4 files changed, 25 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/sfx2/inc/recentdocsview.hxx b/sfx2/inc/recentdocsview.hxx
index 3ee34eabc41a..44165afbe38a 100644
--- a/sfx2/inc/recentdocsview.hxx
+++ b/sfx2/inc/recentdocsview.hxx
@@ -80,6 +80,8 @@ public:
     // received on load of recently used file
     void DispatchedLoadRecentUsedFile();
 
+    void clearUnavailableFiles();
+
 private:
     virtual bool MouseButtonDown( const MouseEvent& rMEvt ) override;
 
diff --git a/sfx2/source/control/recentdocsview.cxx b/sfx2/source/control/recentdocsview.cxx
index 9eea0e1c2488..61b9b55a64a6 100644
--- a/sfx2/source/control/recentdocsview.cxx
+++ b/sfx2/source/control/recentdocsview.cxx
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <sal/log.hxx>
+#include <comphelper/DirectoryHelper.hxx>
 #include <recentdocsview.hxx>
 #include <sfx2/sfxresid.hxx>
 #include <unotools/historyoptions.hxx>
@@ -173,6 +174,18 @@ void RecentDocsView::Reload()
     Invalidate();
 }
 
+void RecentDocsView::clearUnavailableFiles(){
+    std::vector< SvtHistoryOptions::HistoryItem > aHistoryList = SvtHistoryOptions::GetList( EHistoryType::PickList );
+    for ( size_t i = 0; i < aHistoryList.size(); i++ )
+    {
+        const SvtHistoryOptions::HistoryItem& rPickListEntry = aHistoryList[i];
+        if ( !comphelper::DirectoryHelper::fileExists(rPickListEntry.sURL) ){
+            SvtHistoryOptions::DeleteItem(EHistoryType::PickList,rPickListEntry.sURL);
+        }
+    }
+    Reload();
+}
+
 bool RecentDocsView::MouseButtonDown( const MouseEvent& rMEvt )
 {
     if (rMEvt.IsLeft())
diff --git a/sfx2/source/dialog/backingwindow.cxx b/sfx2/source/dialog/backingwindow.cxx
index 163c5c298e4f..6b68370b0bae 100644
--- a/sfx2/source/dialog/backingwindow.cxx
+++ b/sfx2/source/dialog/backingwindow.cxx
@@ -603,6 +603,9 @@ IMPL_LINK (BackingWindow, MenuSelectHdl, const OString&, rId, void)
         mxAllRecentThumbnails->Reload();
         return;
     }
+    else if(rId == "clear_unavailable"){
+        mxAllRecentThumbnails->clearUnavailableFiles();
+    }
     else if (!rId.isEmpty())
     {
         initializeLocalView();
diff --git a/sfx2/uiconfig/ui/startcenter.ui b/sfx2/uiconfig/ui/startcenter.ui
index e65eba9e9aba..89b4653dffa7 100644
--- a/sfx2/uiconfig/ui/startcenter.ui
+++ b/sfx2/uiconfig/ui/startcenter.ui
@@ -17,6 +17,13 @@
         <property name="label" translatable="yes" context="startcenter|clear_all">Clear Recent Documents</property>
       </object>
     </child>
+    <child>
+      <object class="GtkMenuItem" id="clear_unavailable">
+        <property name="visible">True</property>
+        <property name="can-focus">False</property>
+        <property name="label" translatable="yes" context="startcenter|clear_unavailable">Clear Unavailable Files</property>
+      </object>
+    </child>
   </object>
   <object class="GtkImage" id="database_all_image">
     <property name="visible">True</property>