diff --git a/frontend/scenes/Dashboard/Dashboard.js b/frontend/scenes/Dashboard/Dashboard.js
index da95a0f2..f8adf4b0 100644
--- a/frontend/scenes/Dashboard/Dashboard.js
+++ b/frontend/scenes/Dashboard/Dashboard.js
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ type Props = {
   props: Props;
 
   componentDidMount() {
-    this.props.documents.fetchAll();
-    this.props.documents.fetchRecentlyViewed();
+    this.props.documents.fetchRecentlyModified({ limit: 5 });
+    this.props.documents.fetchRecentlyViewed({ limit: 5 });
   }
 
   get showPlaceholder() {
diff --git a/frontend/stores/DocumentsStore.js b/frontend/stores/DocumentsStore.js
index 3d839a1c..444a47bb 100644
--- a/frontend/stores/DocumentsStore.js
+++ b/frontend/stores/DocumentsStore.js
@@ -38,14 +38,17 @@ class DocumentsStore extends BaseStore {
   /* Computed */
 
   @computed get recentlyViewed(): Array<Document> {
-    return _.filter(this.data.values(), ({ id }) =>
-      this.recentlyViewedIds.includes(id)
+    return _.take(
+      _.filter(this.data.values(), ({ id }) =>
+        this.recentlyViewedIds.includes(id)
+      ),
+      5
     );
   }
 
   @computed get recentlyEdited(): Array<Document> {
     // $FlowIssue
-    return this.data.values();
+    return _.take(this.data.values(), 5);
   }
 
   @computed get starred(): Array<Document> {
@@ -60,11 +63,14 @@ class DocumentsStore extends BaseStore {
 
   /* Actions */
 
-  @action fetchAll = async (request: string = 'list'): Promise<*> => {
+  @action fetchAll = async (
+    request: string = 'list',
+    options: ?Object
+  ): Promise<*> => {
     this.isFetching = true;
 
     try {
-      const res = await client.post(`/documents.${request}`);
+      const res = await client.post(`/documents.${request}`, options);
       invariant(res && res.data, 'Document list not available');
       const { data } = res;
       runInAction('DocumentsStore#fetchAll', () => {
@@ -81,12 +87,17 @@ class DocumentsStore extends BaseStore {
     }
   };
 
-  @action fetchRecentlyViewed = async (): Promise<*> => {
-    const data = await this.fetchAll('viewed');
+  @action fetchRecentlyModified = async (options: ?Object): Promise<*> => {
+    return this.fetchAll('list', options);
+  };
+
+  @action fetchRecentlyViewed = async (options: ?Object): Promise<*> => {
+    const data = await this.fetchAll('viewed', options);
 
     runInAction('DocumentsStore#fetchRecentlyViewed', () => {
       this.recentlyViewedIds = _.map(data, 'id');
     });
+    return data;
   };
 
   @action fetchStarred = async (): Promise<*> => {
diff --git a/server/api/middlewares/pagination.js b/server/api/middlewares/pagination.js
index 57ebf03a..d0e94048 100644
--- a/server/api/middlewares/pagination.js
+++ b/server/api/middlewares/pagination.js
@@ -10,8 +10,9 @@ export default function pagination(options) {
     };
 
     let query = ctx.request.query;
-    let limit = parseInt(query.limit, 10);
-    let offset = parseInt(query.offset, 10);
+    let body = ctx.request.body;
+    let limit = parseInt(query.limit || body.limit, 10);
+    let offset = parseInt(query.offset || body.offset, 10);
     limit = isNaN(limit) ? opts.defaultLimit : limit;
     offset = isNaN(offset) ? 0 : offset;