diff --git a/sfx2/inc/recentdocsview.hxx b/sfx2/inc/recentdocsview.hxx
index 44165afbe38a..119bf6ee7267 100644
--- a/sfx2/inc/recentdocsview.hxx
+++ b/sfx2/inc/recentdocsview.hxx
@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@ public:
 
     void clearUnavailableFiles();
 
+    void setFilter(ApplicationType aFilter);
+
 private:
     virtual bool MouseButtonDown( const MouseEvent& rMEvt ) override;
 
diff --git a/sfx2/source/control/recentdocsview.cxx b/sfx2/source/control/recentdocsview.cxx
index 61b9b55a64a6..c7c9efeb1c16 100644
--- a/sfx2/source/control/recentdocsview.cxx
+++ b/sfx2/source/control/recentdocsview.cxx
@@ -161,7 +161,8 @@ void RecentDocsView::Reload()
         OUString aURL = rRecentEntry.sURL;
         const INetURLObject aURLObj(aURL);
 
-        if (!isAcceptedFile(aURLObj))
+        if ((mnFileTypes != ApplicationType::TYPE_NONE) &&
+            (!isAcceptedFile(aURLObj)))
             continue;
 
         //Remove extension from url's last segment and use it as title
@@ -174,6 +175,12 @@ void RecentDocsView::Reload()
     Invalidate();
 }
 
+void RecentDocsView::setFilter(ApplicationType aFilter)
+{
+    mnFileTypes = aFilter;
+    Reload();
+}
+
 void RecentDocsView::clearUnavailableFiles(){
     std::vector< SvtHistoryOptions::HistoryItem > aHistoryList = SvtHistoryOptions::GetList( EHistoryType::PickList );
     for ( size_t i = 0; i < aHistoryList.size(); i++ )
diff --git a/sfx2/source/dialog/backingwindow.cxx b/sfx2/source/dialog/backingwindow.cxx
index 6b68370b0bae..a19529fea4f0 100644
--- a/sfx2/source/dialog/backingwindow.cxx
+++ b/sfx2/source/dialog/backingwindow.cxx
@@ -143,11 +143,13 @@ float const g_fMultiplier = 1.2f;
 BackingWindow::BackingWindow(vcl::Window* i_pParent)
     : InterimItemWindow(i_pParent, "sfx/ui/startcenter.ui", "StartCenter", false)
     , mxOpenButton(m_xBuilder->weld_button("open_all"))
-    , mxRecentButton(m_xBuilder->weld_menu_toggle_button("open_recent"))
+    , mxRecentButton(m_xBuilder->weld_toggle_button("open_recent"))
     , mxRemoteButton(m_xBuilder->weld_button("open_remote"))
-    , mxTemplateButton(m_xBuilder->weld_menu_toggle_button("templates_all"))
+    , mxTemplateButton(m_xBuilder->weld_toggle_button("templates_all"))
     , mxCreateLabel(m_xBuilder->weld_label("create_label"))
     , mxAltHelpLabel(m_xBuilder->weld_label("althelplabel"))
+    , mxFilter(m_xBuilder->weld_combo_box("cbFilter"))
+    , mxActions(m_xBuilder->weld_menu_button("mbActions"))
     , mxWriterAllButton(m_xBuilder->weld_button("writer_all"))
     , mxCalcAllButton(m_xBuilder->weld_button("calc_all"))
     , mxImpressAllButton(m_xBuilder->weld_button("impress_all"))
@@ -174,6 +176,10 @@ BackingWindow::BackingWindow(vcl::Window* i_pParent)
     SetPaintTransparent(false);
     SetBackground(svtools::ColorConfig().GetColorValue(::svtools::APPBACKGROUND).nColor);
 
+    // square action button
+    auto nHeight = mxFilter->get_preferred_size().getHeight();
+    mxActions->set_size_request(nHeight, nHeight);
+
     //set an alternative help label that doesn't hotkey the H of the Help menu
     mxHelpButton->set_label(mxAltHelpLabel->get_label());
     mxHelpButton->connect_clicked(LINK(this, BackingWindow, ClickHelpHdl));
@@ -227,6 +233,8 @@ void BackingWindow::dispose()
     mxTemplateButton.reset();
     mxCreateLabel.reset();
     mxAltHelpLabel.reset();
+    mxFilter.reset();
+    mxActions.reset();
     mxWriterAllButton.reset();
     mxCalcAllButton.reset();
     mxImpressAllButton.reset();
@@ -278,11 +286,12 @@ void BackingWindow::initControls()
     mxAllRecentThumbnails->mnFileTypes |= sfx2::ApplicationType::TYPE_OTHER;
     mxAllRecentThumbnails->Reload();
     mxAllRecentThumbnails->ShowTooltips( true );
-    mxRecentButton->set_active(true);
-    mxRecentButton->grab_focus();
+    mxAllRecentThumbnails->GrabFocus();
+    mxRecentButton->set_highlight_background();
 
     //initialize Template view
     mxLocalView->Hide();
+    mxActions->set_sensitive(true);
 
     //set handlers
     mxLocalView->setCreateContextMenuHdl(LINK(this, BackingWindow, CreateContextMenuHdl));
@@ -296,8 +305,6 @@ void BackingWindow::initControls()
 
     mxOpenButton->connect_clicked(LINK(this, BackingWindow, ClickHdl));
     mxRemoteButton->connect_clicked(LINK(this, BackingWindow, ClickHdl));
-    mxRecentButton->connect_clicked(LINK(this, BackingWindow, ClickHdl));
-    mxTemplateButton->connect_clicked(LINK(this, BackingWindow, ClickHdl));
     mxWriterAllButton->connect_clicked(LINK(this, BackingWindow, ClickHdl));
     mxDrawAllButton->connect_clicked(LINK(this, BackingWindow, ClickHdl));
     mxCalcAllButton->connect_clicked(LINK(this, BackingWindow, ClickHdl));
@@ -305,8 +312,11 @@ void BackingWindow::initControls()
     mxImpressAllButton->connect_clicked(LINK(this, BackingWindow, ClickHdl));
     mxMathAllButton->connect_clicked(LINK(this, BackingWindow, ClickHdl));
 
-    mxRecentButton->connect_selected(LINK(this, BackingWindow, MenuSelectHdl));
-    mxTemplateButton->connect_selected(LINK(this, BackingWindow, MenuSelectHdl));
+    mxRecentButton->connect_toggled(LINK(this, BackingWindow, ToggleHdl));
+    mxTemplateButton->connect_toggled(LINK(this, BackingWindow, ToggleHdl));
+
+    mxFilter->connect_changed(LINK(this, BackingWindow, FilterHdl));
+    mxActions->connect_selected(LINK(this, BackingWindow, MenuSelectHdl));
 
     ApplyStyleSettings();
 }
@@ -547,6 +557,55 @@ IMPL_LINK(BackingWindow, ExtLinkClickHdl, weld::Button&, rButton, void)
     }
 }
 
+void BackingWindow::applyFilter()
+{
+    const int nFilter = mxFilter->get_active();
+    if (mxLocalView->IsVisible())
+    {
+        FILTER_APPLICATION aFilter = static_cast<FILTER_APPLICATION>(nFilter);
+        mxLocalView->filterItems(ViewFilter_Application(aFilter));
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        sfx2::ApplicationType aFilter;
+        if (nFilter == 0)
+            aFilter = sfx2::ApplicationType::TYPE_NONE;
+        else
+            aFilter = static_cast<sfx2::ApplicationType>(1 << (nFilter - 1));
+        mxAllRecentThumbnails->setFilter(aFilter);
+    }
+}
+
+IMPL_LINK_NOARG( BackingWindow, FilterHdl, weld::ComboBox&, void )
+{
+    applyFilter();
+}
+
+IMPL_LINK( BackingWindow, ToggleHdl, weld::Toggleable&, rButton, void )
+{
+    if( &rButton == mxRecentButton.get() )
+    {
+        mxLocalView->Hide();
+        mxAllRecentThumbnails->Show();
+        mxAllRecentThumbnails->GrabFocus();
+        mxRecentButton->set_highlight_background();
+        mxTemplateButton->set_stack_background();
+        mxActions->set_sensitive(true);
+    }
+    else if( &rButton == mxTemplateButton.get() )
+    {
+        mxAllRecentThumbnails->Hide();
+        initializeLocalView();
+        mxLocalView->Show();
+        mxLocalView->reload();
+        mxLocalView->GrabFocus();
+        mxTemplateButton->set_highlight_background();
+        mxRecentButton->set_stack_background();
+        mxActions->set_sensitive(false);
+    }
+    applyFilter();
+}
+
 IMPL_LINK( BackingWindow, ClickHdl, weld::Button&, rButton, void )
 {
     // dispatch the appropriate URL and end the dialog
@@ -574,25 +633,6 @@ IMPL_LINK( BackingWindow, ClickHdl, weld::Button&, rButton, void )
 
         dispatchURL( ".uno:OpenRemote", OUString(), xFrame, {} );
     }
-    else if( &rButton == mxRecentButton.get() )
-    {
-        mxLocalView->Hide();
-        mxAllRecentThumbnails->Show();
-        mxAllRecentThumbnails->GrabFocus();
-        mxRecentButton->set_active(true);
-        mxTemplateButton->set_active(false);
-    }
-    else if( &rButton == mxTemplateButton.get() )
-    {
-        mxAllRecentThumbnails->Hide();
-        initializeLocalView();
-        mxLocalView->filterItems(ViewFilter_Application(FILTER_APPLICATION::NONE));
-        mxLocalView->Show();
-        mxLocalView->reload();
-        mxLocalView->GrabFocus();
-        mxRecentButton->set_active(false);
-        mxTemplateButton->set_active(true);
-    }
 }
 
 IMPL_LINK (BackingWindow, MenuSelectHdl, const OString&, rId, void)
@@ -603,43 +643,9 @@ IMPL_LINK (BackingWindow, MenuSelectHdl, const OString&, rId, void)
         mxAllRecentThumbnails->Reload();
         return;
     }
-    else if(rId == "clear_unavailable"){
-        mxAllRecentThumbnails->clearUnavailableFiles();
-    }
-    else if (!rId.isEmpty())
+    else if(rId == "clear_unavailable")
     {
-        initializeLocalView();
-
-        if( rId == "filter_writer" )
-        {
-            mxLocalView->filterItems(ViewFilter_Application(FILTER_APPLICATION::WRITER));
-        }
-        else if( rId == "filter_calc" )
-        {
-            mxLocalView->filterItems(ViewFilter_Application(FILTER_APPLICATION::CALC));
-        }
-        else if( rId == "filter_impress" )
-        {
-            mxLocalView->filterItems(ViewFilter_Application(FILTER_APPLICATION::IMPRESS));
-        }
-        else if( rId == "filter_draw" )
-        {
-            mxLocalView->filterItems(ViewFilter_Application(FILTER_APPLICATION::DRAW));
-        }
-        else if( rId == "manage" )
-        {
-            Reference< XDispatchProvider > xFrame( mxFrame, UNO_QUERY );
-
-            dispatchURL( ".uno:NewDoc", OUString(), xFrame, { comphelper::makePropertyValue("Referer", OUString("private:user")) } );
-            return;
-        }
-
-        mxAllRecentThumbnails->Hide();
-        mxLocalView->Show();
-        mxLocalView->reload();
-        mxLocalView->GrabFocus();
-        mxRecentButton->set_active(false);
-        mxTemplateButton->set_active(true);
+        mxAllRecentThumbnails->clearUnavailableFiles();
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/sfx2/source/dialog/backingwindow.hxx b/sfx2/source/dialog/backingwindow.hxx
index 358055c66aae..2bd2e04e87a1 100644
--- a/sfx2/source/dialog/backingwindow.hxx
+++ b/sfx2/source/dialog/backingwindow.hxx
@@ -48,12 +48,14 @@ class BackingWindow : public InterimItemWindow
     css::uno::Reference<css::datatransfer::dnd::XDropTargetListener> mxDropTargetListener;
 
     std::unique_ptr<weld::Button> mxOpenButton;
-    std::unique_ptr<weld::MenuToggleButton> mxRecentButton;
+    std::unique_ptr<weld::ToggleButton> mxRecentButton;
     std::unique_ptr<weld::Button> mxRemoteButton;
-    std::unique_ptr<weld::MenuToggleButton> mxTemplateButton;
+    std::unique_ptr<weld::ToggleButton> mxTemplateButton;
 
     std::unique_ptr<weld::Label> mxCreateLabel;
     std::unique_ptr<weld::Label> mxAltHelpLabel;
+    std::unique_ptr<weld::ComboBox> mxFilter;
+    std::unique_ptr<weld::MenuButton> mxActions;
 
     std::unique_ptr<weld::Button> mxWriterAllButton;
     std::unique_ptr<weld::Button> mxCalcAllButton;
@@ -88,6 +90,8 @@ class BackingWindow : public InterimItemWindow
                      const css::uno::Sequence<css::beans::PropertyValue>& = css::uno::Sequence<
                          css::beans::PropertyValue>());
 
+    DECL_LINK(ToggleHdl, weld::Toggleable&, void);
+    DECL_LINK(FilterHdl, weld::ComboBox&, void);
     DECL_LINK(ClickHdl, weld::Button&, void);
     DECL_LINK(ClickHelpHdl, weld::Button&, void);
     DECL_LINK(MenuSelectHdl, const OString&, void);
@@ -107,6 +111,9 @@ class BackingWindow : public InterimItemWindow
     template <typename WidgetClass> void setLargerFont(WidgetClass&, const vcl::Font&);
     void ApplyStyleSettings();
 
+private:
+    void applyFilter();
+
 public:
     explicit BackingWindow(vcl::Window* pParent);
     virtual ~BackingWindow() override;
diff --git a/sfx2/uiconfig/ui/startcenter.ui b/sfx2/uiconfig/ui/startcenter.ui
index 89b4653dffa7..8120556f3d22 100644
--- a/sfx2/uiconfig/ui/startcenter.ui
+++ b/sfx2/uiconfig/ui/startcenter.ui
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<!-- Generated with glade 3.38.2 -->
+<!-- Generated with glade 3.40.0 -->
 <interface domain="sfx">
   <requires lib="gtk+" version="3.20"/>
   <object class="GtkImage" id="calc_all_image">
@@ -35,50 +35,11 @@
     <property name="can-focus">False</property>
     <property name="icon-name">res/odg_32_8.png</property>
   </object>
-  <object class="GtkMenu" id="filtermenu">
+  <object class="GtkImage" id="imActions">
     <property name="visible">True</property>
     <property name="can-focus">False</property>
-    <child>
-      <object class="GtkMenuItem" id="filter_writer">
-        <property name="visible">True</property>
-        <property name="can-focus">False</property>
-        <property name="label" translatable="yes" context="startcenter|filter_writer">Writer Templates</property>
-      </object>
-    </child>
-    <child>
-      <object class="GtkMenuItem" id="filter_calc">
-        <property name="visible">True</property>
-        <property name="can-focus">False</property>
-        <property name="label" translatable="yes" context="startcenter|filter_calc">Calc Templates</property>
-      </object>
-    </child>
-    <child>
-      <object class="GtkMenuItem" id="filter_impress">
-        <property name="visible">True</property>
-        <property name="can-focus">False</property>
-        <property name="label" translatable="yes" context="startcenter|filter_impress">Impress Templates</property>
-      </object>
-    </child>
-    <child>
-      <object class="GtkMenuItem" id="filter_draw">
-        <property name="visible">True</property>
-        <property name="can-focus">False</property>
-        <property name="label" translatable="yes" context="startcenter|filter_draw">Draw Templates</property>
-      </object>
-    </child>
-    <child>
-      <object class="GtkSeparatorMenuItem" id="menuitem3">
-        <property name="visible">True</property>
-        <property name="can-focus">False</property>
-      </object>
-    </child>
-    <child>
-      <object class="GtkMenuItem" id="manage">
-        <property name="visible">True</property>
-        <property name="can-focus">False</property>
-        <property name="label" translatable="yes" context="startcenter|manage">Manage Templates</property>
-      </object>
-    </child>
+    <property name="icon-name">open-menu-symbolic</property>
+    <property name="icon_size">3</property>
   </object>
   <object class="GtkImage" id="impress_all_image">
     <property name="visible">True</property>
@@ -208,9 +169,8 @@
                       </packing>
                     </child>
                     <child>
-                      <object class="GtkMenuButton" id="open_recent">
+                      <object class="GtkToggleButton" id="open_recent">
                         <property name="label" translatable="yes" context="startcenter|open_recent">_Recent Documents</property>
-                        <property name="name">MenuToggleButton</property>
                         <property name="visible">True</property>
                         <property name="can-focus">True</property>
                         <property name="receives-default">True</property>
@@ -221,9 +181,6 @@
                         <property name="use-underline">True</property>
                         <property name="xalign">0</property>
                         <property name="always-show-image">True</property>
-                        <property name="draw-indicator">True</property>
-                        <property name="popup">clearmenu</property>
-                        <property name="use-popover">False</property>
                       </object>
                       <packing>
                         <property name="expand">False</property>
@@ -232,9 +189,8 @@
                       </packing>
                     </child>
                     <child>
-                      <object class="GtkMenuButton" id="templates_all">
+                      <object class="GtkToggleButton" id="templates_all">
                         <property name="label" translatable="yes" context="startcenter|templates_all">T_emplates</property>
-                        <property name="name">MenuToggleButton</property>
                         <property name="visible">True</property>
                         <property name="can-focus">True</property>
                         <property name="receives-default">True</property>
@@ -245,9 +201,6 @@
                         <property name="use-underline">True</property>
                         <property name="xalign">0</property>
                         <property name="always-show-image">True</property>
-                        <property name="draw-indicator">True</property>
-                        <property name="popup">filtermenu</property>
-                        <property name="use-popover">False</property>
                       </object>
                       <packing>
                         <property name="expand">False</property>
@@ -545,6 +498,78 @@
                 <property name="position">1</property>
               </packing>
             </child>
+            <child>
+              <!-- n-columns=3 n-rows=1 -->
+              <object class="GtkGrid" id="actions">
+                <property name="visible">True</property>
+                <property name="can-focus">False</property>
+                <property name="margin-start">6</property>
+                <property name="margin-end">6</property>
+                <property name="margin-top">6</property>
+                <property name="margin-bottom">6</property>
+                <property name="column-spacing">3</property>
+                <child>
+                  <object class="GtkLabel" id="lbFilter">
+                    <property name="visible">True</property>
+                    <property name="can-focus">False</property>
+                    <property name="halign">start</property>
+                    <property name="label" translatable="yes" context="startcenter|filter_label">Filter:</property>
+                    <accessibility>
+                      <relation type="label-for" target="cbFilter"/>
+                    </accessibility>
+                  </object>
+                  <packing>
+                    <property name="left-attach">0</property>
+                    <property name="top-attach">0</property>
+                  </packing>
+                </child>
+                <child>
+                  <object class="GtkComboBoxText" id="cbFilter">
+                    <property name="visible">True</property>
+                    <property name="can-focus">False</property>
+                    <property name="halign">start</property>
+                    <property name="active">0</property>
+                    <items>
+                      <item id="filter_none" translatable="yes" context="startcenter|filter_none">All Applications</item>
+                      <item id="filter_writer" translatable="yes" context="startcenter|filter_writer">Text Documents</item>
+                      <item id="filter_calc" translatable="yes" context="startcenter|filter_calc">Spreadsheets</item>
+                      <item id="filter_impress" translatable="yes" context="startcenter|filter_impress">Presentations</item>
+                      <item id="filter_draw" translatable="yes" context="startcenter|filter_draw">Drawings</item>
+                    </items>
+                    <accessibility>
+                      <relation type="labelled-by" target="lbFilter"/>
+                    </accessibility>
+                  </object>
+                  <packing>
+                    <property name="left-attach">1</property>
+                    <property name="top-attach">0</property>
+                  </packing>
+                </child>
+                <child>
+                  <object class="GtkMenuButton" id="mbActions">
+                    <property name="visible">True</property>
+                    <property name="can-focus">True</property>
+                    <property name="focus-on-click">False</property>
+                    <property name="receives-default">True</property>
+                    <property name="tooltip-text" translatable="yes" context="startcenter|mbActions|tool_tip">Actions</property>
+                    <property name="halign">end</property>
+                    <property name="hexpand">True</property>
+                    <property name="image">imActions</property>
+                    <property name="always-show-image">True</property>
+                    <property name="popup">clearmenu</property>
+                  </object>
+                  <packing>
+                    <property name="left-attach">2</property>
+                    <property name="top-attach">0</property>
+                  </packing>
+                </child>
+              </object>
+              <packing>
+                <property name="expand">False</property>
+                <property name="fill">True</property>
+                <property name="position">2</property>
+              </packing>
+            </child>
             <child>
               <object class="GtkScrolledWindow" id="scrollrecent">
                 <property name="visible">True</property>
@@ -573,7 +598,7 @@
               <packing>
                 <property name="expand">False</property>
                 <property name="fill">True</property>
-                <property name="position">2</property>
+                <property name="position">3</property>
               </packing>
             </child>
             <child>
@@ -604,7 +629,7 @@
               <packing>
                 <property name="expand">False</property>
                 <property name="fill">True</property>
-                <property name="position">3</property>
+                <property name="position">4</property>
               </packing>
             </child>
           </object>