diff --git a/src/filewidgets/kfileplacesmodel.cpp b/src/filewidgets/kfileplacesmodel.cpp
--- a/src/filewidgets/kfileplacesmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/filewidgets/kfileplacesmodel.cpp
@@ -354,12 +354,19 @@
         root.metaDataItem(QStringLiteral("withBaloo")) != QLatin1String("true")) {
 
         root.setMetaDataItem(QStringLiteral("withBaloo"), QStringLiteral("true"));
-        KFilePlacesItem::createSystemBookmark(d->bookmarkManager,
+
+        auto modifieldToday= KFilePlacesItem::createSystemBookmark(d->bookmarkManager,
                                               I18NC_NOOP("KFile System Bookmarks", "Modified Today"),
                                               QUrl(QStringLiteral("timeline:/today")),  QStringLiteral("go-jump-today"));
-        KFilePlacesItem::createSystemBookmark(d->bookmarkManager,
+        auto modifieldYesterday= KFilePlacesItem::createSystemBookmark(d->bookmarkManager,
                                               I18NC_NOOP("KFile System Bookmarks", "Modified Yesterday"),
                                               QUrl(QStringLiteral("timeline:/yesterday")),  QStringLiteral("view-calendar-day"));
+        if (root.metaDataItem(QStringLiteral("withRecentlyUsed")) == QLatin1String("true")) {
+            // hide by default modifieldToday and modifieldYesterday when recentlyused:/ is present
+            modifieldToday.setMetaDataItem(QStringLiteral("IsHidden"), QStringLiteral("true"));
+            modifieldYesterday.setMetaDataItem(QStringLiteral("IsHidden"), QStringLiteral("true"));
+        }
+
         KFilePlacesItem::createSystemBookmark(d->bookmarkManager,
                                               I18NC_NOOP("KFile System Bookmarks", "Documents"),
                                              QUrl(QStringLiteral("search:/documents")),  QStringLiteral("folder-text"));