diff --git a/lib/private/Files/Node/Folder.php b/lib/private/Files/Node/Folder.php
index fb3c78bb80173..268c1d8dd06ef 100644
--- a/lib/private/Files/Node/Folder.php
+++ b/lib/private/Files/Node/Folder.php
@@ -413,37 +413,65 @@ public function getNonExistingName($name) {
 	 * @return \OCP\Files\Node[]
 	 */
 	public function getRecent($limit, $offset = 0) {
-		$query = new SearchQuery(
-			new SearchBinaryOperator(
-				// filter out non empty folders
-				ISearchBinaryOperator::OPERATOR_OR,
-				[
-					new SearchBinaryOperator(
-						ISearchBinaryOperator::OPERATOR_NOT,
-						[
-							new SearchComparison(
-								ISearchComparison::COMPARE_EQUAL,
-								'mimetype',
-								FileInfo::MIMETYPE_FOLDER
-							),
-						]
-					),
-					new SearchComparison(
-						ISearchComparison::COMPARE_EQUAL,
-						'size',
-						0
-					),
-				]
-			),
-			$limit,
-			$offset,
+		$filterOutNonEmptyFolder = new SearchBinaryOperator(
+			// filter out non empty folders
+			ISearchBinaryOperator::OPERATOR_OR,
 			[
-				new SearchOrder(
-					ISearchOrder::DIRECTION_DESCENDING,
-					'mtime'
+				new SearchBinaryOperator(
+					ISearchBinaryOperator::OPERATOR_NOT,
+					[
+						new SearchComparison(
+							ISearchComparison::COMPARE_EQUAL,
+							'mimetype',
+							FileInfo::MIMETYPE_FOLDER
+						),
+					]
+				),
+				new SearchComparison(
+					ISearchComparison::COMPARE_EQUAL,
+					'size',
+					0
 				),
 			]
 		);
+
+		$filterNonRecentFiles = new SearchComparison(
+			ISearchComparison::COMPARE_GREATER_THAN,
+			'mtime',
+			strtotime("-2 week")
+		);
+		if ($offset === 0 && $limit <= 100) {
+			$query = new SearchQuery(
+				new SearchBinaryOperator(
+					ISearchBinaryOperator::OPERATOR_AND,
+					[
+						$filterOutNonEmptyFolder,
+						$filterNonRecentFiles,
+					],
+				),
+				$limit,
+				$offset,
+				[
+					new SearchOrder(
+						ISearchOrder::DIRECTION_DESCENDING,
+						'mtime'
+					),
+				]
+			);
+		} else {
+			$query = new SearchQuery(
+				$filterOutNonEmptyFolder,
+				$limit,
+				$offset,
+				[
+					new SearchOrder(
+						ISearchOrder::DIRECTION_DESCENDING,
+						'mtime'
+					),
+				]
+			);
+		}
+
 		return $this->search($query);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/tests/lib/Files/Node/FolderTest.php b/tests/lib/Files/Node/FolderTest.php
index ddf6c412dcda1..8a604af384695 100644
--- a/tests/lib/Files/Node/FolderTest.php
+++ b/tests/lib/Files/Node/FolderTest.php
@@ -739,7 +739,7 @@ public function testGetUniqueName($name, $existingFiles, $expected) {
 		$this->assertEquals($expected, $node->getNonExistingName($name));
 	}
 
-	public function testRecent() {
+	public function testRecent(): void {
 		$manager = $this->createMock(Manager::class);
 		$folderPath = '/bar/foo';
 		/**
@@ -755,7 +755,7 @@ public function testRecent() {
 		$folderInfo = $this->getMockBuilder(FileInfo::class)
 			->disableOriginalConstructor()->getMock();
 
-		$baseTime = 1000;
+		$baseTime = time();
 		$storage = new Temporary();
 		$mount = new MountPoint($storage, '');
 
@@ -823,7 +823,7 @@ public function testRecentFolder() {
 		$folderInfo = $this->getMockBuilder(FileInfo::class)
 			->disableOriginalConstructor()->getMock();
 
-		$baseTime = 1000;
+		$baseTime = time();
 		$storage = new Temporary();
 		$mount = new MountPoint($storage, '');
 
@@ -890,7 +890,7 @@ public function testRecentJail() {
 		$folderInfo = $this->getMockBuilder(FileInfo::class)
 			->disableOriginalConstructor()->getMock();
 
-		$baseTime = 1000;
+		$baseTime = time();
 		$storage = new Temporary();
 		$jail = new Jail([
 			'storage' => $storage,