diff --git a/resources/js/components/command-palette/CommandPalette.vue b/resources/js/components/command-palette/CommandPalette.vue
index 55e368afe9e..4d9478a2c85 100644
--- a/resources/js/components/command-palette/CommandPalette.vue
+++ b/resources/js/components/command-palette/CommandPalette.vue
@@ -224,10 +224,10 @@ function getRecentItems() {
 }
 
 function addToRecentItems(item) {
-    item.category = __('Recent');
+    const recentItem = { ...item, category: __('Recent') };
 
     const filtered = getRecentItems().filter(recentItem => recentItem.text !== item.text);
-    const updated = [item, ...filtered].slice(0, 5);
+    const updated = [recentItem, ...filtered].slice(0, 5);
 
     localStorage.setItem('statamic.command-palette.recent', JSON.stringify(updated));