diff --git a/stepmania/src/PrefsManager.cpp b/stepmania/src/PrefsManager.cpp
index 3de4b0156b..2c16e34da8 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/PrefsManager.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/PrefsManager.cpp
@@ -270,6 +270,8 @@ void PrefsManager::Init()
 	m_bHideDefaultNoteSkin = false;
 	m_iMaxHighScoresPerListForMachine = 10;
 	m_iMaxHighScoresPerListForPlayer = 3;
+	m_iMaxRecentScoresForMachine = 100;
+	m_iMaxRecentScoresForPlayer = 20;
 	m_bAllowMultipleHighScoreWithSameName = true;
 	m_fPadStickSeconds = 0;
 	m_bForceMipMaps = false;
@@ -477,6 +479,8 @@ void PrefsManager::ReadGlobalPrefsFromIni( const IniFile &ini )
 	ini.GetValue( "Options", "HideDefaultNoteSkin",				m_bHideDefaultNoteSkin );
 	ini.GetValue( "Options", "MaxHighScoresPerListForMachine",	m_iMaxHighScoresPerListForMachine );
 	ini.GetValue( "Options", "MaxHighScoresPerListForPlayer",	m_iMaxHighScoresPerListForPlayer );
+	ini.GetValue( "Options", "MaxRecentScoresForMachine",	m_iMaxRecentScoresForMachine );
+	ini.GetValue( "Options", "MaxRecentScoresForPlayer",	m_iMaxRecentScoresForPlayer );
 	ini.GetValue( "Options", "AllowMultipleHighScoreWithSameName",	m_bAllowMultipleHighScoreWithSameName );
 	ini.GetValue( "Options", "PadStickSeconds",					m_fPadStickSeconds );
 	ini.GetValue( "Options", "ForceMipMaps",					m_bForceMipMaps );
@@ -641,6 +645,8 @@ void PrefsManager::SaveGlobalPrefsToIni( IniFile &ini ) const
 	ini.SetValue( "Options", "HideDefaultNoteSkin",				m_bHideDefaultNoteSkin );
 	ini.SetValue( "Options", "MaxHighScoresPerListForMachine",	m_iMaxHighScoresPerListForMachine );
 	ini.SetValue( "Options", "MaxHighScoresPerListForPlayer",	m_iMaxHighScoresPerListForPlayer );
+	ini.SetValue( "Options", "MaxRecentScoresForMachine",	m_iMaxRecentScoresForMachine );
+	ini.SetValue( "Options", "MaxRecentScoresForPlayer",	m_iMaxRecentScoresForPlayer );
 	ini.SetValue( "Options", "AllowMultipleHighScoreWithSameName",	m_bAllowMultipleHighScoreWithSameName );	
 	ini.SetValue( "Options", "PadStickSeconds",					m_fPadStickSeconds );
 	ini.SetValue( "Options", "ForceMipMaps",					m_bForceMipMaps );
diff --git a/stepmania/src/PrefsManager.h b/stepmania/src/PrefsManager.h
index 46109c1f52..137a3db1ba 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/PrefsManager.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/PrefsManager.h
@@ -218,6 +218,8 @@ public:
 	bool			m_bHideDefaultNoteSkin;
 	int				m_iMaxHighScoresPerListForMachine;
 	int				m_iMaxHighScoresPerListForPlayer;
+	int				m_iMaxRecentScoresForMachine;
+	int				m_iMaxRecentScoresForPlayer;
 	bool			m_bAllowMultipleHighScoreWithSameName;
 	bool			m_bCelShadeModels;
 
diff --git a/stepmania/src/Profile.cpp b/stepmania/src/Profile.cpp
index f8c518c751..0c30b18e86 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/Profile.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/Profile.cpp
@@ -32,8 +32,6 @@ const CString COMMON_XSL	= "Common.xsl";
 
 #define GUID_SIZE_BYTES 8
 
-#define MAX_RECENT_SCORES_TO_SAVE 100
-
 #define MAX_EDITABLE_INI_SIZE_BYTES			2*1024		// 2KB
 #define MAX_PLAYER_STATS_XML_SIZE_BYTES	\
 	100 /* Songs */						\
@@ -1628,7 +1626,8 @@ XNode* Profile::SaveRecentSongScoresCreateNode() const
 	XNode* pNode = new XNode;
 	pNode->m_sName = "RecentSongScores";
 
-	unsigned uNumToSave = min( m_vRecentStepsScores.size(), (unsigned)MAX_RECENT_SCORES_TO_SAVE );
+	int iMaxRecentScoresToSave = IsMachine() ? PREFSMAN->m_iMaxRecentScoresForMachine : PREFSMAN->m_iMaxRecentScoresForPlayer;
+	unsigned uNumToSave = min( m_vRecentStepsScores.size(), (unsigned)iMaxRecentScoresToSave );
 
 	for( unsigned i=0; i<uNumToSave; i++ )
 	{
@@ -1705,7 +1704,8 @@ XNode* Profile::SaveRecentCourseScoresCreateNode() const
 	XNode* pNode = new XNode;
 	pNode->m_sName = "RecentCourseScores";
 
-	unsigned uNumToSave = min( m_vRecentCourseScores.size(), (unsigned)MAX_RECENT_SCORES_TO_SAVE );
+	int iMaxRecentScoresToSave = IsMachine() ? PREFSMAN->m_iMaxRecentScoresForMachine : PREFSMAN->m_iMaxRecentScoresForPlayer;
+	unsigned uNumToSave = min( m_vRecentStepsScores.size(), (unsigned)iMaxRecentScoresToSave );
 
 	for( unsigned i=0; i<uNumToSave; i++ )
 	{