diff --git a/es-app/src/CollectionSystemsManager.cpp b/es-app/src/CollectionSystemsManager.cpp
index bac6bb0f3..629790315 100644
--- a/es-app/src/CollectionSystemsManager.cpp
+++ b/es-app/src/CollectionSystemsManager.cpp
@@ -33,16 +33,14 @@
 #include "utils/StringUtil.h"
 #include "utils/TimeUtil.h"
 #include "views/GamelistView.h"
-#include "views/ViewController.h"
 
 #include <fstream>
 #include <pugixml.hpp>
 #include <random>
 
-#define LAST_PLAYED_MAX 50
-
 CollectionSystemsManager::CollectionSystemsManager() noexcept
     : mWindow {Window::getInstance()}
+    , mApplicationStartup {false}
 {
     // clang-format off
     CollectionSystemDecl systemDecls[] {
@@ -191,6 +189,7 @@ void CollectionSystemsManager::saveCustomCollection(SystemData* sys)
 
 void CollectionSystemsManager::loadCollectionSystems()
 {
+    mApplicationStartup = true;
     initAutoCollectionSystems();
     CollectionSystemDecl decl {mCollectionSystemDeclsIndex[myCollectionsName]};
     mCustomCollectionsBundle = createNewCollectionEntry(decl.name, decl, false);
@@ -205,6 +204,8 @@ void CollectionSystemsManager::loadCollectionSystems()
         // Add to the main System Vector, and create Views as needed.
         updateSystemsList();
     }
+
+    mApplicationStartup = false;
 }
 
 void CollectionSystemsManager::loadEnabledListFromSettings()
@@ -259,6 +260,9 @@ void CollectionSystemsManager::updateSystemsList()
     // Add auto enabled collections.
     addEnabledCollectionsToDisplayedSystems(&mAutoCollectionSystemsData);
 
+    if (mApplicationStartup)
+        return;
+
     // Create views for collections, before reload.
     for (auto sysIt = SystemData::sSystemVector.cbegin(); // Line break.
          sysIt != SystemData::sSystemVector.cend(); ++sysIt) {
@@ -1196,13 +1200,14 @@ void CollectionSystemsManager::populateAutoCollection(CollectionSystemData* sysD
         rootFolder->sort(rootFolder->getSortTypeFromString(rootFolder->getSortTypeString()),
                          Settings::getInstance()->getBool("FavoritesFirst"));
 
-    if (sysDecl.type == AUTO_LAST_PLAYED)
+    if (!mApplicationStartup && sysDecl.type == AUTO_LAST_PLAYED)
         trimCollectionCount(rootFolder, LAST_PLAYED_MAX);
 
     // For the 'recent' collection we need to populate the gamelist once more as the
     // collection was trimmed down to 50 items. If we don't do this, the game count will
     // not be correct as it would include all the games prior to trimming.
-    if (rootFolder->getName() == "recent" && !rootFolder->getChildrenRecursive().empty()) {
+    if (!mApplicationStartup && rootFolder->getName() == "recent" &&
+        !rootFolder->getChildrenRecursive().empty()) {
         // The following is needed to avoid a crash when repopulating the system as the previous
         // cursor pointer may point to a random memory address.
         auto recentGamelist =
@@ -1348,10 +1353,13 @@ void CollectionSystemsManager::addEnabledCollectionsToDisplayedSystems(
                         rootFolder->getSortTypeFromString(rootFolder->getSortTypeString()),
                         Settings::getInstance()->getBool("FavFirstCustom"));
                     // Jump to the first row of the game list, assuming it's not empty.
-                    GamelistView* gameList {
-                        ViewController::getInstance()->getGamelistView((it->second.system)).get()};
-                    if (!gameList->getCursor()->isPlaceHolder()) {
-                        gameList->setCursor(gameList->getFirstEntry());
+                    if (!mApplicationStartup) {
+                        GamelistView* gameList {ViewController::getInstance()
+                                                    ->getGamelistView((it->second.system))
+                                                    .get()};
+                        if (!gameList->getCursor()->isPlaceHolder()) {
+                            gameList->setCursor(gameList->getFirstEntry());
+                        }
                     }
                     it->second.system->setIsGroupedCustomCollection(false);
                 }
diff --git a/es-app/src/CollectionSystemsManager.h b/es-app/src/CollectionSystemsManager.h
index a27e40ae9..c680e94e4 100644
--- a/es-app/src/CollectionSystemsManager.h
+++ b/es-app/src/CollectionSystemsManager.h
@@ -22,7 +22,10 @@
 #ifndef ES_APP_COLLECTION_SYSTEM_MANAGER_H
 #define ES_APP_COLLECTION_SYSTEM_MANAGER_H
 
+#define LAST_PLAYED_MAX 50
+
 #include "utils/StringUtil.h"
+#include "views/ViewController.h"
 
 #include <map>
 #include <string>
@@ -136,6 +139,11 @@ public:
 
     static inline std::string myCollectionsName = "collections";
 
+protected:
+    void trimCollectionCount(FileData* rootFolder, int limit);
+
+    friend ViewController;
+
 private:
     CollectionSystemsManager() noexcept;
 
@@ -146,6 +154,7 @@ private:
     Window* mWindow;
     bool mIsEditingCustom;
     bool mHasEnabledCustomCollection;
+    bool mApplicationStartup;
     std::string mEditingCollection;
     CollectionSystemData* mEditingCollectionSystemData;
     SystemData* mCustomCollectionsBundle;
@@ -180,7 +189,6 @@ private:
     std::vector<std::string> getCollectionThemeFolders(bool custom);
     // Return the theme folders in use for the user-defined custom collections.
     std::vector<std::string> getUserCollectionThemeFolders();
-    void trimCollectionCount(FileData* rootFolder, int limit);
     // Return whether a specific folder exists in the theme.
     const bool themeFolderExists(const std::string& folder);
     const bool includeFileInAutoCollections(FileData* file);
diff --git a/es-app/src/views/ViewController.cpp b/es-app/src/views/ViewController.cpp
index cac0519ee..b2b640f31 100644
--- a/es-app/src/views/ViewController.cpp
+++ b/es-app/src/views/ViewController.cpp
@@ -1144,11 +1144,14 @@ void ViewController::preload()
     // Load navigation sounds, either from the theme if it supports it, or otherwise from
     // the bundled fallback sound files.
     bool themeSoundSupport {false};
-    for (SystemData* system : SystemData::sSystemVector) {
+    for (auto system : SystemData::sSystemVector) {
         if (system->getTheme()->hasView("all")) {
             NavigationSounds::getInstance().loadThemeNavigationSounds(system->getTheme().get());
             themeSoundSupport = true;
-            break;
+        }
+        if (system->getRootFolder()->getName() == "recent") {
+            CollectionSystemsManager::getInstance()->trimCollectionCount(system->getRootFolder(),
+                                                                         LAST_PLAYED_MAX);
         }
     }
     if (!SystemData::sSystemVector.empty() && !themeSoundSupport)