diff --git a/bin/app/data/gui/startscreen/startscreen.css b/bin/app/data/gui/startscreen/startscreen.css
index c00789fb..c04bfcfb 100644
--- a/bin/app/data/gui/startscreen/startscreen.css
+++ b/bin/app/data/gui/startscreen/startscreen.css
@@ -20,7 +20,14 @@
 	font-size: 12pt;
 }
 
-#recentButton:hover {
+#recentButtonMissing {
+	background: none;
+	border: none;
+	color: grey;
+	font-size: 12pt;
+}
+
+#recentButton:hover, #recentButtonMissing:hover {
 	background-color: #CFD2E0;
 	border-radius: 10px;
 }
diff --git a/src/lib_gui/qt/window/QtStartScreen.cpp b/src/lib_gui/qt/window/QtStartScreen.cpp
index a4f357f5..402760d7 100644
--- a/src/lib_gui/qt/window/QtStartScreen.cpp
+++ b/src/lib_gui/qt/window/QtStartScreen.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include <QString>
 #include <QHBoxLayout>
 #include <QVBoxLayout>
+#include <QMessageBox>
 
 #include "settings/ApplicationSettings.h"
 #include "utility/file/FileSystem.h"
@@ -12,14 +13,25 @@
 
 #include "qt/utility/QtDeviceScaledPixmap.h"
 #include "qt/utility/utilityQt.h"
+#include "utility/logging/logging.h"
 #include "isTrial.h"
 
-QtRecentProjectButton::QtRecentProjectButton(const FilePath& projectFilePath, QWidget* parent)
+QtRecentProjectButton::QtRecentProjectButton(QWidget* parent)
 	: QPushButton(parent)
-	, m_projectFilePath(projectFilePath)
 {
+}
+
+bool QtRecentProjectButton::projectExists() const
+{
+	return m_projectExists;
+}
+
+void QtRecentProjectButton::setProjectPath(const FilePath& projectFilePath)
+{
+	m_projectFilePath = projectFilePath;
+	m_projectExists = projectFilePath.exists();
 	this->setText(m_projectFilePath.withoutExtension().fileName().c_str());
-	if ( projectFilePath.exists() )
+	if ( m_projectExists )
 	{
 		this->setToolTip(m_projectFilePath.str().c_str());
 	}
@@ -27,13 +39,39 @@ QtRecentProjectButton::QtRecentProjectButton(const FilePath& projectFilePath, QW
 	{
 		std::string missingFileText = "Couldn't find " + m_projectFilePath.str() + " in your filesystem";
 		this->setToolTip(missingFileText.c_str());
-		this->setEnabled(false);
 	}
 }
 
 void QtRecentProjectButton::handleButtonClick()
 {
-	MessageLoadProject(m_projectFilePath.str(), false).dispatch();
+	if ( m_projectExists )
+	{
+		MessageLoadProject(m_projectFilePath.str(), false).dispatch();
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		std::string text = "Couldn't find " + m_projectFilePath.str()
+			+ " in your filesystem. Delete it from this recent Proejct list?";
+		int ret = QMessageBox::question(this, "Missing Project File", text.c_str(), QMessageBox::Yes | QMessageBox::No);
+
+		if ( ret == QMessageBox::Yes )
+		{
+			std::vector<FilePath> recentProjects = ApplicationSettings::getInstance()->getRecentProjects();
+			for (int i = 0
+				; i < ApplicationSettings::getInstance()->getMaxRecentProjectsCount()
+				; i++)
+			{
+				if (recentProjects[i].str() == m_projectFilePath.str() )
+				{
+					recentProjects.erase(recentProjects.begin()+i);
+					ApplicationSettings::getInstance()->setRecentProjects(recentProjects);
+					ApplicationSettings::getInstance()->save();
+					break;
+				}
+			}
+			emit updateButtons();
+		}
+	}
 };
 
 
@@ -48,10 +86,42 @@ QSize QtStartScreen::sizeHint() const
 	return QSize(570, 600);
 }
 
+void QtStartScreen::updateButtons()
+{
+	std::vector<FilePath> recentProjects = ApplicationSettings::getInstance()->getRecentProjects();
+	size_t i = 0;
+	for ( QtRecentProjectButton* button : m_recentProjectsButtons )
+	{
+		button->disconnect();
+		if (i < recentProjects.size())
+		{
+			button->setProjectPath(recentProjects[i]);
+			button->setFixedWidth(button->fontMetrics().width(button->text()) + 45);
+			connect(button, SIGNAL(clicked()), button, SLOT(handleButtonClick()));
+			//button->setGeometry(292, button->pos().y(), button->fontMetrics().width(button->text()) + 45, 40);
+			if (button->projectExists())
+			{
+				button->setObjectName("recentButton");
+				connect(button, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(handleRecentButton()));
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				connect(button, SIGNAL(updateButtons()), this, SLOT(updateButtons()));
+				button->setObjectName("recentButtonMissing");
+			}
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			button->hide();
+		}
+		i++;
+	}
+	setStyleSheet(utility::getStyleSheet(ResourcePaths::getGuiPath() + "startscreen/startscreen.css").c_str());
+}
+
 void QtStartScreen::setupStartScreen()
 {
 	setStyleSheet(utility::getStyleSheet(ResourcePaths::getGuiPath() + "startscreen/startscreen.css").c_str());
-
 	addLogo();
 
 	if (!isTrial())
@@ -78,21 +148,22 @@ void QtStartScreen::setupStartScreen()
 
 	int position = 290;
 	QIcon cpp_icon((ResourcePaths::getGuiPath() + "icon/project_256_256.png").c_str());
-	std::vector<FilePath> recentProjects = ApplicationSettings::getInstance()->getRecentProjects();
-	for (size_t i = 0; i < recentProjects.size() && (int)i < ApplicationSettings::getInstance()->getMaxRecentProjectsCount(); i++)
+	for (int i = 0
+		; i < ApplicationSettings::getInstance()->getMaxRecentProjectsCount()
+		; i++)
 	{
-		QtRecentProjectButton* button = new QtRecentProjectButton(recentProjects[i], this);
+		QtRecentProjectButton* button = new QtRecentProjectButton(this);
 		button->setAttribute(Qt::WA_LayoutUsesWidgetRect); // fixes layouting on Mac
 		button->setIcon(cpp_icon);
 		button->setIconSize(QSize(25, 25));
-		button->setObjectName("recentButton");
-		button->minimumSizeHint(); // force font loading
+		button->setObjectName("recentButtonMissing");
 		button->setGeometry(292, position, button->fontMetrics().width(button->text()) + 45, 40);
+		button->minimumSizeHint(); // force font loading
 		button->show();
-		connect(button, SIGNAL(clicked()), button, SLOT(handleButtonClick()));
-		connect(button, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(handleRecentButton()));
 		position += 40;
+		m_recentProjectsButtons.push_back(button);
 	}
+	updateButtons();
 }
 
 void QtStartScreen::handleNewProjectButton()
diff --git a/src/lib_gui/qt/window/QtStartScreen.h b/src/lib_gui/qt/window/QtStartScreen.h
index 34344874..654e87af 100644
--- a/src/lib_gui/qt/window/QtStartScreen.h
+++ b/src/lib_gui/qt/window/QtStartScreen.h
@@ -12,12 +12,15 @@ class QtRecentProjectButton
 	Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-	QtRecentProjectButton(const FilePath& projectFilePath, QWidget* parent);
-
+	QtRecentProjectButton(QWidget* parent);
+	bool projectExists() const;
+	void setProjectPath(const FilePath& projectFilePath);
 public slots:
 	void handleButtonClick();
-
+signals:
+	void updateButtons();
 private:
+	bool m_projectExists;
 	FilePath m_projectFilePath;
 };
 
@@ -41,11 +44,12 @@ private slots:
 	void handleNewProjectButton();
 	void handleOpenProjectButton();
 	void handleRecentButton();
+	void updateButtons();
 
 private:
 	QPushButton* m_openProjectButton;
 	QPushButton* m_newProjectButton;
-	std::vector<QPushButton*> m_recentProjects;
+	std::vector<QtRecentProjectButton*> m_recentProjectsButtons;
 };
 
 #endif // QT_START_SCREEN_H