diff --git a/beeref/widgets/welcome_overlay.py b/beeref/widgets/welcome_overlay.py
index 510ee0c..ec5fc4b 100644
--- a/beeref/widgets/welcome_overlay.py
+++ b/beeref/widgets/welcome_overlay.py
@@ -47,15 +47,16 @@ def data(self, index, role):
 
 class RecentFilesView(QtWidgets.QListView):
 
-    def __init__(self, parent, files=None):
+    def __init__(self, parent, view, files=None):
         super().__init__(parent)
+        self.view = view
         self.files = files or []
         self.clicked.connect(self.on_clicked)
         self.setModel(RecentFilesModel(self.files))
         self.setMouseTracking(True)
 
     def on_clicked(self, index):
-        self.parent().parent().open_from_file(self.files[index.row()])
+        self.view.open_from_file(self.files[index.row()])
 
     def update_files(self, files):
         self.files = files
@@ -96,13 +97,16 @@ def __init__(self, parent):
         self.init_main_controls(main_window=parent.parent)
 
         # Recent files
-        self.files_layout = QtWidgets.QVBoxLayout()
-        self.files_layout.addStretch(50)
-        self.files_layout.addWidget(
+        self.files_widget = QtWidgets.QWidget(self)
+        files_layout = QtWidgets.QVBoxLayout()
+        files_layout.addStretch(50)
+        files_layout.addWidget(
             QtWidgets.QLabel('<h3>Recent Files</h3>', self))
-        self.files_view = RecentFilesView(self)
-        self.files_layout.addWidget(self.files_view)
-        self.files_layout.addStretch(50)
+        self.files_view = RecentFilesView(self, parent)
+        files_layout.addWidget(self.files_view)
+        files_layout.addStretch(50)
+        self.files_widget.setLayout(files_layout)
+        self.files_widget.hide()
 
         # Help text
         self.label = QtWidgets.QLabel(self.txt, self)
@@ -117,8 +121,9 @@ def __init__(self, parent):
     def show(self):
         files = BeeSettings().get_recent_files(existing_only=True)
         self.files_view.update_files(files)
-        if files and self.layout.indexOf(self.files_layout) < 0:
-            self.layout.insertLayout(0, self.files_layout)
+        if files and self.layout.indexOf(self.files_widget) < 0:
+            self.layout.insertWidget(0, self.files_widget)
+            self.files_widget.show()
         super().show()
 
     def disable_mouse_events(self):
diff --git a/tests/widgets/test_welcome_overlay.py b/tests/widgets/test_welcome_overlay.py
index 7e75562..397cc3b 100644
--- a/tests/widgets/test_welcome_overlay.py
+++ b/tests/widgets/test_welcome_overlay.py
@@ -37,12 +37,12 @@ def test_welcome_overlay_when_no_recent_files(qapp):
     view = BeeGraphicsView(qapp, parent)
     overlay = WelcomeOverlay(view)
     overlay.show()
-    assert overlay.layout.indexOf(overlay.files_layout) < 0
+    assert overlay.layout.indexOf(overlay.files_widget) < 0
 
 
 def test_recent_files_view_size_hint(qapp):
     parent = QtWidgets.QMainWindow()
-    files_view = RecentFilesView(parent)
+    files_view = RecentFilesView(parent, None)
 
     files_view.sizeHintForRow = lambda i: 10 + i
     files_view.sizeHintForColumn = lambda i: 50 + i
@@ -50,6 +50,18 @@ def test_recent_files_view_size_hint(qapp):
     assert files_view.sizeHint() == QtCore.QSize(53, 25)
 
 
+def test_recent_files_view_on_click(qapp):
+    parent = QtWidgets.QMainWindow()
+    view = BeeGraphicsView(qapp, parent)
+    view.open_from_file = MagicMock()
+    overlay = WelcomeOverlay(view)
+    overlay.files_view.update_files(['foo.bee', 'bar.bee'])
+    overlay.files_view.on_clicked(
+        RecentFilesModel(
+            ['foo.bee', 'bar.bee']).createIndex(1, 0))
+    view.open_from_file.assert_called_once_with('bar.bee')
+
+
 @patch('beeref.widgets.welcome_overlay.BeeSettings.get_recent_files',
        return_value=['foo.bee', 'bar.bee'])
 def test_welcome_overlay_when_recent_files(qapp):
@@ -57,7 +69,7 @@ def test_welcome_overlay_when_recent_files(qapp):
     view = BeeGraphicsView(qapp, parent)
     overlay = WelcomeOverlay(view)
     overlay.show()
-    assert overlay.layout.indexOf(overlay.files_layout) == 0
+    assert overlay.layout.indexOf(overlay.files_widget) == 0
 
 
 @patch('PyQt6.QtWidgets.QGraphicsView.mousePressEvent')