diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/mixer_ui.cc b/gtk2_ardour/mixer_ui.cc
index 48cc54eadb..0094a4795f 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/mixer_ui.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/mixer_ui.cc
@@ -3167,7 +3167,7 @@ Mixer_UI::refill_favorite_plugins ()
 			{
 				PluginChartsSorter cmp;
 				plugs.sort (cmp);
-				plugs.resize (std::min (plugs.size(), size_t(10)));
+				plugs.resize (std::min (plugs.size(), size_t(UIConfiguration::instance().get_max_plugin_chart())));
 			}
 			break;
 		case PLM_Recent:
@@ -3175,6 +3175,7 @@ Mixer_UI::refill_favorite_plugins ()
 				PluginRecentSorter cmp;
 				plugs.sort (cmp);
 				plugs.resize (std::min (plugs.size(), size_t(10)));
+				plugs.resize (std::min (plugs.size(), size_t(UIConfiguration::instance().get_max_plugin_recent())));
 			}
 			break;
 	}
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/plugin_selector.cc b/gtk2_ardour/plugin_selector.cc
index 6ccae76e2f..e49894af32 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/plugin_selector.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/plugin_selector.cc
@@ -970,7 +970,7 @@ PluginSelector::build_plugin_menu ()
 	items.push_back (SeparatorElem ());
 
 	Menu* charts = create_charts_menu(all_plugs);
-	items.push_back (MenuElem (_("Top-10"), *manage (charts)));
+	items.push_back (MenuElem (_("By Popularity"), *manage (charts)));
 
 	Menu* by_creator = create_by_creator_menu(all_plugs);
 	items.push_back (MenuElem (_("By Creator"), *manage (by_creator)));
@@ -1048,7 +1048,7 @@ PluginSelector::create_charts_menu (PluginInfoList& all_plugs)
 	}
 	PluginChartsSorter cmp;
 	plugs.sort (cmp);
-	plugs.resize (std::min (plugs.size(), size_t(10)));
+	plugs.resize (std::min (plugs.size(), size_t(UIConfiguration::instance().get_max_plugin_chart())));
 
 	PluginABCSorter abc;
 	plugs.sort (abc);
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/rc_option_editor.cc b/gtk2_ardour/rc_option_editor.cc
index 5cf83ae1af..206c672e4c 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/rc_option_editor.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/rc_option_editor.cc
@@ -3767,6 +3767,30 @@ RCOptionEditor::RCOptionEditor ()
 			_("<b>When enabled</b> show a dialog to select instrument channel configuration before adding a multichannel plugin."));
 
 #endif
+	add_option (_("Plugins"), new OptionEditorHeading (_("Statistics")));
+
+	add_option (_("Plugins"),
+			new RcActionButton (_("Reset Statistics"),
+				sigc::mem_fun (*this, &RCOptionEditor::plugin_reset_stats)));
+
+	add_option (_("Plugins"),
+	     new SpinOption<int32_t> (
+		     "max-plugin-chart",
+		     _("Plugin chart (use-count) length"),
+				 sigc::mem_fun (UIConfiguration::instance(), &UIConfiguration::get_max_plugin_chart),
+				 sigc::mem_fun (UIConfiguration::instance(), &UIConfiguration::set_max_plugin_chart),
+		     10, 25, 1, 5
+		     ));
+
+	add_option (_("Plugins"),
+	     new SpinOption<int32_t> (
+		     "max-plugin-recent",
+		     _("Plugin recent list length"),
+				 sigc::mem_fun (UIConfiguration::instance(), &UIConfiguration::get_max_plugin_recent),
+				 sigc::mem_fun (UIConfiguration::instance(), &UIConfiguration::set_max_plugin_recent),
+		     10, 50, 1, 5
+		     ));
+
 	add_option (_("Plugins"), new OptionEditorBlank ());
 
 	/* INTERFACE */
@@ -4296,6 +4320,10 @@ void RCOptionEditor::plugin_scan_refresh () {
 	psd.start ();
 }
 
+void RCOptionEditor::plugin_reset_stats () {
+	PluginManager::instance().reset_stats();
+}
+
 void RCOptionEditor::clear_vst_cache () {
 	PluginManager::instance().clear_vst_cache();
 }
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/rc_option_editor.h b/gtk2_ardour/rc_option_editor.h
index 55b9c63433..c37bd273e5 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/rc_option_editor.h
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/rc_option_editor.h
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ private:
 
 	/* plugin actions */
 	void plugin_scan_refresh ();
+	void plugin_reset_stats ();
 	void clear_vst_cache ();
 	void clear_vst_blacklist ();
 	void clear_au_cache ();
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/ui_config_vars.h b/gtk2_ardour/ui_config_vars.h
index 1ecff7b1f7..1392baf7f8 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/ui_config_vars.h
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/ui_config_vars.h
@@ -103,6 +103,8 @@ UI_CONFIG_VARIABLE (bool, save_export_analysis_image, "save-export-analysis-imag
 UI_CONFIG_VARIABLE (bool, save_export_mixer_screenshot, "save-export-mixer-screenshot", false)
 UI_CONFIG_VARIABLE (bool, open_gui_after_adding_plugin, "open-gui-after-adding-plugin", true)
 UI_CONFIG_VARIABLE (bool, show_inline_display_by_default, "show-inline-display-by-default", true)
+UI_CONFIG_VARIABLE (int32_t, max_plugin_chart, "max-plugin-chart", 10)
+UI_CONFIG_VARIABLE (int32_t, max_plugin_recent, "max-plugin-recent", 10)
 UI_CONFIG_VARIABLE (bool, prefer_inline_over_gui, "prefer-inline-over-gui", true)
 UI_CONFIG_VARIABLE (uint32_t, max_inline_controls, "max-inline-controls", 32) /* per processor */
 UI_CONFIG_VARIABLE (uint32_t, action_table_columns, "action-table-columns", 3)