diff --git a/platform/vcs-log/impl/src/com/intellij/vcs/log/impl/VcsLogProjectTabsProperties.java b/platform/vcs-log/impl/src/com/intellij/vcs/log/impl/VcsLogProjectTabsProperties.java
index 1521d3abcdc6..087bbbbadea1 100644
--- a/platform/vcs-log/impl/src/com/intellij/vcs/log/impl/VcsLogProjectTabsProperties.java
+++ b/platform/vcs-log/impl/src/com/intellij/vcs/log/impl/VcsLogProjectTabsProperties.java
@@ -107,9 +107,7 @@ public class VcsLogProjectTabsProperties implements PersistentStateComponent<Vcs
       stateField.put(filterName, recentGroups);
     }
     RecentGroup group = new RecentGroup(values);
-    if (recentGroups.contains(group)) {
-      return;
-    }
+    recentGroups.remove(group);
     recentGroups.add(0, group);
     while (recentGroups.size() > RECENTLY_FILTERED_VALUES_LIMIT) {
       recentGroups.remove(recentGroups.size() - 1);
diff --git a/platform/vcs-log/impl/src/com/intellij/vcs/log/ui/filter/BranchFilterPopupComponent.java b/platform/vcs-log/impl/src/com/intellij/vcs/log/ui/filter/BranchFilterPopupComponent.java
index 8e5244bc392c..ba87eccd67c6 100644
--- a/platform/vcs-log/impl/src/com/intellij/vcs/log/ui/filter/BranchFilterPopupComponent.java
+++ b/platform/vcs-log/impl/src/com/intellij/vcs/log/ui/filter/BranchFilterPopupComponent.java
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ public class BranchFilterPopupComponent extends MultipleValueFilterPopupComponen
 
     @Override
     protected void createFavoritesAction(@NotNull DefaultActionGroup actionGroup, @NotNull List<String> favorites) {
-      actionGroup.add(new PredefinedValueAction("Favorites", favorites));
+      actionGroup.add(new PredefinedValueAction("Favorites", favorites, false));
     }
 
     private class BranchFilterAction extends PredefinedValueAction {
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ public class BranchFilterPopupComponent extends MultipleValueFilterPopupComponen
       private boolean myIsFavorite;
 
       public BranchFilterAction(@NotNull String value, @NotNull Collection<VcsRef> references) {
-        super(value, true);
+        super(value);
         myReferences = references;
         myIcon = new LayeredIcon(AllIcons.Nodes.Favorite, EmptyIcon.ICON_16);
         myHoveredIcon = new LayeredIcon(AllIcons.Nodes.FavoriteOnHover, AllIcons.Nodes.NotFavoriteOnHover);
diff --git a/platform/vcs-log/impl/src/com/intellij/vcs/log/ui/filter/MultipleValueFilterPopupComponent.java b/platform/vcs-log/impl/src/com/intellij/vcs/log/ui/filter/MultipleValueFilterPopupComponent.java
index a72e48d8875f..3cb9325afb14 100644
--- a/platform/vcs-log/impl/src/com/intellij/vcs/log/ui/filter/MultipleValueFilterPopupComponent.java
+++ b/platform/vcs-log/impl/src/com/intellij/vcs/log/ui/filter/MultipleValueFilterPopupComponent.java
@@ -104,23 +104,19 @@ abstract class MultipleValueFilterPopupComponent<Filter extends VcsLogFilter> ex
     @NotNull protected final List<String> myValues;
     private boolean myAddToRecent;
 
-    public PredefinedValueAction(@NotNull String value, boolean addToRecent) {
-      this(Collections.singletonList(value));
-      myAddToRecent = addToRecent;
-    }
-
     public PredefinedValueAction(@NotNull String value) {
-      this(value, true);
+      this(Collections.singletonList(value));
     }
 
     public PredefinedValueAction(@NotNull List<String> values) {
-      this(displayableText(values), values);
+      this(displayableText(values), values, true);
     }
 
-    public PredefinedValueAction(@NotNull String name, @NotNull List<String> values) {
+    public PredefinedValueAction(@NotNull String name, @NotNull List<String> values, boolean addToRecent) {
       super(null, tooltip(values), null);
       getTemplatePresentation().setText(name, false);
       myValues = values;
+      myAddToRecent = addToRecent;
     }
 
     @Override