diff --git a/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/projects/projects.module.ts b/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/projects/projects.module.ts
index 761894780..64a4ae3a6 100644
--- a/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/projects/projects.module.ts
+++ b/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/projects/projects.module.ts
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ import { AnnotationDrawService } from './services/annotation-draw.service';
 import { AnnotationProcessingService } from './services/annotation-processing.service';
 import { AnnotationRemoveActionsComponent } from './components/annotation-remove-actions/annotation-remove-actions.component';
 import { DossierDictionaryDialogComponent } from './dialogs/dossier-dictionary-dialog/dossier-dictionary-dialog.component';
+import { UserPreferenceControllerService } from '@redaction/red-ui-http';
 
 const screens = [ProjectListingScreenComponent, ProjectOverviewScreenComponent, FilePreviewScreenComponent];
 
@@ -79,7 +80,8 @@ const services = [
     ManualAnnotationService,
     PdfViewerDataService,
     AnnotationDrawService,
-    AnnotationProcessingService
+    AnnotationProcessingService,
+    UserPreferenceControllerService
 ];
 
 @NgModule({
diff --git a/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/projects/screens/file-preview-screen/file-preview-screen.component.ts b/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/projects/screens/file-preview-screen/file-preview-screen.component.ts
index c9ace948e..971d244f9 100644
--- a/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/projects/screens/file-preview-screen/file-preview-screen.component.ts
+++ b/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/projects/screens/file-preview-screen/file-preview-screen.component.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import { handleFilterDelta, processFilters } from '@shared/components/filter/uti
 import { UserPreferenceService } from '@services/user-preference.service';
 import { UserService } from '@services/user.service';
 import { FormBuilder, FormGroup } from '@angular/forms';
-import { FileManagementControllerService, StatusControllerService } from '@redaction/red-ui-http';
+import { FileManagementControllerService, StatusControllerService, UserPreferenceControllerService } from '@redaction/red-ui-http';
 import { PdfViewerDataService } from '../../services/pdf-viewer-data.service';
 import { download } from '@utils/file-download-utils';
 import { ViewMode } from '@models/file/view-mode';
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ export class FilePreviewScreenComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy, OnAttach,
         readonly permissionsService: PermissionsService,
         readonly userPreferenceService: UserPreferenceService,
         readonly userService: UserService,
+        private readonly _userPreferenceControllerService: UserPreferenceControllerService,
         private readonly _changeDetectorRef: ChangeDetectorRef,
         private readonly _activatedRoute: ActivatedRoute,
         private readonly _dialogService: ProjectsDialogService,
@@ -88,6 +89,16 @@ export class FilePreviewScreenComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy, OnAttach,
         this.reviewerForm = this._formBuilder.group({
             reviewer: [this.appStateService.activeFile.currentReviewer]
         });
+
+        this._loadFileData().subscribe(() => {
+            this._updateCanPerformActions();
+        });
+
+        document.documentElement.addEventListener('fullscreenchange', () => {
+            if (!document.fullscreenElement) {
+                this.fullScreen = false;
+            }
+        });
     }
 
     get singleUsersSelectOptions() {
@@ -178,23 +189,15 @@ export class FilePreviewScreenComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy, OnAttach,
     }
 
     ngOnAttach(previousRoute: ActivatedRouteSnapshot) {
-        this.displayPDFViewer = true;
+        this.ngOnInit();
         this._lastPage = previousRoute.queryParams.page;
-        this._subscribeToFileUpdates();
     }
 
     ngOnInit(): void {
         this.displayPDFViewer = true;
 
-        document.documentElement.addEventListener('fullscreenchange', () => {
-            if (!document.fullscreenElement) {
-                this.fullScreen = false;
-            }
-        });
-
-        this._loadFileData().subscribe(() => {
-            this._updateCanPerformActions();
-        });
+        const key = 'Project-Recent-' + this.projectId;
+        this._userPreferenceControllerService.savePreferences([this.fileId], key).toPromise().then();
 
         this._subscribeToFileUpdates();
     }
diff --git a/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/projects/screens/project-overview-screen/project-overview-screen.component.html b/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/projects/screens/project-overview-screen/project-overview-screen.component.html
index ce6d0ee1f..2dff5fed0 100644
--- a/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/projects/screens/project-overview-screen/project-overview-screen.component.html
+++ b/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/projects/screens/project-overview-screen/project-overview-screen.component.html
@@ -171,6 +171,7 @@
                     *cdkVirtualFor="let fileStatus of displayedEntities | sortBy: sortingOption.order:sortingOption.column; trackBy: fileId"
                     [class.disabled]="fileStatus.isExcluded"
                     [class.pointer]="permissionsService.canOpenFile(fileStatus)"
+                    [class.last-opened]="isLastOpenedFile(fileStatus)"
                     [routerLink]="fileLink(fileStatus)"
                     class="table-item"
                 >
diff --git a/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/projects/screens/project-overview-screen/project-overview-screen.component.scss b/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/projects/screens/project-overview-screen/project-overview-screen.component.scss
index c305c4f98..4f91ae3fe 100644
--- a/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/projects/screens/project-overview-screen/project-overview-screen.component.scss
+++ b/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/projects/screens/project-overview-screen/project-overview-screen.component.scss
@@ -122,3 +122,23 @@ cdk-virtual-scroll-viewport {
 .primary-attribute {
     padding-top: 6px;
 }
+
+.last-opened {
+    > .selection-column {
+        padding-left: 6px !important;
+        border-left: 4px solid $red-1;
+    }
+
+    > div {
+        animation: red-fading-background 3s 1;
+    }
+}
+
+@keyframes red-fading-background {
+    0% {
+        background-color: rgba($red-1, 0.1);
+    }
+    100% {
+        background-color: inherit;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/projects/screens/project-overview-screen/project-overview-screen.component.ts b/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/projects/screens/project-overview-screen/project-overview-screen.component.ts
index 698e823ec..cb102bda3 100644
--- a/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/projects/screens/project-overview-screen/project-overview-screen.component.ts
+++ b/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/projects/screens/project-overview-screen/project-overview-screen.component.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import { FileStatusWrapper } from '@models/file/file-status.wrapper';
 import { annotationFilterChecker, keyChecker, processFilters } from '@shared/components/filter/utils/filter-utils';
 import { PermissionsService } from '@services/permissions.service';
 import { UserService } from '@services/user.service';
-import { FileStatus } from '@redaction/red-ui-http';
+import { FileStatus, UserPreferenceControllerService } from '@redaction/red-ui-http';
 import { Subscription, timer } from 'rxjs';
 import { filter, tap } from 'rxjs/operators';
 import { RedactionFilterSorter } from '@utils/sorters/redaction-filter-sorter';
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ export class ProjectOverviewScreenComponent extends BaseListingComponent<FileSta
     private _routerEventsScrollPositionSub: Subscription;
     private _fileChangedSub: Subscription;
     private _lastScrollPosition: number;
+    private _lastOpenedFileId = '';
 
     @ViewChild(CdkVirtualScrollViewport) private _scrollBar: CdkVirtualScrollViewport;
 
@@ -68,6 +69,7 @@ export class ProjectOverviewScreenComponent extends BaseListingComponent<FileSta
         private readonly _translateService: TranslateService,
         private readonly _fileDropOverlayService: FileDropOverlayService,
         private readonly _appStateService: AppStateService,
+        private readonly _userPreferenceControllerService: UserPreferenceControllerService,
         protected readonly _injector: Injector
     ) {
         super(_injector);
@@ -78,6 +80,10 @@ export class ProjectOverviewScreenComponent extends BaseListingComponent<FileSta
         return this._appStateService.activeProject;
     }
 
+    isLastOpenedFile(fileStatus: FileStatusWrapper): boolean {
+        return this._lastOpenedFileId === fileStatus.fileId;
+    }
+
     protected get _filterComponents(): FilterComponent[] {
         return [this._statusFilterComponent, this._peopleFilterComponent, this._needsWorkFilterComponent];
     }
@@ -96,6 +102,12 @@ export class ProjectOverviewScreenComponent extends BaseListingComponent<FileSta
     }
 
     ngOnInit(): void {
+        this._userPreferenceControllerService.getAllUserAttributes().subscribe((attributes) => {
+            if (attributes === null || attributes === undefined) return;
+            const key = 'Project-Recent-' + this.activeProject.projectId;
+            this._lastOpenedFileId = attributes[key][0];
+        });
+
         this._fileDropOverlayService.initFileDropHandling();
 
         this.calculateData();