diff --git a/src/Mod/Start/StartPage/StartPage.py b/src/Mod/Start/StartPage/StartPage.py
index 47219ebca5..79d1ab3c25 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Start/StartPage/StartPage.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Start/StartPage/StartPage.py
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ def getInfo(filename):
     "returns available file information"
 
     global iconbank,tempfolder
-    
+
     tformat = FreeCAD.ParamGet("User parameter:BaseApp/Preferences/Mod/Start").GetString("TimeFormat","%m/%d/%Y %H:%M:%S")
 
     def getLocalTime(timestamp):
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ def getInfo(filename):
         return hsize
 
     if os.path.exists(filename):
-        
+
         if os.path.isdir(filename):
             return None
 
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ def getInfo(filename):
 
 
 def buildCard(filename,method,arg=None):
-    
+
     "builds a html <li> element representing a file. method is a script + a keyword, for ex. url.py?key="
 
     result = ""
@@ -174,16 +174,16 @@ def buildCard(filename,method,arg=None):
             if finfo[5]:
                 infostring += "\n\n" + finfo[5]
             if size:
-                result += '<li class="icon">'
                 result += '<a href="'+method+arg+'" title="'+infostring+'">'
+                result += '<li class="icon">'
                 result += '<img src="'+image+'">'
                 result += '<div class="caption">'
                 result += '<h4>'+basename+'</h4>'
                 result += '<p>'+size+'</p>'
                 result += '<p>'+author+'</p>'
                 result += '</div>'
-                result += '</a>'
                 result += '</li>'
+                result += '</a>'
     return result
 
 
@@ -302,17 +302,17 @@ def handle():
     if rfcount:
         SECTION_RECENTFILES = "<h2>"+TranslationTexts.T_RECENTFILES+"</h2>"
         SECTION_RECENTFILES += "<ul>"
-        for i in range(rfcount):
-            filename = rf.GetString("MRU%d" % (i))
-            SECTION_RECENTFILES += buildCard(filename,method="LoadMRU.py?MRU=",arg=str(i))
-        SECTION_RECENTFILES += '<li class="icon">'
         SECTION_RECENTFILES += '<a href="LoadNew.py" title="'+TranslationTexts.T_CREATENEW+'">'
-        SECTION_RECENTFILES += '<img src="'+iconbank["createimg"]+'">'
+        SECTION_RECENTFILES += '<li class="icon">'
+        SECTION_RECENTFILES += '<img src="images/new_file_thumbnail.svg">'
         SECTION_RECENTFILES += '<div class="caption">'
         SECTION_RECENTFILES += '<h4>'+TranslationTexts.T_CREATENEW+'</h4>'
         SECTION_RECENTFILES += '</div>'
         SECTION_RECENTFILES += '</li>'
         SECTION_RECENTFILES += '</a>'
+        for i in range(rfcount):
+            filename = rf.GetString("MRU%d" % (i))
+            SECTION_RECENTFILES += buildCard(filename,method="LoadMRU.py?MRU=",arg=str(i))
         SECTION_RECENTFILES += '</ul>'
         if sys.version_info.major < 3:
             SECTION_RECENTFILES = SECTION_RECENTFILES.decode("utf8")
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ def handle():
         UL_WORKBENCHES += '</li>'
     UL_WORKBENCHES += '</ul>'
     HTML = HTML.replace("UL_WORKBENCHES",UL_WORKBENCHES)
-    
+
     # Detect additional addons that are not a workbench
 
     try:
@@ -521,4 +521,3 @@ def checkPostOpenStartPage():
         if len(sys.argv) > 1:
             postStart()
     Start.CanOpenStartPage = True
-
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