diff --git a/tools/test-js-with-node b/tools/test-js-with-node
index 6293f74a66..b58a4a7af4 100755
--- a/tools/test-js-with-node
+++ b/tools/test-js-with-node
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ EXEMPT_FILES = make_set(
         "web/src/realm_logo.js",
         "web/src/realm_playground.ts",
         "web/src/realm_user_settings_defaults.ts",
-        "web/src/recent_topics_ui.js",
+        "web/src/recent_view_ui.js",
         "web/src/recent_topics_util.js",
         "web/src/reload.js",
         "web/src/reminder.js",
diff --git a/web/src/click_handlers.js b/web/src/click_handlers.js
index 34f9eade5f..778d60b7bd 100644
--- a/web/src/click_handlers.js
+++ b/web/src/click_handlers.js
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ import {page_params} from "./page_params";
 import * as pm_list from "./pm_list";
 import * as popovers from "./popovers";
 import * as reactions from "./reactions";
-import * as recent_topics_ui from "./recent_topics_ui";
+import * as recent_view_ui from "./recent_view_ui";
 import * as rows from "./rows";
 import * as server_events from "./server_events";
 import * as settings_display from "./settings_display";
@@ -641,7 +641,7 @@ export function initialize() {
         if (!user_ids_string || user_ids_string.split(",").length !== 1) {
             return;
         }
-        const title_data = recent_topics_ui.get_pm_tooltip_data(user_ids_string);
+        const title_data = recent_view_ui.get_pm_tooltip_data(user_ids_string);
         const noop = () => {};
         do_render_buddy_list_tooltip($elem, title_data, noop, noop, false, undefined, false);
     });
diff --git a/web/src/compose_actions.js b/web/src/compose_actions.js
index 9892b87986..a7495a00e3 100644
--- a/web/src/compose_actions.js
+++ b/web/src/compose_actions.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import * as message_viewport from "./message_viewport";
 import * as narrow_state from "./narrow_state";
 import {page_params} from "./page_params";
 import * as people from "./people";
-import * as recent_topics_ui from "./recent_topics_ui";
+import * as recent_view_ui from "./recent_view_ui";
 import * as recent_topics_util from "./recent_topics_util";
 import * as reload_state from "./reload_state";
 import * as resize from "./resize";
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ export function respond_to_message(opts) {
     let message;
     let msg_type;
     if (recent_topics_util.is_visible()) {
-        message = recent_topics_ui.get_focused_row_message();
+        message = recent_view_ui.get_focused_row_message();
         if (message === undefined) {
             // Open empty compose with nothing pre-filled since
             // user is not focused on any table row.
diff --git a/web/src/hashchange.js b/web/src/hashchange.js
index 93dd712e44..033fe4ecb1 100644
--- a/web/src/hashchange.js
+++ b/web/src/hashchange.js
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import * as navigate from "./navigate";
 import * as overlays from "./overlays";
 import {page_params} from "./page_params";
 import * as popovers from "./popovers";
-import * as recent_topics_ui from "./recent_topics_ui";
+import * as recent_view_ui from "./recent_view_ui";
 import * as recent_topics_util from "./recent_topics_util";
 import * as scheduled_messages_overlay_ui from "./scheduled_messages_overlay_ui";
 import * as settings from "./settings";
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ function set_hash(hash) {
 
 function maybe_hide_recent_topics() {
     if (recent_topics_util.is_visible()) {
-        recent_topics_ui.hide();
+        recent_view_ui.hide();
         return true;
     }
     return false;
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ function show_default_view() {
     // We only allow all_messages and recent_topics
     // to be rendered without a hash.
     if (user_settings.default_view === "recent_topics") {
-        recent_topics_ui.show();
+        recent_view_ui.show();
     } else if (user_settings.default_view === "all_messages") {
         show_all_message_view();
     } else {
@@ -221,11 +221,11 @@ function do_hashchange_normal(from_reload) {
             // for #recent permanently. We show the view and then
             // replace the current URL hash in a way designed to hide
             // this detail in the browser's forward/back session history.
-            recent_topics_ui.show();
+            recent_view_ui.show();
             window.location.replace("#recent");
             break;
         case "#recent":
-            recent_topics_ui.show();
+            recent_view_ui.show();
             break;
         case "#all_messages":
             show_all_message_view();
diff --git a/web/src/hotkey.js b/web/src/hotkey.js
index f9b979a3a8..cd885441cd 100644
--- a/web/src/hotkey.js
+++ b/web/src/hotkey.js
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ import {page_params} from "./page_params";
 import * as popover_menus from "./popover_menus";
 import * as popovers from "./popovers";
 import * as reactions from "./reactions";
-import * as recent_topics_ui from "./recent_topics_ui";
+import * as recent_view_ui from "./recent_view_ui";
 import * as recent_topics_util from "./recent_topics_util";
 import * as scheduled_messages_overlay_ui from "./scheduled_messages_overlay_ui";
 import * as search from "./search";
@@ -239,10 +239,10 @@ export function in_content_editable_widget(e) {
 // Returns true if we handled it, false if the browser should.
 export function process_escape_key(e) {
     if (
-        recent_topics_ui.is_in_focus() &&
+        recent_view_ui.is_in_focus() &&
         // This will return false if `e.target` is not
         // any of the Recent Conversations elements by design.
-        recent_topics_ui.change_focused_element($(e.target), "escape")
+        recent_view_ui.change_focused_element($(e.target), "escape")
     ) {
         // Recent Conversations uses escape to switch focus from
         // search / filters to the conversations table. If focus is
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@ export function process_enter_key(e) {
             // focused (say, during the race or after clicking on the
             // sidebars, it's worth focusing the table so that hitting
             // `Enter` again will navigate you somewhere.
-            const focus_changed = recent_topics_ui.revive_current_focus();
+            const focus_changed = recent_view_ui.revive_current_focus();
             return focus_changed;
         }
 
@@ -626,8 +626,8 @@ export function process_hotkey(e, hotkey) {
         case "tab":
         case "shift_tab":
         case "open_recent_topics":
-            if (recent_topics_ui.is_in_focus()) {
-                return recent_topics_ui.change_focused_element($(e.target), event_name);
+            if (recent_view_ui.is_in_focus()) {
+                return recent_view_ui.change_focused_element($(e.target), event_name);
             }
     }
 
diff --git a/web/src/message_events.js b/web/src/message_events.js
index 4d269c4e12..74eaa457b0 100644
--- a/web/src/message_events.js
+++ b/web/src/message_events.js
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ import * as notifications from "./notifications";
 import {page_params} from "./page_params";
 import * as pm_list from "./pm_list";
 import * as recent_senders from "./recent_senders";
-import * as recent_topics_ui from "./recent_topics_ui";
 import * as recent_topics_util from "./recent_topics_util";
+import * as recent_view_ui from "./recent_view_ui";
 import * as starred_messages from "./starred_messages";
 import * as starred_messages_ui from "./starred_messages_ui";
 import * as stream_list from "./stream_list";
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ export function insert_new_messages(messages, sent_by_this_client) {
     notifications.received_messages(messages);
     stream_list.update_streams_sidebar();
     pm_list.update_private_messages();
-    recent_topics_ui.process_messages(messages);
+    recent_view_ui.process_messages(messages);
 }
 
 export function update_messages(events) {
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ export function update_messages(events) {
                     anchor_message.stream_id,
                     anchor_message.topic,
                 );
-                recent_topics_ui.inplace_rerender(topic_key);
+                recent_view_ui.inplace_rerender(topic_key);
             }
         }
 
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ export function update_messages(events) {
                 new_topic: post_edit_topic,
             });
             unread.clear_and_populate_unread_mention_topics();
-            recent_topics_ui.process_topic_edit(...args);
+            recent_view_ui.process_topic_edit(...args);
         }
 
         // Rerender "Message edit history" if it was open to the edited message.
@@ -570,7 +570,7 @@ export function remove_messages(message_ids) {
         list.remove_and_rerender(message_ids);
     }
     recent_senders.update_topics_of_deleted_message_ids(message_ids);
-    recent_topics_ui.update_topics_of_deleted_message_ids(message_ids);
+    recent_view_ui.update_topics_of_deleted_message_ids(message_ids);
     starred_messages.remove(message_ids);
     starred_messages_ui.rerender_ui();
 }
diff --git a/web/src/message_fetch.js b/web/src/message_fetch.js
index e7128539a0..d795484445 100644
--- a/web/src/message_fetch.js
+++ b/web/src/message_fetch.js
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import * as message_util from "./message_util";
 import * as narrow_banner from "./narrow_banner";
 import {page_params} from "./page_params";
 import * as people from "./people";
-import * as recent_topics_ui from "./recent_topics_ui";
+import * as recent_view_ui from "./recent_view_ui";
 import * as stream_data from "./stream_data";
 import * as stream_list from "./stream_list";
 import * as ui_report from "./ui_report";
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ function process_result(data, opts) {
     }
 
     huddle_data.process_loaded_messages(messages);
-    recent_topics_ui.process_messages(messages);
+    recent_view_ui.process_messages(messages);
     stream_list.update_streams_sidebar();
     stream_list.maybe_scroll_narrow_into_view();
 
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ export function initialize(home_view_loaded) {
             if (page_params.is_spectator) {
                 // Since for spectators, this is the main fetch, we
                 // hide the Recent Conversations loading indicator here.
-                recent_topics_ui.hide_loading_indicator();
+                recent_view_ui.hide_loading_indicator();
             }
 
             // See server_events.js for this callback.
@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@ export function initialize(home_view_loaded) {
 
         // This optimization requires a bit of duplicated loading
         // indicator code, here and hiding logic in hide_more.
-        recent_topics_ui.show_loading_indicator();
+        recent_view_ui.show_loading_indicator();
         return;
     }
 
@@ -557,12 +557,12 @@ export function initialize(home_view_loaded) {
     // at both top and bottom be managed by load_messages, but that
     // likely depends on other reorganizations of the early loading
     // sequence.
-    recent_topics_ui.show_loading_indicator();
+    recent_view_ui.show_loading_indicator();
     load_messages({
         anchor: "newest",
         num_before: consts.recent_topics_initial_fetch_size,
         num_after: 0,
         msg_list: recent_topics_message_list,
-        cont: recent_topics_ui.hide_loading_indicator,
+        cont: recent_view_ui.hide_loading_indicator,
     });
 }
diff --git a/web/src/muted_users_ui.js b/web/src/muted_users_ui.js
index 083605a039..6251ae49ef 100644
--- a/web/src/muted_users_ui.js
+++ b/web/src/muted_users_ui.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import * as overlays from "./overlays";
 import * as people from "./people";
 import * as pm_list from "./pm_list";
 import * as popovers from "./popovers";
-import * as recent_topics_ui from "./recent_topics_ui";
+import * as recent_view_ui from "./recent_view_ui";
 import * as settings_muted_users from "./settings_muted_users";
 
 export function mute_user(user_id) {
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ export function rerender_for_muted_user() {
 
     // If a user is (un)muted, we want to update their avatars on the Recent Conversations
     // participants column.
-    recent_topics_ui.complete_rerender();
+    recent_view_ui.complete_rerender();
 }
 
 export function handle_user_updates(muted_user_ids) {
diff --git a/web/src/narrow.js b/web/src/narrow.js
index 76fc6b9998..cf8b320df2 100644
--- a/web/src/narrow.js
+++ b/web/src/narrow.js
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ import * as notifications from "./notifications";
 import {page_params} from "./page_params";
 import * as people from "./people";
 import * as pm_list from "./pm_list";
-import * as recent_topics_ui from "./recent_topics_ui";
 import * as recent_topics_util from "./recent_topics_util";
+import * as recent_view_ui from "./recent_view_ui";
 import * as resize from "./resize";
 import * as search from "./search";
 import {web_mark_read_on_scroll_policy_values} from "./settings_config";
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ export function activate(raw_operators, opts) {
         reset_ui_state();
 
         if (coming_from_recent_topics) {
-            recent_topics_ui.hide();
+            recent_view_ui.hide();
         } else {
             // If Recent Conversations was not visible, then we are switching
             // from another message list view. Save the scroll position in
diff --git a/web/src/recent_topics_ui.js b/web/src/recent_view_ui.js
similarity index 100%
rename from web/src/recent_topics_ui.js
rename to web/src/recent_view_ui.js
diff --git a/web/src/stream_events.js b/web/src/stream_events.js
index b08341b06f..eb290a043a 100644
--- a/web/src/stream_events.js
+++ b/web/src/stream_events.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import * as narrow_state from "./narrow_state";
 import * as overlays from "./overlays";
 import * as peer_data from "./peer_data";
 import * as people from "./people";
-import * as recent_topics_ui from "./recent_topics_ui";
+import * as recent_view_ui from "./recent_view_ui";
 import * as settings_notifications from "./settings_notifications";
 import * as stream_color from "./stream_color";
 import * as stream_data from "./stream_data";
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ export function update_property(stream_id, property, value, other_values) {
         case "is_muted":
             stream_muting.update_is_muted(sub, value);
             stream_list.refresh_muted_or_unmuted_stream(sub);
-            recent_topics_ui.complete_rerender();
+            recent_view_ui.complete_rerender();
             break;
         case "desktop_notifications":
         case "audible_notifications":
diff --git a/web/src/ui_init.js b/web/src/ui_init.js
index 3daf815a44..a3732c1f47 100644
--- a/web/src/ui_init.js
+++ b/web/src/ui_init.js
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ import * as presence from "./presence";
 import * as realm_logo from "./realm_logo";
 import * as realm_playground from "./realm_playground";
 import * as realm_user_settings_defaults from "./realm_user_settings_defaults";
-import * as recent_topics_ui from "./recent_topics_ui";
+import * as recent_view_ui from "./recent_view_ui";
 import * as reload from "./reload";
 import * as rendered_markdown from "./rendered_markdown";
 import * as resize from "./resize";
@@ -678,7 +678,7 @@ export function initialize_everything() {
 
     realm_logo.initialize();
     message_lists.initialize();
-    recent_topics_ui.initialize();
+    recent_view_ui.initialize();
     alert_words.initialize(alert_words_params);
     emojisets.initialize();
     scroll_bar.initialize();
diff --git a/web/src/unread_ops.js b/web/src/unread_ops.js
index b1d88e85f3..9ea902e50c 100644
--- a/web/src/unread_ops.js
+++ b/web/src/unread_ops.js
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import * as narrow_state from "./narrow_state";
 import * as notifications from "./notifications";
 import * as overlays from "./overlays";
 import * as people from "./people";
-import * as recent_topics_ui from "./recent_topics_ui";
+import * as recent_view_ui from "./recent_view_ui";
 import * as ui_report from "./ui_report";
 import * as unread from "./unread";
 import * as unread_ui from "./unread_ui";
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ function process_newly_read_message(message, options) {
         msg_list.view.show_message_as_read(message, options);
     }
     notifications.close_notification(message);
-    recent_topics_ui.update_topic_unread_count(message);
+    recent_view_ui.update_topic_unread_count(message);
 }
 
 export function mark_as_unread_from_here(
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ export function process_unread_messages_event({message_ids, message_details}) {
         list.view.show_messages_as_unread(message_ids);
     }
 
-    recent_topics_ui.complete_rerender();
+    recent_view_ui.complete_rerender();
 
     if (
         !message_lists.current.can_mark_messages_read() &&
diff --git a/web/src/user_topics_ui.js b/web/src/user_topics_ui.js
index dade539ed7..e115542a55 100644
--- a/web/src/user_topics_ui.js
+++ b/web/src/user_topics_ui.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import $ from "jquery";
 import * as message_lists from "./message_lists";
 import * as overlays from "./overlays";
 import * as popover_menus from "./popover_menus";
-import * as recent_topics_ui from "./recent_topics_ui";
+import * as recent_view_ui from "./recent_view_ui";
 import * as settings_user_topics from "./settings_user_topics";
 import * as stream_list from "./stream_list";
 import * as sub_store from "./sub_store";
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ export function handle_topic_updates(user_topic_event) {
     if (message_lists.current !== message_lists.home) {
         message_lists.home.update_muting_and_rerender();
     }
-    recent_topics_ui.update_topic_visibility_policy(
+    recent_view_ui.update_topic_visibility_policy(
         user_topic_event.stream_id,
         user_topic_event.topic_name,
     );
diff --git a/web/tests/hashchange.test.js b/web/tests/hashchange.test.js
index c51e8763f9..8ff6ba925d 100644
--- a/web/tests/hashchange.test.js
+++ b/web/tests/hashchange.test.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ const message_viewport = mock_esm("../src/message_viewport");
 const narrow = mock_esm("../src/narrow");
 const overlays = mock_esm("../src/overlays");
 const popovers = mock_esm("../src/popovers");
-const recent_topics_ui = mock_esm("../src/recent_topics_ui");
+const recent_view_ui = mock_esm("../src/recent_view_ui");
 const settings = mock_esm("../src/settings");
 const stream_settings_ui = mock_esm("../src/stream_settings_ui");
 const ui_util = mock_esm("../src/ui_util");
@@ -173,9 +173,9 @@ run_test("hash_interactions", ({override}) => {
 
     const helper = test_helper({override, change_tab: true});
 
-    let recent_topics_ui_shown = false;
-    override(recent_topics_ui, "show", () => {
-        recent_topics_ui_shown = true;
+    let recent_view_ui_shown = false;
+    override(recent_view_ui, "show", () => {
+        recent_view_ui_shown = true;
     });
     let hide_all_called = false;
     override(popovers, "hide_all", () => {
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ run_test("hash_interactions", ({override}) => {
     browser_history.clear_for_testing();
     hashchange.initialize();
     // If it's an unknown hash it should show the default view.
-    assert.equal(recent_topics_ui_shown, true);
+    assert.equal(recent_view_ui_shown, true);
     assert.equal(hide_all_called, true);
     helper.assert_events([
         [overlays, "close_for_hash_change"],
@@ -214,12 +214,12 @@ run_test("hash_interactions", ({override}) => {
     ]);
 
     // Test old "#recent_topics" hash redirects to "#recent".
-    recent_topics_ui_shown = false;
+    recent_view_ui_shown = false;
     window.location.hash = "#recent_topics";
 
     helper.clear_events();
     $window_stub.trigger("hashchange");
-    assert.equal(recent_topics_ui_shown, true);
+    assert.equal(recent_view_ui_shown, true);
     helper.assert_events([
         [overlays, "close_for_hash_change"],
         [message_viewport, "stop_auto_scrolling"],
@@ -270,14 +270,14 @@ run_test("hash_interactions", ({override}) => {
         [stream_settings_ui, "launch"],
     ]);
 
-    recent_topics_ui_shown = false;
+    recent_view_ui_shown = false;
     window.location.hash = "#reload:send_after_reload=0...";
 
     helper.clear_events();
     $window_stub.trigger("hashchange");
     helper.assert_events([]);
     // If it's reload hash it shouldn't show the default view.
-    assert.equal(recent_topics_ui_shown, false);
+    assert.equal(recent_view_ui_shown, false);
 
     window.location.hash = "#keyboard-shortcuts/whatever";
 
diff --git a/web/tests/hotkey.test.js b/web/tests/hotkey.test.js
index c931d5222b..4c72fad54a 100644
--- a/web/tests/hotkey.test.js
+++ b/web/tests/hotkey.test.js
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ mock_esm("../src/hotspots", {
     is_open: () => false,
 });
 
-mock_esm("../src/recent_topics_ui", {
+mock_esm("../src/recent_view_ui", {
     is_in_focus: () => false,
 });
 
diff --git a/web/tests/message_fetch.test.js b/web/tests/message_fetch.test.js
index cdec50221f..e92d840a9c 100644
--- a/web/tests/message_fetch.test.js
+++ b/web/tests/message_fetch.test.js
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ mock_esm("../src/message_list_view", {
     MessageListView,
 });
 
-mock_esm("../src/recent_topics_ui", {
+mock_esm("../src/recent_view_ui", {
     process_messages: noop,
     show_loading_indicator: noop,
     hide_loading_indicator: noop,
diff --git a/web/tests/recent_topics.test.js b/web/tests/recent_topics.test.js
index dabf1c14e2..29df8cc131 100644
--- a/web/tests/recent_topics.test.js
+++ b/web/tests/recent_topics.test.js
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ mock_esm("../src/resize", {
 
 const {all_messages_data} = zrequire("all_messages_data");
 const people = zrequire("people");
-const rt = zrequire("recent_topics_ui");
+const rt = zrequire("recent_view_ui");
 const recent_topics_util = zrequire("recent_topics_util");
 const rt_data = zrequire("recent_topics_data");
 const muted_users = zrequire("muted_users");
diff --git a/web/tests/stream_events.test.js b/web/tests/stream_events.test.js
index acd8f173cc..07f759bd60 100644
--- a/web/tests/stream_events.test.js
+++ b/web/tests/stream_events.test.js
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ const message_lists = mock_esm("../src/message_lists", {
 const message_view_header = mock_esm("../src/message_view_header", {
     maybe_rerender_title_area_for_stream() {},
 });
-mock_esm("../src/recent_topics_ui", {
+mock_esm("../src/recent_view_ui", {
     complete_rerender() {},
 });
 mock_esm("../src/settings_notifications", {