diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 21fd05b6a..0dc635f28 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ### Fixed
 - Silenced a false-positive `MaxListenersExceededWarning` logged on every request proxied through an external rewrite. [#1697](https://github.com/sourcebot-dev/sourcebot/pull/1697)
+- Fixed recently opened files appearing across different browse revisions. [#1686](https://github.com/sourcebot-dev/sourcebot/pull/1686)
 
 ## [5.1.15] - 2026-09-29
 
diff --git a/packages/web/src/app/(app)/browse/components/fileSearchCommandDialog.test.tsx b/packages/web/src/app/(app)/browse/components/fileSearchCommandDialog.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cfdfba51a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/web/src/app/(app)/browse/components/fileSearchCommandDialog.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,157 @@
+import { cleanup, fireEvent, render, screen } from '@testing-library/react';
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
+import { FileSearchCommandDialog } from './fileSearchCommandDialog';
+
+const mocks = vi.hoisted(() => ({
+    params: { repoName: 'github.com/org/repo', revisionName: 'main' as string | undefined },
+    navigateToPath: vi.fn(),
+    updateBrowseState: vi.fn(),
+    files: [
+        { type: 'blob', name: 'main.ts', path: 'src/main.ts' },
+        { type: 'blob', name: 'feature.ts', path: 'src/feature.ts' },
+    ],
+}));
+
+vi.mock('../hooks/useBrowseParams', () => ({ useBrowseParams: () => mocks.params }));
+vi.mock('../hooks/useBrowseNavigation', () => ({
+    useBrowseNavigation: () => ({ navigateToPath: mocks.navigateToPath }),
+}));
+vi.mock('../hooks/useBrowseState', () => ({
+    useBrowseState: () => ({
+        state: { isFileSearchOpen: true },
+        updateBrowseState: mocks.updateBrowseState,
+    }),
+}));
+vi.mock('react-hotkeys-hook', () => ({ useHotkeys: vi.fn() }));
+vi.mock('@tanstack/react-query', () => ({
+    useQuery: () => ({
+        data: mocks.files,
+        isLoading: false,
+        isError: false,
+    }),
+}));
+vi.mock('@/app/api/(client)/client', () => ({ getFiles: vi.fn() }));
+vi.mock('@/app/(app)/browse/components/fileTreeItemIcon', () => ({ FileTreeItemIcon: () => null }));
+
+beforeEach(() => {
+    localStorage.clear();
+    vi.clearAllMocks();
+    mocks.params = { repoName: 'github.com/org/repo', revisionName: 'main' };
+    mocks.files = [
+        { type: 'blob', name: 'main.ts', path: 'src/main.ts' },
+        { type: 'blob', name: 'feature.ts', path: 'src/feature.ts' },
+    ];
+    vi.stubGlobal('ResizeObserver', class {
+        observe() {}
+        unobserve() {}
+        disconnect() {}
+    });
+    HTMLElement.prototype.scrollIntoView = vi.fn();
+    HTMLElement.prototype.scrollTo = vi.fn();
+});
+
+afterEach(() => {
+    cleanup();
+    vi.unstubAllGlobals();
+});
+
+const selectFile = (name: string) => {
+    fireEvent.change(screen.getByRole('combobox'), { target: { value: name } });
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole('option'));
+    fireEvent.change(screen.getByRole('combobox'), { target: { value: '' } });
+};
+
+describe('file search recents', () => {
+    it('keeps separate histories when switching revisions and restores them after remounting', () => {
+        const view = render(<FileSearchCommandDialog />);
+        selectFile('main.ts');
+        expect(mocks.navigateToPath).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith({
+            repoName: mocks.params.repoName,
+            revisionName: 'main',
+            path: 'src/main.ts',
+            pathType: 'blob',
+        });
+
+        mocks.params.revisionName = 'feature';
+        view.rerender(<FileSearchCommandDialog />);
+        expect(screen.queryByText('main.ts')).toBeNull();
+        selectFile('feature.ts');
+
+        mocks.params.revisionName = 'main';
+        view.rerender(<FileSearchCommandDialog />);
+        expect(screen.getByText('main.ts')).toBeTruthy();
+        expect(screen.queryByText('feature.ts')).toBeNull();
+
+        view.unmount();
+        mocks.params.revisionName = 'feature';
+        render(<FileSearchCommandDialog />);
+        expect(screen.getByText('feature.ts')).toBeTruthy();
+        expect(screen.queryByText('main.ts')).toBeNull();
+    });
+
+    it('shares history between the default revision and explicit HEAD', () => {
+        mocks.params.revisionName = undefined;
+        const view = render(<FileSearchCommandDialog />);
+        selectFile('main.ts');
+
+        mocks.params.revisionName = 'HEAD';
+        view.rerender(<FileSearchCommandDialog />);
+        expect(screen.getByText('main.ts')).toBeTruthy();
+    });
+
+    it('does not inherit legacy history whose revision is unknown', () => {
+        localStorage.setItem(`recentlyOpenedFiles-${mocks.params.repoName}`, JSON.stringify([
+            { type: 'blob', name: 'old.ts', path: 'src/old.ts' },
+        ]));
+
+        render(<FileSearchCommandDialog />);
+
+        expect(screen.queryByText('old.ts')).toBeNull();
+    });
+
+    it('keeps repository and revision pairs distinct even when names contain separators', () => {
+        mocks.params = { repoName: 'repo@branch', revisionName: 'feature' };
+        const view = render(<FileSearchCommandDialog />);
+        selectFile('main.ts');
+
+        mocks.params = { repoName: 'repo', revisionName: 'branch@feature' };
+        view.rerender(<FileSearchCommandDialog />);
+        expect(screen.queryByText('main.ts')).toBeNull();
+    });
+
+    it('hides files removed from the current revision when its file list changes', () => {
+        const view = render(<FileSearchCommandDialog />);
+        selectFile('main.ts');
+        selectFile('feature.ts');
+
+        mocks.files = mocks.files.filter(file => file.name !== 'main.ts');
+        view.rerender(<FileSearchCommandDialog />);
+
+        expect(screen.queryByText('main.ts')).toBeNull();
+        fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole('option'));
+        expect(mocks.navigateToPath).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith(expect.objectContaining({ path: 'src/feature.ts' }));
+    });
+
+    it('bounds history across revisions without creating a key for every commit', () => {
+        const key = `recentlyOpenedFiles-v2-${JSON.stringify(mocks.params.repoName)}`;
+        const history = Array.from({ length: 100 }, (_, index) => ({
+            revision: `commit-${index}`,
+            file: { type: 'blob', name: 'main.ts', path: 'src/main.ts' },
+        }));
+        localStorage.setItem(key, JSON.stringify(history));
+        const view = render(<FileSearchCommandDialog />);
+        selectFile('main.ts');
+
+        mocks.params.revisionName = 'next-commit';
+        view.rerender(<FileSearchCommandDialog />);
+        selectFile('feature.ts');
+        selectFile('feature.ts');
+
+        const stored = JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem(key)!);
+        expect(localStorage.length).toBe(1);
+        expect(stored).toHaveLength(100);
+        expect(stored[0]).toEqual({ revision: 'next-commit', file: mocks.files[1] });
+        expect(stored[1]).toEqual({ revision: 'main', file: mocks.files[0] });
+        expect(stored.at(-1).revision).toBe('commit-97');
+    });
+});
diff --git a/packages/web/src/app/(app)/browse/components/fileSearchCommandDialog.tsx b/packages/web/src/app/(app)/browse/components/fileSearchCommandDialog.tsx
index ac743d231..cf91fba32 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/app/(app)/browse/components/fileSearchCommandDialog.tsx
+++ b/packages/web/src/app/(app)/browse/components/fileSearchCommandDialog.tsx
@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@ import { getFiles } from "@/app/api/(client)/client";
 
 const MAX_RESULTS = 100;
 
+type RecentlyOpenedFile = {
+    revision: string;
+    file: FileTreeItem;
+};
+
 type SearchResult = {
     file: FileTreeItem;
     match?: {
@@ -35,7 +40,11 @@ export const FileSearchCommandDialog = () => {
     const [searchQuery, setSearchQuery] = useState('');
     const { navigateToPath } = useBrowseNavigation();
 
-    const [recentlyOpened, setRecentlyOpened] = useLocalStorage<FileTreeItem[]>(`recentlyOpenedFiles-${repoName}`, []);
+    const revision = revisionName ?? 'HEAD';
+    const [history, setHistory] = useLocalStorage<RecentlyOpenedFile[]>(
+        `recentlyOpenedFiles-v2-${JSON.stringify(repoName)}`,
+        [],
+    );
 
     useHotkeys("mod+p", (event) => {
         event.preventDefault();
@@ -61,6 +70,16 @@ export const FileSearchCommandDialog = () => {
         enabled: isFileSearchOpen,
     });
 
+    const recentlyOpened = useMemo(() => {
+        const currentFiles = new Map(files?.map(file => [file.path, file]));
+        return history
+            .filter(entry => entry.revision === revision)
+            .flatMap(entry => {
+                const file = currentFiles.get(entry.file.path);
+                return file ? [file] : [];
+            });
+    }, [history, revision, files]);
+
     const { filteredFiles, maxResultsHit } = useMemo((): { filteredFiles: SearchResult[]; maxResultsHit: boolean } => {
         if (!files || isLoading) {
             return {
@@ -104,9 +123,9 @@ export const FileSearchCommandDialog = () => {
     }, [searchQuery]);
 
     const onSelect = useCallback((file: FileTreeItem) => {
-        setRecentlyOpened((prev) => {
-            const filtered = prev.filter(f => f.path !== file.path);
-            return [file, ...filtered];
+        setHistory((prev) => {
+            const filtered = prev.filter(entry => entry.revision !== revision || entry.file.path !== file.path);
+            return [{ revision, file }, ...filtered].slice(0, MAX_RESULTS);
         });
         navigateToPath({
             repoName,
@@ -117,7 +136,7 @@ export const FileSearchCommandDialog = () => {
         updateBrowseState({
             isFileSearchOpen: false,
         });
-    }, [navigateToPath, repoName, revisionName, setRecentlyOpened, updateBrowseState]);
+    }, [navigateToPath, repoName, revisionName, revision, setHistory, updateBrowseState]);
 
     // @note: We were hitting issues when the user types into the input field while the files are still
     // loading. The workaround was to set `disabled` when loading and then focus the input field when
@@ -265,4 +284,4 @@ const ResultsSkeleton = () => {
             ))}
         </div>
     );
-};
\ No newline at end of file
+};