diff --git a/src/gui/gui.cpp b/src/gui/gui.cpp
index 63a6fbff6..72246f107 100644
--- a/src/gui/gui.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/gui.cpp
@@ -3291,6 +3291,11 @@ bool FurnaceGUI::loop() {
           }
           if (recentFile.empty()) {
             ImGui::Text("nothing here yet");
+          } else {
+            ImGui::Separator();
+            if (ImGui::MenuItem("clear history")) {
+              showWarning("Are you sure you want to clear the recent file list?",GUI_WARN_CLEAR_HISTORY);
+            }
           }
           ImGui::EndMenu();
         }
@@ -4630,6 +4635,16 @@ bool FurnaceGUI::loop() {
             ImGui::CloseCurrentPopup();
           }
           break;
+        case GUI_WARN_CLEAR_HISTORY:
+          if (ImGui::Button("Yes")) {
+            recentFile.clear();
+            ImGui::CloseCurrentPopup();
+          }
+          ImGui::SameLine();
+          if (ImGui::Button("No")) {
+            ImGui::CloseCurrentPopup();
+          }
+          break;
         case GUI_WARN_GENERIC:
           if (ImGui::Button("OK")) {
             ImGui::CloseCurrentPopup();
diff --git a/src/gui/gui.h b/src/gui/gui.h
index fa00d76cf..31f09890c 100644
--- a/src/gui/gui.h
+++ b/src/gui/gui.h
@@ -355,6 +355,7 @@ enum FurnaceGUIWarnings {
   GUI_WARN_CLEAR,
   GUI_WARN_SUBSONG_DEL,
   GUI_WARN_SYSTEM_DEL,
+  GUI_WARN_CLEAR_HISTORY,
   GUI_WARN_GENERIC
 };