diff --git a/src/krate/mod.rs b/src/krate/mod.rs
index f14e64f98b2..d9793805517 100644
--- a/src/krate/mod.rs
+++ b/src/krate/mod.rs
@@ -755,6 +755,8 @@ pub fn index(req: &mut Request) -> CargoResult<Response> {
 
 /// Handles the `GET /summary` route.
 pub fn summary(req: &mut Request) -> CargoResult<Response> {
+    use diesel::expression::{date, now, sql, DayAndMonthIntervalDsl};
+    use diesel::types::{BigInt, Nullable};
     use schema::crates::dsl::*;
 
     let conn = req.db_conn()?;
@@ -794,6 +796,20 @@ pub fn summary(req: &mut Request) -> CargoResult<Response> {
         .limit(10)
         .load(&*conn)?;
 
+    let recent_downloads = sql::<Nullable<BigInt>>("SUM(crate_downloads.downloads)");
+    let most_recently_downloaded = crates
+        .left_join(
+            crate_downloads::table.on(
+                id.eq(crate_downloads::crate_id)
+                    .and(crate_downloads::date.gt(date(now - 90.days()))),
+            ),
+        )
+        .group_by(id)
+        .order(recent_downloads.desc().nulls_last())
+        .limit(10)
+        .select(ALL_COLUMNS)
+        .load::<Crate>(&*conn)?;
+
     let popular_keywords = keywords::table
         .order(keywords::crates_cnt.desc())
         .limit(10)
@@ -813,6 +829,7 @@ pub fn summary(req: &mut Request) -> CargoResult<Response> {
         num_crates: i64,
         new_crates: Vec<EncodableCrate>,
         most_downloaded: Vec<EncodableCrate>,
+        most_recently_downloaded: Vec<EncodableCrate>,
         just_updated: Vec<EncodableCrate>,
         popular_keywords: Vec<EncodableKeyword>,
         popular_categories: Vec<EncodableCategory>,
@@ -822,6 +839,7 @@ pub fn summary(req: &mut Request) -> CargoResult<Response> {
         num_crates: num_crates,
         new_crates: encode_crates(new_crates)?,
         most_downloaded: encode_crates(most_downloaded)?,
+        most_recently_downloaded: encode_crates(most_recently_downloaded)?,
         just_updated: encode_crates(just_updated)?,
         popular_keywords: popular_keywords,
         popular_categories: popular_categories,
diff --git a/src/tests/krate.rs b/src/tests/krate.rs
index 0cdab179180..6b20656c2e3 100644
--- a/src/tests/krate.rs
+++ b/src/tests/krate.rs
@@ -4,12 +4,13 @@ use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::io::prelude::*;
 use std::fs::{self, File};
 
+use chrono::Utc;
 use conduit::{Handler, Method};
-
-use git2;
+use diesel::update;
 use self::diesel::prelude::*;
-use serde_json;
+use git2;
 use semver;
+use serde_json;
 
 use cargo_registry::dependency::EncodableDependency;
 use cargo_registry::download::EncodableVersionDownload;
@@ -18,11 +19,11 @@ use cargo_registry::keyword::EncodableKeyword;
 use cargo_registry::krate::{Crate, EncodableCrate, MAX_NAME_LENGTH};
 
 use cargo_registry::token::ApiToken;
-use cargo_registry::schema::{crates, versions};
+use cargo_registry::schema::{crates, metadata, versions};
 
 use cargo_registry::upload as u;
 use cargo_registry::version::EncodableVersion;
-use cargo_registry::category::Category;
+use cargo_registry::category::{Category, EncodableCategory};
 
 use {CrateList, CrateMeta, GoodCrate};
 
@@ -51,6 +52,18 @@ struct Downloads {
     version_downloads: Vec<EncodableVersionDownload>,
 }
 
+#[derive(Deserialize)]
+struct SummaryResponse {
+    num_downloads: i64,
+    num_crates: i64,
+    new_crates: Vec<EncodableCrate>,
+    most_downloaded: Vec<EncodableCrate>,
+    most_recently_downloaded: Vec<EncodableCrate>,
+    just_updated: Vec<EncodableCrate>,
+    popular_keywords: Vec<EncodableKeyword>,
+    popular_categories: Vec<EncodableCategory>,
+}
+
 fn new_crate(name: &str) -> u::NewCrate {
     u::NewCrate {
         name: u::CrateName(name.to_string()),
@@ -982,6 +995,80 @@ fn summary_doesnt_die() {
     ok_resp!(middle.call(&mut req));
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn summary_new_crates() {
+    let (_b, app, middle) = ::app();
+    let u;
+    let krate;
+    let krate2;
+    let krate3;
+    {
+        let conn = app.diesel_database.get().unwrap();
+        u = ::new_user("foo").create_or_update(&conn).unwrap();
+
+        krate = ::CrateBuilder::new("some_downloads", u.id)
+            .version(::VersionBuilder::new("0.1.0"))
+            .description("description")
+            .keyword("popular")
+            .downloads(20)
+            .recent_downloads(10)
+            .expect_build(&conn);
+
+        krate2 = ::CrateBuilder::new("most_recent_downloads", u.id)
+            .version(::VersionBuilder::new("0.2.0"))
+            .keyword("popular")
+            .downloads(5000)
+            .recent_downloads(50)
+            .expect_build(&conn);
+
+        krate3 = ::CrateBuilder::new("just_updated", u.id)
+            .version(::VersionBuilder::new("0.1.0"))
+            .expect_build(&conn);
+
+        ::CrateBuilder::new("with_downloads", u.id)
+            .version(::VersionBuilder::new("0.3.0"))
+            .keyword("popular")
+            .downloads(1000)
+            .expect_build(&conn);
+
+        ::new_category("Category 1", "cat1")
+            .create_or_update(&conn)
+            .unwrap();
+        Category::update_crate(&conn, &krate, &["cat1"]).unwrap();
+        Category::update_crate(&conn, &krate2, &["cat1"]).unwrap();
+
+        // set total_downloads global value for `num_downloads` prop
+        update(metadata::table)
+            .set(metadata::total_downloads.eq(6000))
+            .execute(&*conn)
+            .unwrap();
+
+        // update 'just_updated' krate. Others won't appear because updated_at == created_at.
+        let updated = Utc::now().naive_utc();
+        update(&krate3)
+            .set(crates::updated_at.eq(updated))
+            .execute(&*conn)
+            .unwrap();
+    }
+
+    let mut req = ::req(app.clone(), Method::Get, "/api/v1/summary");
+    let mut response = ok_resp!(middle.call(&mut req));
+    let json: SummaryResponse = ::json(&mut response);
+
+    assert_eq!(json.num_crates, 4);
+    assert_eq!(json.num_downloads, 6000);
+    assert_eq!(json.most_downloaded[0].name, "most_recent_downloads");
+    assert_eq!(
+        json.most_recently_downloaded[0].name,
+        "most_recent_downloads"
+    );
+    assert_eq!(json.popular_keywords[0].keyword, "popular");
+    assert_eq!(json.popular_categories[0].category, "Category 1");
+    assert_eq!(json.just_updated.len(), 1);
+    assert_eq!(json.just_updated[0].name, "just_updated");
+    assert_eq!(json.new_crates.len(), 4);
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn download() {
     use chrono::{Duration, Utc};