diff --git a/UPGRADING b/UPGRADING
index c9bd490ffe..82d145a415 100644
--- a/UPGRADING
+++ b/UPGRADING
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ able to read old preferences files, but it will save them in the new
 format, so it is not possible to run LyX 1.4.x and 1.5.x with the same
 personal configuration directory.
 
+The list of recently open files is now stored in a different location.
+It will therefore be reset when upgrading from LyX 1.4.x.
+
 The format of the layout files has also changed, but LyX 1.5.x uses a
 converter layout2layout.py written in python that will convert old layout
 files on the fly (see below, section "Document transfer").
diff --git a/status.15x b/status.15x
index 2e9c5c8eb2..4e89621d26 100644
--- a/status.15x
+++ b/status.15x
@@ -234,6 +234,8 @@ What's new
 - Remove wrong description of math space handling from the German tutorial
   (bug 4328).
 
+- Document that the list of recently edited files is lost when
+  upgrading from LyX 1.4.x.
 
 * BUILD/INSTALLATION: