diff --git a/apps/files/lib/ConfigLexicon.php b/apps/files/lib/ConfigLexicon.php
index a715b30b895..30ecb21ca7b 100644
--- a/apps/files/lib/ConfigLexicon.php
+++ b/apps/files/lib/ConfigLexicon.php
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ use OCP\Config\ValueType;
  */
 class ConfigLexicon implements ILexicon {
 	public const OVERWRITES_HOME_FOLDERS = 'overwrites_home_folders';
+	public const RECENT_LIMIT = 'recent_limit';
 
 	public function getStrictness(): Strictness {
 		return Strictness::IGNORE;
@@ -37,6 +38,13 @@ class ConfigLexicon implements ILexicon {
 				lazy: false,
 				note: 'It will be populated with app IDs of mount providers that overwrite home folders. Currently, only files_external and groupfolders.',
 			),
+			new Entry(
+				self::RECENT_LIMIT,
+				ValueType::INT,
+				defaultRaw: 100,
+				definition: 'Maximum number of files to display on recent files view',
+				lazy: false,
+			),
 		];
 	}
 
diff --git a/apps/files/lib/Controller/ViewController.php b/apps/files/lib/Controller/ViewController.php
index ecf21cef313..f642ebb0c2f 100644
--- a/apps/files/lib/Controller/ViewController.php
+++ b/apps/files/lib/Controller/ViewController.php
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ namespace OCA\Files\Controller;
 use OC\Files\FilenameValidator;
 use OC\Files\Filesystem;
 use OCA\Files\AppInfo\Application;
+use OCA\Files\ConfigLexicon;
 use OCA\Files\Event\LoadAdditionalScriptsEvent;
 use OCA\Files\Event\LoadSearchPlugins;
 use OCA\Files\Event\LoadSidebar;
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ use OCP\AppFramework\Http\ContentSecurityPolicy;
 use OCP\AppFramework\Http\RedirectResponse;
 use OCP\AppFramework\Http\Response;
 use OCP\AppFramework\Http\TemplateResponse;
+use OCP\AppFramework\Services\IAppConfig;
 use OCP\AppFramework\Services\IInitialState;
 use OCP\Authentication\TwoFactorAuth\IRegistry;
 use OCP\Collaboration\Resources\LoadAdditionalScriptsEvent as ResourcesLoadAdditionalScriptsEvent;
@@ -62,6 +64,7 @@ class ViewController extends Controller {
 		private ViewConfig $viewConfig,
 		private FilenameValidator $filenameValidator,
 		private IRegistry $twoFactorRegistry,
+		private IAppConfig $appConfig,
 	) {
 		parent::__construct($appName, $request);
 	}
@@ -174,6 +177,7 @@ class ViewController extends Controller {
 		$this->initialState->provideInitialState('storageStats', $storageInfo);
 		$this->initialState->provideInitialState('config', $this->userConfig->getConfigs());
 		$this->initialState->provideInitialState('viewConfigs', $this->viewConfig->getConfigs());
+		$this->initialState->provideInitialState('recent_limit', $this->appConfig->getAppValueInt(ConfigLexicon::RECENT_LIMIT, 100));
 
 		// File sorting user config
 		$filesSortingConfig = json_decode($this->config->getUserValue($userId, 'files', 'files_sorting_configs', '{}'), true);
diff --git a/apps/files/lib/Service/UserConfig.php b/apps/files/lib/Service/UserConfig.php
index 372b1c81595..dcf30b7796d 100644
--- a/apps/files/lib/Service/UserConfig.php
+++ b/apps/files/lib/Service/UserConfig.php
@@ -79,13 +79,6 @@ class UserConfig {
 			'default' => true,
 			'allowed' => [true, false],
 		],
-		[
-			// Maximum number of files to display in the recent section
-			'key' => 'recent_files_limit',
-			'default' => 100,
-			'min' => 1,
-			'max' => 100,
-		],
 	];
 	protected ?IUser $user = null;
 
@@ -125,7 +118,7 @@ class UserConfig {
 	 * Get the default config value for a given key
 	 *
 	 * @param string $key a valid config key
-	 * @return string|bool|int
+	 * @return string|bool
 	 */
 	private function getDefaultConfigValue(string $key) {
 		foreach (self::ALLOWED_CONFIGS as $config) {
@@ -153,15 +146,7 @@ class UserConfig {
 			throw new \InvalidArgumentException('Unknown config key');
 		}
 
-		$config = $this->getConfigDefinition($key);
-
-		if (isset($config['min'], $config['max'])) {
-			if ((int)$value < $config['min'] || (int)$value > $config['max']) {
-				throw new \InvalidArgumentException('Invalid config value');
-			}
-		} elseif (isset($config['min']) || isset($config['max'])) {
-			throw new \InvalidArgumentException('Invalid config definition: min and max must both be defined');
-		} elseif (!in_array($value, $this->getAllowedConfigValues($key))) {
+		if (!in_array($value, $this->getAllowedConfigValues($key))) {
 			throw new \InvalidArgumentException('Invalid config value');
 		}
 
@@ -194,19 +179,4 @@ class UserConfig {
 
 		return array_combine($this->getAllowedConfigKeys(), $userConfigs);
 	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Get the config definition for a given key
-	 *
-	 * @param string $key
-	 * @return array
-	 */
-	private function getConfigDefinition(string $key): array {
-		foreach (self::ALLOWED_CONFIGS as $config) {
-			if ($config['key'] === $key) {
-				return $config;
-			}
-		}
-		return [];
-	}
 }
diff --git a/apps/files/tests/Controller/ViewControllerTest.php b/apps/files/tests/Controller/ViewControllerTest.php
index 631097cbc60..0932494debe 100644
--- a/apps/files/tests/Controller/ViewControllerTest.php
+++ b/apps/files/tests/Controller/ViewControllerTest.php
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ use OCP\App\IAppManager;
 use OCP\AppFramework\Http\ContentSecurityPolicy;
 use OCP\AppFramework\Http\RedirectResponse;
 use OCP\AppFramework\Http\TemplateResponse;
+use OCP\AppFramework\Services\IAppConfig;
 use OCP\AppFramework\Services\IInitialState;
 use OCP\Authentication\TwoFactorAuth\IRegistry;
 use OCP\Diagnostics\IEventLogger;
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@ use Test\TestCase;
 class ViewControllerTest extends TestCase {
 	private ContainerInterface&MockObject $container;
 	private IAppManager&MockObject $appManager;
+	private IAppConfig&MockObject $appConfig;
 	private ICacheFactory&MockObject $cacheFactory;
 	private IConfig&MockObject $config;
 	private IEventDispatcher $eventDispatcher;
@@ -71,6 +73,7 @@ class ViewControllerTest extends TestCase {
 	protected function setUp(): void {
 		parent::setUp();
 		$this->appManager = $this->createMock(IAppManager::class);
+		$this->appConfig = $this->createMock(IAppConfig::class);
 		$this->config = $this->createMock(IConfig::class);
 		$this->eventDispatcher = $this->createMock(IEventDispatcher::class);
 		$this->initialState = $this->createMock(IInitialState::class);
@@ -142,6 +145,7 @@ class ViewControllerTest extends TestCase {
 				$this->viewConfig,
 				$filenameValidator,
 				$this->twoFactorRegistry,
+				$this->appConfig,
 			])
 			->onlyMethods([
 				'getStorageInfo',
@@ -298,11 +302,11 @@ class ViewControllerTest extends TestCase {
 				'backup_codes' => true,
 			]);
 
-		$invokedCountProvideInitialState = $this->exactly(9);
+		$invokedCountProvideInitialState = $this->exactly(10);
 		$this->initialState->expects($invokedCountProvideInitialState)
 			->method('provideInitialState')
 			->willReturnCallback(function ($key, $data) use ($invokedCountProvideInitialState): void {
-				if ($invokedCountProvideInitialState->numberOfInvocations() === 9) {
+				if ($invokedCountProvideInitialState->numberOfInvocations() === 10) {
 					$this->assertEquals('isTwoFactorEnabled', $key);
 					$this->assertTrue($data);
 				}