diff --git a/ui/src/components/IssueProperties.tsx b/ui/src/components/IssueProperties.tsx
index d95c5f8d..ff7229dc 100644
--- a/ui/src/components/IssueProperties.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/components/IssueProperties.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { useState } from "react";
+import { useMemo, useState } from "react";
 import { Link } from "@/lib/router";
 import type { Issue } from "@paperclipai/shared";
 import { useMutation, useQuery, useQueryClient } from "@tanstack/react-query";
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import { projectsApi } from "../api/projects";
 import { useCompany } from "../context/CompanyContext";
 import { queryKeys } from "../lib/queryKeys";
 import { useProjectOrder } from "../hooks/useProjectOrder";
+import { getRecentAssigneeIds, sortAgentsByRecency, trackRecentAssignee } from "../lib/recent-assignees";
 import { StatusIcon } from "./StatusIcon";
 import { PriorityIcon } from "./PriorityIcon";
 import { Identity } from "./Identity";
@@ -181,6 +182,12 @@ export function IssueProperties({ issue, onUpdate, inline }: IssuePropertiesProp
     return project ? projectUrl(project) : `/projects/${id}`;
   };
 
+  const recentAssigneeIds = useMemo(() => getRecentAssigneeIds(), [assigneeOpen]);
+  const sortedAgents = useMemo(
+    () => sortAgentsByRecency((agents ?? []).filter((a) => a.status !== "terminated"), recentAssigneeIds),
+    [agents, recentAssigneeIds],
+  );
+
   const assignee = issue.assigneeAgentId
     ? agents?.find((a) => a.id === issue.assigneeAgentId)
     : null;
@@ -342,8 +349,7 @@ export function IssueProperties({ issue, onUpdate, inline }: IssuePropertiesProp
             {creatorUserLabel ? `Assign to ${creatorUserLabel === "Me" ? "me" : creatorUserLabel}` : "Assign to requester"}
           </button>
         )}
-        {(agents ?? [])
-          .filter((a) => a.status !== "terminated")
+        {sortedAgents
           .filter((a) => {
             if (!assigneeSearch.trim()) return true;
             const q = assigneeSearch.toLowerCase();
@@ -356,7 +362,7 @@ export function IssueProperties({ issue, onUpdate, inline }: IssuePropertiesProp
               "flex items-center gap-2 w-full px-2 py-1.5 text-xs rounded hover:bg-accent/50",
               a.id === issue.assigneeAgentId && "bg-accent"
             )}
-            onClick={() => { onUpdate({ assigneeAgentId: a.id, assigneeUserId: null }); setAssigneeOpen(false); }}
+            onClick={() => { trackRecentAssignee(a.id); onUpdate({ assigneeAgentId: a.id, assigneeUserId: null }); setAssigneeOpen(false); }}
           >
             <AgentIcon icon={a.icon} className="shrink-0 h-3 w-3 text-muted-foreground" />
             {a.name}
diff --git a/ui/src/components/NewIssueDialog.tsx b/ui/src/components/NewIssueDialog.tsx
index 1b07385f..6b872c28 100644
--- a/ui/src/components/NewIssueDialog.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/components/NewIssueDialog.tsx
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import { authApi } from "../api/auth";
 import { assetsApi } from "../api/assets";
 import { queryKeys } from "../lib/queryKeys";
 import { useProjectOrder } from "../hooks/useProjectOrder";
+import { getRecentAssigneeIds, sortAgentsByRecency, trackRecentAssignee } from "../lib/recent-assignees";
 import {
   Dialog,
   DialogContent,
@@ -472,16 +473,18 @@ export function NewIssueDialog() {
       : assigneeAdapterType === "opencode_local"
         ? ISSUE_THINKING_EFFORT_OPTIONS.opencode_local
       : ISSUE_THINKING_EFFORT_OPTIONS.claude_local;
+  const recentAssigneeIds = useMemo(() => getRecentAssigneeIds(), [newIssueOpen]);
   const assigneeOptions = useMemo<InlineEntityOption[]>(
     () =>
-      (agents ?? [])
-        .filter((agent) => agent.status !== "terminated")
-        .map((agent) => ({
-          id: agent.id,
-          label: agent.name,
-          searchText: `${agent.name} ${agent.role} ${agent.title ?? ""}`,
-        })),
-    [agents],
+      sortAgentsByRecency(
+        (agents ?? []).filter((agent) => agent.status !== "terminated"),
+        recentAssigneeIds,
+      ).map((agent) => ({
+        id: agent.id,
+        label: agent.name,
+        searchText: `${agent.name} ${agent.role} ${agent.title ?? ""}`,
+      })),
+    [agents, recentAssigneeIds],
   );
   const projectOptions = useMemo<InlineEntityOption[]>(
     () =>
@@ -637,7 +640,7 @@ export function NewIssueDialog() {
                 noneLabel="No assignee"
                 searchPlaceholder="Search assignees..."
                 emptyMessage="No assignees found."
-                onChange={setAssigneeId}
+                onChange={(id) => { if (id) trackRecentAssignee(id); setAssigneeId(id); }}
                 onConfirm={() => {
                   projectSelectorRef.current?.focus();
                 }}
diff --git a/ui/src/lib/recent-assignees.ts b/ui/src/lib/recent-assignees.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7c3e9c91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/src/lib/recent-assignees.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+const STORAGE_KEY = "paperclip:recent-assignees";
+const MAX_RECENT = 10;
+
+export function getRecentAssigneeIds(): string[] {
+  try {
+    const raw = localStorage.getItem(STORAGE_KEY);
+    if (!raw) return [];
+    const parsed = JSON.parse(raw);
+    return Array.isArray(parsed) ? parsed : [];
+  } catch {
+    return [];
+  }
+}
+
+export function trackRecentAssignee(agentId: string): void {
+  if (!agentId) return;
+  const recent = getRecentAssigneeIds().filter((id) => id !== agentId);
+  recent.unshift(agentId);
+  if (recent.length > MAX_RECENT) recent.length = MAX_RECENT;
+  localStorage.setItem(STORAGE_KEY, JSON.stringify(recent));
+}
+
+export function sortAgentsByRecency<T extends { id: string; name: string }>(
+  agents: T[],
+  recentIds: string[],
+): T[] {
+  const recentIndex = new Map(recentIds.map((id, i) => [id, i]));
+  return [...agents].sort((a, b) => {
+    const aRecent = recentIndex.get(a.id);
+    const bRecent = recentIndex.get(b.id);
+    if (aRecent !== undefined && bRecent !== undefined) return aRecent - bRecent;
+    if (aRecent !== undefined) return -1;
+    if (bRecent !== undefined) return 1;
+    return a.name.localeCompare(b.name);
+  });
+}