diff --git a/data/ui/Recents.ui b/data/ui/Recents.ui
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cfe3ada
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/ui/Recents.ui
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!-- Generated with glade 3.22.1 -->
+<interface>
+  <requires lib="gtk+" version="3.20"/>
+  <object class="GtkRecentFilter" id="recent_md_filter">
+    <mime-types>
+      <mime-type>text/x-markdown</mime-type>
+    </mime-types>
+  </object>
+  <object class="GtkPopoverMenu" id="recent_md_popover">
+    <property name="can_focus">False</property>
+    <property name="hexpand">False</property>
+    <child>
+      <object class="GtkRecentChooserWidget" id="recent_md_widget">
+        <property name="width_request">200</property>
+        <property name="visible">True</property>
+        <property name="can_focus">False</property>
+        <property name="valign">start</property>
+        <property name="filter">recent_md_filter</property>
+        <property name="limit">20</property>
+        <property name="show_icons">False</property>
+        <property name="show_not_found">False</property>
+        <property name="sort_type">mru</property>
+      </object>
+      <packing>
+        <property name="submenu">main</property>
+        <property name="position">1</property>
+      </packing>
+    </child>
+  </object>
+</interface>
diff --git a/uberwriter/UberwriterWindow.py b/uberwriter/UberwriterWindow.py
index 73b4a08..4fad649 100644
--- a/uberwriter/UberwriterWindow.py
+++ b/uberwriter/UberwriterWindow.py
@@ -986,43 +986,13 @@ class UberwriterWindow(Gtk.ApplicationWindow):
     def open_recent(self, _widget, data=None):
         """open the given recent document
         """
+        print("open")
 
         if data:
             if self.check_change() == Gtk.ResponseType.CANCEL:
                 return
             self.load_file(data)
 
-    def generate_recent_files_menu(self):
-        """Generate a menu of recent opened .md files
-
-        Returns:
-            GtkMenu -- the menu of recent items
-        """
-
-        # Recent file filter
-        self.recent_manager = Gtk.RecentManager.get_default()
-
-        self.recent_files_menu = Gtk.RecentChooserMenu.new_for_manager(
-            self.recent_manager)
-        self.recent_files_menu.set_sort_type(Gtk.RecentSortType.MRU)
-
-        recent_filter = Gtk.RecentFilter.new()
-        recent_filter.add_mime_type('text/x-markdown')
-        self.recent_files_menu.set_filter(recent_filter)
-        menu = Gtk.Menu.new()
-
-        for entry in self.recent_files_menu.get_items():
-            if entry.exists():
-                item = Gtk.MenuItem.new_with_label(entry.get_display_name())
-                item.connect('activate', self.open_recent, entry.get_uri())
-                menu.append(item)
-                item.show()
-
-        menu.show()
-        return menu
-        # menu.attach_to_widget(widget)
-        # parent_menu.show()
-
     def poll_for_motion(self):
         """check if the user has moved the cursor to show the headerbar
 
diff --git a/uberwriter/headerbars.py b/uberwriter/headerbars.py
index 3ee21e0..bb48be2 100644
--- a/uberwriter/headerbars.py
+++ b/uberwriter/headerbars.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ from gettext import gettext as _
 from gi.repository import Gtk
 from uberwriter_lib.helpers import get_builder
 
+from uberwriter_lib.AppWindow import Application as app
 
 class MainHeaderbar:  #pylint: disable=too-few-public-methods
     """Sets up the main application headerbar
@@ -104,8 +105,13 @@ def buttons():
     Returns:
         [NamedTupple] -- tupple of Gtk.Buttons
     """
+
     builder_window_menu = get_builder('Menu')
     model = builder_window_menu.get_object("Menu")
+    recents_builder = get_builder('Recents')
+    recents = recents_builder.get_object("recent_md_popover")
+    recents_wd = recents_builder.get_object("recent_md_widget")
+    recents_wd.connect('item-activated', app.on_open_recent)
 
     Button = namedtuple("Button", "new open recent save search menu")
     btn = Button(Gtk.Button().new_with_label(_("New")),
@@ -119,6 +125,7 @@ def buttons():
     btn.recent.set_image(Gtk.Image.new_from_icon_name("go-down-symbolic",
                                                       Gtk.IconSize.BUTTON))
     btn.recent.set_tooltip_text(_("Open Recent"))
+    btn.recent.set_popover(recents)
     btn.search.set_tooltip_text(_("Search and replace"))
     btn.menu.set_tooltip_text(_("Menu"))
     btn.menu.set_image(Gtk.Image.new_from_icon_name("open-menu-symbolic",
@@ -127,7 +134,6 @@ def buttons():
     btn.menu.set_menu_model(model)
     btn.new.set_action_name("app.new")
     btn.open.set_action_name("app.open")
-    btn.recent.set_action_name("app.open_recent")
     btn.save.set_action_name("app.save")
     btn.search.set_action_name("app.search")
 
diff --git a/uberwriter_lib/AppWindow.py b/uberwriter_lib/AppWindow.py
index ec69134..318d0be 100644
--- a/uberwriter_lib/AppWindow.py
+++ b/uberwriter_lib/AppWindow.py
@@ -230,8 +230,9 @@ class Application(Gtk.Application):
     def on_open(self, _action, _value):
         self.window.open_document()
 
-    def on_open_recent(self, action, value):
-        pass
+    def on_open_recent(self):
+        print(self)
+        #self.window.load_file(self.get_current_uri())
 
     def on_example(self, _action, _value):
         self.window.open_uberwriter_markdown()