diff --git a/electrum/daemon.py b/electrum/daemon.py
index ad7a81430..40fb1ac9c 100644
--- a/electrum/daemon.py
+++ b/electrum/daemon.py
@@ -497,6 +497,7 @@ class Daemon(Logger):
         wallet = self._load_wallet(path, password, upgrade=upgrade, config=self.config)
         wallet.start_network(self.network)
         self.add_wallet(wallet)
+        self.update_recently_opened_wallets(path)
         return wallet
 
     @staticmethod
@@ -542,6 +543,7 @@ class Daemon(Logger):
         self.stop_wallet(path)
         if os.path.exists(path):
             os.unlink(path)
+            self.update_recently_opened_wallets(path, remove=True)
             return True
         return False
 
@@ -704,3 +706,14 @@ class Daemon(Logger):
         self._check_password_for_directory(
             old_password=old_password, new_password=new_password, wallet_dir=wallet_dir)
         return True
+
+    def update_recently_opened_wallets(self, wallet_path, *, remove: bool = False):
+        recent = self.config.RECENTLY_OPEN_WALLET_FILES or []
+        if wallet_path in recent:
+            recent.remove(wallet_path)
+        if not remove:
+            recent.insert(0, wallet_path)
+            recent = [path for path in recent if os.path.exists(path)]
+            recent = recent[:5]
+        self.config.RECENTLY_OPEN_WALLET_FILES = recent
+        util.trigger_callback('recently_opened_wallets_update')
diff --git a/electrum/gui/qt/main_window.py b/electrum/gui/qt/main_window.py
index 4e61fae32..71ab1a6c7 100644
--- a/electrum/gui/qt/main_window.py
+++ b/electrum/gui/qt/main_window.py
@@ -491,6 +491,10 @@ class ElectrumWindow(QMainWindow, MessageBoxMixin, Logger, QtEventListener):
     def on_event_proxy_set(self, *args):
         self.tor_button.setVisible(False)
 
+    @qt_event_listener
+    def on_event_recently_opened_wallets_update(self, *args):
+        self.update_recently_opened_menu()
+
     def close_wallet(self):
         if self.wallet:
             self.logger.info(f'close_wallet {self.wallet.storage.path}')
@@ -498,7 +502,7 @@ class ElectrumWindow(QMainWindow, MessageBoxMixin, Logger, QtEventListener):
 
     @profiler
     def load_wallet(self, wallet: Abstract_Wallet):
-        self.update_recently_visited(wallet.storage.path)
+        self.update_recently_opened_menu()
         if wallet.has_lightning():
             util.trigger_callback('channels_updated', wallet)
         self.need_update.set()
@@ -643,24 +647,15 @@ class ElectrumWindow(QMainWindow, MessageBoxMixin, Logger, QtEventListener):
         self.show_message(msg, title=_("Wallet backup created"))
         return True
 
-    def update_recently_visited(self, filename):
-        recent = self.config.RECENTLY_OPEN_WALLET_FILES or []
-        try:
-            sorted(recent)
-        except Exception:
-            recent = []
-        if filename in recent:
-            recent.remove(filename)
-        recent.insert(0, filename)
-        recent = [path for path in recent if os.path.exists(path)]
-        recent = recent[:5]
-        self.config.RECENTLY_OPEN_WALLET_FILES = recent
+    def update_recently_opened_menu(self):
+        recent = self.config.RECENTLY_OPEN_WALLET_FILES
         self.recently_visited_menu.clear()
-        for i, k in enumerate(sorted(recent)):
+        for i, k in enumerate(recent):
             b = os.path.basename(k)
+
             def loader(k):
                 return lambda: self.gui_object.new_window(k)
-            self.recently_visited_menu.addAction(b, loader(k)).setShortcut(QKeySequence("Ctrl+%d"%(i+1)))
+            self.recently_visited_menu.addAction(b, loader(k)).setShortcut(QKeySequence("Ctrl+%d" % (i+1)))
         self.recently_visited_menu.setEnabled(bool(len(recent)))
 
     def get_wallet_folder(self):