diff --git a/apps/files/lib/Service/UserConfig.php b/apps/files/lib/Service/UserConfig.php
index dcf30b7796db6..f2ad1db02d7d4 100644
--- a/apps/files/lib/Service/UserConfig.php
+++ b/apps/files/lib/Service/UserConfig.php
@@ -79,6 +79,13 @@ class UserConfig {
 			'default' => true,
 			'allowed' => [true, false],
 		],
+		[
+			// Maximum number of files to display in the recent section
+			'key' => 'recent_files_limit',
+			'default' => 100,
+			'min' => 1,
+			'max' => 100,
+		],
 	];
 	protected ?IUser $user = null;
 
@@ -118,7 +125,7 @@ private function getAllowedConfigValues(string $key): array {
 	 * Get the default config value for a given key
 	 *
 	 * @param string $key a valid config key
-	 * @return string|bool
+	 * @return string|bool|int
 	 */
 	private function getDefaultConfigValue(string $key) {
 		foreach (self::ALLOWED_CONFIGS as $config) {
@@ -146,7 +153,13 @@ public function setConfig(string $key, $value): void {
 			throw new \InvalidArgumentException('Unknown config key');
 		}
 
-		if (!in_array($value, $this->getAllowedConfigValues($key))) {
+		$config = $this->getConfigDefinition($key);
+
+		if (isset($config['min'], $config['max'])) {
+			if ((int)$value < $config['min'] || (int)$value > $config['max']) {
+				throw new \InvalidArgumentException('Invalid config value');
+			}
+		} elseif (!in_array($value, $this->getAllowedConfigValues($key))) {
 			throw new \InvalidArgumentException('Invalid config value');
 		}
 
@@ -179,4 +192,19 @@ public function getConfigs(): array {
 
 		return array_combine($this->getAllowedConfigKeys(), $userConfigs);
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Get the config definition for a given key
+	 *
+	 * @param string $key
+	 * @return array
+	 */
+	private function getConfigDefinition(string $key): array {
+		foreach (self::ALLOWED_CONFIGS as $config) {
+			if ($config['key'] === $key) {
+				return $config;
+			}
+		}
+		return [];
+	}
 }
diff --git a/apps/files/src/components/FilesAppSettings/FilesAppSettingsRecent.vue b/apps/files/src/components/FilesAppSettings/FilesAppSettingsRecent.vue
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..71a127443bbc8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/files/src/components/FilesAppSettings/FilesAppSettingsRecent.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+<!--
+  - SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2026 Nextcloud GmbH and Nextcloud contributors
+  - SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
+-->
+
+<script lang="ts" setup>
+import { t } from '@nextcloud/l10n'
+import { NcInputField } from '@nextcloud/vue'
+import debounce from 'debounce'
+import NcAppSettingsSection from '@nextcloud/vue/components/NcAppSettingsSection'
+import NcFormBox from '@nextcloud/vue/components/NcFormBox'
+import { useUserConfigStore } from '../../store/userconfig.ts'
+
+const store = useUserConfigStore()
+const debouncedUpdate = debounce((value: number) => {
+	store.update('recent_files_limit', value)
+}, 500)
+</script>
+
+<template>
+	<NcAppSettingsSection id="recent" :name="t('files', 'Recent view')">
+		<NcFormBox>
+			<NcInputField
+				v-model="store.userConfig.recent_files_limit"
+				type="number"
+				:min="1"
+				:max="100"
+				:label="t('files', 'Maximum number of files shown in the Recent view')"
+				@update:model-value="debouncedUpdate(Number($event))" />
+		</NcFormBox>
+	</NcAppSettingsSection>
+</template>
diff --git a/apps/files/src/services/Recent.ts b/apps/files/src/services/Recent.ts
index 314426101b66d..484bf7cf230a7 100644
--- a/apps/files/src/services/Recent.ts
+++ b/apps/files/src/services/Recent.ts
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ export async function getContents(path = '/', options: { signal: AbortSignal }):
 		const contentsResponse = await client.search('/', {
 			signal: options.signal,
 			details: true,
-			data: getRecentSearch(lastTwoWeeksTimestamp),
+			data: getRecentSearch(lastTwoWeeksTimestamp, store.userConfig.recent_files_limit),
 		}) as ResponseDataDetailed<SearchResult>
 
 		const contents = contentsResponse.data.results
diff --git a/apps/files/src/store/userconfig.ts b/apps/files/src/store/userconfig.ts
index 00fd45e67ac7b..e3675a510544a 100644
--- a/apps/files/src/store/userconfig.ts
+++ b/apps/files/src/store/userconfig.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ const initialUserConfig = loadState<UserConfig>('files', 'config', {
 	show_mime_column: true,
 	sort_favorites_first: true,
 	sort_folders_first: true,
+	recent_files_limit: 100,
 
 	show_dialog_deletion: false,
 	show_dialog_file_extension: true,
diff --git a/apps/files/src/types.ts b/apps/files/src/types.ts
index f87c0c4b8e7c9..a1d830dbf9e7b 100644
--- a/apps/files/src/types.ts
+++ b/apps/files/src/types.ts
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ export interface PathOptions {
 
 // User config store
 export interface UserConfig {
-	[key: string]: boolean | string | undefined
+	[key: string]: boolean | string | number | undefined
 
 	crop_image_previews: boolean
 	default_view: 'files' | 'personal'
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ export interface UserConfig {
 	grid_view: boolean
 	sort_favorites_first: boolean
 	sort_folders_first: boolean
+	recent_files_limit: number
 
 	show_files_extensions: boolean
 	show_hidden: boolean
diff --git a/apps/files/src/views/FilesAppSettings.vue b/apps/files/src/views/FilesAppSettings.vue
index 7772b3d89c220..0e1967bf58a69 100644
--- a/apps/files/src/views/FilesAppSettings.vue
+++ b/apps/files/src/views/FilesAppSettings.vue
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import NcAppSettingsDialog from '@nextcloud/vue/components/NcAppSettingsDialog'
 import FilesAppSettingsAppearance from '../components/FilesAppSettings/FilesAppSettingsAppearance.vue'
 import FilesAppSettingsGeneral from '../components/FilesAppSettings/FilesAppSettingsGeneral.vue'
 import FilesAppSettingsLegacyApi from '../components/FilesAppSettings/FilesAppSettingsLegacyApi.vue'
+import FilesAppSettingsRecent from '../components/FilesAppSettings/FilesAppSettingsRecent.vue'
 import FilesAppSettingsShortcuts from '../components/FilesAppSettings/FilesAppSettingsShortcuts.vue'
 import FilesAppSettingsWarnings from '../components/FilesAppSettings/FilesAppSettingsWarnings.vue'
 import FilesAppSettingsWebDav from '../components/FilesAppSettings/FilesAppSettingsWebDav.vue'
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@ async function showKeyboardShortcuts() {
 		<FilesAppSettingsLegacyApi />
 		<FilesAppSettingsWarnings />
 		<FilesAppSettingsWebDav />
+		<FilesAppSettingsRecent />
 		<FilesAppSettingsShortcuts />
 	</NcAppSettingsDialog>
 </template>
diff --git a/lib/private/Files/Cache/QuerySearchHelper.php b/lib/private/Files/Cache/QuerySearchHelper.php
index 284ba7f6ef039..7bec32d0d2331 100644
--- a/lib/private/Files/Cache/QuerySearchHelper.php
+++ b/lib/private/Files/Cache/QuerySearchHelper.php
@@ -153,9 +153,7 @@ public function searchInCaches(ISearchQuery $searchQuery, array $caches): array
 
 		$requestedFields = $this->searchBuilder->extractRequestedFields($searchQuery->getSearchOperation());
 
-		$joinExtendedCache = in_array('creation_time', $requestedFields) || in_array('upload_time', $requestedFields);
-
-		$query = $builder->selectFileCache('file', $joinExtendedCache);
+		$query = $builder->selectFileCache('file', true);
 
 		if (in_array('systemtag', $requestedFields)) {
 			$this->equipQueryForSystemTags($query, $this->requireUser($searchQuery));