diff --git a/atom/browser/browser_mac.mm b/atom/browser/browser_mac.mm
index 4944e7d7d83..8b1dd31f355 100644
--- a/atom/browser/browser_mac.mm
+++ b/atom/browser/browser_mac.mm
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ void Browser::AddRecentDocument(const base::FilePath& path) {
 }
 
 void Browser::ClearRecentDocuments() {
+  [[NSDocumentController sharedDocumentController] clearRecentDocuments:nil];
 }
 
 void Browser::SetAppUserModelID(const base::string16& name) {