diff --git a/core/language/en-GB/Filters.multids b/core/language/en-GB/Filters.multids
index e004db926..652b78f3c 100644
--- a/core/language/en-GB/Filters.multids
+++ b/core/language/en-GB/Filters.multids
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 title: $:/language/Filters/
 
 AllTiddlers: All tiddlers except system tiddlers
+RecentSystemTiddlers: Recently modified tiddlers, including system tiddlers
 RecentTiddlers: Recently modified tiddlers
 AllTags: All tags except system tags
 Missing: Missing tiddlers
diff --git a/core/ui/Filters/RecentSystemTiddlers.tid b/core/ui/Filters/RecentSystemTiddlers.tid
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e189776e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/ui/Filters/RecentSystemTiddlers.tid
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+title: $:/core/Filters/RecentSystemTiddlers
+tags: $:/tags/Filter
+filter: [has[modified]!sort[modified]limit[50]]
+description: {{$:/language/Filters/RecentSystemTiddlers}}
+
diff --git a/core/ui/Filters/RecentTiddlers.tid b/core/ui/Filters/RecentTiddlers.tid
index b3fe43e5a..21cd95f55 100644
--- a/core/ui/Filters/RecentTiddlers.tid
+++ b/core/ui/Filters/RecentTiddlers.tid
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 title: $:/core/Filters/RecentTiddlers
 tags: $:/tags/Filter
-filter: [!is[system]has[modified]!sort[modified]]
+filter: [!is[system]has[modified]!sort[modified]limit[50]]
 description: {{$:/language/Filters/RecentTiddlers}}