diff --git a/apps/files/lib/ConfigLexicon.php b/apps/files/lib/ConfigLexicon.php
index 30ecb21ca7b72..cdd20d4d8b1e4 100644
--- a/apps/files/lib/ConfigLexicon.php
+++ b/apps/files/lib/ConfigLexicon.php
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@
 class ConfigLexicon implements ILexicon {
 	public const OVERWRITES_HOME_FOLDERS = 'overwrites_home_folders';
 	public const RECENT_LIMIT = 'recent_limit';
+	public const GROUP_RECENT_FILES = 'group_recent_files';
+	public const RECENT_FILES_GROUP_MIME_TYPES = 'recent_files_group_mime_types';
+	public const RECENT_FILES_GROUP_TIMESPAN_MINUTES = 'recent_files_group_timespan_minutes';
 
 	public function getStrictness(): Strictness {
 		return Strictness::IGNORE;
@@ -45,6 +48,27 @@ public function getAppConfigs(): array {
 				definition: 'Maximum number of files to display on recent files view',
 				lazy: false,
 			),
+			new Entry(
+				self::GROUP_RECENT_FILES,
+				ValueType::BOOL,
+				defaultRaw: false,
+				definition: 'Whether to group recent files by MIME type or not',
+				lazy: false,
+			),
+			new Entry(
+				self::RECENT_FILES_GROUP_MIME_TYPES,
+				ValueType::ARRAY,
+				defaultRaw: [],
+				definition: 'Which MIME types to group in the recent files list',
+				lazy: false,
+			),
+			new Entry(
+				self::RECENT_FILES_GROUP_TIMESPAN_MINUTES,
+				ValueType::INT,
+				defaultRaw: 2,
+				definition: 'Time window in minutes to group files uploaded close together in the recent files list',
+				lazy: false,
+			),
 		];
 	}
 
diff --git a/apps/files/lib/Controller/ViewController.php b/apps/files/lib/Controller/ViewController.php
index f642ebb0c2fc9..2d2b0c0102043 100644
--- a/apps/files/lib/Controller/ViewController.php
+++ b/apps/files/lib/Controller/ViewController.php
@@ -178,6 +178,10 @@ public function index($dir = '', $view = '', $fileid = null) {
 		$this->initialState->provideInitialState('config', $this->userConfig->getConfigs());
 		$this->initialState->provideInitialState('viewConfigs', $this->viewConfig->getConfigs());
 		$this->initialState->provideInitialState('recent_limit', $this->appConfig->getAppValueInt(ConfigLexicon::RECENT_LIMIT, 100));
+		// Not yet consumed by the frontend, provided for future implementation
+		$this->initialState->provideInitialState('group_recent_files', $this->appConfig->getAppValueBool(ConfigLexicon::GROUP_RECENT_FILES, false));
+		$this->initialState->provideInitialState('recent_files_group_mime_types', $this->appConfig->getAppValueArray(ConfigLexicon::RECENT_FILES_GROUP_MIME_TYPES, []));
+		$this->initialState->provideInitialState('recent_files_group_timespan_minutes', $this->appConfig->getAppValueInt(ConfigLexicon::RECENT_FILES_GROUP_TIMESPAN_MINUTES, 2));
 
 		// File sorting user config
 		$filesSortingConfig = json_decode($this->config->getUserValue($userId, 'files', 'files_sorting_configs', '{}'), true);
diff --git a/apps/files/tests/Controller/ViewControllerTest.php b/apps/files/tests/Controller/ViewControllerTest.php
index ee52a31f57d1e..4eeccfc135ae8 100644
--- a/apps/files/tests/Controller/ViewControllerTest.php
+++ b/apps/files/tests/Controller/ViewControllerTest.php
@@ -302,11 +302,11 @@ public function testTwoFactorAuthEnabled(): void {
 				'backup_codes' => true,
 			]);
 
-		$invokedCountProvideInitialState = $this->exactly(10);
+		$invokedCountProvideInitialState = $this->exactly(13);
 		$this->initialState->expects($invokedCountProvideInitialState)
 			->method('provideInitialState')
 			->willReturnCallback(function ($key, $data) use ($invokedCountProvideInitialState): void {
-				if ($invokedCountProvideInitialState->numberOfInvocations() === 10) {
+				if ($invokedCountProvideInitialState->numberOfInvocations() === 13) {
 					$this->assertEquals('isTwoFactorEnabled', $key);
 					$this->assertTrue($data);
 				}