diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/dialer/activities/DialpadActivity.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/dialer/activities/DialpadActivity.kt
index f18bf27b4..c2cacbea4 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/dialer/activities/DialpadActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/dialer/activities/DialpadActivity.kt
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import android.os.Looper
 import android.provider.Telephony.Sms.Intents.SECRET_CODE_ACTION
 import android.telephony.PhoneNumberUtils
 import android.telephony.TelephonyManager
+import android.text.Editable
 import android.util.TypedValue
 import android.view.KeyEvent
 import android.view.MotionEvent
@@ -28,7 +29,10 @@ import com.simplemobiletools.dialer.R
 import com.simplemobiletools.dialer.adapters.ContactsAdapter
 import com.simplemobiletools.dialer.databinding.ActivityDialpadBinding
 import com.simplemobiletools.dialer.extensions.*
+import com.simplemobiletools.dialer.fragments.hidePrivateContacts
 import com.simplemobiletools.dialer.helpers.DIALPAD_TONE_LENGTH_MS
+import com.simplemobiletools.dialer.helpers.MIN_RECENTS_THRESHOLD
+import com.simplemobiletools.dialer.helpers.RecentsHelper
 import com.simplemobiletools.dialer.helpers.ToneGeneratorHelper
 import com.simplemobiletools.dialer.models.SpeedDial
 import java.util.*
@@ -346,6 +350,27 @@ class DialpadActivity : SimpleActivity() {
                     startCallIntent(number)
                 }
             }
+        } else {
+            setLastDialedNumber()
+        }
+    }
+
+    private fun setLastDialedNumber() {
+        var lastDialed: String?
+        val privateCursor = this.getMyContactsCursor(false, true)
+        val groupSubsequentCalls = this.config.groupSubsequentCalls
+        val querySize = MIN_RECENTS_THRESHOLD
+        RecentsHelper(this).getRecentCalls(groupSubsequentCalls, querySize) { recents ->
+            val privateContacts = MyContactsContentProvider.getContacts(this, privateCursor)
+            lastDialed = recents
+                .hidePrivateContacts(
+                    privateContacts,
+                    SMT_PRIVATE in this.baseConfig.ignoredContactSources
+                ).firstOrNull()?.phoneNumber
+            lastDialed?.let {
+                binding.dialpadInput.text = Editable.Factory.getInstance()
+                    .newEditable(it)
+            }
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/dialer/fragments/RecentsFragment.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/dialer/fragments/RecentsFragment.kt
index d3e9ebc3c..931cf555e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/dialer/fragments/RecentsFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/dialer/fragments/RecentsFragment.kt
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package com.simplemobiletools.dialer.fragments
 
 import android.content.Context
 import android.util.AttributeSet
+import android.util.Log
 import com.simplemobiletools.commons.dialogs.CallConfirmationDialog
 import com.simplemobiletools.commons.extensions.*
 import com.simplemobiletools.commons.helpers.ContactsHelper
@@ -176,7 +177,7 @@ class RecentsFragment(context: Context, attributeSet: AttributeSet) : MyViewPage
 }
 
 // hide private contacts from recent calls
-private fun List<RecentCall>.hidePrivateContacts(privateContacts: List<Contact>, shouldHide: Boolean): List<RecentCall> {
+fun List<RecentCall>.hidePrivateContacts(privateContacts: List<Contact>, shouldHide: Boolean): List<RecentCall> {
     return if (shouldHide) {
         filterNot { recent ->
             val privateNumbers = privateContacts.flatMap { it.phoneNumbers }.map { it.value }