diff --git a/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/controllers/DashBoardController.java b/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/controllers/DashBoardController.java
index 5b375c49b..65e7c3a09 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/controllers/DashBoardController.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/controllers/DashBoardController.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package eu.eudat.controllers;
 
+import eu.eudat.criteria.RecentActivityCriteria;
 import eu.eudat.logic.managers.DashBoardManager;
 import eu.eudat.logic.security.claims.ClaimedAuthorities;
 import eu.eudat.logic.services.ApiContext;
@@ -44,11 +45,11 @@ public class DashBoardController extends BaseController {
         return ResponseEntity.status(HttpStatus.OK).body(new ResponseItem<DashBoardStatistics>().status(ApiMessageCode.NO_MESSAGE).payload(statistics));
     }
 
-    @RequestMapping(method = RequestMethod.GET, value = {"/dashboard/recentActivity"}, produces = "application/json")
+    @RequestMapping(method = RequestMethod.POST, value = {"/dashboard/recentActivity"}, produces = "application/json")
     @Transactional
-    public ResponseEntity<ResponseItem<List<RecentActivityModel>>> getNewRecentActivity(@RequestParam(name = "numOfActivities", required = false, defaultValue = "5") Integer numberOfActivities,
+    public ResponseEntity<ResponseItem<List<RecentActivityModel>>> getNewRecentActivity(@RequestBody RecentActivityCriteria criteria, @RequestParam(name = "numOfActivities", required = false, defaultValue = "5") Integer numberOfActivities,
                                                                                         @ClaimedAuthorities(claims = {Authorities.ADMIN, Authorities.MANAGER, Authorities.USER, Authorities.ANONYMOUS}) Principal principal) {
-        List<RecentActivityModel> statistics = dashBoardManager.getNewRecentActivity(principal, numberOfActivities);
+        List<RecentActivityModel> statistics = dashBoardManager.getNewRecentActivity(criteria, principal, numberOfActivities);
         return ResponseEntity.status(HttpStatus.OK).body(new ResponseItem<List<RecentActivityModel>>().status(ApiMessageCode.NO_MESSAGE).payload(statistics));
     }
 
diff --git a/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/criteria/RecentActivityCriteria.java b/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/criteria/RecentActivityCriteria.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..40cf806c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/criteria/RecentActivityCriteria.java
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+package eu.eudat.criteria;
+
+public class RecentActivityCriteria {
+	private String like;
+	private String order;
+
+	public String getLike() {
+		return like;
+	}
+
+	public void setLike(String like) {
+		this.like = like;
+	}
+
+	public String getOrder() {
+		return order;
+	}
+
+	public void setOrder(String order) {
+		this.order = order;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/logic/managers/DashBoardManager.java b/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/logic/managers/DashBoardManager.java
index eba7e1a58..4b190e65a 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/logic/managers/DashBoardManager.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/logic/managers/DashBoardManager.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package eu.eudat.logic.managers;
 
+import eu.eudat.criteria.RecentActivityCriteria;
 import eu.eudat.data.dao.criteria.*;
 import eu.eudat.data.dao.entities.DMPDao;
 import eu.eudat.data.dao.entities.DatasetDao;
@@ -182,16 +183,18 @@ public class DashBoardManager {
     }
 
     @Transactional
-    public List<RecentActivityModel> getNewRecentActivity(Principal principal, Integer numberofactivities) {
+    public List<RecentActivityModel> getNewRecentActivity(RecentActivityCriteria criteria, Principal principal, Integer numberofactivities) {
        List<RecentActivityModel> recentActivityModels = new ArrayList<>();
         DMPDao dataManagementPlanRepository = databaseRepository.getDmpDao();
         DatasetDao datasetRepository = databaseRepository.getDatasetDao();
         UserInfo user = new UserInfo();
         user.setId(principal.getId());
         DatasetCriteria datasetCriteria = new DatasetCriteria();
+        datasetCriteria.setLike(criteria.getLike());
         datasetCriteria.setAllVersions(false);
         DataManagementPlanCriteria dataManagementPlanCriteria = new DataManagementPlanCriteria();
         dataManagementPlanCriteria.setAllVersions(false);
+        dataManagementPlanCriteria.setLike(criteria.getLike());
 
         QueryableList<DMP> dmpList;
         QueryableList<Dataset> datasetList;
@@ -210,7 +213,7 @@ public class DashBoardManager {
 
         CompletableFuture<List<RecentActivityModel>> dmps = dmpList
                 .withHint(HintedModelFactory.getHint(DataManagementPlanListingModel.class))
-                .orderBy((builder, root) -> builder.desc(root.get("modified")))
+                .orderBy((builder, root) -> builder.desc(root.get(criteria.getOrder())))
                 .take(numberofactivities)
                 .selectAsync(item -> {
                     return new RecentDmpModel().fromEntity(item);
@@ -219,7 +222,7 @@ public class DashBoardManager {
 
         CompletableFuture<List<RecentActivityModel>> datasets = datasetList
                 .withHint(HintedModelFactory.getHint(DatasetListingModel.class))
-                .orderBy((builder, root) -> builder.desc(root.get("modified")))
+                .orderBy((builder, root) -> builder.desc(root.get(criteria.getOrder())))
                 .take(numberofactivities)
                 .selectAsync(item -> {
                     return new RecentDatasetModel().fromEntity(item);
diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/app/core/common/enum/recent-activity-order.ts b/dmp-frontend/src/app/core/common/enum/recent-activity-order.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..792ede63c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/app/core/common/enum/recent-activity-order.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+export enum RecentActivityOrder {
+	LABEL = "label",
+	CREATED = "created",
+	MODIFIED = "modified",
+	STATUS = "status"
+}
diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/app/core/query/recent-activity/recent-activity-criteria.ts b/dmp-frontend/src/app/core/query/recent-activity/recent-activity-criteria.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1c21402b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/app/core/query/recent-activity/recent-activity-criteria.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+import { RecentActivityOrder } from '@app/core/common/enum/recent-activity-order';
+import { BaseCriteria } from '../base-criteria';
+
+export class RecentActivityCriteria extends BaseCriteria{
+	public order: RecentActivityOrder = RecentActivityOrder.MODIFIED;
+}
diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/app/core/services/dashboard/dashboard.service.ts b/dmp-frontend/src/app/core/services/dashboard/dashboard.service.ts
index b715942de..6537c1c83 100644
--- a/dmp-frontend/src/app/core/services/dashboard/dashboard.service.ts
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/app/core/services/dashboard/dashboard.service.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { environment } from '../../../../environments/environment';
 import { DashboardStatisticsModel } from '../../model/dashboard/dashboard-statistics-model';
 import { BaseHttpService } from '../http/base-http.service';
 import { ConfigurationService } from '../configuration/configuration.service';
+import { RecentActivityCriteria } from '@app/core/query/recent-activity/recent-activity-criteria';
 
 @Injectable()
 export class DashboardService {
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ export class DashboardService {
 		return this.http.get<DashboardStatisticsModel>(this.actionUrl + 'me/getStatistics', { headers: this.headers });
 	}
 
-	getRecentAcitvity(): Observable<any[]> {
-		return this.http.get<any[]>(this.actionUrl + 'recentActivity', {headers: this.headers});
+	getRecentAcitvity(criteria: RecentActivityCriteria): Observable<any[]> {
+		return this.http.post<any[]>(this.actionUrl + 'recentActivity', criteria, {headers: this.headers});
 	}
 }