diff --git a/src/Files.App/UserControls/Widgets/RecentFilesWidget.xaml b/src/Files.App/UserControls/Widgets/RecentFilesWidget.xaml
index 2ac55b06b518..ce7392e4f61b 100644
--- a/src/Files.App/UserControls/Widgets/RecentFilesWidget.xaml
+++ b/src/Files.App/UserControls/Widgets/RecentFilesWidget.xaml
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@
 			x:Name="RecentFilesListView"
 			HorizontalAlignment="Stretch"
 			VerticalAlignment="Stretch"
+			CanDragItems="True"
+			DragItemsStarting="RecentFilesListView_DragItemsStarting"
 			IsItemClickEnabled="True"
 			IsRightTapEnabled="True"
 			ItemClick="RecentFilesListView_ItemClick"
diff --git a/src/Files.App/UserControls/Widgets/RecentFilesWidget.xaml.cs b/src/Files.App/UserControls/Widgets/RecentFilesWidget.xaml.cs
index 47a634bb18c8..e9bba29b081f 100644
--- a/src/Files.App/UserControls/Widgets/RecentFilesWidget.xaml.cs
+++ b/src/Files.App/UserControls/Widgets/RecentFilesWidget.xaml.cs
@@ -3,11 +3,13 @@
 
 using Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls;
 using Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Input;
+using Windows.ApplicationModel.DataTransfer;
+using Windows.Storage;
 
 namespace Files.App.UserControls.Widgets
 {
 	/// <summary>
-	/// Represents group of control displays a list of recent folders with <see cref="WidgetFolderCardItem"/>.
+	/// Represents a control that displays a list of recent files with <see cref="WidgetFolderCardItem"/>.
 	/// </summary>
 	public sealed partial class RecentFilesWidget : UserControl
 	{
@@ -30,5 +32,32 @@ private void RecentFilesListView_RightTapped(object sender, RightTappedRoutedEve
 		{
 			ViewModel.BuildItemContextMenu(e.OriginalSource, e);
 		}
+
+		private async void RecentFilesListView_DragItemsStarting(object sender, DragItemsStartingEventArgs e)
+		{
+			var item = e.Items.OfType<RecentItem>().First();
+			var storageItems = new List<IStorageItem>();
+
+			try
+			{
+				var file = await StorageFile.GetFileFromPathAsync(item.Path);
+				if (file != null)
+					storageItems.Add(file);
+			}
+			catch
+			{
+				e.Cancel = true;
+			}
+
+			if (storageItems.Count > 0)
+			{
+				// Create a new data package and set the storage items
+				DataPackage dataPackage = new DataPackage();
+				dataPackage.SetStorageItems(storageItems);
+				e.Data.SetDataProvider(StandardDataFormats.StorageItems, request => request.SetData(storageItems));
+
+				e.Data.RequestedOperation = DataPackageOperation.Move | DataPackageOperation.Copy | DataPackageOperation.Link;
+			}
+		}
 	}
 }