diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/completion/normalSorting/PreselectLastChosen.java b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/completion/normalSorting/PreselectLastChosen.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..1ba055805277
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/completion/normalSorting/PreselectLastChosen.java
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+import java.util.Set;
+
+public class Foo {
+  void foo(Set<String> set) {
+    set.ad<caret>x
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInsight/completion/NormalCompletionOrderingTest.groovy b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInsight/completion/NormalCompletionOrderingTest.groovy
index 22e5a39ef44e..ed394a8e9cda 100644
--- a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInsight/completion/NormalCompletionOrderingTest.groovy
+++ b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInsight/completion/NormalCompletionOrderingTest.groovy
@@ -453,4 +453,14 @@ import java.lang.annotation.Target;
     assert lookup.items[1].object instanceof PsiMethod
   }
 
+  public void testPreselectLastChosen() {
+    checkPreferredItems(0, 'add', 'addAll')
+    for (i in 0..10) {
+      incUseCount(lookup, 1)
+    }
+    assertPreferredItems 1, 'add', 'addAll'
+    incUseCount(lookup, 0)
+    assertPreferredItems 0, 'add', 'addAll'
+  }
+
 }
diff --git a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/completion/StatisticsWeigher.java b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/completion/StatisticsWeigher.java
index fe45af2e81e8..3958e67fb744 100644
--- a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/completion/StatisticsWeigher.java
+++ b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/completion/StatisticsWeigher.java
@@ -51,15 +51,17 @@ public class StatisticsWeigher extends CompletionWeigher {
 
     @Override
     public Integer weigh(@NotNull LookupElement item) {
-      final StatisticsInfo info = getBaseStatisticsInfo(item, myLocation);
-      if (info == StatisticsInfo.EMPTY) {
+      final StatisticsInfo baseInfo = getBaseStatisticsInfo(item, myLocation);
+      if (baseInfo == StatisticsInfo.EMPTY) {
         return 0;
       }
-      int max = 0;
-      for (StatisticsInfo statisticsInfo : composeStatsWithPrefix(info, myLocation.getCompletionParameters().getLookup().itemPattern(item))) {
-        max = Math.max(max, ourStatManager.getUseCount(statisticsInfo));
+      int maxUseCount = 0;
+      int minRecency = Integer.MAX_VALUE;
+      for (StatisticsInfo eachInfo : composeStatsWithPrefix(baseInfo, myLocation.getCompletionParameters().getLookup().itemPattern(item))) {
+        maxUseCount = Math.max(maxUseCount, ourStatManager.getUseCount(eachInfo));
+        minRecency = Math.min(minRecency, ourStatManager.getLastUseRecency(eachInfo));
       }
-      return max;
+      return minRecency == Integer.MAX_VALUE ? maxUseCount : 100 - minRecency;
     }
 
   }
diff --git a/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/psi/statistics/StatisticsManager.java b/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/psi/statistics/StatisticsManager.java
index ca0a203f6484..87361ef86aad 100644
--- a/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/psi/statistics/StatisticsManager.java
+++ b/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/psi/statistics/StatisticsManager.java
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ public abstract class StatisticsManager implements SettingsSavingComponent {
   }
 
   public abstract int getUseCount(@NotNull StatisticsInfo info);
+  public abstract int getLastUseRecency(@NotNull StatisticsInfo info);
   public abstract void incUseCount(@NotNull StatisticsInfo info);
 
   public <T,Loc> int getUseCount(final Key<? extends Statistician<T, Loc>> key, final T element, final Loc location) {
diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/psi/statistics/impl/StatisticsManagerImpl.java b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/psi/statistics/impl/StatisticsManagerImpl.java
index 16b6967f9e4f..71a3a7933c77 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/psi/statistics/impl/StatisticsManagerImpl.java
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/psi/statistics/impl/StatisticsManagerImpl.java
@@ -58,6 +58,18 @@ public class StatisticsManagerImpl extends StatisticsManager {
     }
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public int getLastUseRecency(@NotNull StatisticsInfo info) {
+    if (info == StatisticsInfo.EMPTY) return 0;
+
+    String key1 = info.getContext();
+    int unitNumber = getUnitNumber(key1);
+    synchronized (LOCK) {
+      StatisticsUnit unit = getUnit(unitNumber);
+      return unit.getRecency(key1, info.getValue());
+    }
+  }
+
   public void incUseCount(@NotNull final StatisticsInfo info) {
     if (info == StatisticsInfo.EMPTY) return;
     if (ApplicationManager.getApplication().isUnitTestMode() && !myTestingStatistics) {
diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/psi/statistics/impl/StatisticsUnit.java b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/psi/statistics/impl/StatisticsUnit.java
index 5099260d1851..635a437946ff 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/psi/statistics/impl/StatisticsUnit.java
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/psi/statistics/impl/StatisticsUnit.java
@@ -33,6 +33,14 @@ class StatisticsUnit {
     myNumber = number;
   }
 
+  public int getRecency(String key1, String key2) {
+    final List<String> list = myDataMap.get(key1);
+    if (list == null) return Integer.MAX_VALUE;
+
+    int i = list.indexOf(key2);
+    return i >= 0 ? i : Integer.MAX_VALUE;
+  }
+
   public int getData(String key1, String key2) {
     final List<String> list = myDataMap.get(key1);
     if (list == null) return 0;
diff --git a/plugins/spellchecker/src/com/intellij/spellchecker/english.dic b/plugins/spellchecker/src/com/intellij/spellchecker/english.dic
index 969921ac609b..5753c8e2deaf 100644
--- a/plugins/spellchecker/src/com/intellij/spellchecker/english.dic
+++ b/plugins/spellchecker/src/com/intellij/spellchecker/english.dic
@@ -108015,6 +108015,7 @@ receivership
 receivership's
 receives
 receiving
+recency
 recension
 recension's
 recent