diff --git a/lib/redmine/wiki_formatting/macros.rb b/lib/redmine/wiki_formatting/macros.rb
index dbc29d20c..5c3511fb5 100644
--- a/lib/redmine/wiki_formatting/macros.rb
+++ b/lib/redmine/wiki_formatting/macros.rb
@@ -224,14 +224,21 @@ module Redmine
              "{{recent_pages}} -- displays pages updated within the last 7 days\n" +
              "{{recent_pages(days=3)}} -- displays pages updated within the last 3 days\n" +
              "{{recent_pages(limit=5)}} -- limits the maximum number of pages to display to 5\n" +
-             "{{recent_pages(time=true)}} -- displays pages updated within the last 7 days with updated time"
+             "{{recent_pages(time=true)}} -- displays pages updated within the last 7 days with updated time\n" +
+             "{{recent_pages(project=identifier)}} -- displays pages updated within the last 7 days from a specific project"
 
       macro :recent_pages do |obj, args|
-        project = current_project(obj)
+        args, options = extract_macro_options(args, :days, :limit, :time, :project)
+
+        if options[:project].presence
+          project = Project.find_by_identifier(options[:project].to_s) if options[:project].present?
+        else
+          project = current_project(obj)
+        end
+
         return '' if project.nil?
         return '' unless User.current.allowed_to?(:view_wiki_pages, project)
 
-        args, options = extract_macro_options(args, :days, :limit, :time)
         days_to_list = (options[:days].presence || 7).to_i
         limit = options[:limit].to_i if options[:limit].present?
         is_show_time = options[:time].to_s == 'true'
diff --git a/test/unit/lib/redmine/wiki_formatting/macros_test.rb b/test/unit/lib/redmine/wiki_formatting/macros_test.rb
index d2997e8eb..6b1b6ccf5 100644
--- a/test/unit/lib/redmine/wiki_formatting/macros_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/lib/redmine/wiki_formatting/macros_test.rb
@@ -617,4 +617,20 @@ class Redmine::WikiFormatting::MacrosTest < Redmine::HelperTest
       end
     end
   end
+
+  def test_recent_pages_macro_with_project_option
+    @project = Project.find(1)
+    freeze_time do
+      WikiContent.update_all(updated_on: Time.current)
+      @project.wiki.pages.each_with_index do |page, i|
+        page.content.update_attribute(:updated_on, (i + 1).days.ago)
+      end
+      with_settings :text_formatting => 'textile' do
+        result = textilizable('{{recent_pages(time=true, days=3, project=' + @project.identifier + ')}}')
+        assert_select_in result, 'ul>li', :count => 3
+        assert_select_in result, 'ul>li:first-of-type', :text => 'Another page (1 day)'
+        assert_select_in result, 'ul>li:last-of-type', :text => 'Child 1 1 (3 days)'
+      end
+    end
+  end
 end