diff --git a/plugins/extensions/pykrita/plugin/plugins/lastdocumentsdocker/lastdocumentsdocker.py b/plugins/extensions/pykrita/plugin/plugins/lastdocumentsdocker/lastdocumentsdocker.py
--- a/plugins/extensions/pykrita/plugin/plugins/lastdocumentsdocker/lastdocumentsdocker.py
+++ b/plugins/extensions/pykrita/plugin/plugins/lastdocumentsdocker/lastdocumentsdocker.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QWidget, QVBoxLayout, QListView
+from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QWidget, QVBoxLayout, QListView, QPushButton
 import krita
 from lastdocumentsdocker import lastdocumentslistmodel
 
@@ -11,19 +11,26 @@
        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
--- a/plugins/extensions/pykrita/plugin/plugins/lastdocumentsdocker/lastdocumentslistmodel.py
+++ b/plugins/extensions/pykrita/plugin/plugins/lastdocumentsdocker/lastdocumentslistmodel.py
@@ -11,16 +11,14 @@
         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
@@ -34,11 +32,13 @@
 
         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()