diff --git a/ui/src/app/app.module.ts b/ui/src/app/app.module.ts
index ea1b1c6..e10abb1 100644
--- a/ui/src/app/app.module.ts
+++ b/ui/src/app/app.module.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ import { MatFormFieldModule } from '@angular/material/form-field';
 import { MatInputModule } from '@angular/material/input';
 import { MatAutocompleteModule } from '@angular/material/autocomplete';
 import { MatCheckboxModule } from '@angular/material/checkbox';
+import {MatGridListModule} from '@angular/material/grid-list';
 
 import { AppRoutingModule } from './app-routing.module';
 import { AppComponent } from './app.component';
@@ -100,6 +101,7 @@ export function hljsLanguages() {
     MatInputModule,
     MatAutocompleteModule,
     MatCheckboxModule,
+    MatGridListModule,
     HighlightModule.forRoot({
       languages: hljsLanguages
     })
diff --git a/ui/src/app/components/find-object/find-object.component.css b/ui/src/app/components/find-object/find-object.component.css
index 8328487..4a8cf93 100644
--- a/ui/src/app/components/find-object/find-object.component.css
+++ b/ui/src/app/components/find-object/find-object.component.css
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
 .search-box {
   width: 300px;
 }
+
+.mat-card {
+  max-height: 400px;
+  overflow-y: auto;
+}
diff --git a/ui/src/app/components/find-object/find-object.component.html b/ui/src/app/components/find-object/find-object.component.html
index b1ea895..feac065 100644
--- a/ui/src/app/components/find-object/find-object.component.html
+++ b/ui/src/app/components/find-object/find-object.component.html
@@ -1,25 +1,50 @@
-<mat-card>
-  <form (keydown.enter)="processSearchRequest(searchTerm)">
-    <mat-form-field class="search-box" appearance="outline">
-      <input [(ngModel)]="searchTerm" [ngModelOptions]="{standalone: true}"
-              matInput placeholder="Enter a database object name" #searchBox>
-    </mat-form-field>
-  </form>
-<ng-container *ngIf="searchResult">
-  <ng-container *ngFor="let res of searchResult.result">
-    <mat-nav-list>
-      <ng-container *ngFor="let object of res.objects">
-        <a mat-list-item 
-           routerLink="/database/{{res.database}}/{{object.owner}}/{{object.object_type}}/{{object.object_name}}"
-           [queryParams]="{filter: object.object_name}">
-           {{res.database}}/{{object.owner}}/{{object.object_type}}/{{object.object_name}}
-          </a>          
-      </ng-container>          
-      <p *ngIf="res.objects?.length==0">Not found in {{res.database}}</p>
-    </mat-nav-list>        
-  </ng-container>
-</ng-container>
-
-<button mat-icon-button aria-hidden="false" aria-label="cancel icon" 
-        (click)="processCancel()"> <mat-icon>cancel</mat-icon> </button>
-</mat-card>
+
+<mat-grid-list [cols]="breakpoint"  (window:resize)="onResize($event)" rowHeight=420>
+  <mat-grid-tile>
+    <mat-card>
+      <mat-card-title>Search
+      </mat-card-title>
+      <form (keydown.enter)="processSearchRequest(searchTerm)">
+        <mat-form-field class="search-box" appearance="outline">
+          <input [(ngModel)]="searchTerm" [ngModelOptions]="{standalone: true}" matInput
+            placeholder="Enter a database object name" #searchBox>
+        </mat-form-field>
+      </form>
+      <ng-container *ngIf="searchResult">
+        <ng-container *ngFor="let res of searchResult.result">
+          <mat-nav-list>
+            <ng-container *ngFor="let object of res.objects">
+              <a mat-list-item
+                routerLink="/database/{{res.database}}/{{object.owner}}/{{object.object_type}}/{{object.object_name}}"
+                [queryParams]="{filter: object.object_name}">
+                {{res.database}}/{{object.owner}}/{{object.object_type}}/{{object.object_name}}
+              </a>
+            </ng-container>
+            <p *ngIf="res.objects?.length==0">Not found in {{res.database}}</p>
+          </mat-nav-list>
+        </ng-container>
+      </ng-container>
+
+
+    </mat-card>
+
+    <button mat-icon-button aria-hidden="false" aria-label="cancel icon" (click)="processCancel()">
+      <mat-icon>cancel</mat-icon>
+    </button>
+  </mat-grid-tile>
+
+  <mat-grid-tile>
+
+    <mat-card>
+      <mat-card-title>Recent History
+      </mat-card-title>
+      <mat-nav-list *ngFor="let item of history">
+        <a mat-list-item routerLink="/database/{{item.endpoint}}/{{item.owner}}/{{item.objectType}}/{{item.objectName}}">
+          <!-- [queryParams]="{filter: item.filter}"> -->
+          /{{item.endpoint}}/{{item.owner}}/{{item.objectType}}/{{item.objectName}}</a>
+      </mat-nav-list>
+    </mat-card>
+
+
+  </mat-grid-tile>
+</mat-grid-list>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ui/src/app/components/find-object/find-object.component.ts b/ui/src/app/components/find-object/find-object.component.ts
index f6ae8cb..086f195 100644
--- a/ui/src/app/components/find-object/find-object.component.ts
+++ b/ui/src/app/components/find-object/find-object.component.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  */
 import { Component, Output, EventEmitter, ElementRef, ViewChild} from '@angular/core';
 import { RestService } from 'src/app/services/rest.service';
-import { FindObjectModel } from '../../models/find-object.model';
+import { FindObjectModel, ObjectHistoryModel } from '../../models/find-object.model';
 import { Subject } from 'rxjs';
 import { takeUntil } from 'rxjs/operators';
 
@@ -29,12 +29,14 @@ import { takeUntil } from 'rxjs/operators';
  * Quick find feature tied to search icon in toolbar. Finds objects of
  * a given name in each registered database
  */
-export class FindObjectComponent { 
+export class FindObjectComponent {
   public searchResult: FindObjectModel;
+  public history: ObjectHistoryModel[] = [];
   private unsubscribe$ = new Subject<void>();
   public searchTerm: string = '';
+  public breakpoint: number;
 
-  @ViewChild('searchBox') searchBox: ElementRef; 
+  @ViewChild('searchBox') searchBox: ElementRef;
   @Output() cancelSearchForm: EventEmitter<boolean> = new EventEmitter();
 
   constructor(private restService: RestService) {
@@ -44,14 +46,34 @@ export class FindObjectComponent {
     this.restService.getSearchResults$(searchTerm)
       .pipe(takeUntil(this.unsubscribe$))
       .subscribe(searchResult => {this.searchResult = searchResult;});
-  } 
-  
+  }
+
   processCancel() {
     this.cancelSearchForm.emit(false);
   }
 
+  getHistory() {
+    let localStorageHistory = JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem('objectHistory') || '[]');
+    localStorageHistory.forEach((entry) => {
+      this.history.push(new ObjectHistoryModel
+        ( entry.endpoint, entry.owner, entry.objectType, entry.objectName, entry.filter));
+    });
+  }
+
   ngAfterViewInit(): void {
+
     setTimeout(() => this.searchBox.nativeElement.focus());
+    this.getHistory();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Set the mat-grid-list cols value to 1 if screen width is less than 700px
+   */
+  ngAfterContentInit(): void {
+    this.breakpoint = (window.innerWidth <= 700) ? 1 : 2;
+  }
+  onResize(event) {
+    this.breakpoint = (event.target.innerWidth <= 700) ? 1 : 2;
   }
 
   ngOnDestroy(): void {
diff --git a/ui/src/app/models/find-object.model.ts b/ui/src/app/models/find-object.model.ts
index 8c64087..769a079 100644
--- a/ui/src/app/models/find-object.model.ts
+++ b/ui/src/app/models/find-object.model.ts
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ export class FindObjectModel implements Deserializable {
 export class ResultModel implements Deserializable {
   public database: string;
   public objects: ObjectModel[];
-  
+
   deserialize(input: any): this {
     Object.assign(this, input);
     this.objects = input.objects.map(object => new ObjectModel().deserialize(object));
@@ -51,9 +51,25 @@ export class ObjectModel implements Deserializable {
   object_name: string;
   object_type: string;
   status: string;
-  
+
   deserialize(input: any): this {
     Object.assign(this, input);
     return this;
   }
+}
+
+export class ObjectHistoryModel {
+  endpoint: string;
+  owner: string;
+  objectType: string;
+  objectName: string;
+  filter: string;
+
+  constructor(endpoint: string, owner: string, objectType: string, objectName: string, filter: string){
+    this.endpoint = endpoint;
+    this.owner = owner;
+    this.objectType = objectType;
+    this.objectName = objectName;
+    this.filter = filter;
+  }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ui/src/app/services/state.service.ts b/ui/src/app/services/state.service.ts
index 0109b88..8f53663 100644
--- a/ui/src/app/services/state.service.ts
+++ b/ui/src/app/services/state.service.ts
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ export class StateService {
    * `currentContext$` holds the menu selection.
    * The currentContext$ observable records the current menu selection,
    * the previous selection and a summary of what changed. Subscribers
-   * use the change summary and previous context to determine whether an API 
+   * use the change summary and previous context to determine whether an API
    * call is required.
    */
   private _endpoint: string = '';
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ export class StateService {
             new  CurrentContextModel('', '', '', '', '', false, []),
             new  CurrentContextModel('', '', '', '', '', false, []),
             []));
-  private sqlEnabled = new BehaviorSubject<boolean>(false);            
+  private sqlEnabled = new BehaviorSubject<boolean>(false);
 
   endpoints$ = this.endpointList.asObservable();
   currentContext$ = this.subjectContext.asObservable();
@@ -82,10 +82,14 @@ export class StateService {
     this._filter = context.filter;
     this._showInternal = context.showInternal;
     this._objectList = context.objectList;
+
+    if (context.objectName){
+      this.saveContextInLocalStorage(context);
+    }
   }
 
   getStoredContext(){
-    return new CurrentContextModel(this._endpoint, this._owner, this._objectType, 
+    return new CurrentContextModel(this._endpoint, this._owner, this._objectType,
       this._objectName, this._filter, this._showInternal, this._objectList);
   }
 
@@ -104,4 +108,31 @@ export class StateService {
     this._sqlEnabled = sqlEnabled;
     this.sqlEnabled.next(sqlEnabled);
   }
+
+  saveContextInLocalStorage(context: CurrentContextModel) {
+    const maxHistoryLength = 5;
+    const contextObject = { "endpoint": context.endpoint,
+                            "owner": context.owner,
+                            "objectType": context.objectType,
+                            "objectName": context.objectName,
+                            "filter": context.filter
+                          };
+
+    let history = JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem('objectHistory') || '[]');
+    let contextObjectPosn = history.findIndex( obj => obj.objectName === contextObject.objectName &&
+                                                      obj.objectType === contextObject.objectType &&
+                                                      obj.owner === contextObject.owner &&
+                                                      obj.endpoint === contextObject.endpoint );
+
+    if (contextObjectPosn > -1) {
+      history.splice(contextObjectPosn, 1);
+    }
+    if (history.length > maxHistoryLength) {
+      history = history.slice(1);
+    }
+    history.push(contextObject);
+    localStorage.setItem('objectHistory', JSON.stringify(history));
+  }
+
+
 }