diff --git a/appview/issues/issues.go b/appview/issues/issues.go
index e4ecb107..7d047e61 100644
--- a/appview/issues/issues.go
+++ b/appview/issues/issues.go
@@ -107,6 +107,13 @@ func (rp *Issues) RepoSingleIssue(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 				l.Error("failed to mark issue notifications as read", "err", err)
 			}
 		}()
+
+		atUri := issue.AtUri().String()
+		go func() {
+			if err := db.UpsertRecentLink(rp.db, userDid, models.RecentLinkTypeIssue, atUri); err != nil {
+				l.Error("failed to upsert recent link", "err", err)
+			}
+		}()
 	}
 
 	entities := []syntax.ATURI{issue.AtUri()}
diff --git a/appview/pulls/single.go b/appview/pulls/single.go
index 2d0d1451..ccc0875b 100644
--- a/appview/pulls/single.go
+++ b/appview/pulls/single.go
@@ -110,6 +110,13 @@ func (s *Pulls) repoPullHelper(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, interdiff
 				l.Error("failed to mark pull notifications as read", "err", err)
 			}
 		}()
+
+		atUri := pull.AtUri().String()
+		go func() {
+			if err := db.UpsertRecentLink(s.db, userDid, models.RecentLinkTypePull, atUri); err != nil {
+				l.Error("failed to upsert recent link", "err", err)
+			}
+		}()
 	}
 
 	backlinks, err := db.GetBacklinks(s.db, pull.AtUri())
diff --git a/appview/repo/index.go b/appview/repo/index.go
index e509f236..50406871 100644
--- a/appview/repo/index.go
+++ b/appview/repo/index.go
@@ -43,6 +43,16 @@ func (rp *Repo) Index(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 	user := rp.oauth.GetMultiAccountUser(r)
 
+	if user != nil {
+		userDid := user.Did
+		repoDid := f.RepoDid
+		go func() {
+			if err := db.UpsertRecentLink(rp.db, userDid, models.RecentLinkTypeRepo, repoDid); err != nil {
+				l.Error("failed to upsert recent link", "err", err)
+			}
+		}()
+	}
+
 	// Build index response from multiple XRPC calls
 	result, err := rp.buildIndexResponse(r.Context(), f, ref)
 	if err != nil {