diff --git a/src/apps/mediaplayer/Jamfile b/src/apps/mediaplayer/Jamfile
index c7139f1fd8..bbe7d7a343 100644
--- a/src/apps/mediaplayer/Jamfile
+++ b/src/apps/mediaplayer/Jamfile
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ SetSubDirSupportedPlatformsBeOSCompatible ;
 
 AddSubDirSupportedPlatforms libbe_test ;
 
+# for BRecentItems
+UsePublicHeaders [ FDirName be_apps Tracker ] ;
+
 # source directories
 local sourceDirs =
 	playlist
diff --git a/src/apps/mediaplayer/MainApp.cpp b/src/apps/mediaplayer/MainApp.cpp
index bc3e709fb7..3b59d2bbd9 100644
--- a/src/apps/mediaplayer/MainApp.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/mediaplayer/MainApp.cpp
@@ -32,13 +32,14 @@
 
 
 MainApp *gMainApp;
+const char* kAppSig = "application/x-vnd.Haiku-MediaPlayer";
 
 static const char* kMediaServerSig = "application/x-vnd.Be.media-server";
 static const char* kMediaServerAddOnSig = "application/x-vnd.Be.addon-host";
 
 
 MainApp::MainApp()
-	: BApplication("application/x-vnd.Haiku-MediaPlayer"),
+	: BApplication(kAppSig),
 	  fPlayerCount(0),
 	  fFirstWindow(NewWindow()),
 
diff --git a/src/apps/mediaplayer/MainApp.h b/src/apps/mediaplayer/MainApp.h
index 566a51ffd9..30d49d61d7 100644
--- a/src/apps/mediaplayer/MainApp.h
+++ b/src/apps/mediaplayer/MainApp.h
@@ -56,5 +56,6 @@ private:
 };
 
 extern MainApp* gMainApp;
+extern const char* kAppSig;
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/apps/mediaplayer/MainWin.cpp b/src/apps/mediaplayer/MainWin.cpp
index cc3b51a56c..3b8c1bb6d8 100644
--- a/src/apps/mediaplayer/MainWin.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/mediaplayer/MainWin.cpp
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@
 #include <MenuItem.h>
 #include <Messenger.h>
 #include <PopUpMenu.h>
+#include <RecentItems.h>
+#include <Roster.h>
 #include <Screen.h>
 #include <String.h>
 #include <View.h>
@@ -347,8 +349,14 @@ MainWin::MessageReceived(BMessage *msg)
 			break;
 		case B_SIMPLE_DATA:
 			printf("MainWin::MessageReceived: B_SIMPLE_DATA\n");
-			if (msg->HasRef("refs"))
+			if (msg->HasRef("refs")) {
+				// add to recent documents as it's not done with drag-n-drop
+				entry_ref ref;
+				for (int32 i = 0; msg->FindRef("refs", i, &ref) == B_OK; i++) {
+					be_roster->AddToRecentDocuments(&ref, kAppSig);
+				}
 				_RefsReceived(msg);
+			}
 			break;
 
 		case M_MEDIA_SERVER_STARTED:
@@ -833,8 +841,17 @@ MainWin::_CreateMenu()
 	fFileMenu->AddItem(new BMenuItem("New Player"B_UTF8_ELLIPSIS,
 		new BMessage(M_FILE_NEWPLAYER), 'N'));
 	fFileMenu->AddSeparatorItem();
-	fFileMenu->AddItem(new BMenuItem("Open File"B_UTF8_ELLIPSIS,
-		new BMessage(M_FILE_OPEN), 'O'));
+
+//	fFileMenu->AddItem(new BMenuItem("Open File"B_UTF8_ELLIPSIS,
+//		new BMessage(M_FILE_OPEN), 'O'));
+	// Add recent files
+	BRecentFilesList recentFiles(10, false, NULL, kAppSig);
+	BMenuItem *item = new BMenuItem(recentFiles.NewFileListMenu(
+		"Open File"B_UTF8_ELLIPSIS, new BMessage(B_REFS_RECEIVED), 
+		NULL, this, 10, false, NULL, 0, kAppSig), new BMessage(M_FILE_OPEN));
+	item->SetShortcut('O', 0);
+	fFileMenu->AddItem(item);
+
 	fFileMenu->AddItem(new BMenuItem("File Info"B_UTF8_ELLIPSIS,
 		new BMessage(M_FILE_INFO), 'I'));
 	fFileMenu->AddItem(fPlaylistMenu);