diff --git a/extension/_locales/en/messages.json b/extension/_locales/en/messages.json
--- a/extension/_locales/en/messages.json
+++ b/extension/_locales/en/messages.json
@@ -72,6 +72,10 @@
         "description": "Title for Downloads plugin",
         "message": "Show downloads in notification area"
     },
+    "options_plugin_downloads_addToRecentDocuments": {
+        "description": "Option for adding downloaded files to recent documents",
+        "message": "Add downloaded files to recent documents"
+    },
     "options_plugin_downloads_saveOriginUrl": {
         "description": "Option for saving download source URL in file metadata",
         "message": "Save URL a file was downloaded from in the file's attributes"
diff --git a/extension/constants.js b/extension/constants.js
--- a/extension/constants.js
+++ b/extension/constants.js
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
     },
     downloads: {
         enabled: true,
+        addToRecentDocuments: true,
         saveOriginUrl: false
     },
     tabsrunner: {
diff --git a/extension/options.html b/extension/options.html
--- a/extension/options.html
+++ b/extension/options.html
@@ -65,6 +65,12 @@
             </label>
             <p></p>
         </li>
+        <li class="dependent" data-requires-extension="downloads" data-requires-extension-version-minimum="3">
+            <label>
+                <input type="checkbox" data-extension="downloads" data-settings-key="addToRecentDocuments" data-depends-extension="downloads" data-depends-settings-key="enabled" data-depends-settings-value="TRUE"> <span data-i18n="options_plugin_downloads_addToRecentDocuments">I18N</span>
+            </label>
+            <p></p>
+        </li>
         <li class="dependent" data-requires-extension="downloads" data-requires-extension-version-minimum="2">
             <label>
                 <input type="checkbox" data-extension="downloads" data-settings-key="saveOriginUrl" data-depends-extension="downloads" data-depends-settings-key="enabled" data-depends-settings-value="TRUE"> <span data-i18n="options_plugin_downloads_saveOriginUrl">I18N</span>
diff --git a/host/CMakeLists.txt b/host/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/host/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/host/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
     Qt5::DBus
     Qt5::Gui
     Qt5::Widgets
+    KF5::Activities
     KF5::Crash
     KF5::I18n
     KF5::KIOCore
diff --git a/host/downloadjob.h b/host/downloadjob.h
--- a/host/downloadjob.h
+++ b/host/downloadjob.h
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@
 
 private:
     void updateDescription();
+    void addToRecentDocuments();
     void saveOriginUrl();
 
     int m_id = -1;
diff --git a/host/downloadjob.cpp b/host/downloadjob.cpp
--- a/host/downloadjob.cpp
+++ b/host/downloadjob.cpp
@@ -25,8 +25,10 @@
 #include "settings.h"
 
 #include <QDateTime>
+#include <QGuiApplication>
 #include <QJsonObject>
 
+#include <KActivities/ResourceInstance>
 #include <KFileMetaData/UserMetaData>
 #include <KLocalizedString>
 
@@ -237,6 +239,9 @@
             setError(KJob::NoError);
             setProcessedAmount(KJob::Files, 1);
 
+            // Add to recent document
+            addToRecentDocuments();
+
             // Write origin url into extended file attributes
             saveOriginUrl();
 
@@ -254,6 +259,22 @@
     );
 }
 
+void DownloadJob::addToRecentDocuments()
+{
+    if (m_incognito || m_fileName.isEmpty()) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    const QJsonObject settings = Settings::self().settingsForPlugin(QStringLiteral("downloads"));
+
+    const bool enabled = settings.value(QStringLiteral("addToRecentDocuments")).toBool();
+    if (!enabled) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    KActivities::ResourceInstance::notifyAccessed(QUrl::fromLocalFile(m_fileName), qApp->desktopFileName());
+}
+
 void DownloadJob::saveOriginUrl()
 {
     if (m_incognito
diff --git a/host/downloadplugin.cpp b/host/downloadplugin.cpp
--- a/host/downloadplugin.cpp
+++ b/host/downloadplugin.cpp
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 #include <KJobTrackerInterface>
 
 DownloadPlugin::DownloadPlugin(QObject* parent) :
-    AbstractBrowserPlugin(QStringLiteral("downloads"), 2, parent)
+    AbstractBrowserPlugin(QStringLiteral("downloads"), 3, parent)
 {
 }