diff --git a/system/includes/functions.php b/system/includes/functions.php
index 4a4a58e..ea9cbfa 100644
--- a/system/includes/functions.php
+++ b/system/includes/functions.php
@@ -626,6 +626,21 @@ function keyword_count($keyword) {
     return count($tmp);
 }
 
+function recent() {
+    $str = '<ul>';
+    $posts = get_posts(null, 1, 5);
+    foreach($posts as $post)
+    {
+        $str .= '<li><a href="' . $post->url . '">' . $post->title . '</a></li>';
+    }
+    if(empty($posts))
+    {
+        $str .= '<li>No Posts Found</li>';
+    }
+    $str .= '</ul>';
+    return $str;
+}
+
 // Return an archive list, categorized by year and month.
 function archive_list() {
 
diff --git a/themes/clean/layout.html.php b/themes/clean/layout.html.php
index 68f9238..fb8d646 100644
--- a/themes/clean/layout.html.php
+++ b/themes/clean/layout.html.php
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 		</div>
         <div class="social"><?php echo social() ?></div>
 		<div class="menu"><?php echo menu() ?></div>
+		<div class="recent"><h3>Recent Posts</h3><?php echo recent() ?></div>
 		<div class="archive"><?php echo archive_list()?></div>
 		<div class="tagcloud"><?php echo tag_cloud()?></div>
 		<div class="copyright"><?php echo copyright() ?></div>
diff --git a/themes/default/layout.html.php b/themes/default/layout.html.php
index 7d93016..fad8bf3 100644
--- a/themes/default/layout.html.php
+++ b/themes/default/layout.html.php
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
 			<div class="container">
 				<footer id="footer">
 					<div class="footer-column">
+						<div class="recent column"><div class="inner"><h3>Recent Posts</h3><?php echo recent()?></div></div>
 						<div class="archive column"><div class="inner"><?php echo archive_list()?></div></div>
 						<div class="tagcloud column"><div class="inner"><?php echo tag_cloud()?></div></div>
 						<div class="social column"><div class="inner"><h3>Follow</h3><?php echo social()?></div></div>
diff --git a/themes/logs/layout.html.php b/themes/logs/layout.html.php
index 6a0135f..eeac092 100644
--- a/themes/logs/layout.html.php
+++ b/themes/logs/layout.html.php
@@ -49,6 +49,10 @@
 						<h3>Follow</h3>
 						<?php echo social() ?>
 					</div>
+					<div class="recent">
+						<h3>Recent Posts</h3>
+						<?php echo recent() ?>
+					</div>
 					<div class="archive">
 						<?php echo archive_list()?>
 					</div>