diff --git a/src/core/controller.cpp b/src/core/controller.cpp
index f11c3f8f..fe0c713b 100644
--- a/src/core/controller.cpp
+++ b/src/core/controller.cpp
@@ -298,6 +298,7 @@ void Controller::updateConfigComponents()
 void Controller::showRecentScreenshots()
 {
     HistoryWidget* pHistory = new HistoryWidget();
+    pHistory->loadHistory();
     pHistory->exec();
 }
 
diff --git a/src/core/globalshortcutfilter.cpp b/src/core/globalshortcutfilter.cpp
index 57f198ba..a956a1ae 100644
--- a/src/core/globalshortcutfilter.cpp
+++ b/src/core/globalshortcutfilter.cpp
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ bool GlobalShortcutFilter::nativeEventFilter(const QByteArray& eventType,
         if (VK_SNAPSHOT == keycode && MOD_SHIFT == modifiers) {
             if (m_history == nullptr) {
                 m_history = new HistoryWidget();
+                m_history->loadHistory();
             }
             m_history->show();
         }
diff --git a/src/widgets/historywidget.cpp b/src/widgets/historywidget.cpp
index 25df2ccd..f35c382a 100644
--- a/src/widgets/historywidget.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/historywidget.cpp
@@ -41,8 +41,6 @@ HistoryWidget::HistoryWidget(QWidget* parent)
     QWidget* widget = new QWidget();
     scrollArea->setWidget(widget);
     widget->setLayout(m_pVBox);
-
-    loadHistory();
 }
 
 HistoryWidget::~HistoryWidget()
@@ -50,8 +48,26 @@ HistoryWidget::~HistoryWidget()
     delete m_notification;
 }
 
+void HistoryWidget::clearHistoryLayout(QLayout* layout)
+{
+    QLayoutItem* child;
+    while (layout->count() != 0) {
+        child = layout->takeAt(0);
+        if (child->layout() != 0) {
+            clearHistoryLayout(child->layout());
+        } else if (child->widget() != 0) {
+            delete child->widget();
+        }
+
+        delete child;
+    }
+}
+
 void HistoryWidget::loadHistory()
 {
+    // clear old history if exists
+    clearHistoryLayout(m_pVBox);
+
     // read history files
     History history = History();
     QList<QString> historyFiles = history.history();
diff --git a/src/widgets/historywidget.h b/src/widgets/historywidget.h
index abd4e0b9..b713f666 100644
--- a/src/widgets/historywidget.h
+++ b/src/widgets/historywidget.h
@@ -21,10 +21,11 @@ public:
     explicit HistoryWidget(QWidget* parent = nullptr);
     ~HistoryWidget();
 
-signals:
+    void loadHistory();
 
 private:
-    void loadHistory();
+    void clearHistoryLayout(QLayout* layout);
+
     void addLine(const QString&, const QString&);
     void setEmptyMessage();
     void removeItem(QLayout* pl,