diff --git a/frontend/stores/DocumentsStore.js b/frontend/stores/DocumentsStore.js
index c7e03e975..9ddf8925f 100644
--- a/frontend/stores/DocumentsStore.js
+++ b/frontend/stores/DocumentsStore.js
@@ -47,8 +47,7 @@ class DocumentsStore extends BaseStore {
   }
 
   @computed get recentlyEdited(): Array<Document> {
-    // $FlowIssue
-    return _.take(this.data.values(), 5);
+    return _.take(_.orderBy(this.data.values(), 'updatedAt', 'desc'), 5);
   }
 
   @computed get starred(): Array<Document> {