diff --git a/src/extensions/default/RecentProjects/close_btn.svg b/src/extensions/default/RecentProjects/close_btn.svg
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1588c01c792
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/extensions/default/RecentProjects/close_btn.svg
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+<svg version="1.1" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" width="45px" height="16px">
+	<defs>
+		<filter id="blur" x="-10" y="-10" width="12" height="12">
+			<feGaussianBlur in="SourceGraphic" stdDeviation=".25"/>
+		</filter>
+		<polygon id="cross" points="12.207,4.207 10.793,2.793 7.5,6.086 4.207,2.793 2.793,4.207 6.086,7.5 2.793,10.793 4.207,12.207 7.5,8.914 10.793,12.207 12.207,10.793 8.914,7.5"/>
+	</defs>
+
+	<use xlink:href="#cross" y="1" filter="url(#blur)" opacity=".5"/>
+	<use xlink:href="#cross" fill="#868686"/>
+	<use xlink:href="#cross" x="15" y="1" filter="url(#blur)" opacity=".5"/>
+	<use xlink:href="#cross" x="15" fill="#9f9f9f"/>
+	<circle cx="37" cy="8" r="3" filter="url(#blur)" opacity=".5"/>
+	<circle fill="#868686" cx="37" cy="7" r="3"/>
+</svg>
diff --git a/src/extensions/default/RecentProjects/main.js b/src/extensions/default/RecentProjects/main.js
index e8d8bd37bec..2c1b870d2e4 100644
--- a/src/extensions/default/RecentProjects/main.js
+++ b/src/extensions/default/RecentProjects/main.js
@@ -95,7 +95,11 @@ define(function (require, exports, module) {
         
         var folderSpan = $("<span></span>").addClass("recent-folder").text(folder),
             restSpan = $("<span></span>").addClass("recent-folder-path").text(" - " + rest);
-        return $("<a></a>").addClass("recent-folder-link").append(folderSpan).append(restSpan);
+        return $("<a></a>").addClass("recent-folder-link").append(folderSpan).append(restSpan).data("path", path);
+    }
+  
+    function renderDelete() {
+        return $("<div id='recent-folder-delete'></div>").addClass("trash-icon");
     }
     
     /**
@@ -148,13 +152,45 @@ define(function (require, exports, module) {
                                 }
                             });
                         closeDropdown();
+                    })
+                    .mouseenter(function (e) {
+                        var $target = $(e.currentTarget),
+                            $del =  renderDelete()
+                                .click(function () {
+                                 // remove the project from the preferences.
+                                    var prefs = PreferencesManager.getPreferenceStorage(PREFERENCES_KEY),
+                                        recentProjects = getRecentProjects(),
+                                        index = recentProjects.indexOf($(this).data("path")),
+                                        newProjects = [],
+                                        i;
+                                    for (i = 0; i < recentProjects.length; i++) {
+                                        if (i !== index) {
+                                            newProjects.push(recentProjects[i]);
+                                        }
+                                    }
+                                    prefs.setValue("recentProjects", newProjects);
+                                    closeDropdown();
+                                });
+                        
+                        $(this).append($del);
+
+                        $del.css("right", 5);
+                        $del.css("top", $target.position().top + 11);
+                        $del.css("display", "inline-block");
+                        $del.data("path", $(this).data("path"));
+                    })
+                    .mouseleave(function () {
+                        $("#recent-folder-delete").remove();
                     });
+                
                 $("<li></li>")
                     .append($link)
                     .appendTo($dropdown);
                 hasProject = true;
             }
         });
+       
+       
         if (hasProject) {
             $("<li class='divider'>").appendTo($dropdown);
         }
@@ -203,4 +239,4 @@ define(function (require, exports, module) {
             .after("<span class='dropdown-arrow'></span>");
         $dropdownToggle = $("#project-dropdown-toggle").click(toggle);
     });
-});
+});
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/extensions/default/RecentProjects/styles.css b/src/extensions/default/RecentProjects/styles.css
index 005057b509e..c0019a76c68 100644
--- a/src/extensions/default/RecentProjects/styles.css
+++ b/src/extensions/default/RecentProjects/styles.css
@@ -6,6 +6,13 @@
     background-image: url("down-arrow.svg");
 }
 
+.trash-icon {
+	width: 16px;
+	height: 16px;
+	background-image: url("close_btn.svg");
+	position: absolute;
+}
+
 #project-dropdown-toggle:hover {
     color: #a0a0a0;
     text-decoration: none;
@@ -23,6 +30,13 @@
     white-space: nowrap;
 }
 
+#project-dropdown.dropdown-menu .recent-folder-link
+{
+	display: block;
+	margin: 5px 0;
+	padding: 5px 26px 5px 10px;
+}
+
 .recent-folder, #open-folder-link {
     color: #333;
 }