diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/8529.yml b/changelogs/fragments/8529.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..4f57759a9e40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/8529.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+fix:
+- Update the title of header recent menu ([#8529](https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch-Dashboards/pull/8529))
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/core/public/chrome/ui/header/recent_items.tsx b/src/core/public/chrome/ui/header/recent_items.tsx
index ee0554ece08d..7efd276b8fa9 100644
--- a/src/core/public/chrome/ui/header/recent_items.tsx
+++ b/src/core/public/chrome/ui/header/recent_items.tsx
@@ -276,7 +276,11 @@ export const RecentItems = ({
         style={{ maxHeight: '35vh', overflow: 'auto' }}
       >
         <EuiTitle size="xxs">
-          <h4>Recent</h4>
+          <h4>
+            {i18n.translate('core.header.recent.title', {
+              defaultMessage: 'Recent assets',
+            })}
+          </h4>
         </EuiTitle>
         <EuiSpacer size="s" />
         {selectedRecentsItems.length > 0 ? (