diff --git a/libraries/header.inc.php b/libraries/header.inc.php
index 807ec0af20..9e37e32033 100644
--- a/libraries/header.inc.php
+++ b/libraries/header.inc.php
@@ -151,6 +151,9 @@ if (isset($GLOBALS['is_ajax_request']) && !$GLOBALS['is_ajax_request']) {
                                 .'"' . htmlspecialchars($show_comment)
                                 .'&quot;</span>' . "\n";
                         } // end if
+
+                        // remember accessed table
+                        PMA_addRecentTable($table, $db);
                     } else {
                         // no table selected, display database comment if present
                         /**
diff --git a/tbl_structure.php b/tbl_structure.php
index 6286287a1f..73374d7a5e 100644
--- a/tbl_structure.php
+++ b/tbl_structure.php
@@ -934,7 +934,6 @@ if ($cfg['ShowStats']) {
 require './libraries/tbl_triggers.lib.php';
 
 echo '<div class="clearfloat"></div>' . "\n";
-PMA_addRecentTable($table, $db);
 
 /**
  * Displays the footer
diff --git a/themes/original/css/theme_left.css.php b/themes/original/css/theme_left.css.php
index 50ffc3984e..f21bca27f0 100644
--- a/themes/original/css/theme_left.css.php
+++ b/themes/original/css/theme_left.css.php
@@ -83,6 +83,16 @@ div#pmalogo {
     background-color: <?php echo $GLOBALS['cfg']['NaviBackground']; ?>;
     padding:.3em;
 }
+
+div#recentTableList {
+    text-align: center;
+    margin-bottom: 0.5em;
+}
+
+div#recentTableList select {
+    width: 100%;
+}
+
 div#pmalogo,
 div#leftframelinks,
 div#databaseList {
diff --git a/themes/pmahomme/css/theme_left.css.php b/themes/pmahomme/css/theme_left.css.php
index 467e70a255..e0a6393c5e 100644
--- a/themes/pmahomme/css/theme_left.css.php
+++ b/themes/pmahomme/css/theme_left.css.php
@@ -94,11 +94,21 @@ button {
 div#pmalogo {
     <?php //better echo $GLOBALS['cfg']['logoBGC']; ?>
 }
+
+div#recentTableList {
+    text-align: center;
+    margin: 20px 10px 0px 10px;
+}
+
+div#recentTableList select {
+    width: 100%;
+}
+
 div#pmalogo,
 div#leftframelinks,
 div#databaseList {
     text-align:         center;
-    margin:      		20px 10px 0px 10px;
+    margin:      		5px 10px 0px 10px;
 }
 
 ul#databaseList {