diff --git a/models/issues/issue_search.go b/models/issues/issue_search.go
index bf4b89ee0b..91a69c26a7 100644
--- a/models/issues/issue_search.go
+++ b/models/issues/issue_search.go
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ func applySorts(sess *xorm.Session, sortType string, priorityRepoID int64) {
 		sess.Asc("issue.created_unix").Asc("issue.id")
 	case "recentupdate":
 		sess.Desc("issue.updated_unix").Desc("issue.created_unix").Desc("issue.id")
+	case "recentclose":
+		sess.Desc("issue.closed_unix").Desc("issue.created_unix").Desc("issue.id")
 	case "leastupdate":
 		sess.Asc("issue.updated_unix").Asc("issue.created_unix").Asc("issue.id")
 	case "mostcomment":
diff --git a/models/issues/pull_list.go b/models/issues/pull_list.go
index a448673454..8fc0491026 100644
--- a/models/issues/pull_list.go
+++ b/models/issues/pull_list.go
@@ -152,7 +152,8 @@ func PullRequests(ctx context.Context, baseRepoID int64, opts *PullRequestsOptio
 	applySorts(findSession, opts.SortType, 0)
 	findSession = db.SetSessionPagination(findSession, opts)
 	prs := make([]*PullRequest, 0, opts.PageSize)
-	return prs, maxResults, findSession.Find(&prs)
+	found := findSession.Find(&prs)
+	return prs, maxResults, found
 }
 
 // PullRequestList defines a list of pull requests
diff --git a/models/issues/pull_test.go b/models/issues/pull_test.go
index 5a8e8d8aaf..3682f6fd25 100644
--- a/models/issues/pull_test.go
+++ b/models/issues/pull_test.go
@@ -79,6 +79,47 @@ func TestPullRequestsNewest(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestPullRequests_Closed_RecentSortType(t *testing.T) {
+	// Issue ID | Closed At.  | Updated At
+	//    2     | 1707270001  | 1707270001
+	//    3     | 1707271000  | 1707279999
+	//    11    | 1707279999  | 1707275555
+	tests := []struct {
+		sortType             string
+		expectedIssueIDOrder []int64
+	}{
+		{"recentupdate", []int64{3, 11, 2}},
+		{"recentclose", []int64{11, 3, 2}},
+	}
+
+	require.NoError(t, unittest.PrepareTestDatabase())
+	_, err := db.Exec(db.DefaultContext, "UPDATE issue SET closed_unix = 1707270001, updated_unix = 1707270001, is_closed = true WHERE id = 2")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	_, err = db.Exec(db.DefaultContext, "UPDATE issue SET closed_unix = 1707271000, updated_unix = 1707279999, is_closed = true WHERE id = 3")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	_, err = db.Exec(db.DefaultContext, "UPDATE issue SET closed_unix = 1707279999, updated_unix = 1707275555, is_closed = true WHERE id = 11")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	for _, test := range tests {
+		t.Run(test.sortType, func(t *testing.T) {
+			prs, _, err := issues_model.PullRequests(db.DefaultContext, 1, &issues_model.PullRequestsOptions{
+				ListOptions: db.ListOptions{
+					Page: 1,
+				},
+				State:    "closed",
+				SortType: test.sortType,
+			})
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+
+			if assert.Len(t, prs, len(test.expectedIssueIDOrder)) {
+				for i := range test.expectedIssueIDOrder {
+					assert.Equal(t, test.expectedIssueIDOrder[i], prs[i].IssueID)
+				}
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 func TestLoadRequestedReviewers(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, unittest.PrepareTestDatabase())
 
diff --git a/routers/api/v1/repo/pull.go b/routers/api/v1/repo/pull.go
index 75b4870e51..c9dda124de 100644
--- a/routers/api/v1/repo/pull.go
+++ b/routers/api/v1/repo/pull.go
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ func ListPullRequests(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 	//   in: query
 	//   description: Type of sort
 	//   type: string
-	//   enum: [oldest, recentupdate, leastupdate, mostcomment, leastcomment, priority]
+	//   enum: [oldest, recentupdate, recentclose, leastupdate, mostcomment, leastcomment, priority]
 	// - name: milestone
 	//   in: query
 	//   description: ID of the milestone
diff --git a/templates/swagger/v1_json.tmpl b/templates/swagger/v1_json.tmpl
index 124d5bd1bd..bba4ac4949 100644
--- a/templates/swagger/v1_json.tmpl
+++ b/templates/swagger/v1_json.tmpl
@@ -12994,6 +12994,7 @@
             "enum": [
               "oldest",
               "recentupdate",
+              "recentclose",
               "leastupdate",
               "mostcomment",
               "leastcomment",