diff --git a/src/editor/dialogs/preferencesdialog.cpp b/src/editor/dialogs/preferencesdialog.cpp
index 500e44e..814a93d 100644
--- a/src/editor/dialogs/preferencesdialog.cpp
+++ b/src/editor/dialogs/preferencesdialog.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ PreferencesDialog::PreferencesDialog(const EditorSettings &settings, QWidget *pa
 
     improveButtonBox(m_ui->buttonBox);
 
+    m_ui->checkBoxShowRecentFiles->setChecked(settings.showRecentFiles());
     m_ui->checkBoxHideWebsiteLogo->setChecked(settings.hideWebsiteImage());
 }
 
@@ -26,5 +27,6 @@ PreferencesDialog::~PreferencesDialog() = default;
 
 void PreferencesDialog::save(EditorSettings &settings)
 {
+    settings.setShowRecentFiles(m_ui->checkBoxShowRecentFiles->isChecked());
     settings.setHideWebsiteImage(m_ui->checkBoxHideWebsiteLogo->isChecked());
 }
diff --git a/src/editor/dialogs/preferencesdialog.ui b/src/editor/dialogs/preferencesdialog.ui
index 3417ea2..58904a4 100644
--- a/src/editor/dialogs/preferencesdialog.ui
+++ b/src/editor/dialogs/preferencesdialog.ui
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
        <item>
         <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_2" stretch="0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1">
          <item>
-          <widget class="QCheckBox" name="checkBox_2">
+          <widget class="QCheckBox" name="checkBoxShowRecentFiles">
            <property name="text">
             <string>&amp;Show recently edited games in the file menu</string>
            </property>
diff --git a/src/editor/editorsettings.cpp b/src/editor/editorsettings.cpp
index c830ce0..d78b9c0 100644
--- a/src/editor/editorsettings.cpp
+++ b/src/editor/editorsettings.cpp
@@ -83,6 +83,16 @@ TransparentBackgroundPattern EditorSettings::transparentBackgroundPattern() cons
     };
 }
 
+bool EditorSettings::showRecentFiles() const
+{
+    return value("showRecentFiles", true).toBool();
+}
+
+void EditorSettings::setShowRecentFiles(bool showRecentFiles)
+{
+    setValue("showRecentFiles", showRecentFiles);
+}
+
 bool EditorSettings::hideWebsiteImage() const
 {
     return value("hideWebsiteImage", false).toBool();
diff --git a/src/editor/editorsettings.h b/src/editor/editorsettings.h
index f2690e5..bf5e5c2 100644
--- a/src/editor/editorsettings.h
+++ b/src/editor/editorsettings.h
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ public:
 
     TransparentBackgroundPattern transparentBackgroundPattern() const;
 
+    bool showRecentFiles() const;
+    void setShowRecentFiles(bool showRecentFiles);
+
     bool hideWebsiteImage() const;
     void setHideWebsiteImage(bool hideWebsiteImage);
 };
diff --git a/src/editor/mainwindow.cpp b/src/editor/mainwindow.cpp
index 3fc8ffa..f7cb682 100644
--- a/src/editor/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/editor/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -946,6 +946,7 @@ void MainWindow::updateTitle()
 
 void MainWindow::updateVisibilities()
 {
+    m_ui->menuRecentFiles->menuAction()->setVisible(m_settings.showRecentFiles());
     m_ui->logo->setHidden(m_settings.hideWebsiteImage());
 }