diff --git a/i18n/si/msgs.jaml b/i18n/si/msgs.jaml
index 3b098c6f8..3ea574729 100644
--- a/i18n/si/msgs.jaml
+++ b/i18n/si/msgs.jaml
@@ -976,6 +976,10 @@ utils/filedialogs.py:
             (none): false
         def `update_file_list`:
             basedir: false
+    class `LocalRecentPathsWComboMixin`:
+        def `migrate_to_local_recent_paths`:
+            recent_paths: false
+            active_path: false
 utils/itemdelegates.py:
     A: false
     class `ModelItemCache`:
diff --git a/orangewidget/utils/filedialogs.py b/orangewidget/utils/filedialogs.py
index d1b396644..297edcc54 100644
--- a/orangewidget/utils/filedialogs.py
+++ b/orangewidget/utils/filedialogs.py
@@ -624,3 +624,10 @@ def merge_paths(cls, old_paths: list[RecentPath]):
 
     def last_path(self):
         return self.active_path and self.active_path.abspath
+
+    @classmethod
+    def migrate_to_local_recent_paths(cls, settings):
+        paths = settings.pop("recent_paths", [])
+        if paths:
+            cls.merge_paths(paths)
+            settings["active_path"] = paths[0]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/orangewidget/utils/tests/test_filedialogs.py b/orangewidget/utils/tests/test_filedialogs.py
index c29d4eb20..e9c3de44e 100644
--- a/orangewidget/utils/tests/test_filedialogs.py
+++ b/orangewidget/utils/tests/test_filedialogs.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 import unittest
 from unittest.mock import Mock, patch
 from tempfile import NamedTemporaryFile
+import time
 
 from AnyQt.QtCore import QSettings, QCoreApplication
 
@@ -336,6 +337,13 @@ def test_add_select_file(self):
         self.assertEqual(["baz.txt", "foo.txt", "bar.txt"],
                          [path.basename for path in a.recent_paths])
 
+    def test_use_migrate_settings_from_mixin(self):
+        # Fail after jan 1, 2028
+        if time.gmtime().tm_year >= 2028:
+            self.fail(
+                "The mixin provides migrate_to_local_recent_paths, but widgets duplicate its code instead.\n"
+                "Call the provided method instead, and remove this test.")
+
 
 class TestLocalRecentPathsWComboMixin(WidgetTest):
     def test_init(self):