diff --git a/client/actions/events/api.ts b/client/actions/events/api.ts
index 24cf37a19..5aca012ec 100644
--- a/client/actions/events/api.ts
+++ b/client/actions/events/api.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-import {get, isEqual, cloneDeep, pickBy, has, find, every} from 'lodash';
+import {get, isEqual, cloneDeep, pickBy, has, find, every, take} from 'lodash';
 
 import {planningApi} from '../../superdeskApi';
-import {ISearchSpikeState, IEventSearchParams, IEventItem, IPlanningItem} from '../../interfaces';
+import {ISearchSpikeState, IEventSearchParams, IEventItem, IPlanningItem, IEventTemplate} from '../../interfaces';
 import {appConfig} from 'appConfig';
 
 import {
@@ -689,6 +689,7 @@ const createEventTemplate = (itemId) => (dispatch, getState, {api, modal, notify
                     })
                         .then(() => {
                             dispatch(fetchEventTemplates());
+                            dispatch(getEventsRecentTemplates());
                         }, (error) => {
                             notify.error(
                                 getErrorMessage(error, gettext('Failed to save the event template'))
@@ -713,6 +714,29 @@ const createEventTemplate = (itemId) => (dispatch, getState, {api, modal, notify
     });
 };
 
+const RECENT_EVENTS_TEMPLATES_KEY = 'events_templates:recent';
+
+const addEventRecentTemplate = (field: string, templateId: IEventTemplate['_id']) => (
+    (dispatch, getState, {preferencesService}) => preferencesService.get()
+        .then((result = {}) => {
+            result[RECENT_EVENTS_TEMPLATES_KEY] = result[RECENT_EVENTS_TEMPLATES_KEY] || {};
+            result[RECENT_EVENTS_TEMPLATES_KEY][field] = result[RECENT_EVENTS_TEMPLATES_KEY][field] || [];
+            result[RECENT_EVENTS_TEMPLATES_KEY][field] = result[RECENT_EVENTS_TEMPLATES_KEY][field].filter(
+                (i) => i !== templateId);
+            result[RECENT_EVENTS_TEMPLATES_KEY][field].unshift(templateId);
+            return preferencesService.update(result);
+        })
+);
+
+const getEventsRecentTemplates = () => (
+    (dispatch, getState, {preferencesService}) => preferencesService.get()
+        .then((result) => {
+            const templates = take(result?.[RECENT_EVENTS_TEMPLATES_KEY]?.['templates'], 5);
+
+            dispatch({type: EVENTS.ACTIONS.EVENT_RECENT_TEMPLATES, payload: templates});
+        })
+);
+
 // eslint-disable-next-line consistent-this
 const self = {
     loadEventsByRecurrenceId,
@@ -745,6 +769,8 @@ const self = {
     removeFile,
     fetchEventTemplates,
     createEventTemplate,
+    addEventRecentTemplate,
+    getEventsRecentTemplates,
 };
 
 export default self;
diff --git a/client/actions/events/notifications.ts b/client/actions/events/notifications.ts
index b23bdb77e..0da3a75cd 100644
--- a/client/actions/events/notifications.ts
+++ b/client/actions/events/notifications.ts
@@ -366,10 +366,22 @@ const self = {
 };
 
 export const planningEventTemplateEvents = {
-    'events-template:created': () => eventsApi.fetchEventTemplates,
-    'events-template:updated': () => eventsApi.fetchEventTemplates,
-    'events-template:replaced': () => eventsApi.fetchEventTemplates,
-    'events-template:deleted': () => eventsApi.fetchEventTemplates,
+    'events-template:created': () => {
+        eventsApi.fetchEventTemplates();
+        eventsApi.getEventsRecentTemplates();
+    },
+    'events-template:updated': () => {
+        eventsApi.fetchEventTemplates();
+        eventsApi.getEventsRecentTemplates();
+    },
+    'events-template:replaced': () => {
+        eventsApi.fetchEventTemplates();
+        eventsApi.getEventsRecentTemplates();
+    },
+    'events-template:deleted': () => {
+        eventsApi.fetchEventTemplates();
+        eventsApi.getEventsRecentTemplates();
+    },
 };
 
 // Map of notification name and Action Event to execute
diff --git a/client/components/Main/CreateNewSubnavDropdown.tsx b/client/components/Main/CreateNewSubnavDropdown.tsx
index 3d605a8d6..28b05e443 100644
--- a/client/components/Main/CreateNewSubnavDropdown.tsx
+++ b/client/components/Main/CreateNewSubnavDropdown.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import {ICalendar, IEventTemplate} from '../../interfaces';
 
 import {PRIVILEGES} from '../../constants';
 import * as actions from '../../actions';
-import {eventTemplates} from '../../selectors/events';
+import {eventTemplates, getRecentTemplatesSelector} from '../../selectors/events';
 import {Dropdown, IDropdownItem} from '../UI/SubNav';
 import {showModal} from '@superdesk/common';
 import PlanningTemplatesModal from '../PlanningTemplatesModal/PlanningTemplatesModal';
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ interface IProps {
     createEventFromTemplate(template: IEventTemplate): void;
     eventTemplates: Array<IEventTemplate>;
     calendars: Array<ICalendar>;
+    recentTemplates?: Array<IEventTemplate>;
 }
 
 const MORE_TEMPLATES_THRESHOLD = 5;
@@ -26,7 +27,15 @@ const MORE_TEMPLATES_THRESHOLD = 5;
 class CreateNewSubnavDropdownFn extends React.PureComponent<IProps> {
     render() {
         const {gettext} = superdeskApi.localization;
-        const {addEvent, addPlanning, createPlanningOnly, privileges, createEventFromTemplate} = this.props;
+        const {
+            addEvent,
+            addPlanning,
+            createPlanningOnly,
+            privileges,
+            createEventFromTemplate,
+            recentTemplates,
+            eventTemplates
+        } = this.props;
         const items: Array<IDropdownItem> = [];
 
         if (privileges[PRIVILEGES.PLANNING_MANAGEMENT]) {
@@ -51,11 +60,10 @@ class CreateNewSubnavDropdownFn extends React.PureComponent<IProps> {
             /**
              * Sort the templates by their name.
              */
-            const sortedTemplates = this.props.eventTemplates
+            const sortedTemplates = eventTemplates
                 .sort((templ1, templ2) => templ1.template_name.localeCompare(templ2.template_name));
 
-            sortedTemplates
-                .slice(0, MORE_TEMPLATES_THRESHOLD)
+            recentTemplates
                 .forEach((template) => {
                     items.push({
                         label: template.template_name,
@@ -113,11 +121,16 @@ function mapStateToProps(state) {
     return {
         calendars: state.events.calendars,
         eventTemplates: eventTemplates(state),
+        recentTemplates: getRecentTemplatesSelector(state)
     };
 }
 
 const mapDispatchToProps = (dispatch) => ({
-    createEventFromTemplate: (template: IEventTemplate) => dispatch(actions.main.createEventFromTemplate(template)),
+    createEventFromTemplate: (template: IEventTemplate) => {
+        dispatch(actions.main.createEventFromTemplate(template));
+        dispatch(actions.events.api.addEventRecentTemplate('templates', template._id));
+        dispatch(actions.events.api.getEventsRecentTemplates());
+    },
 });
 
 export const CreateNewSubnavDropdown = connect(
diff --git a/client/components/RelatedPlannings/PlanningMetaData/RelatedPlanningListItem.tsx b/client/components/RelatedPlannings/PlanningMetaData/RelatedPlanningListItem.tsx
index 9a33e0a33..8a8fd19d4 100644
--- a/client/components/RelatedPlannings/PlanningMetaData/RelatedPlanningListItem.tsx
+++ b/client/components/RelatedPlannings/PlanningMetaData/RelatedPlanningListItem.tsx
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ interface IProps {
     desks: Array<IDesk>;
     contentTypes: Array<IG2ContentType>;
     lockedItems: ILockedItems;
+    isAgendaEnabled: boolean;
 }
 
 const mapStateToProps = (state) => ({
@@ -75,14 +76,19 @@ class RelatedPlanningListItemComponent extends React.PureComponent<IProps> {
                             <span className="sd-list-item__text-strong">{this.props.item.slugline}</span>
                         </span>
                     </List.Row>
-                    <List.Row>
-                        <span className="no-padding">
-                            <span className="sd-list-item__text-label">{gettext('Agenda:')}</span>
-                            <span className="sd-overflow-ellipsis sd-list-item__text-strong sd-list-item--element-grow">
-                                <AgendaNameList agendas={this.props.item._agendas} />
+                    {this.props.isAgendaEnabled && (
+                        <List.Row>
+                            <span className="no-padding">
+                                <span className="sd-list-item__text-label">{gettext('Agenda:')}</span>
+                                <span
+                                    className="sd-overflow-ellipsis
+                                    sd-list-item__text-strong sd-list-item--element-grow"
+                                >
+                                    <AgendaNameList agendas={this.props.item._agendas} />
+                                </span>
                             </span>
-                        </span>
-                    </List.Row>
+                        </List.Row>
+                    )}
                 </List.Column>
                 <List.Column>
                     <List.Row>
diff --git a/client/components/fields/editor/EventRelatedPlannings/EventRelatedPlannings.tsx b/client/components/fields/editor/EventRelatedPlannings/EventRelatedPlannings.tsx
index 51aa728e8..e6a6a5174 100644
--- a/client/components/fields/editor/EventRelatedPlannings/EventRelatedPlannings.tsx
+++ b/client/components/fields/editor/EventRelatedPlannings/EventRelatedPlannings.tsx
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import {
     IProfileSchemaTypeList,
     ISearchProfile
 } from '../../../../interfaces';
-import {superdeskApi} from '../../../../superdeskApi';
+import {planningApi, superdeskApi} from '../../../../superdeskApi';
 
 import {ButtonGroup, Button} from 'superdesk-ui-framework/react';
 import {Row} from '../../../UI/Form';
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ interface IProps extends IEditorFieldProps {
 export class EditorFieldEventRelatedPlannings extends React.PureComponent<IProps> {
     render() {
         const {gettext} = superdeskApi.localization;
+        const isAgendaEnabled = planningApi.planning.getEditorProfile().editor.agendas.enabled;
         const disabled = this.props.disabled || this.props.schema?.read_only;
 
         return (
@@ -88,6 +89,7 @@ export class EditorFieldEventRelatedPlannings extends React.PureComponent<IProps
                                     editorType={this.props.editorType}
                                     profile={this.props.profile}
                                     coverageProfile={this.props.coverageProfile}
+                                    isAgendaEnabled={isAgendaEnabled}
                                 />
                             ))
                         )}
diff --git a/client/components/fields/editor/EventRelatedPlannings/RelatedPlanningItem.tsx b/client/components/fields/editor/EventRelatedPlannings/RelatedPlanningItem.tsx
index cff0adbf4..15f83a21d 100644
--- a/client/components/fields/editor/EventRelatedPlannings/RelatedPlanningItem.tsx
+++ b/client/components/fields/editor/EventRelatedPlannings/RelatedPlanningItem.tsx
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ interface IProps {
         scrollOnChange: boolean
     ): void;
     addCoverageToWorkflow(original: IPlanningItem, coverage: IPlanningCoverageItem, index: number): void;
+    isAgendaEnabled: boolean;
 }
 
 export class RelatedPlanningItem extends React.PureComponent<IProps> {
@@ -104,7 +105,7 @@ export class RelatedPlanningItem extends React.PureComponent<IProps> {
 
     render() {
         const {gettext} = superdeskApi.localization;
-        const {item} = this.props;
+        const {item, isAgendaEnabled} = this.props;
         const hideRemoveIcon = !this.props.item._id.startsWith(TEMP_ID_PREFIX) || this.props.disabled;
 
         return (
@@ -118,6 +119,7 @@ export class RelatedPlanningItem extends React.PureComponent<IProps> {
                 <Row noPadding={true}>
                     <RelatedPlanningListItem
                         item={item}
+                        isAgendaEnabled={isAgendaEnabled}
                         showIcon={true}
                         shadow={1}
                         editPlanningComponent={hideRemoveIcon ? null : (
diff --git a/client/constants/events.ts b/client/constants/events.ts
index bced64b10..c81763355 100644
--- a/client/constants/events.ts
+++ b/client/constants/events.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ export const EVENTS = {
         RECEIVE_CALENDARS: 'RECEIVE_CALENDARS',
         RECEIVE_EVENT_TEMPLATES: 'RECEIVE_EVENT_TEMPLATES',
         EXPIRE_EVENTS: 'EXPIRE_EVENTS',
+        EVENT_RECENT_TEMPLATES: 'EVENT_RECENT_TEMPLATES',
     },
     // Number of ids to look for by single request
     // because url length must stay short
diff --git a/client/controllers/PlanningController.tsx b/client/controllers/PlanningController.tsx
index bfc12b3c7..4c80c095f 100644
--- a/client/controllers/PlanningController.tsx
+++ b/client/controllers/PlanningController.tsx
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ export class PlanningController {
             this.store.dispatch(actions.autosave.fetchAll()),
             this.store.dispatch(actions.eventsPlanning.ui.fetchFilters()),
             this.store.dispatch(eventsApi.fetchEventTemplates()),
+            this.store.dispatch(eventsApi.getEventsRecentTemplates()),
         ])
             .then(() => (
                 // Load the current items that are currently open for Preview/Editing
diff --git a/client/interfaces.ts b/client/interfaces.ts
index 4d63d5824..027ec59e1 100644
--- a/client/interfaces.ts
+++ b/client/interfaces.ts
@@ -1654,6 +1654,7 @@ export interface IEventState {
     currentCalendarId?: ICalendar['qcode'];
     currentFilterId?: ISearchFilter['_id'];
     eventTemplates: Array<IEventItem>;
+    recentEventTemplates?: Array<IEventTemplate['_id']>;
 }
 
 export interface IEditorFormState {
diff --git a/client/reducers/events.ts b/client/reducers/events.ts
index 01eac34e5..055aa81b8 100644
--- a/client/reducers/events.ts
+++ b/client/reducers/events.ts
@@ -316,6 +316,10 @@ const eventsReducer = createReducer<IEventState>(initialState, {
         ...state,
         eventTemplates: payload,
     }),
+    [EVENTS.ACTIONS.EVENT_RECENT_TEMPLATES]: (state, payload) => ({
+        ...state,
+        recentEventTemplates: payload,
+    })
 });
 
 const onEventPostChanged = (state, payload) => {
diff --git a/client/selectors/events.ts b/client/selectors/events.ts
index 0caa1b614..0b848a8d5 100644
--- a/client/selectors/events.ts
+++ b/client/selectors/events.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import {createSelector} from 'reselect';
 import {get, sortBy} from 'lodash';
 
 import {appConfig} from 'appConfig';
-import {IEventItem, IPlanningAppState, LIST_VIEW_TYPE} from '../interfaces';
+import {IEventItem, IEventState, IEventTemplate, IPlanningAppState, LIST_VIEW_TYPE} from '../interfaces';
 
 import {currentPlanning, storedPlannings} from './planning';
 import {agendas, userPreferences} from './general';
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ export const eventIdsInList = (state) => get(state, 'events.eventsInList', []);
 export const eventHistory = (state) => get(state, 'events.eventHistoryItems');
 export const currentSearch = (state) => get(state, 'main.search.EVENTS.currentSearch');
 export const fullText = (state) => get(state, 'main.search.EVENTS.fulltext', '');
-export const eventTemplates = (state) => state.events.eventTemplates;
+export const eventTemplates = (state:IEventState) => state.events.eventTemplates;
+export const recentTemplates = (state:IEventState) => state.events.recentEventTemplates;
 export const currentEventFilterId = (state: IPlanningAppState) => state?.events?.currentFilterId;
 const isEventsView = (state) => get(state, 'main.filter', '') === MAIN.FILTERS.EVENTS;
 
@@ -222,3 +223,21 @@ export const defaultCalendarFilter = createSelector(
     [usersDefaultCalendar],
     (calendar) => calendar || {qcode: EVENTS.FILTER.DEFAULT}
 );
+
+
+export const getRecentTemplatesSelector = createSelector<
+    IEventState,
+    Array<IEventTemplate['_id']>,
+    IEventState,
+    Array<IEventTemplate>>([recentTemplates, eventTemplates],
+        (recentTemplatesId, eventTemplates) => {
+            if (recentTemplatesId && recentTemplatesId.length !== 0) {
+                return eventTemplates.filter((template) =>
+                    recentTemplatesId.includes(template._id)
+                ).sort(
+                    (a, b) => recentTemplatesId.indexOf(a._id) - recentTemplatesId.indexOf(b._id)
+                );
+            }
+            return [];
+        }
+    );
diff --git a/server/planning/events/__init__.py b/server/planning/events/__init__.py
index 856a2305b..cdbb39d75 100644
--- a/server/planning/events/__init__.py
+++ b/server/planning/events/__init__.py
@@ -180,4 +180,6 @@ def init_app(app):
         description=lazy_gettext("Ability to create and manage Event templates"),
     )
 
+    superdesk.register_default_user_preference("events_templates:recent", {})
+
     superdesk.intrinsic_privilege(EventsUnlockResource.endpoint_name, method=["POST"])