diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 650e6e38cf9..7df16a01472 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ ownCloud admins and users.
 * Bugfix - Bugs related to Details view: [#4188](https://github.com/owncloud/android/issues/4188)
 * Bugfix - Some Null Pointer Exceptions fixed from Google Play: [#4207](https://github.com/owncloud/android/issues/4207)
 * Bugfix - Add "scope" parameter to /token endpoint HTTP requests: [#4260](https://github.com/owncloud/android/pull/4260)
+* Bugfix - Doubled app in Recents screen after installing: [#4262](https://github.com/owncloud/android/issues/4262)
 * Change - Android library as a module instead of submodule: [#3962](https://github.com/owncloud/android/issues/3962)
 * Enhancement - Koin DSL: [#3966](https://github.com/owncloud/android/pull/3966)
 * Enhancement - Unit tests for datasources classes - Part 1 & Fixes: [#4063](https://github.com/owncloud/android/issues/4063)
@@ -93,6 +94,14 @@ ownCloud admins and users.
 
    https://github.com/owncloud/android/pull/4260
 
+* Bugfix - Doubled app in Recents screen after installing: [#4262](https://github.com/owncloud/android/issues/4262)
+
+   SplashActivity and FileDisplayActivity are not shown anymore in Recents screen
+   when the application is installed from scratch and we are on the login screen.
+
+   https://github.com/owncloud/android/issues/4262
+   https://github.com/owncloud/android/pull/4286
+
 * Change - Android library as a module instead of submodule: [#3962](https://github.com/owncloud/android/issues/3962)
 
    Android library, containing all networking stuff, is now the 5th module in the
diff --git a/changelog/unreleased/4286 b/changelog/unreleased/4286
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a159f9a37bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/unreleased/4286
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+Bugfix: Doubled app in Recents screen after installing
+
+SplashActivity and FileDisplayActivity are not shown anymore in Recents screen when the application is installed
+from scratch and we are on the login screen.
+
+https://github.com/owncloud/android/issues/4262
+https://github.com/owncloud/android/pull/4286
diff --git a/owncloudApp/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/owncloudApp/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 9fac4672c89..1e484c3b9cb 100644
--- a/owncloudApp/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/owncloudApp/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@
         <activity
             android:name=".ui.activity.SplashActivity"
             android:exported="true"
+            android:excludeFromRecents="true"
             android:theme="@style/Theme.ownCloud.Splash">
             <intent-filter>
                 <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
diff --git a/owncloudApp/src/main/java/com/owncloud/android/ui/activity/SplashActivity.kt b/owncloudApp/src/main/java/com/owncloud/android/ui/activity/SplashActivity.kt
index 446a1f82b04..8c741e4474c 100644
--- a/owncloudApp/src/main/java/com/owncloud/android/ui/activity/SplashActivity.kt
+++ b/owncloudApp/src/main/java/com/owncloud/android/ui/activity/SplashActivity.kt
@@ -61,7 +61,9 @@ class SplashActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
 
         checkLockDelayEnforced(mdmProvider)
 
-        startActivity(Intent(this, FileDisplayActivity::class.java))
+        val intent = Intent(this, FileDisplayActivity::class.java)
+        intent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_EXCLUDE_FROM_RECENTS)
+        startActivity(intent)
         finish()
     }