diff --git a/ui/main.glade b/ui/main.glade
index 5b6c52e..ad5268d 100644
--- a/ui/main.glade
+++ b/ui/main.glade
@@ -26,6 +26,11 @@ along with Manuskript.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
   <!-- interface-name Manuskript -->
   <!-- interface-description Manuskript is an open-source tool for writers. -->
   <!-- interface-copyright 2015-2021 Olivier Keshavjee et al. -->
+  <object class="GtkRecentFilter" id="recent_filter">
+    <patterns>
+      <pattern>*.msk</pattern>
+    </patterns>
+  </object>
   <object class="HdyApplicationWindow" id="main_window">
     <property name="can-focus">False</property>
     <property name="default-width">1600</property>
@@ -86,6 +91,7 @@ along with Manuskript.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
                           <object class="GtkRecentChooserMenu" id="recent_chooser_menu">
                             <property name="visible">True</property>
                             <property name="can-focus">False</property>
+                            <property name="filter">recent_filter</property>
                             <property name="limit">10</property>
                             <property name="sort-type">mru</property>
                           </object>
diff --git a/ui/startup.glade b/ui/startup.glade
index a2ffaf3..33d4ce5 100644
--- a/ui/startup.glade
+++ b/ui/startup.glade
@@ -3,9 +3,15 @@
 <interface>
   <requires lib="gtk+" version="3.24"/>
   <requires lib="libhandy" version="0.0"/>
+  <object class="GtkRecentFilter" id="recent_filter">
+    <patterns>
+      <pattern>*.msk</pattern>
+    </patterns>
+  </object>
   <object class="GtkRecentChooserMenu" id="recent_chooser_menu">
     <property name="visible">True</property>
     <property name="can-focus">False</property>
+    <property name="filter">recent_filter</property>
     <property name="limit">10</property>
     <property name="sort-type">mru</property>
   </object>