diff --git a/docs/api/app.md b/docs/api/app.md
index cc19fae3f7..268b8f7b10 100644
--- a/docs/api/app.md
+++ b/docs/api/app.md
@@ -608,6 +608,7 @@ Returns `String` - The current application directory.
   * `music` Directory for a user's music.
   * `pictures` Directory for a user's pictures.
   * `videos` Directory for a user's videos.
+  * `recent` Directory for the user's recent files (Windows only).
   * `logs` Directory for your app's log folder.
   * `pepperFlashSystemPlugin` Full path to the system version of the Pepper Flash plugin.
   * `crashDumps` Directory where crash dumps are stored.
diff --git a/shell/browser/api/electron_api_app.cc b/shell/browser/api/electron_api_app.cc
index 1ebe6211cf..e79fc439d4 100644
--- a/shell/browser/api/electron_api_app.cc
+++ b/shell/browser/api/electron_api_app.cc
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
 #include "shell/common/gin_helper/object_template_builder.h"
 #include "shell/common/node_includes.h"
 #include "shell/common/options_switches.h"
+#include "shell/common/platform_util.h"
 #include "ui/gfx/image/image.h"
 
 #if defined(OS_WIN)
@@ -425,6 +426,10 @@ int GetPathConstant(const std::string& name) {
     return chrome::DIR_USER_PICTURES;
   else if (name == "videos")
     return chrome::DIR_USER_VIDEOS;
+#if defined(OS_WIN)
+  else if (name == "recent")
+    return electron::DIR_RECENT;
+#endif
   else if (name == "pepperFlashSystemPlugin")
     return chrome::FILE_PEPPER_FLASH_SYSTEM_PLUGIN;
   else
@@ -885,6 +890,15 @@ base::FilePath App::GetPath(gin_helper::ErrorThrower thrower,
       SetAppLogsPath(thrower, base::Optional<base::FilePath>());
       succeed = base::PathService::Get(key, &path);
     }
+
+#if defined(OS_WIN)
+    // If we get the "recent" path before setting it, set it
+    if (!succeed && name == "recent" &&
+        platform_util::GetFolderPath(DIR_RECENT, &path)) {
+      base::ThreadRestrictions::ScopedAllowIO allow_io;
+      succeed = base::PathService::Override(DIR_RECENT, path);
+    }
+#endif
   }
 
   if (!succeed)
diff --git a/shell/common/electron_paths.h b/shell/common/electron_paths.h
index 680287e2d0..dc07e3d6e7 100644
--- a/shell/common/electron_paths.h
+++ b/shell/common/electron_paths.h
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ enum {
   DIR_USER_CACHE,              // Directory where user cache can be written.
   DIR_APP_LOGS,                // Directory where app logs live
 
+#if defined(OS_WIN)
+  DIR_RECENT,  // Directory where recent files live
+#endif
+
 #if defined(OS_LINUX)
   DIR_APP_DATA,  // Application Data directory under the user profile.
 #endif
diff --git a/shell/common/platform_util.h b/shell/common/platform_util.h
index 5af45651ac..2630b7dfeb 100644
--- a/shell/common/platform_util.h
+++ b/shell/common/platform_util.h
@@ -45,6 +45,11 @@ bool MoveItemToTrash(const base::FilePath& full_path, bool delete_on_fail);
 
 void Beep();
 
+#if defined(OS_WIN)
+// SHGetFolderPath calls not covered by Chromium
+bool GetFolderPath(int key, base::FilePath* result);
+#endif
+
 #if defined(OS_MACOSX)
 bool GetLoginItemEnabled();
 bool SetLoginItemEnabled(bool enabled);
diff --git a/shell/common/platform_util_win.cc b/shell/common/platform_util_win.cc
index 0f18968c1d..edf6aaace3 100644
--- a/shell/common/platform_util_win.cc
+++ b/shell/common/platform_util_win.cc
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 #include "base/win/windows_version.h"
 #include "content/public/browser/browser_task_traits.h"
 #include "content/public/browser/browser_thread.h"
+#include "shell/common/electron_paths.h"
 #include "ui/base/win/shell.h"
 #include "url/gurl.h"
 
@@ -392,6 +393,22 @@ bool MoveItemToTrash(const base::FilePath& path, bool delete_on_fail) {
          SUCCEEDED(pfo->PerformOperations());
 }
 
+bool GetFolderPath(int key, base::FilePath* result) {
+  wchar_t system_buffer[MAX_PATH];
+
+  switch (key) {
+    case electron::DIR_RECENT:
+      if (FAILED(SHGetFolderPath(NULL, CSIDL_RECENT, NULL, SHGFP_TYPE_CURRENT,
+                                 system_buffer))) {
+        return false;
+      }
+      *result = base::FilePath(system_buffer);
+      break;
+  }
+
+  return true;
+}
+
 void Beep() {
   MessageBeep(MB_OK);
 }
diff --git a/spec-main/api-app-spec.ts b/spec-main/api-app-spec.ts
index 57eb129a5d..8f96280745 100644
--- a/spec-main/api-app-spec.ts
+++ b/spec-main/api-app-spec.ts
@@ -737,6 +737,22 @@ describe('app module', () => {
       app.setPath('music', __dirname);
       expect(app.getPath('music')).to.equal(__dirname);
     });
+
+    if (process.platform === 'win32') {
+      it('gets the folder for recent files', () => {
+        const recent = app.getPath('recent');
+
+        // We expect that one of our test machines have overriden this
+        // to be something crazy, it'll always include the word "Recent"
+        // unless people have been registry-hacking like crazy
+        expect(recent).to.include('Recent');
+      });
+
+      it('can override the recent files path', () => {
+        app.setPath('recent', 'C:\\fake-path');
+        expect(app.getPath('recent')).to.equal('C:\\fake-path');
+      });
+    }
   });
 
   describe('setPath(name, path)', () => {