diff --git a/src/ui/windows/balance_components.cpp b/src/ui/windows/balance_components.cpp
index 242a595..a5da515 100644
--- a/src/ui/windows/balance_components.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/windows/balance_components.cpp
@@ -786,7 +786,7 @@ void RenderSharedRecentTx(App* app, float recentH, float availW, float hs, float
         ImGuiWindowFlags_NoBackground);
 
     const auto& txs = state.transactions;
-    int count = (int)txs.size();
+    int count = std::min(4, (int)txs.size());  // show only the 4 most recent (state.transactions is newest-first)
 
     if (count == 0) {
         Type().textColored(TypeStyle::Caption, OnSurfaceDisabled(), TR("no_transactions_yet"));
diff --git a/src/ui/windows/send_tab.cpp b/src/ui/windows/send_tab.cpp
index 94f02e5..5bd2298 100644
--- a/src/ui/windows/send_tab.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/windows/send_tab.cpp
@@ -1025,6 +1025,7 @@ static void RenderRecentSends(const WalletState& state, float width, ImFont* cap
         if (tx.type != "send" && tx.type != "shield") continue;
         sends.push_back(&tx);
     }
+    if (sends.size() > 4) sends.resize(4);  // show only the 4 most recent (newest-first)
 
     float listH = std::max(rowH, ImGui::GetContentRegionAvail().y);