diff --git a/src/components/Home/RecentlyViewedSection/RecentlyViewedSection.tsx b/src/components/Home/RecentlyViewedSection/RecentlyViewedSection.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..18bbc9d91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/Home/RecentlyViewedSection/RecentlyViewedSection.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+import { useNavigate } from "@tanstack/react-router";
+import { Clock, GitBranch, Play } from "lucide-react";
+
+import { InlineStack } from "@/components/ui/layout";
+import {
+  Tooltip,
+  TooltipContent,
+  TooltipTrigger,
+} from "@/components/ui/tooltip";
+import { Paragraph, Text } from "@/components/ui/typography";
+import {
+  type RecentlyViewedItem,
+  useRecentlyViewed,
+} from "@/hooks/useRecentlyViewed";
+import { EDITOR_PATH, RUNS_BASE_PATH } from "@/routes/router";
+
+function getRecentlyViewedUrl(item: RecentlyViewedItem): string {
+  if (item.type === "pipeline") return `${EDITOR_PATH}/${item.id}`;
+  if (item.type === "run") return `${RUNS_BASE_PATH}/${item.id}`;
+  // component support to be added later
+  return "/";
+}
+
+const RecentlyViewedChip = ({ item }: { item: RecentlyViewedItem }) => {
+  const navigate = useNavigate();
+
+  const tooltipContent =
+    item.type === "run" ? `${item.name} #${item.id}` : item.name;
+
+  return (
+    <Tooltip>
+      <TooltipTrigger asChild>
+        <div
+          onClick={() => navigate({ to: getRecentlyViewedUrl(item) })}
+          className={`flex items-center gap-1.5 pl-2 pr-2 py-1 border rounded-md cursor-pointer w-48 ${
+            item.type === "pipeline"
+              ? "bg-violet-50/50 hover:bg-violet-50 border-violet-100"
+              : "bg-emerald-50/50 hover:bg-emerald-50 border-emerald-100"
+          }`}
+        >
+          {item.type === "pipeline" ? (
+            <GitBranch className="h-3.5 w-3.5 shrink-0 text-muted-foreground" />
+          ) : (
+            <Play className="h-3.5 w-3.5 shrink-0 text-muted-foreground" />
+          )}
+          <span className="text-sm truncate">{item.name}</span>
+        </div>
+      </TooltipTrigger>
+      <TooltipContent>{tooltipContent}</TooltipContent>
+    </Tooltip>
+  );
+};
+
+export const RecentlyViewedSection = () => {
+  const { recentlyViewed } = useRecentlyViewed();
+
+  return (
+    <div className="flex flex-col gap-2">
+      <InlineStack blockAlign="center" gap="1">
+        <Clock className="h-4 w-4 text-muted-foreground" />
+        <Text as="h2" size="sm" weight="semibold">
+          Recently Viewed
+        </Text>
+      </InlineStack>
+
+      {recentlyViewed.length === 0 ? (
+        <Paragraph tone="subdued" size="sm">
+          Nothing viewed yet. Open a pipeline or run to see it here.
+        </Paragraph>
+      ) : (
+        <div className="flex gap-2">
+          {recentlyViewed.map((item) => (
+            <RecentlyViewedChip key={`${item.type}-${item.id}`} item={item} />
+          ))}
+        </div>
+      )}
+    </div>
+  );
+};
diff --git a/src/hooks/useRecentlyViewed.ts b/src/hooks/useRecentlyViewed.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c33318539
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/hooks/useRecentlyViewed.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+import { useCallback, useSyncExternalStore } from "react";
+
+import { getStorage } from "@/utils/typedStorage";
+
+const RECENTLY_VIEWED_KEY = "Home/recently_viewed";
+const MAX_ITEMS = 5;
+
+export type RecentlyViewedType = "pipeline" | "run" | "component";
+
+export interface RecentlyViewedItem {
+  type: RecentlyViewedType;
+  id: string;
+  name: string;
+  viewedAt: number;
+}
+
+type RecentlyViewedStorageMapping = {
+  [RECENTLY_VIEWED_KEY]: RecentlyViewedItem[];
+};
+
+const storage = getStorage<
+  typeof RECENTLY_VIEWED_KEY,
+  RecentlyViewedStorageMapping
+>();
+
+// useSyncExternalStore requires getSnapshot to return a stable reference.
+let cachedJson: string | null = null;
+let cachedItems: RecentlyViewedItem[] = [];
+
+function readRecentlyViewed(): RecentlyViewedItem[] {
+  const json = localStorage.getItem(RECENTLY_VIEWED_KEY);
+  if (json === cachedJson) return cachedItems;
+  cachedJson = json;
+  cachedItems = json ? (JSON.parse(json) as RecentlyViewedItem[]) : [];
+  return cachedItems;
+}
+
+function subscribe(callback: () => void) {
+  const handler = (event: StorageEvent) => {
+    if (event.key === RECENTLY_VIEWED_KEY) callback();
+  };
+  window.addEventListener("storage", handler);
+  return () => window.removeEventListener("storage", handler);
+}
+
+export function useRecentlyViewed() {
+  const recentlyViewed = useSyncExternalStore(
+    subscribe,
+    readRecentlyViewed,
+    () => [],
+  );
+
+  const addRecentlyViewed = useCallback(
+    (item: Omit<RecentlyViewedItem, "viewedAt">) => {
+      const current = readRecentlyViewed();
+      // Remove any existing entry for the same item, then prepend the fresh one
+      const deduped = current.filter(
+        (i) => !(i.type === item.type && i.id === item.id),
+      );
+      const updated = [{ ...item, viewedAt: Date.now() }, ...deduped].slice(
+        0,
+        MAX_ITEMS,
+      );
+      storage.setItem(RECENTLY_VIEWED_KEY, updated);
+    },
+    [],
+  );
+
+  return { recentlyViewed, addRecentlyViewed };
+}
diff --git a/src/routes/Dashboard/Dashboard.tsx b/src/routes/Dashboard/Dashboard.tsx
index e7d490a59..313cfd7c2 100644
--- a/src/routes/Dashboard/Dashboard.tsx
+++ b/src/routes/Dashboard/Dashboard.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { FavoritesSection } from "@/components/Home/FavoritesSection/FavoritesSection";
+import { RecentlyViewedSection } from "@/components/Home/RecentlyViewedSection/RecentlyViewedSection";
 import { BlockStack, InlineStack } from "@/components/ui/layout";
 import { Text } from "@/components/ui/typography";
 
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ export const Dashboard = () => {
           Beta
         </Text>
       </InlineStack>
+      <RecentlyViewedSection />
       <FavoritesSection />
     </BlockStack>
   );
diff --git a/src/routes/Editor/Editor.tsx b/src/routes/Editor/Editor.tsx
index 82bdf67ff..12873226f 100644
--- a/src/routes/Editor/Editor.tsx
+++ b/src/routes/Editor/Editor.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import "@/styles/editor.css";
 
 import { DndContext } from "@dnd-kit/core";
 import { ReactFlowProvider } from "@xyflow/react";
+import { useEffect } from "react";
 
 import PipelineEditor from "@/components/Editor/PipelineEditor";
 import { InfoBox } from "@/components/shared/InfoBox";
@@ -9,9 +10,20 @@ import { LoadingScreen } from "@/components/shared/LoadingScreen";
 import { BlockStack } from "@/components/ui/layout";
 import { Paragraph } from "@/components/ui/typography";
 import { useLoadComponentSpecFromPath } from "@/hooks/useLoadComponentSpecFromPath";
+import { useRecentlyViewed } from "@/hooks/useRecentlyViewed";
 
 const Editor = () => {
   const { componentSpec, error } = useLoadComponentSpecFromPath();
+  const { addRecentlyViewed } = useRecentlyViewed();
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!componentSpec?.name) return;
+    addRecentlyViewed({
+      type: "pipeline",
+      id: componentSpec.name,
+      name: componentSpec.name,
+    });
+  }, [componentSpec?.name, addRecentlyViewed]);
 
   if (error) {
     return (
diff --git a/src/routes/PipelineRun/PipelineRun.tsx b/src/routes/PipelineRun/PipelineRun.tsx
index 65255e16c..b111cf640 100644
--- a/src/routes/PipelineRun/PipelineRun.tsx
+++ b/src/routes/PipelineRun/PipelineRun.tsx
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import { BlockStack } from "@/components/ui/layout";
 import { Paragraph } from "@/components/ui/typography";
 import { faviconManager } from "@/favicon";
 import { useDocumentTitle } from "@/hooks/useDocumentTitle";
+import { useRecentlyViewed } from "@/hooks/useRecentlyViewed";
 import { useBackend } from "@/providers/BackendProvider";
 import { useComponentSpec } from "@/providers/ComponentSpecProvider";
 import {
@@ -28,6 +29,8 @@ const PipelineRunContent = () => {
   const { setComponentSpec, clearComponentSpec, componentSpec } =
     useComponentSpec();
   const { configured, available, ready } = useBackend();
+  const { addRecentlyViewed } = useRecentlyViewed();
+  const params = useParams({ strict: false });
 
   const {
     details,
@@ -76,6 +79,13 @@ const PipelineRunContent = () => {
       `Tangle - ${componentSpec?.name || ""} - ${params.id}`,
   });
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const id =
+      "id" in params && typeof params.id === "string" ? params.id : null;
+    if (!componentSpec?.name || !id) return;
+    addRecentlyViewed({ type: "run", id, name: componentSpec.name });
+  }, [componentSpec?.name, params, addRecentlyViewed]);
+
   if (isLoading || !ready) {
     return <LoadingScreen message="Loading Pipeline Run" />;
   }