diff --git a/plugins/extensions/pykrita/plugin/plugins/lastdocumentsdocker/lastdocumentsdocker.py b/plugins/extensions/pykrita/plugin/plugins/lastdocumentsdocker/lastdocumentsdocker.py
index a03d8426c8..3a2ff07276 100644
--- a/plugins/extensions/pykrita/plugin/plugins/lastdocumentsdocker/lastdocumentsdocker.py
+++ b/plugins/extensions/pykrita/plugin/plugins/lastdocumentsdocker/lastdocumentsdocker.py
@@ -1,29 +1,36 @@
-from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QWidget, QVBoxLayout, QListView
+from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QWidget, QVBoxLayout, QListView, QPushButton
 import krita
 from lastdocumentsdocker import lastdocumentslistmodel
 
 
 class LastDocumentsDocker(krita.DockWidget):
 
     def __init__(self):
        super(LastDocumentsDocker, self).__init__()
 
        self.baseWidget = QWidget()
        self.layout = QVBoxLayout()
        self.listView = QListView()
+       self.loadButton = QPushButton("Refresh")
+       self.listModel = lastdocumentslistmodel.LastDocumentsListModel()
 
+       self.listView.setModel(self.listModel)
        self.listView.setFlow(QListView.LeftToRight)
 
        self.layout.addWidget(self.listView)
+       self.layout.addWidget(self.loadButton)
 
        self.baseWidget.setLayout(self.layout)
        self.setWidget(self.baseWidget)
 
-       self.listView.setModel(lastdocumentslistmodel.LastDocumentsListModel())
+       self.loadButton.clicked.connect(self.refreshRecentDocuments)
        self.setWindowTitle("Last Documents Docker")
 
     def canvasChanged(self, canvas):
         pass
 
+    def refreshRecentDocuments(self):
+        self.listModel.loadRecentDocuments()
+
 
 Application.addDockWidgetFactory(krita.DockWidgetFactory("lastdocumentsdocker", krita.DockWidgetFactoryBase.DockRight, LastDocumentsDocker))
diff --git a/plugins/extensions/pykrita/plugin/plugins/lastdocumentsdocker/lastdocumentslistmodel.py b/plugins/extensions/pykrita/plugin/plugins/lastdocumentsdocker/lastdocumentslistmodel.py
index 6c49f34992..9cb58dbbbf 100644
--- a/plugins/extensions/pykrita/plugin/plugins/lastdocumentsdocker/lastdocumentslistmodel.py
+++ b/plugins/extensions/pykrita/plugin/plugins/lastdocumentsdocker/lastdocumentslistmodel.py
@@ -1,44 +1,44 @@
 from PyQt5.QtCore import QAbstractListModel, Qt
 import krita
 
 
 class LastDocumentsListModel(QAbstractListModel):
 
     def __init__(self, parent=None):
         super(LastDocumentsListModel, self).__init__(parent)
 
         self.rootItem = ('Path',)
         self.kritaInstance = krita.Krita.instance()
         self.recentDocuments = []
 
-        self._loadRecentDocuments()
-
     def data(self, index, role):
         if not index.isValid():
             return None
 
         if index.row() >= len(self.recentDocuments):
             return None
 
-        if role == Qt.DecorationRole:
+        if role == Qt.DecorationRole:            
             return self.recentDocuments[index.row()]
         else:
             return None
 
     def rowCount(self, parent):
         return len(self.recentDocuments)
 
     def headerData(self, section, orientation, role):
         if orientation == Qt.Horizontal and role == Qt.DisplayRole:
             return self.rootItem[section]
 
         return None
 
-    def _loadRecentDocuments(self):
+    def loadRecentDocuments(self):
+        self.recentDocuments = []
         recentDocumentsPaths = self.kritaInstance.recentDocuments()
 
         for path in recentDocumentsPaths:
             document = self.kritaInstance.openDocument(path)
             if document:
                 self.recentDocuments.append(document.thumbnail(70, 60))
                 document.close()
+        self.modelReset.emit()