diff --git a/res/values/strings.xml b/res/values/strings.xml
index 1946601dc..d018d8779 100644
--- a/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 	<string name="notify_updates_available">Notify when new updates are available</string>
 	<string name="update_apps_list">Update app list from repositories automatically
 	</string>
+	<string name="update_history">Update history</string>
+	<string name="update_history_desc">Days to show new/updated apps</string>
 	<string name="last_update_check">Last repo scan: %s</string>
 	<string name="never">never</string>
 	<string name="automatic_repo_scan">Automatic repo scan</string>
diff --git a/res/xml/preferences.xml b/res/xml/preferences.xml
index 97d8c5eca..2935561de 100644
--- a/res/xml/preferences.xml
+++ b/res/xml/preferences.xml
@@ -18,6 +18,13 @@
 		<CheckBoxPreference android:title="@string/notify"
 			android:defaultValue="true" android:summary="@string/notify_updates_available"
 			android:key="updateNotify" />
+		<EditTextPreference
+			android:defaultValue="14"
+			android:key="updateHistoryDays"
+			android:maxLength="2"
+			android:numeric="integer"
+			android:summary="@string/update_history_desc"
+			android:title="@string/update_history" />
 	</PreferenceCategory>
 	<PreferenceCategory android:title="@string/antifeatures">
 		<CheckBoxPreference android:title="@string/antiads"
diff --git a/src/org/fdroid/fdroid/FDroid.java b/src/org/fdroid/fdroid/FDroid.java
index 7ae2ae603..1460b1bd8 100644
--- a/src/org/fdroid/fdroid/FDroid.java
+++ b/src/org/fdroid/fdroid/FDroid.java
@@ -37,10 +37,12 @@ import android.content.DialogInterface;
 import android.content.Intent;
 import android.content.pm.PackageInfo;
 import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
+import android.content.SharedPreferences;
 import android.net.Uri;
 import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.os.Handler;
 import android.os.ResultReceiver;
+import android.preference.PreferenceManager;
 import android.util.Log;
 import android.view.LayoutInflater;
 import android.view.Menu;
@@ -384,8 +386,13 @@ public class FDroid extends TabActivity implements OnItemClickListener,
 
         // Calculate the cutoff date we'll use for What's New and Recently
         // Updated...
+        SharedPreferences prefs = PreferenceManager
+                .getDefaultSharedPreferences(getBaseContext());
+        String sint = prefs.getString("updateHistoryDays", "14");
+        int history_days = Integer.parseInt(sint);
+
         Calendar recent = Calendar.getInstance();
-        recent.add(Calendar.DAY_OF_YEAR, -14);
+        recent.add(Calendar.DAY_OF_YEAR, -history_days);
         Date recentDate = recent.getTime();
 
         AppFilter appfilter = new AppFilter(this);