diff --git a/init.el b/init.el
index ea239c2..bc20a32 100644
--- a/init.el
+++ b/init.el
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 (setq mouse-autoselect-window nil)      ; stop popups from getting focus
 (setq display-line-numbers 'relative)   ; show relative line-numers
 (setq column-number-mode t)             ; show column number
+(recentf-mode 1)
 
 ;; package manager
 (require 'package)