diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/app/controllers/users.js.coffee b/app/assets/javascripts/app/controllers/users.js.coffee
index 8f4a56004..d94f8998b 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/app/controllers/users.js.coffee
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/app/controllers/users.js.coffee
@@ -30,8 +30,10 @@ class Index extends App.Controller
         e.preventDefault()
         $(e.target).toggleClass('active')
         term = @searchInput.val().trim()
-        return if !term
-        @delay( @search, 220, 'search' )
+        if term
+          @delay( @search, 220, 'search' )
+          return
+        @recent()
     )
 
     # start search
@@ -43,6 +45,9 @@ class Index extends App.Controller
       @delay( @search, 220, 'search' )
     )
 
+    # show last 20 users
+    @recent()
+
   renderResult: (user_ids = []) ->
 
     callbackHeader = (header) ->
@@ -137,6 +142,28 @@ class Index extends App.Controller
         @renderResult(data.user_ids)
     )
 
+  recent: =>
+    role_ids = []
+    @$('.tab.active').each( (i,d) ->
+      role_ids.push $(d).data('id')
+    )
+    App.Ajax.request(
+      id:    'search'
+      type:  'GET'
+      url:   @apiPath + '/users/recent'
+      data:
+        limit: 40
+        role_ids: role_ids
+        full:  1
+      processData: true,
+      success: (data, status, xhr) =>
+
+        # load assets
+        App.Collection.loadAssets( data.assets )
+
+        @renderResult(data.user_ids)
+    )
+
   new: (e) ->
     e.preventDefault()
     new App.ControllerGenericNew(
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/layout_ref/user_list.jst.eco b/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/layout_ref/user_list.jst.eco
index 0e58e7978..0d0a91027 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/layout_ref/user_list.jst.eco
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/layout_ref/user_list.jst.eco
@@ -126,15 +126,15 @@
     </div>
 
     <div class="tabs tabs-wide horizontal">
-      <div class="tab active" data-id="1">
+      <div class="tab" data-id="1">
         Admin
       </div>
 
-      <div class="tab active" data-id="2">
+      <div class="tab" data-id="2">
         Agent
       </div>
 
-      <div class="tab active" data-id="3">
+      <div class="tab" data-id="3">
         Customer
       </div>
     </div>
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/user.jst.eco b/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/user.jst.eco
index 596045514..c095188b1 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/user.jst.eco
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/user.jst.eco
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <div class="userSearch-label"><%- @T('Roles') %>:</div>
   <div class="tabs tabs-wide horizontal">
     <% for role in @roles: %>
-      <div class="tab active" data-id="<%= role.id %>"><%- @T(role.displayName() ) %></div>
+      <div class="tab" data-id="<%= role.id %>"><%- @T(role.displayName() ) %></div>
     <% end %>
   </div>
 </div>
diff --git a/app/controllers/users_controller.rb b/app/controllers/users_controller.rb
index 76754df6c..a3c68b268 100644
--- a/app/controllers/users_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/users_controller.rb
@@ -308,6 +308,68 @@ class UsersController < ApplicationController
     }
   end
 
+  # @path       [GET] /users/recent
+  #
+  # @tag Search
+  # @tag User
+  #
+  # @summary          Recent creates Users.
+  # @notes            Recent creates Users.
+  #
+  # @parameter        limit           [Integer]       The limit of search results.
+  # @parameter        role_ids(multi) [Array<String>] A list of Role identifiers to which the Users have to be allocated to.
+  # @parameter        full            [Boolean]       Defines if the result should be
+  #                                                   true: { user_ids => [1,2,...], assets => {...} }
+  #                                                   or false: [{:id => user.id, :label => "firstname lastname <email>", :value => "firstname lastname <email>"},...].
+  #
+  # @response_message 200 [Array<User>] A list of User records matching the search term.
+  # @response_message 401               Invalid session.
+  def recent
+
+    if role?(Z_ROLENAME_CUSTOMER) && !role?(Z_ROLENAME_ADMIN)
+      response_access_deny
+      return
+    end
+
+    # do query
+    if params[:role_ids] && !params[:role_ids].empty?
+      user_all = User.joins(:roles).where( 'roles.id' => params[:role_ids] ).where('users.id != 1').order('users.created_at DESC').limit( params[:limit] || 20 )
+    else
+      user_all = User.where('id != 1').order('created_at DESC').limit( params[:limit] || 20 )
+    end
+
+
+    # build result list
+    if !params[:full]
+      users = []
+      user_all.each { |user|
+        realname = user.firstname.to_s + ' ' + user.lastname.to_s
+        if user.email && user.email.to_s != ''
+          realname = realname + ' <' + user.email.to_s + '>'
+        end
+        a = { id: user.id, label: realname, value: realname }
+        users.push a
+      }
+
+      # return result
+      render json: users
+      return
+    end
+
+    user_ids = []
+    assets   = {}
+    user_all.each { |user|
+      assets = user.assets(assets)
+      user_ids.push user.id
+    }
+
+    # return result
+    render json: {
+      assets: assets,
+      user_ids: user_ids.uniq,
+    }
+  end
+
   # @path       [GET] /users/history/{id}
   #
   # @tag History
diff --git a/config/routes/user.rb b/config/routes/user.rb
index 929042e73..fe4eacb89 100644
--- a/config/routes/user.rb
+++ b/config/routes/user.rb
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ Zammad::Application.routes.draw do
 
   # users
   match api_path + '/users/search',                to: 'users#search',                via: [:get, :post]
+  match api_path + '/users/recent',                to: 'users#recent',                via: [:get, :post]
   match api_path + '/users/password_reset',        to: 'users#password_reset_send',   via: :post
   match api_path + '/users/password_reset_verify', to: 'users#password_reset_verify', via: :post
   match api_path + '/users/password_change',       to: 'users#password_change',       via: :post