diff --git a/app/lib/cli.ts b/app/lib/cli.ts
index 4decc34d..e4d53772 100644
--- a/app/lib/cli.ts
+++ b/app/lib/cli.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ export function parseArgs (argv: string[], cwd: string): any {
                 type: 'string',
             })
         })
+        .command('recent [index]', 'open a tab with a recent profile', {
+            profileNumber: { type: 'number' },
+        })
         .version(app.getVersion())
         .option('debug', {
             alias: 'd',
diff --git a/tabby-core/src/cli.ts b/tabby-core/src/cli.ts
index d8b49172..5c42667b 100644
--- a/tabby-core/src/cli.ts
+++ b/tabby-core/src/cli.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ export class ProfileCLIHandler extends CLIHandler {
             this.handleOpenProfile(event.argv.profileName)
             return true
         }
+        if (op === 'recent') {
+            this.handleOpenRecentProfile(event.argv.profileNumber)
+            return true
+        }
         return false
     }
 
@@ -35,6 +39,15 @@ export class ProfileCLIHandler extends CLIHandler {
         this.profiles.openNewTabForProfile(profile)
         this.hostWindow.bringToFront()
     }
+
+    private async handleOpenRecentProfile (profileNumber: number) {
+        const profiles = this.profiles.getRecentProfiles()
+        if (profileNumber >= profiles.length) {
+            return
+        }
+        this.profiles.openNewTabForProfile(profiles[profileNumber])
+        this.hostWindow.bringToFront()
+    }
 }
 
 @Injectable()
diff --git a/tabby-local/src/services/dockMenu.service.ts b/tabby-local/src/services/dockMenu.service.ts
index 3e07cfa9..b33daa99 100644
--- a/tabby-local/src/services/dockMenu.service.ts
+++ b/tabby-local/src/services/dockMenu.service.ts
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ export class DockMenuService {
     appVersion: string
 
     private constructor (
+        config: ConfigService,
         private electron: ElectronService,
-        private config: ConfigService,
         private hostApp: HostAppService,
         private zone: NgZone,
         private profilesService: ProfilesService,
@@ -18,29 +18,45 @@ export class DockMenuService {
         config.changed$.subscribe(() => this.update())
     }
 
-    update (): void {
+    async update (): Promise<void> {
+        const profiles = await this.profilesService.getProfiles()
+
         if (this.hostApp.platform === Platform.Windows) {
-            this.electron.app.setJumpList(this.config.store.profiles.length ? [{
-                type: 'custom',
-                name: this.translate.instant('Profiles'),
-                items: this.config.store.profiles.map(profile => ({
-                    type: 'task',
-                    program: process.execPath,
-                    args: `profile "${profile.name}"`,
-                    title: profile.name,
-                    iconPath: process.execPath,
-                    iconIndex: 0,
-                })),
-            }] : null)
+            this.electron.app.setJumpList([
+                {
+                    type: 'custom',
+                    name: this.translate.instant('Recent'),
+                    items: this.profilesService.getRecentProfiles().map((profile, index) => ({
+                        type: 'task',
+                        program: process.execPath,
+                        args: `recent ${index}`,
+                        title: profile.name,
+                        iconPath: process.execPath,
+                        iconIndex: 0,
+                    })),
+                },
+                {
+                    type: 'custom',
+                    name: this.translate.instant('Profiles'),
+                    items: profiles.map(profile => ({
+                        type: 'task',
+                        program: process.execPath,
+                        args: `profile "${profile.name}"`,
+                        title: profile.name,
+                        iconPath: process.execPath,
+                        iconIndex: 0,
+                    })),
+                },
+            ])
         }
         if (this.hostApp.platform === Platform.macOS) {
             this.electron.app.dock.setMenu(this.electron.Menu.buildFromTemplate(
-                this.config.store.profiles.map(profile => ({
+                [...this.profilesService.getRecentProfiles(), ...profiles].map(profile => ({
                     label: profile.name,
                     click: () => this.zone.run(async () => {
                         this.profilesService.openNewTabForProfile(profile)
                     }),
-                }))
+                })),
             ))
         }
     }