diff --git a/application/controllers/User.php b/application/controllers/User.php
index 1f5f62509..e04b4469e 100644
--- a/application/controllers/User.php
+++ b/application/controllers/User.php
@@ -177,6 +177,10 @@ class User extends CI_Controller {
 		$data['timezones'] = $this->user_model->timezones();
 		$data['user_language'] = 'english';
 
+		// Values for the "dashboard last QSO count" selectbox
+		$data['dashboard_last_qso_count_limit'] = \User_Model::DASHBOARD_QSOS_COUNT_LIMIT;
+		$data['user_dashboard_last_qso_count'] = \User_Model::DASHBOARD_DEFAULT_QSOS_COUNT;
+
 		if ($this->form_validation->run() == FALSE) {
 			$data['page_title'] = __("Add User");
 			$data['measurement_base'] = $this->config->item('measurement_base');
@@ -371,6 +375,9 @@ class User extends CI_Controller {
 		// Get timezones
 		$data['timezones'] = $this->user_model->timezones();
 
+		// Max value to be present in the "dashboard last QSO count" selectbox
+		$data['dashboard_last_qso_count_limit'] = \User_Model::DASHBOARD_QSOS_COUNT_LIMIT;
+
 		$data['page_title'] = __("Edit User");
 
 		if ($this->form_validation->run() == FALSE)
@@ -751,6 +758,23 @@ class User extends CI_Controller {
 			$data['user_locations_quickswitch'] = ($this->user_options_model->get_options('header_menu', array('option_name'=>'locations_quickswitch'), $this->uri->segment(3))->row()->option_value ?? 'false');
 			$data['user_utc_headermenu'] = ($this->user_options_model->get_options('header_menu', array('option_name'=>'utc_headermenu'), $this->uri->segment(3))->row()->option_value ?? 'false');
 
+			if($this->input->post('user_dashboard_last_qso_count', true)) {
+				$data['user_dashboard_last_qso_count'] = $this->input->post('user_dashboard_last_qso_count', true);
+			} else {
+				// Determine last (recent) QSO count to preselect into the selectbox
+				$last_qso_count_opt = $this->user_options_model->get_options(
+					'dashboard', 
+					array('option_name' => 'last_qso_count', 'option_key' => 'count'), 
+					$this->uri->segment(3)
+				)->result();
+
+				if (count($last_qso_count_opt) > 0) {
+					$data['user_dashboard_last_qso_count'] = $last_qso_count_opt[0]->option_value;
+				} else {
+					$data['user_dashboard_last_qso_count'] = \User_Model::DASHBOARD_DEFAULT_QSOS_COUNT;
+				}
+			}
+
 			$this->load->view('interface_assets/header', $data);
 			$this->load->view('user/edit', $data);
 			$this->load->view('interface_assets/footer', $footerData);
@@ -846,6 +870,7 @@ class User extends CI_Controller {
 			$data['user_winkey'] = $this->input->post('user_winkey');
 			$data['user_hamsat_key'] = $this->input->post('user_hamsat_key');
 			$data['user_hamsat_workable_only'] = $this->input->post('user_hamsat_workable_only');
+			$data['user_dashboard_last_qso_count'] = $this->input->post('user_dashboard_last_qso_count', true);
 			$this->load->view('user/edit');
 			$this->load->view('interface_assets/footer');
 		}
diff --git a/application/models/User_model.php b/application/models/User_model.php
index 23aa6df9b..d69366872 100644
--- a/application/models/User_model.php
+++ b/application/models/User_model.php
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@
 
 class User_Model extends CI_Model {
 
+	const DASHBOARD_DEFAULT_QSOS_COUNT = 20; // number of last QSOs used, if user has no value in settings yet 
+	const DASHBOARD_QSOS_COUNT_LIMIT = 50;   // hard limit for max number of QSOs shown on dashboard
+
 	// FUNCTION: object get($username)
 	// Retrieve a user
 	function get($username) {
@@ -325,6 +328,10 @@ class User_Model extends CI_Model {
 					'winkey' => xss_clean($fields['user_winkey']),
 				);
 
+				// Hard limit safety check for last (recent) QSO count setting
+				$dashboard_last_qso_count = xss_clean($fields['user_dashboard_last_qso_count']);
+				$dashboard_last_qso_count = $dashboard_last_qso_count > self::DASHBOARD_QSOS_COUNT_LIMIT ? self::DASHBOARD_QSOS_COUNT_LIMIT : $dashboard_last_qso_count;
+
 				$this->db->query("replace into user_options (user_id, option_type, option_name, option_key, option_value) values (" . $fields['id'] . ", 'hamsat','hamsat_key','api','".xss_clean($fields['user_hamsat_key'])."');");
 				$this->db->query("replace into user_options (user_id, option_type, option_name, option_key, option_value) values (" . $fields['id'] . ", 'hamsat','hamsat_key','workable','".xss_clean($fields['user_hamsat_workable_only'])."');");
 				$this->db->query("replace into user_options (user_id, option_type, option_name, option_key, option_value) values (" . $fields['id'] . ", 'qso_tab','iota','show',".(xss_clean($fields['user_iota_to_qso_tab'] ?? 'off') == "on" ? 1 : 0).");");
@@ -333,6 +340,7 @@ class User_Model extends CI_Model {
 				$this->db->query("replace into user_options (user_id, option_type, option_name, option_key, option_value) values (" . $fields['id'] . ", 'qso_tab','pota','show',".(xss_clean($fields['user_pota_to_qso_tab'] ?? 'off') == "on" ? 1 : 0).");");
 				$this->db->query("replace into user_options (user_id, option_type, option_name, option_key, option_value) values (" . $fields['id'] . ", 'qso_tab','sig','show',".(xss_clean($fields['user_sig_to_qso_tab'] ?? 'off') == "on" ? 1 : 0).");");
 				$this->db->query("replace into user_options (user_id, option_type, option_name, option_key, option_value) values (" . $fields['id'] . ", 'qso_tab','dok','show',".(xss_clean($fields['user_dok_to_qso_tab'] ?? 'off') == "on" ? 1 : 0).");");
+				$this->db->query("replace into user_options (user_id, option_type, option_name, option_key, option_value) values (" . $fields['id'] . ", 'dashboard','last_qso_count','count','".$dashboard_last_qso_count."');");
 
 				// Check to see if the user is allowed to change user levels
 				if($this->session->userdata('user_type') == 99) {