diff --git a/romsel_aktheme/arm9/source/fileBrowse.cpp b/romsel_aktheme/arm9/source/fileBrowse.cpp
index 073880dd3a..56d4d63fe7 100644
--- a/romsel_aktheme/arm9/source/fileBrowse.cpp
+++ b/romsel_aktheme/arm9/source/fileBrowse.cpp
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ extern touchPosition touch;
 extern void bgOperations(bool waitFrame);
 
 int file_count = 0;
+static int fileStartPos = 0; // The position of the first thing that is not a directory.
 
 std::string gameOrderIniPath, recentlyPlayedIniPath, timesPlayedIniPath;
 
@@ -171,6 +172,7 @@ void getDirectoryContents(std::vector<DirEntry> &dirContents, const std::vector<
 	dirContents.clear();
 
 	file_count = 0;
+	fileStartPos = 0;
 
 	DIR *pdir = opendir(".");
 
@@ -246,6 +248,9 @@ void getDirectoryContents(std::vector<DirEntry> &dirContents, const std::vector<
 
 				iconsToDisplay++;
 				if (iconsToDisplay > 4) iconsToDisplay = 4;
+
+				if (pent->d_type == DT_DIR)
+					fileStartPos++;
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -1923,6 +1928,13 @@ std::string browseForFile(const std::vector<std::string_view> extensionList) {
 						CIniFile timesPlayedIni(timesPlayedIniPath);
 						timesPlayedIni.SetInt(path, entry->name, (timesPlayedIni.GetInt(path, entry->name, 0) + 1));
 						timesPlayedIni.SaveIniFile(timesPlayedIniPath);
+
+						if (ms().sortMethod == TWLSettings::ESortRecent) {
+							// Set cursor pos to the first slot that isn't a directory so it won't be misplaced with recent sort
+							PAGENUM = fileStartPos / 40;
+							CURPOS = fileStartPos - PAGENUM * 40;
+						}
+
 						displayDiskIcon(false);
 					}
 
diff --git a/romsel_dsimenutheme/arm9/source/fileBrowse.cpp b/romsel_dsimenutheme/arm9/source/fileBrowse.cpp
index 2972442062..82a6464e6f 100644
--- a/romsel_dsimenutheme/arm9/source/fileBrowse.cpp
+++ b/romsel_dsimenutheme/arm9/source/fileBrowse.cpp
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ extern int vblankRefreshCounter;
 
 int file_count = 0;
 int last_used_box = 0;
+static int fileStartPos = 0; // The position of the first thing that is not a directory.
 
 extern int spawnedtitleboxes;
 
@@ -267,6 +268,7 @@ void getDirectoryContents(std::vector<DirEntry> &dirContents, const std::vector<
 	dirContents.clear();
 
 	file_count = 0;
+	fileStartPos = 0;
 
 	if (access("dirInfo.twlm.ini", F_OK) == 0) {
 		dirInfoIniFound = true;
@@ -354,6 +356,9 @@ void getDirectoryContents(std::vector<DirEntry> &dirContents, const std::vector<
 				dirContents.emplace_back(pent->d_name, ms().showDirectories ? (pent->d_type == DT_DIR) : false, file_count, false);
 				logPrint("%s listed: %s\n", (pent->d_type == DT_DIR) ? "Directory" : "File", pent->d_name);
 				file_count++;
+
+				if (pent->d_type == DT_DIR)
+					fileStartPos++;
 			}
 		}
 		recalculateBoxesCount();
@@ -3967,6 +3972,12 @@ std::string browseForFile(const std::vector<std::string_view> extensionList) {
 							timesPlayedIni.SetInt(path, entry->name, (timesPlayedIni.GetInt(path, entry->name, 0) + 1));
 							timesPlayedIni.SaveIniFile(timesPlayedIniPath);
 
+							if (ms().sortMethod == TWLSettings::ESortRecent) {
+								// Set cursor pos to the first slot that isn't a directory so it won't be misplaced with recent sort
+								PAGENUM = fileStartPos / 40;
+								CURPOS = fileStartPos - PAGENUM * 40;
+							}
+
 							if (ms().theme == TWLSettings::EThemeHBL) {
 								displayGameIcons = true;
 							} else if (ms().theme != TWLSettings::EThemeSaturn) {
diff --git a/romsel_r4theme/arm9/source/fileBrowse.cpp b/romsel_r4theme/arm9/source/fileBrowse.cpp
index 0a2246ce99..8eec2cadfd 100644
--- a/romsel_r4theme/arm9/source/fileBrowse.cpp
+++ b/romsel_r4theme/arm9/source/fileBrowse.cpp
@@ -88,6 +88,8 @@ extern void bgOperations(bool waitFrame);
 
 std::string gameOrderIniPath, recentlyPlayedIniPath, timesPlayedIniPath;
 
+static int fileStartPos = 0; // The position of the first thing that is not a directory.
+
 char path[PATH_MAX] = {0};
 
 static void gbnpBottomInfo(void) {
@@ -174,6 +176,8 @@ void getDirectoryContents(std::vector<DirEntry> &dirContents, const std::vector<
 		iprintf("Unable to open the directory.\n");
 	} else {
 		int file_count = 0;
+		fileStartPos = 0;
+
 		while (1) {
 			bgOperations(false);
 
@@ -240,6 +244,9 @@ void getDirectoryContents(std::vector<DirEntry> &dirContents, const std::vector<
 				dirContents.emplace_back(pent->d_name, ms().showDirectories ? (pent->d_type == DT_DIR) : false, file_count, false);
 				logPrint("%s listed: %s\n", (pent->d_type == DT_DIR) ? "Directory" : "File", pent->d_name);
 				file_count++;
+
+				if (pent->d_type == DT_DIR)
+					fileStartPos++;
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -1497,6 +1504,12 @@ std::string browseForFile(const std::vector<std::string_view> extensionList) {
 						CIniFile timesPlayedIni(timesPlayedIniPath);
 						timesPlayedIni.SetInt(path, entry->name, (timesPlayedIni.GetInt(path, entry->name, 0) + 1));
 						timesPlayedIni.SaveIniFile(timesPlayedIniPath);
+
+						if (ms().sortMethod == TWLSettings::ESortRecent) {
+							// Set cursor pos to the first slot that isn't a directory so it won't be misplaced with recent sort
+							ms().pagenum[ms().secondaryDevice] = fileStartPos / 40;
+							ms().cursorPosition[ms().secondaryDevice] = fileStartPos - ms().pagenum[ms().secondaryDevice] * 40;
+						}
 					}
 
 					// Return the chosen file