diff --git a/tabby-core/src/api/toolbarButtonProvider.ts b/tabby-core/src/api/toolbarButtonProvider.ts
index a30b9987..a3e2402a 100644
--- a/tabby-core/src/api/toolbarButtonProvider.ts
+++ b/tabby-core/src/api/toolbarButtonProvider.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ export interface ToolbarButton {
 
     /** @hidden */
     submenuItems?: ToolbarButton[]
+
+    showInToolbar?: boolean
+
+    showInStartPage?: boolean
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/tabby-core/src/buttonProvider.ts b/tabby-core/src/buttonProvider.ts
index 5cccc328..8aa45165 100644
--- a/tabby-core/src/buttonProvider.ts
+++ b/tabby-core/src/buttonProvider.ts
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@ import { Injectable } from '@angular/core'
 
 import { ToolbarButton, ToolbarButtonProvider } from './api/toolbarButtonProvider'
 import { HostAppService, Platform } from './api/hostApp'
-import { PartialProfile, Profile } from './api/profileProvider'
-import { ConfigService } from './services/config.service'
 import { HotkeysService } from './services/hotkeys.service'
 import { ProfilesService } from './services/profiles.service'
 
@@ -14,7 +12,6 @@ export class ButtonProvider extends ToolbarButtonProvider {
     constructor (
         private hostApp: HostAppService,
         private profilesService: ProfilesService,
-        private config: ConfigService,
         hotkeys: HotkeysService,
     ) {
         super()
@@ -28,31 +25,29 @@ export class ButtonProvider extends ToolbarButtonProvider {
     async activate () {
         const profile = await this.profilesService.showProfileSelector()
         if (profile) {
-            this.launchProfile(profile)
+            this.profilesService.launchProfile(profile)
         }
     }
 
-    async launchProfile (profile: PartialProfile<Profile>) {
-        await this.profilesService.openNewTabForProfile(profile)
-
-        let recentProfiles: PartialProfile<Profile>[] = JSON.parse(window.localStorage['recentProfiles'] ?? '[]')
-        if (this.config.store.terminal.showRecentProfiles > 0) {
-            recentProfiles = recentProfiles.filter(x => x.group !== profile.group || x.name !== profile.name)
-            recentProfiles.unshift(profile)
-            recentProfiles = recentProfiles.slice(0, this.config.store.terminal.showRecentProfiles)
-        } else {
-            recentProfiles = []
-        }
-        window.localStorage['recentProfiles'] = JSON.stringify(recentProfiles)
-    }
-
     provide (): ToolbarButton[] {
-        return [{
-            icon: this.hostApp.platform === Platform.Web
-                ? require('./icons/plus.svg')
-                : require('./icons/profiles.svg'),
-            title: 'New tab with profile',
-            click: () => this.activate(),
-        }]
+        return [
+            {
+                icon: this.hostApp.platform === Platform.Web
+                    ? require('./icons/plus.svg')
+                    : require('./icons/profiles.svg'),
+                title: 'New tab with profile',
+                click: () => this.activate(),
+            },
+            ...this.profilesService.getRecentProfiles().map(profile => ({
+                icon: require('./icons/history.svg'),
+                title: profile.name,
+                showInToolbar: false,
+                showinStartPage: true,
+                click: async () => {
+                    const p = (await this.profilesService.getProfiles()).find(x => x.id === profile.id) ?? profile
+                    this.profilesService.launchProfile(p)
+                },
+            })),
+        ]
     }
 }
diff --git a/tabby-core/src/components/appRoot.component.ts b/tabby-core/src/components/appRoot.component.ts
index c30da5e8..9c62c528 100644
--- a/tabby-core/src/components/appRoot.component.ts
+++ b/tabby-core/src/components/appRoot.component.ts
@@ -203,6 +203,7 @@ export class AppRootComponent {
             buttons = buttons.concat(provider.provide())
         })
         return buttons
+            .filter(x => x.showInToolbar ?? true)
             .filter(button => (button.weight ?? 0) > 0 === aboveZero)
             .sort((a: ToolbarButton, b: ToolbarButton) => (a.weight ?? 0) - (b.weight ?? 0))
     }
diff --git a/tabby-core/src/components/startPage.component.ts b/tabby-core/src/components/startPage.component.ts
index 9f7bc84f..60fc7ca1 100644
--- a/tabby-core/src/components/startPage.component.ts
+++ b/tabby-core/src/components/startPage.component.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ export class StartPageComponent {
         return this.config.enabledServices(this.toolbarButtonProviders)
             .map(provider => provider.provide())
             .reduce((a, b) => a.concat(b))
+            .filter(x => x.showInStartPage ?? true)
             .filter(x => !!x.click)
             .sort((a: ToolbarButton, b: ToolbarButton) => (a.weight ?? 0) - (b.weight ?? 0))
     }
diff --git a/tabby-core/src/icons/history.svg b/tabby-core/src/icons/history.svg
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d7c238ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tabby-core/src/icons/history.svg
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<svg aria-hidden="true" focusable="false" data-prefix="far" data-icon="history" class="svg-inline--fa fa-history fa-w-16" role="img" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 512 512"><path fill="#fff" d="M504 255.532c.252 136.64-111.182 248.372-247.822 248.468-64.014.045-122.373-24.163-166.394-63.942-5.097-4.606-5.3-12.543-.443-17.4l16.96-16.96c4.529-4.529 11.776-4.659 16.555-.395C158.208 436.843 204.848 456 256 456c110.549 0 200-89.468 200-200 0-110.549-89.468-200-200-200-55.52 0-105.708 22.574-141.923 59.043l49.091 48.413c7.641 7.535 2.305 20.544-8.426 20.544H26.412c-6.627 0-12-5.373-12-12V45.443c0-10.651 12.843-16.023 20.426-8.544l45.097 44.474C124.866 36.067 187.15 8 256 8c136.811 0 247.747 110.781 248 247.532zm-167.058 90.173l14.116-19.409c3.898-5.36 2.713-12.865-2.647-16.763L280 259.778V116c0-6.627-5.373-12-12-12h-24c-6.627 0-12 5.373-12 12v168.222l88.179 64.13c5.36 3.897 12.865 2.712 16.763-2.647z"></path></svg>
diff --git a/tabby-core/src/services/profiles.service.ts b/tabby-core/src/services/profiles.service.ts
index c466165a..55f48330 100644
--- a/tabby-core/src/services/profiles.service.ts
+++ b/tabby-core/src/services/profiles.service.ts
@@ -89,11 +89,16 @@ export class ProfilesService {
         }
     }
 
+    getRecentProfiles (): PartialProfile<Profile>[] {
+        let recentProfiles: PartialProfile<Profile>[] = JSON.parse(window.localStorage['recentProfiles'] ?? '[]')
+        recentProfiles = recentProfiles.slice(0, this.config.store.terminal.showRecentProfiles)
+        return recentProfiles
+    }
+
     showProfileSelector (): Promise<PartialProfile<Profile>|null> {
         return new Promise<PartialProfile<Profile>|null>(async (resolve, reject) => {
             try {
-                let recentProfiles: PartialProfile<Profile>[] = JSON.parse(window.localStorage['recentProfiles'] ?? '[]')
-                recentProfiles = recentProfiles.slice(0, this.config.store.terminal.showRecentProfiles)
+                const recentProfiles = this.getRecentProfiles()
 
                 let options: SelectorOption<void>[] = recentProfiles.map(p => ({
                     ...this.selectorOptionForProfile(p),
@@ -188,4 +193,18 @@ export class ProfilesService {
         ].reduce(configMerge, {})
         return new ConfigProxy(profile, defaults) as unknown as T
     }
+
+    async launchProfile (profile: PartialProfile<Profile>): Promise<void> {
+        await this.openNewTabForProfile(profile)
+
+        let recentProfiles: PartialProfile<Profile>[] = JSON.parse(window.localStorage['recentProfiles'] ?? '[]')
+        if (this.config.store.terminal.showRecentProfiles > 0) {
+            recentProfiles = recentProfiles.filter(x => x.group !== profile.group || x.name !== profile.name)
+            recentProfiles.unshift(profile)
+            recentProfiles = recentProfiles.slice(0, this.config.store.terminal.showRecentProfiles)
+        } else {
+            recentProfiles = []
+        }
+        window.localStorage['recentProfiles'] = JSON.stringify(recentProfiles)
+    }
 }