diff --git a/src/app/app.module.ts b/src/app/app.module.ts
index 3eb99f39c..baed2ed99 100644
--- a/src/app/app.module.ts
+++ b/src/app/app.module.ts
@@ -37,7 +37,10 @@ import {
   AppConfigService,
   DebugAppConfigService
 } from '@alfresco/adf-core';
-import { ContentModule } from '@alfresco/adf-content-services';
+import {
+  ContentModule,
+  CustomResourcesService
+} from '@alfresco/adf-content-services';
 
 import { AppComponent } from './app.component';
 import { APP_ROUTES } from './app.routes';
@@ -74,6 +77,7 @@ import { LibraryMembershipDirective } from './directives/library-membership.dire
 import { ToggleJoinLibraryComponent } from './components/toolbar/toggle-join-library/toggle-join-library.component';
 import { LibraryFavoriteDirective } from './directives/library-favorite.directive';
 import { ToggleFavoriteLibraryComponent } from './components/toolbar/toggle-favorite-library/toggle-favorite-library.component';
+import { AppDataService } from './services/data.service';
 
 @NgModule({
   imports: [
@@ -123,6 +127,7 @@ import { ToggleFavoriteLibraryComponent } from './components/toolbar/toggle-favo
   providers: [
     { provide: RouteReuseStrategy, useClass: AppRouteReuseStrategy },
     { provide: AppConfigService, useClass: DebugAppConfigService },
+    { provide: CustomResourcesService, useClass: AppDataService },
     {
       provide: TRANSLATION_PROVIDER,
       multi: true,
diff --git a/src/app/services/data.service.ts b/src/app/services/data.service.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1af15f53a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/services/data.service.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+/*!
+ * @license
+ * Alfresco Example Content Application
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2005 - 2018 Alfresco Software Limited
+ *
+ * This file is part of the Alfresco Example Content Application.
+ * If the software was purchased under a paid Alfresco license, the terms of
+ * the paid license agreement will prevail.  Otherwise, the software is
+ * provided under the following open source license terms:
+ *
+ * The Alfresco Example Content Application is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * The Alfresco Example Content Application is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * along with Alfresco. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
+import { CustomResourcesService } from '@alfresco/adf-content-services';
+import {
+  PaginationModel,
+  LogService,
+  AlfrescoApiService
+} from '@alfresco/adf-core';
+import { Observable } from 'rxjs';
+import { PersonEntry, SearchRequest, ResultSetPaging } from 'alfresco-js-api';
+
+@Injectable({
+  providedIn: 'root'
+})
+export class AppDataService extends CustomResourcesService {
+  constructor(private api: AlfrescoApiService, logService: LogService) {
+    super(api, logService);
+  }
+
+  getRecentFiles(
+    personId: string,
+    pagination: PaginationModel
+  ): Observable<ResultSetPaging> {
+    const filters = [
+      'TYPE:"content"',
+      '-TYPE:"app:filelink"',
+      '-TYPE:"fm:post"',
+      '-TYPE:"cm:thumbnail"',
+      '-TYPE:"cm:failedThumbnail"',
+      '-TYPE:"cm:rating"',
+      '-TYPE:"dl:dataList"',
+      '-TYPE:"dl:todoList"',
+      '-TYPE:"dl:issue"',
+      '-TYPE:"fm:topic"',
+      '-TYPE:"fm:post"',
+      '-TYPE:"lnk:link"'
+    ];
+
+    return new Observable(observer => {
+      this.api.peopleApi.getPerson(personId).then(
+        (person: PersonEntry) => {
+          const username = person.entry.id;
+          const query: SearchRequest = {
+            query: {
+              query: '*',
+              language: 'afts'
+            },
+            filterQueries: [
+              { query: `cm:modified:[NOW/DAY-30DAYS TO NOW/DAY+1DAY]` },
+              { query: `cm:modifier:${username} OR cm:creator:${username}` },
+              {
+                query: filters.join(' AND ')
+              }
+            ],
+            include: ['path', 'properties', 'allowableOperations'],
+            sort: [
+              {
+                type: 'FIELD',
+                field: 'cm:modified',
+                ascending: false
+              }
+            ],
+            paging: {
+              maxItems: pagination.maxItems,
+              skipCount: pagination.skipCount
+            }
+          };
+          return this.api.searchApi.search(query).then(
+            searchResult => {
+              observer.next(searchResult);
+              observer.complete();
+            },
+            err => {
+              observer.error(err);
+              observer.complete();
+            }
+          );
+        },
+        err => {
+          observer.error(err);
+          observer.complete();
+        }
+      );
+    });
+  }
+}