diff --git a/customize.dist/index.html b/customize.dist/index.html
index 8d5c589f2..d9d431e7e 100644
--- a/customize.dist/index.html
+++ b/customize.dist/index.html
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
                 <th>Link</th>
                 <th>Created</th>
                 <th>Last Accessed</th>
-                <th></th> <!-- remove column -->
+                <th class="table-refresh" title="refresh listing">⟳</th> <!-- remove column -->
             </tr>
 
             </tbody>
diff --git a/customize.dist/main.css b/customize.dist/main.css
index 9d0b8fbfd..cf6ff644c 100644
--- a/customize.dist/main.css
+++ b/customize.dist/main.css
@@ -156,11 +156,16 @@ tbody tr {
   text-align: center;
 }
 tbody tr:first-of-type th {
+  font-size: 20px;
   border-top: 0px;
   font-weight: bold;
   padding: 10px;
   text-decoration: underline;
 }
+tbody tr:first-of-type th.table-refresh {
+  color: #46E981;
+  text-decoration: none;
+}
 tbody tr:nth-child(odd) {
   background-color: #685d56;
 }
diff --git a/customize.dist/main.js b/customize.dist/main.js
index 2de4cacd2..238998ecf 100644
--- a/customize.dist/main.js
+++ b/customize.dist/main.js
@@ -49,6 +49,12 @@ define([
 
     var makeRecentPadsTable = function (recentPads) {
         if (!recentPads.length) { return; }
+
+        $('tbody tr').each(function (i, e) {
+            if (!i) { return; }
+            $(this).remove();
+        });
+
         recentPads.some(function (pad, index) {
             if (!pad) { return; }
 
@@ -112,8 +118,7 @@ define([
         });
     };
 
-    Cryptpad.ready(function () {
-        console.log("ready");
+    var refreshTable = function () {
         Cryptpad.getRecentPads(function (err, recentPads) {
             if (err) {
                 console.log("unable to get recent pads");
@@ -131,6 +136,12 @@ define([
                 $tryit.text(Messages.recentPads);
             }
         });
+    };
+
+    Cryptpad.ready(function () {
+        console.log("ready");
+        refreshTable();
+        $('.table-refresh').click(refreshTable);
     });
 });
 
diff --git a/customize.dist/src/cryptpad.less b/customize.dist/src/cryptpad.less
index b24c69081..e00d63a58 100644
--- a/customize.dist/src/cryptpad.less
+++ b/customize.dist/src/cryptpad.less
@@ -188,10 +188,17 @@ tbody {
     tr {
         text-align: center;
         &:first-of-type th{
+            font-size: 20px;
             border-top: 0px;
             font-weight: bold;
             padding: 10px;
             text-decoration: underline;
+            &.table-refresh {
+                color: @cp-green;
+                text-decoration: none;
+                //border-bottom: 0px;
+            }
+
         }
         &:nth-child(odd) {
             background-color: @light-base;
@@ -210,6 +217,7 @@ tbody {
             border-right: 0px;
         }
     }
+
     .remove {
         cursor: pointer !important;
         color: @cp-red;