diff --git a/umap/static/umap/js/umap.forms.js b/umap/static/umap/js/umap.forms.js
index 4ee82042..30d73020 100644
--- a/umap/static/umap/js/umap.forms.js
+++ b/umap/static/umap/js/umap.forms.js
@@ -537,12 +537,17 @@ L.FormBuilder.IconUrl = L.FormBuilder.BlurInput.extend({
     this.on('define', this.onDefine)
   },
 
-  onDefine: function () {
+  onDefine: async function () {
     this.buttons.innerHTML = ''
     this.footer.innerHTML = ''
+    const [{ pictogram_list }, response, error] = await this.builder.map.server.get(
+      this.builder.map.options.urls.pictogram_list_json
+    )
+    if (!error) this.pictogram_list = pictogram_list
     this.buildTabs()
     const value = this.value()
-    if (!value || L.Util.isPath(value)) this.showSymbolsTab()
+    if (U.Icon.RECENT.length) this.showRecentTab()
+    else if (!value || L.Util.isPath(value)) this.showSymbolsTab()
     else if (L.Util.isRemoteUrl(value) || L.Util.isDataImage(value)) this.showURLTab()
     else this.showCharsTab()
     const closeButton = L.DomUtil.createButton(
@@ -562,6 +567,20 @@ L.FormBuilder.IconUrl = L.FormBuilder.BlurInput.extend({
 
   buildTabs: function () {
     this.tabs.innerHTML = ''
+    if (U.Icon.RECENT.length) {
+      const recent = L.DomUtil.add(
+        'button',
+        'flat tab-recent',
+        this.tabs,
+        L._('Recent')
+      )
+      L.DomEvent.on(recent, 'click', L.DomEvent.stop).on(
+        recent,
+        'click',
+        this.showRecentTab,
+        this
+      )
+    }
     const symbol = L.DomUtil.add(
         'button',
         'flat tab-symbols',
@@ -624,12 +643,11 @@ L.FormBuilder.IconUrl = L.FormBuilder.BlurInput.extend({
       search = L.Util.normalize(this.searchInput.value),
       title = pictogram.attribution
         ? `${pictogram.name} — © ${pictogram.attribution}`
-        : pictogram.name
+        : pictogram.name || pictogram.src
     if (search && L.Util.normalize(title).indexOf(search) === -1) return
     const className = value === this.value() ? `${baseClass} selected` : baseClass,
-      container = L.DomUtil.create('div', className, parent),
-      img = L.DomUtil.create('img', '', container)
-    img.src = value
+      container = L.DomUtil.create('div', className, parent)
+    U.Icon.makeIconElement(value, container)
     container.title = title
     L.DomEvent.on(
       container,
@@ -653,10 +671,10 @@ L.FormBuilder.IconUrl = L.FormBuilder.BlurInput.extend({
     this.updatePreview()
   },
 
-  addCategory: function (category, items) {
+  addCategory: function (items, name) {
     const parent = L.DomUtil.create('div', 'umap-pictogram-category'),
-      title = L.DomUtil.add('h6', '', parent, category),
       grid = L.DomUtil.create('div', 'umap-pictogram-grid', parent)
+    if (name) L.DomUtil.add('h6', '', parent, name)
     let status = false
     for (let item of items) {
       status = this.addIconPreview(item, grid) || status
@@ -676,33 +694,42 @@ L.FormBuilder.IconUrl = L.FormBuilder.BlurInput.extend({
     const sorted = Object.entries(categories).toSorted(([a], [b]) =>
       L.Util.naturalSort(a, b)
     )
-    for (let [category, items] of sorted) {
-      this.addCategory(category, items)
+    for (let [name, items] of sorted) {
+      this.addCategory(items, name)
     }
   },
 
+  buildRecentList: function () {
+    this.grid.innerHTML = ''
+    const items = U.Icon.RECENT.map((src) => ({
+      src,
+    }))
+    this.addCategory(items)
+  },
+
   isDefault: function () {
     return !this.value() || this.value() === U.DEFAULT_ICON_URL
   },
 
-  showSymbolsTab: async function () {
-    this.openTab('symbols')
+  addGrid: function (onSearch) {
     this.searchInput = L.DomUtil.create('input', '', this.body)
     this.searchInput.type = 'search'
     this.searchInput.placeholder = L._('Search')
     this.grid = L.DomUtil.create('div', '', this.body)
-    L.DomEvent.on(this.searchInput, 'input', this.buildSymbolsList, this)
-    if (this.pictogram_list) {
-      this.buildSymbolsList()
-    } else {
-      const [{ pictogram_list }, response, error] = await this.builder.map.server.get(
-        this.builder.map.options.urls.pictogram_list_json
-      )
-      if (!error) {
-        this.pictogram_list = pictogram_list
-        this.buildSymbolsList()
-      }
-    }
+    L.DomEvent.on(this.searchInput, 'input', onSearch, this)
+  },
+
+  showRecentTab: function () {
+    if (!U.Icon.RECENT.length) return
+    this.openTab('recent')
+    this.addGrid(this.buildRecentList)
+    this.buildRecentList()
+  },
+
+  showSymbolsTab: function () {
+    this.openTab('symbols')
+    this.addGrid(this.buildSymbolsList)
+    this.buildSymbolsList()
   },
 
   showCharsTab: function () {
@@ -989,10 +1016,7 @@ L.FormBuilder.ManageEditors = L.FormBuilder.Element.extend({
       on_select: L.bind(this.onSelect, this),
       on_unselect: L.bind(this.onUnselect, this),
     }
-    this.autocomplete = new U.AutoComplete.Ajax.SelectMultiple(
-      this.parentNode,
-      options
-    )
+    this.autocomplete = new U.AutoComplete.Ajax.SelectMultiple(this.parentNode, options)
     this._values = this.toHTML()
     if (this._values)
       for (let i = 0; i < this._values.length; i++)
diff --git a/umap/static/umap/js/umap.icon.js b/umap/static/umap/js/umap.icon.js
index a771108e..5a0189b3 100644
--- a/umap/static/umap/js/umap.icon.js
+++ b/umap/static/umap/js/umap.icon.js
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 U.Icon = L.DivIcon.extend({
+  statics: {
+    RECENT: [],
+  },
   initialize: function (map, options) {
     this.map = map
     const default_options = {
@@ -14,11 +17,22 @@ U.Icon = L.DivIcon.extend({
     }
   },
 
+  _setRecent: function (url) {
+    if (L.Util.hasVar(url)) return
+    if (url === U.DEFAULT_ICON_URL) return
+    if (U.Icon.RECENT.indexOf(url) === -1) {
+      U.Icon.RECENT.push(url)
+    }
+  },
+
   _getIconUrl: function (name) {
     let url
-    if (this.feature && this.feature._getIconUrl(name))
+    if (this.feature && this.feature._getIconUrl(name)) {
       url = this.feature._getIconUrl(name)
-    else url = this.options[`${name}Url`]
+      this._setRecent(url)
+    } else {
+      url = this.options[`${name}Url`]
+    }
     return this.formatUrl(url, this.feature)
   },
 
@@ -216,7 +230,7 @@ U.Icon.setIconContrast = function (icon, parent, src, bgcolor) {
    * src: the raw "icon" value, can be an URL, a path, text, emoticon, etc.
    * bgcolor: the background color, used for caching and in case we cannot guess the
    * parent background color
-  */
+   */
   if (!icon) return
 
   if (L.DomUtil.contrastedColor(parent, bgcolor)) {
diff --git a/umap/tests/integration/test_picto.py b/umap/tests/integration/test_picto.py
index 96048b08..a44e5a02 100644
--- a/umap/tests/integration/test_picto.py
+++ b/umap/tests/integration/test_picto.py
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ def test_can_change_picto_at_map_level(map, live_server, page, pictos):
     expect(define).to_be_visible()
     expect(undefine).to_be_hidden()
     define.click()
+    # No picto defined yet, so recent should not be visible
+    expect(page.get_by_text("Recent")).to_be_hidden()
     symbols = page.locator(".umap-pictogram-choice")
     expect(symbols).to_have_count(2)
     search = page.locator(".umap-pictogram-body input")
@@ -93,7 +95,13 @@ def test_can_change_picto_at_datalayer_level(map, live_server, page, pictos):
     expect(define).to_be_visible()
     expect(undefine).to_be_hidden()
     define.click()
+    # Map has an icon defined, so it shold open on Recent tab
     symbols = page.locator(".umap-pictogram-choice")
+    expect(page.get_by_text("Recent")).to_be_visible()
+    expect(symbols).to_have_count(1)
+    symbol_tab = page.get_by_role("button", name="Symbol")
+    expect(symbol_tab).to_be_visible()
+    symbol_tab.click()
     expect(symbols).to_have_count(2)
     search = page.locator(".umap-pictogram-body input")
     search.type("circle")
@@ -127,7 +135,13 @@ def test_can_change_picto_at_marker_level(map, live_server, page, pictos):
     expect(define).to_be_visible()
     expect(undefine).to_be_hidden()
     define.click()
+    # Map has an icon defined, so it shold open on Recent tab
     symbols = page.locator(".umap-pictogram-choice")
+    expect(page.get_by_text("Recent")).to_be_visible()
+    expect(symbols).to_have_count(1)
+    symbol_tab = page.get_by_role("button", name="Symbol")
+    expect(symbol_tab).to_be_visible()
+    symbol_tab.click()
     expect(symbols).to_have_count(2)
     search = page.locator(".umap-pictogram-body input")
     search.type("circle")
@@ -175,8 +189,10 @@ def test_can_use_remote_url_as_picto(map, live_server, page, pictos):
     modify = page.locator(".umap-field-iconUrl").get_by_text("Change")
     expect(modify).to_be_visible()
     modify.click()
-    # Should be on URL tab
-    expect(input_el).to_be_visible()
+    # Should be on Recent tab
+    symbols = page.locator(".umap-pictogram-choice")
+    expect(page.get_by_text("Recent")).to_be_visible()
+    expect(symbols).to_have_count(1)
 
 
 def test_can_use_char_as_picto(map, live_server, page, pictos):
@@ -216,4 +232,6 @@ def test_can_use_char_as_picto(map, live_server, page, pictos):
     expect(preview).to_be_visible()
     preview.click()
     # Should be on URL tab
-    expect(input_el).to_be_visible()
+    symbols = page.locator(".umap-pictogram-choice")
+    expect(page.get_by_text("Recent")).to_be_visible()
+    expect(symbols).to_have_count(1)