diff --git a/apps/studio/state/tabs.test.ts b/apps/studio/state/tabs.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..21915e58d46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/studio/state/tabs.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it } from 'vitest'
+
+import { createTabsState } from './tabs'
+import { ENTITY_TYPE } from '@/data/entity-types/entity-type-constants'
+
+describe('tabs recent items', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    localStorage.clear()
+  })
+
+  it('refreshes an existing recent item label when the tab is re-added', () => {
+    const store = createTabsState('default')
+
+    store.addRecentItem({
+      id: 'r-1',
+      type: ENTITY_TYPE.TABLE,
+      label: 'tasks',
+      metadata: {
+        schema: 'public',
+        name: 'tasks',
+        tableId: 1,
+      },
+    })
+
+    store.addRecentItem({
+      id: 'r-1',
+      type: ENTITY_TYPE.TABLE,
+      label: 'routines',
+      metadata: {
+        schema: 'public',
+        name: 'routines',
+        tableId: 1,
+      },
+    })
+
+    expect(store.recentItems).toHaveLength(1)
+    expect(store.recentItems[0].label).toBe('routines')
+    expect(store.recentItems[0].metadata?.name).toBe('routines')
+  })
+
+  it('keeps recent items aligned when an open tab label changes', () => {
+    const store = createTabsState('default')
+
+    store.addTab({
+      id: 'r-1',
+      type: ENTITY_TYPE.TABLE,
+      label: 'tasks',
+      metadata: {
+        schema: 'public',
+        name: 'tasks',
+        tableId: 1,
+      },
+      isPreview: false,
+    })
+
+    store.updateTab('r-1', { label: 'routines' })
+
+    expect(store.tabsMap['r-1'].label).toBe('routines')
+    expect(store.recentItems[0].label).toBe('routines')
+    expect(store.recentItems[0].metadata?.name).toBe('routines')
+  })
+})
diff --git a/apps/studio/state/tabs.tsx b/apps/studio/state/tabs.tsx
index 2ded8c04b08..d757d1c61ae 100644
--- a/apps/studio/state/tabs.tsx
+++ b/apps/studio/state/tabs.tsx
@@ -110,7 +110,21 @@ function getSavedTabs(ref: string) {
   }
 }
 
-function createTabsState(projectRef: string) {
+const getRecentItemLabel = (tab: Pick<Tab, 'label' | 'metadata'>) =>
+  tab.label || tab.metadata?.name || 'Untitled'
+
+const syncRecentItemWithTab = (item: RecentItem, tab: Pick<Tab, 'label' | 'metadata'>) => {
+  const nextLabel = getRecentItemLabel(tab)
+
+  item.label = nextLabel
+  item.metadata = {
+    ...item.metadata,
+    ...tab.metadata,
+    name: nextLabel,
+  }
+}
+
+export function createTabsState(projectRef: string) {
   const recentItems = getSavedRecentItems(projectRef)
   const { openTabs, activeTab, tabsMap, previewTabId } = getSavedTabs(projectRef)
 
@@ -125,6 +139,7 @@ function createTabsState(projectRef: string) {
       if (existingItem) {
         // If it exists, update its timestamp
         existingItem.timestamp = Date.now()
+        syncRecentItemWithTab(existingItem, tab)
         return // Exit the function
       }
 
@@ -132,7 +147,7 @@ function createTabsState(projectRef: string) {
       const recentItem: RecentItem = {
         id: tab.id, // Set the ID
         type: tab.type, // Set the type
-        label: tab.label || 'Untitled', // Set the label or default to 'Untitled'
+        label: getRecentItemLabel(tab), // Set the label or default to 'Untitled'
         timestamp: Date.now(), // Set the current timestamp
         metadata: tab.metadata, // Set the metadata
       }
@@ -211,6 +226,8 @@ function createTabsState(projectRef: string) {
       if (!!store.tabsMap[id]) {
         if ('label' in updates) {
           store.tabsMap[id].label = updates.label
+          const recentItem = store.recentItems.find((item) => item.id === id)
+          if (recentItem) syncRecentItemWithTab(recentItem, store.tabsMap[id])
         }
         if ('scrollTop' in updates && store.tabsMap[id].metadata) {
           store.tabsMap[id].metadata.scrollTop = updates.scrollTop