diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 7b10d5f83..09bfdbb99 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2008-01-23 Gary Burton <gary.burton@zen.co.uk>
+	* src/DisplayState.py: Display the Recent Databases menu only if there
+	are some recently opened databases.
+
 2008-01-23 Benny Malengier <benny.malengier@gramps-project.org>
 	* src/Editors/_EditPerson.py: remove hide in save method.
 
diff --git a/src/DisplayState.py b/src/DisplayState.py
index eec069fa3..01ec5a8e9 100644
--- a/src/DisplayState.py
+++ b/src/DisplayState.py
@@ -245,8 +245,9 @@ class RecentDocsMenu:
         self.uimanager.ensure_update()
         buf.close()
 
-        new_menu.show()
-        self.uistate.set_open_recent_menu(new_menu)
+        if len(rfiles) > 0:
+            new_menu.show()
+            self.uistate.set_open_recent_menu(new_menu)
 
 def make_callback(val, func):
     return lambda x: func(val)