diff --git a/OwnTube.tv/app/(home)/index.tsx b/OwnTube.tv/app/(home)/index.tsx
index 85ada03..59f4b6b 100644
--- a/OwnTube.tv/app/(home)/index.tsx
+++ b/OwnTube.tv/app/(home)/index.tsx
@@ -8,13 +8,16 @@ import { HomeScreen } from "../../screens";
 import { Feather } from "@expo/vector-icons";
 import { useTheme } from "@react-navigation/native";
 import { StyleSheet, View } from "react-native";
+import { useRecentInstances } from "../../hooks";
+import { RootStackParams } from "../_layout";
 
 export default function index() {
   const router = useRouter();
   const navigation = useNavigation();
   const theme = useTheme();
-  const { backend } = useLocalSearchParams();
+  const { backend } = useLocalSearchParams<RootStackParams[ROUTES.INDEX]>();
   const [isGettingStoredBackend, setIsGettingStoredBackend] = useState(true);
+  const { recentInstances, addRecentInstance } = useRecentInstances();
 
   const getSourceAndRedirect = async () => {
     if (backend) {
@@ -39,17 +42,24 @@ export default function index() {
           title: `OwnTube.tv@${backend}`,
           headerRight: () => (
             <View style={styles.headerControls}>
-              <Link style={styles.headerButton} href={{ pathname: `/${ROUTES.SETTINGS}`, params: { backend } }}>
+              <Link
+                style={styles.headerButton}
+                href={{ pathname: `/${ROUTES.SETTINGS}`, params: { backend, tab: "history" } }}
+              >
                 <Feather name="settings" size={24} color={theme.colors.primary} />
               </Link>
               <DeviceCapabilitiesModal />
             </View>
           ),
         });
+
+        if (!(recentInstances?.[0] === backend)) {
+          addRecentInstance(backend);
+        }
       }
 
       getSourceAndRedirect();
-    }, [backend]),
+    }, [backend, recentInstances]),
   );
 
   if (isGettingStoredBackend) {
diff --git a/OwnTube.tv/app/_layout.tsx b/OwnTube.tv/app/_layout.tsx
index d71900a..8155950 100644
--- a/OwnTube.tv/app/_layout.tsx
+++ b/OwnTube.tv/app/_layout.tsx
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ export const unstable_settings = {
 
 export type RootStackParams = {
   [ROUTES.INDEX]: { backend: string };
-  [ROUTES.SETTINGS]: { backend: string };
+  [ROUTES.SETTINGS]: { backend: string; tab: "history" | "instance" | "config" };
   [ROUTES.VIDEO]: { backend: string; id: string; timestamp?: string };
 };
 
diff --git a/OwnTube.tv/components/ComboBoxInput.tsx b/OwnTube.tv/components/ComboBoxInput.tsx
index cfbef23..6ee7a79 100644
--- a/OwnTube.tv/components/ComboBoxInput.tsx
+++ b/OwnTube.tv/components/ComboBoxInput.tsx
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ export const ComboBoxInput = ({ value = "", onChange, data = [], testID }: Combo
   );
 
   return (
-    <View testID={testID} accessible={false}>
+    <View testID={testID} accessible={false} style={styles.container}>
       <TextInput
         placeholder="Search instances..."
         placeholderTextColor={colors.text}
@@ -95,7 +95,15 @@ export const ComboBoxInput = ({ value = "", onChange, data = [], testID }: Combo
         onChangeText={setInputValue}
       />
       {isDropDownVisible && (
-        <View style={[{ borderColor: colors.border }, styles.optionsContainer]}>
+        <View
+          style={[
+            {
+              borderColor: colors.border,
+              backgroundColor: colors.background,
+            },
+            styles.optionsContainer,
+          ]}
+        >
           <FlatList
             data={filteredList}
             renderItem={renderItem}
@@ -116,6 +124,7 @@ export const ComboBoxInput = ({ value = "", onChange, data = [], testID }: Combo
 };
 
 const styles = StyleSheet.create({
+  container: { position: "relative", zIndex: 1 },
   input: {
     borderRadius: 8,
     borderWidth: 1,
@@ -127,10 +136,11 @@ const styles = StyleSheet.create({
     borderWidth: 1,
     flex: 1,
     height: 400,
+    left: 0,
     padding: 8,
     position: "absolute",
     top: 30,
     width: 500,
-    zIndex: 1,
+    zIndex: 99,
   },
 });
diff --git a/OwnTube.tv/components/SourceSelect.test.tsx b/OwnTube.tv/components/SourceSelect.test.tsx
index 53ca755..5134160 100644
--- a/OwnTube.tv/components/SourceSelect.test.tsx
+++ b/OwnTube.tv/components/SourceSelect.test.tsx
@@ -10,6 +10,14 @@ jest.mock("../api", () => ({
     ],
   }),
 }));
+jest.mock("../hooks", () => ({
+  ...jest.requireActual("../hooks"),
+  useRecentInstances: jest.fn(() => ({
+    recentInstances: [],
+    addRecentInstance: jest.fn(),
+    clearRecentInstances: jest.fn(),
+  })),
+}));
 
 jest.mock("./ComboBoxInput", () => ({
   ComboBoxInput: "ComboBoxInput",
diff --git a/OwnTube.tv/components/SourceSelect.tsx b/OwnTube.tv/components/SourceSelect.tsx
index 3372c4c..35d62b8 100644
--- a/OwnTube.tv/components/SourceSelect.tsx
+++ b/OwnTube.tv/components/SourceSelect.tsx
@@ -10,15 +10,19 @@ import { useGetInstancesQuery } from "../api";
 import { ComboBoxInput } from "./ComboBoxInput";
 import { Spacer } from "./shared/Spacer";
 import { colors } from "../colors";
+import { useRecentInstances } from "../hooks";
+import { Ionicons } from "@expo/vector-icons";
 
 export const SourceSelect = () => {
   const { backend } = useLocalSearchParams<RootStackParams["settings"]>();
   const router = useRouter();
   const theme = useTheme();
+  const { recentInstances, addRecentInstance, clearRecentInstances } = useRecentInstances();
 
   const handleSelectSource = (backend: string) => {
     router.setParams({ backend });
     writeToAsyncStorage(STORAGE.DATASOURCE, backend);
+    addRecentInstance(backend);
   };
 
   const renderItem = useCallback(
@@ -57,6 +61,23 @@ export const SourceSelect = () => {
         </View>
       )}
       <Spacer height={16} />
+      {!!recentInstances?.length && (
+        <>
+          <View style={styles.recentsHeader}>
+            <Typography>Recent instances:</Typography>
+            <Ionicons.Button
+              name="trash"
+              backgroundColor={theme.colors.background}
+              style={{ ...styles.iconButton, borderColor: theme.colors.border }}
+              onPress={clearRecentInstances}
+            >
+              <Typography>Clear</Typography>
+            </Ionicons.Button>
+          </View>
+          {recentInstances?.map(renderItem)}
+        </>
+      )}
+      <Spacer height={16} />
       <Typography>Predefined instances:</Typography>
       {Object.values(SOURCES).map(renderItem)}
       {backend && backend in SOURCES && renderItem(backend)}
@@ -82,6 +103,8 @@ const styles = StyleSheet.create({
   container: {
     marginTop: 8,
   },
+  iconButton: { borderWidth: 1 },
+  recentsHeader: { alignItems: "center", flexDirection: "row", justifyContent: "space-between" },
   source: {
     opacity: 0.5,
     padding: 5,
diff --git a/OwnTube.tv/hooks/index.ts b/OwnTube.tv/hooks/index.ts
index 9088c4e..6efc6ef 100644
--- a/OwnTube.tv/hooks/index.ts
+++ b/OwnTube.tv/hooks/index.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 export * from "./useCategoryScroll";
 export * from "./useViewHistory";
 export * from "./useDeviceCapabilities";
+export * from "./useRecentInstances";
diff --git a/OwnTube.tv/hooks/useRecentInstances.ts b/OwnTube.tv/hooks/useRecentInstances.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..72f5a19
--- /dev/null
+++ b/OwnTube.tv/hooks/useRecentInstances.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+import { useMutation, useQuery, useQueryClient } from "@tanstack/react-query";
+import { readFromAsyncStorage, writeToAsyncStorage } from "../utils";
+import { STORAGE } from "../types";
+
+export const useRecentInstances = () => {
+  const queryClient = useQueryClient();
+  const { data: recentInstances } = useQuery({
+    queryKey: ["recentInstances"],
+    queryFn: async () => {
+      const instances: string[] | undefined = await readFromAsyncStorage(STORAGE.RECENT_INSTANCES);
+
+      return instances || [];
+    },
+    select: (data) => {
+      return data.slice(0, 50);
+    },
+  });
+
+  const { mutateAsync: updateRecentInstances } = useMutation({
+    mutationFn: async (data: string[]) => {
+      await writeToAsyncStorage(STORAGE.RECENT_INSTANCES, data);
+    },
+    onSuccess: () => {
+      queryClient.invalidateQueries({
+        queryKey: ["recentInstances"],
+      });
+    },
+  });
+
+  const addRecentInstance = async (instance: string) => {
+    const currentInstances = queryClient.getQueryData<string[]>(["recentInstances"]);
+
+    await updateRecentInstances(Array.from(new Set([instance, ...(currentInstances || [])])));
+  };
+
+  const clearRecentInstances = async () => {
+    await updateRecentInstances([]);
+  };
+
+  return { recentInstances, addRecentInstance, clearRecentInstances };
+};
diff --git a/OwnTube.tv/screens/SettingsScreen/index.tsx b/OwnTube.tv/screens/SettingsScreen/index.tsx
index 41c9f9c..d27deef 100644
--- a/OwnTube.tv/screens/SettingsScreen/index.tsx
+++ b/OwnTube.tv/screens/SettingsScreen/index.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,10 @@ import { SourceSelect, Typography, ViewHistory, AppConfig } from "../../componen
 import { Screen } from "../../layouts";
 import { styles } from "./styles";
 import { useTheme } from "@react-navigation/native";
-import React, { useState } from "react";
+import React from "react";
+import { useLocalSearchParams, useRouter } from "expo-router";
+import { RootStackParams } from "../../app/_layout";
+import { ROUTES } from "../../types";
 
 type SettingsTab = "history" | "instance" | "config";
 
@@ -15,7 +18,8 @@ const tabsWithNames: Record<SettingsTab, string> = {
 
 export const SettingsScreen = () => {
   const { colors } = useTheme();
-  const [tab, setTab] = useState<SettingsTab>("history");
+  const { tab } = useLocalSearchParams<RootStackParams[ROUTES.SETTINGS]>();
+  const router = useRouter();
 
   const tabContent: Record<SettingsTab, React.JSX.Element> = {
     history: <ViewHistory />,
@@ -23,6 +27,10 @@ export const SettingsScreen = () => {
     config: <AppConfig />,
   };
 
+  const setTab = (newTab: SettingsTab) => () => {
+    router.setParams({ tab: newTab });
+  };
+
   return (
     <Screen style={{ ...styles.container, backgroundColor: colors.background }}>
       <View
@@ -34,12 +42,12 @@ export const SettingsScreen = () => {
         ]}
       >
         {Object.entries(tabsWithNames).map(([key, label]) => (
-          <Pressable key={key} onPress={() => setTab(key as SettingsTab)}>
+          <Pressable key={key} onPress={setTab(key as SettingsTab)}>
             <Typography color={key === tab ? colors.primary : undefined}>{label}</Typography>
           </Pressable>
         ))}
       </View>
-      {tabContent[tab]}
+      {!!tab && tabContent[tab]}
     </Screen>
   );
 };
diff --git a/OwnTube.tv/types.ts b/OwnTube.tv/types.ts
index 19434a1..4e36b6b 100644
--- a/OwnTube.tv/types.ts
+++ b/OwnTube.tv/types.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ export enum SOURCES {
 export enum STORAGE {
   DATASOURCE = "data_source",
   VIEW_HISTORY = "view_history",
+  RECENT_INSTANCES = "recent_instances",
 }
 
 export enum ROUTES {