf(
+                    "recently_used" to ENInterfaceVariables.RECENTLY_USED_EMOJI_HEADER,
                     "smileys_emotion" to ENInterfaceVariables.SMILEYS_EMOTIONS_EMOJI_HEADER,
                     "people_body" to ENInterfaceVariables.PEOPLE_BODY_EMOJI_HEADER,
                     "animals_nature" to ENInterfaceVariables.ANIMALS_NATURE_EMOJI_HEADER,
@@ -96,6 +97,7 @@ object KeyboardLanguageMappingConstants {
                 ),
             "ES" to
                 mapOf(
+                    "recently_used" to ESInterfaceVariables.RECENTLY_USED_EMOJI_HEADER,
                     "smileys_emotion" to ESInterfaceVariables.SMILEYS_EMOTIONS_EMOJI_HEADER,
                     "people_body" to ESInterfaceVariables.PEOPLE_BODY_EMOJI_HEADER,
                     "animals_nature" to ESInterfaceVariables.ANIMALS_NATURE_EMOJI_HEADER,
@@ -108,6 +110,7 @@ object KeyboardLanguageMappingConstants {
                 ),
             "DE" to
                 mapOf(
+                    "recently_used" to DEInterfaceVariables.RECENTLY_USED_EMOJI_HEADER,
                     "smileys_emotion" to DEInterfaceVariables.SMILEYS_EMOTIONS_EMOJI_HEADER,
                     "people_body" to DEInterfaceVariables.PEOPLE_BODY_EMOJI_HEADER,
                     "animals_nature" to DEInterfaceVariables.ANIMALS_NATURE_EMOJI_HEADER,
@@ -120,6 +123,7 @@ object KeyboardLanguageMappingConstants {
                 ),
             "IT" to
                 mapOf(
+                    "recently_used" to ITInterfaceVariables.RECENTLY_USED_EMOJI_HEADER,
                     "smileys_emotion" to ITInterfaceVariables.SMILEYS_EMOTIONS_EMOJI_HEADER,
                     "people_body" to ITInterfaceVariables.PEOPLE_BODY_EMOJI_HEADER,
                     "animals_nature" to ITInterfaceVariables.ANIMALS_NATURE_EMOJI_HEADER,
@@ -132,6 +136,7 @@ object KeyboardLanguageMappingConstants {
                 ),
             "FR" to
                 mapOf(
+                    "recently_used" to FRInterfaceVariables.RECENTLY_USED_EMOJI_HEADER,
                     "smileys_emotion" to FRInterfaceVariables.SMILEYS_EMOTIONS_EMOJI_HEADER,
                     "people_body" to FRInterfaceVariables.PEOPLE_BODY_EMOJI_HEADER,
                     "animals_nature" to FRInterfaceVariables.ANIMALS_NATURE_EMOJI_HEADER,
@@ -144,6 +149,7 @@ object KeyboardLanguageMappingConstants {
                 ),
             "PT" to
                 mapOf(
+                    "recently_used" to PTInterfaceVariables.RECENTLY_USED_EMOJI_HEADER,
                     "smileys_emotion" to PTInterfaceVariables.SMILEYS_EMOTIONS_EMOJI_HEADER,
                     "people_body" to PTInterfaceVariables.PEOPLE_BODY_EMOJI_HEADER,
                     "animals_nature" to PTInterfaceVariables.ANIMALS_NATURE_EMOJI_HEADER,
@@ -156,6 +162,7 @@ object KeyboardLanguageMappingConstants {
                 ),
             "RU" to
                 mapOf(
+                    "recently_used" to RUInterfaceVariables.RECENTLY_USED_EMOJI_HEADER,
                     "smileys_emotion" to RUInterfaceVariables.SMILEYS_EMOTIONS_EMOJI_HEADER,
                     "people_body" to RUInterfaceVariables.PEOPLE_BODY_EMOJI_HEADER,
                     "animals_nature" to RUInterfaceVariables.ANIMALS_NATURE_EMOJI_HEADER,
@@ -168,6 +175,7 @@ object KeyboardLanguageMappingConstants {
                 ),
             "SV" to
                 mapOf(
+                    "recently_used" to SVInterfaceVariables.RECENTLY_USED_EMOJI_HEADER,
                     "smileys_emotion" to SVInterfaceVariables.SMILEYS_EMOTIONS_EMOJI_HEADER,
                     "people_body" to SVInterfaceVariables.PEOPLE_BODY_EMOJI_HEADER,
                     "animals_nature" to SVInterfaceVariables.ANIMALS_NATURE_EMOJI_HEADER,
diff --git a/app/src/keyboards/java/be/scri/helpers/RecentEmojiHelper.kt b/app/src/keyboards/java/be/scri/helpers/RecentEmojiHelper.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ad0dc3e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/keyboards/java/be/scri/helpers/RecentEmojiHelper.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+package be.scri.helpers
+
+import android.content.Context
+
+private const val PREFS_NAME = "recent_emojis"
+private const val KEY_RECENT = "recent_emoji_list"
+private const val MAX_RECENT = 30
+
+fun recordRecentEmoji(
+    context: Context,
+    emoji: String,
+) {
+    val prefs = context.getSharedPreferences(PREFS_NAME, Context.MODE_PRIVATE)
+    val current =
+        prefs
+            .getString(KEY_RECENT, "")!!
+            .split(",")
+            .filter { it.isNotBlank() }
+            .toMutableList()
+    current.remove(emoji)
+    current.add(0, emoji)
+    while (current.size > MAX_RECENT) current.removeAt(current.lastIndex)
+    prefs.edit().putString(KEY_RECENT, current.joinToString(",")).apply()
+}
+
+fun getRecentEmojis(context: Context): List<String> {
+    val prefs = context.getSharedPreferences(PREFS_NAME, Context.MODE_PRIVATE)
+    return prefs.getString(KEY_RECENT, "")!!.split(",").filter { it.isNotBlank() }
+}
diff --git a/app/src/keyboards/java/be/scri/helpers/english/ENInterfaceVariables.kt b/app/src/keyboards/java/be/scri/helpers/english/ENInterfaceVariables.kt
index dca8f86f..7c7cc4ce 100644
--- a/app/src/keyboards/java/be/scri/helpers/english/ENInterfaceVariables.kt
+++ b/app/src/keyboards/java/be/scri/helpers/english/ENInterfaceVariables.kt
@@ -90,4 +90,5 @@ object ENInterfaceVariables {
     const val OBJECTS_EMOJI_HEADER = "Objects"
     const val SYMBOLS_EMOJI_HEADER = "Symbols"
     const val FLAGS_EMOJI_HEADER = "Flags"
+    const val RECENTLY_USED_EMOJI_HEADER = "Recently Used"
 }
diff --git a/app/src/keyboards/java/be/scri/helpers/french/FRInterfaceVariables.kt b/app/src/keyboards/java/be/scri/helpers/french/FRInterfaceVariables.kt
index 8a214666..949b352d 100644
--- a/app/src/keyboards/java/be/scri/helpers/french/FRInterfaceVariables.kt
+++ b/app/src/keyboards/java/be/scri/helpers/french/FRInterfaceVariables.kt
@@ -92,4 +92,5 @@ object FRInterfaceVariables {
     const val OBJECTS_EMOJI_HEADER = "Objets"
     const val SYMBOLS_EMOJI_HEADER = "Symboles"
     const val FLAGS_EMOJI_HEADER = "Drapeaux"
+    const val RECENTLY_USED_EMOJI_HEADER = "Récemment Utilisés"
 }
diff --git a/app/src/keyboards/java/be/scri/helpers/german/DEInterfaceVariables.kt b/app/src/keyboards/java/be/scri/helpers/german/DEInterfaceVariables.kt
index 8da90ab3..9d7a3340 100644
--- a/app/src/keyboards/java/be/scri/helpers/german/DEInterfaceVariables.kt
+++ b/app/src/keyboards/java/be/scri/helpers/german/DEInterfaceVariables.kt
@@ -91,4 +91,5 @@ object DEInterfaceVariables {
     const val OBJECTS_EMOJI_HEADER = "Objekte"
     const val SYMBOLS_EMOJI_HEADER = "Symbole"
     const val FLAGS_EMOJI_HEADER = "Flaggen"
+    const val RECENTLY_USED_EMOJI_HEADER = "Zuletzt Verwendet"
 }
diff --git a/app/src/keyboards/java/be/scri/helpers/italian/ITInterfaceVariables.kt b/app/src/keyboards/java/be/scri/helpers/italian/ITInterfaceVariables.kt
index 3fd3cefd..ee1b9f33 100644
--- a/app/src/keyboards/java/be/scri/helpers/italian/ITInterfaceVariables.kt
+++ b/app/src/keyboards/java/be/scri/helpers/italian/ITInterfaceVariables.kt
@@ -73,4 +73,5 @@ object ITInterfaceVariables {
     const val OBJECTS_EMOJI_HEADER = "Oggetti"
     const val SYMBOLS_EMOJI_HEADER = "Simboli"
     const val FLAGS_EMOJI_HEADER = "Bandiere"
+    const val RECENTLY_USED_EMOJI_HEADER = "Usati di Recente"
 }
diff --git a/app/src/keyboards/java/be/scri/helpers/portuguese/PTInterfaceVariables.kt b/app/src/keyboards/java/be/scri/helpers/portuguese/PTInterfaceVariables.kt
index 2d4a91a7..b6e3db36 100644
--- a/app/src/keyboards/java/be/scri/helpers/portuguese/PTInterfaceVariables.kt
+++ b/app/src/keyboards/java/be/scri/helpers/portuguese/PTInterfaceVariables.kt
@@ -73,4 +73,5 @@ object PTInterfaceVariables {
     const val OBJECTS_EMOJI_HEADER = "Objetos"
     const val SYMBOLS_EMOJI_HEADER = "Símbolos"
     const val FLAGS_EMOJI_HEADER = "Bandeiras"
+    const val RECENTLY_USED_EMOJI_HEADER = "Usados Recentemente"
 }
diff --git a/app/src/keyboards/java/be/scri/helpers/russian/RUInterfaceVariables.kt b/app/src/keyboards/java/be/scri/helpers/russian/RUInterfaceVariables.kt
index e503ca00..a4a5d0af 100644
--- a/app/src/keyboards/java/be/scri/helpers/russian/RUInterfaceVariables.kt
+++ b/app/src/keyboards/java/be/scri/helpers/russian/RUInterfaceVariables.kt
@@ -73,4 +73,5 @@ object RUInterfaceVariables {
     const val OBJECTS_EMOJI_HEADER = "Предметы"
     const val SYMBOLS_EMOJI_HEADER = "Символы"
     const val FLAGS_EMOJI_HEADER = "Флаги"
+    const val RECENTLY_USED_EMOJI_HEADER = "Недавно Использованные"
 }
diff --git a/app/src/keyboards/java/be/scri/helpers/spanish/ESInterfaceVariables.kt b/app/src/keyboards/java/be/scri/helpers/spanish/ESInterfaceVariables.kt
index ce59cfbe..cdaca1f5 100644
--- a/app/src/keyboards/java/be/scri/helpers/spanish/ESInterfaceVariables.kt
+++ b/app/src/keyboards/java/be/scri/helpers/spanish/ESInterfaceVariables.kt
@@ -94,4 +94,5 @@ object ESInterfaceVariables {
     const val OBJECTS_EMOJI_HEADER = "Objetos"
     const val SYMBOLS_EMOJI_HEADER = "Símbolos"
     const val FLAGS_EMOJI_HEADER = "Banderas"
+    const val RECENTLY_USED_EMOJI_HEADER = "Usados Recientemente"
 }
diff --git a/app/src/keyboards/java/be/scri/helpers/swedish/SVInterfaceVariables.kt b/app/src/keyboards/java/be/scri/helpers/swedish/SVInterfaceVariables.kt
index e6387177..901e90c7 100644
--- a/app/src/keyboards/java/be/scri/helpers/swedish/SVInterfaceVariables.kt
+++ b/app/src/keyboards/java/be/scri/helpers/swedish/SVInterfaceVariables.kt
@@ -73,4 +73,5 @@ object SVInterfaceVariables {
     const val OBJECTS_EMOJI_HEADER = "Objekt"
     const val SYMBOLS_EMOJI_HEADER = "Symboler"
     const val FLAGS_EMOJI_HEADER = "Flaggor"
+    const val RECENTLY_USED_EMOJI_HEADER = "Nyligen Använda"
 }
diff --git a/app/src/keyboards/java/be/scri/helpers/ui/KeyboardUIManager.kt b/app/src/keyboards/java/be/scri/helpers/ui/KeyboardUIManager.kt
index 4fe40d65..563a1656 100644
--- a/app/src/keyboards/java/be/scri/helpers/ui/KeyboardUIManager.kt
+++ b/app/src/keyboards/java/be/scri/helpers/ui/KeyboardUIManager.kt
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ import be.scri.helpers.PreferencesHelper
 import be.scri.helpers.PreferencesHelper.getIsDarkModeOrNot
 import be.scri.helpers.english.ENInterfaceVariables.ALREADY_PLURAL_MSG
 import be.scri.helpers.getCategoryIconRes
+import be.scri.helpers.getRecentEmojis
 import be.scri.helpers.parseRawEmojiSpecsFile
 import be.scri.models.ScribeState
 import be.scri.services.GeneralKeyboardIME
@@ -878,8 +879,17 @@ class KeyboardUIManager(
         emojis: List<EmojiData>,
         language: String,
     ) {
+        val recentEmojiChars = getRecentEmojis(context)
+        val recentEmojiData = recentEmojiChars.mapNotNull { char -> emojis.find { it.emoji == char } }
+
         val emojiCategories = prepareEmojiCategories(emojis)
-        val emojiItems = prepareEmojiItems(emojiCategories)
+        val categoriesWithRecents =
+            if (recentEmojiData.isNotEmpty()) {
+                linkedMapOf("recently_used" to recentEmojiData) + emojiCategories
+            } else {
+                emojiCategories
+            }
+        val emojiItems = prepareEmojiItems(categoriesWithRecents)
         val categoryHeaders =
             (emojiCategoryHeaders["EN"] ?: emptyMap()) + (emojiCategoryHeaders[getLanguageAlias(language)] ?: emptyMap())
 
@@ -902,7 +912,7 @@ class KeyboardUIManager(
                 listener.onEmojiSelected(emojiData.emoji)
             }
 
-        setupEmojiCategoryStrip(emojiCategories, emojiItems, emojiLayoutManager)
+        setupEmojiCategoryStrip(categoriesWithRecents, emojiItems, emojiLayoutManager)
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/app/src/keyboards/java/be/scri/services/GeneralKeyboardIME.kt b/app/src/keyboards/java/be/scri/services/GeneralKeyboardIME.kt
index 7b34094e..57ec1f8f 100644
--- a/app/src/keyboards/java/be/scri/services/GeneralKeyboardIME.kt
+++ b/app/src/keyboards/java/be/scri/services/GeneralKeyboardIME.kt
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ import be.scri.helpers.SuggestionHandler
 import be.scri.helpers.clipboard.ClipboardHandler
 import be.scri.helpers.data.AutocompletionDataManager
 import be.scri.helpers.english.ENInterfaceVariables.ALREADY_PLURAL_MSG
+import be.scri.helpers.recordRecentEmoji
 import be.scri.helpers.ui.KeyboardUIManager
 import be.scri.models.ScribeLanguage
 import be.scri.models.ScribeState
@@ -872,6 +873,7 @@ abstract class GeneralKeyboardIME(
 
     override fun onEmojiSelected(emoji: String) {
         if (emoji.isNotEmpty()) {
+            recordRecentEmoji(this, emoji)
             insertEmoji(emoji, currentInputConnection, emojiKeywords, emojiMaxKeywordLength)
         }
     }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/be/scri/helpers/EmojiHelper.kt b/app/src/main/java/be/scri/helpers/EmojiHelper.kt
index f2e035ba..fca1b156 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/be/scri/helpers/EmojiHelper.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/be/scri/helpers/EmojiHelper.kt
@@ -94,5 +94,6 @@ fun getCategoryIconRes(category: String): Int =
         "objects" -> R.drawable.ic_emoji_objects
         "symbols" -> R.drawable.ic_emoji_symbols
         "flags" -> R.drawable.ic_emoji_flags
+        "recently_used" -> R.drawable.counter_clockwise_icon
         else -> R.drawable.ic_emoji_vector
     }