diff --git a/akka-actor-tests/src/test/scala/akka/util/RecencyListSpec.scala b/akka-actor-tests/src/test/scala/akka/util/RecencyListSpec.scala
index 4d4f6a6958..203f841ad2 100644
--- a/akka-actor-tests/src/test/scala/akka/util/RecencyListSpec.scala
+++ b/akka-actor-tests/src/test/scala/akka/util/RecencyListSpec.scala
@@ -92,6 +92,18 @@ class RecencyListSpec extends AnyWordSpec with Matchers {
       clock.tick() // time = 14
       recency.removeMostRecentWithin(3.seconds) shouldBe List("r", "k", "q", "p")
       check(recency, List("n", "o"))
+
+      clock.tick() // time = 15
+      recency.update("s").update("t").update("u").update("v").update("w").update("x").update("y").update("z")
+      check(recency, List("n", "o", "s", "t", "u", "v", "w", "x", "y", "z"))
+
+      clock.tick() // time = 16
+      recency.removeLeastRecent(3, skip = 3) shouldBe List("t", "u", "v")
+      check(recency, List("n", "o", "s", "w", "x", "y", "z"))
+
+      clock.tick() // time = 17
+      recency.removeMostRecent(3, skip = 2) shouldBe List("x", "w", "s")
+      check(recency, List("n", "o", "y", "z"))
     }
 
   }
diff --git a/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/util/RecencyList.scala b/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/util/RecencyList.scala
index 574fa0a669..1911df6de2 100644
--- a/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/util/RecencyList.scala
+++ b/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/util/RecencyList.scala
@@ -76,11 +76,11 @@ private[akka] class RecencyList[A](clock: RecencyList.Clock) {
   private val lessRecent: Node[A] => OptionVal[Node[A]] = _.lessRecent
   private val moreRecent: Node[A] => OptionVal[Node[A]] = _.moreRecent
 
-  def removeLeastRecent(n: Int = 1): immutable.Seq[A] =
-    removeWhile(start = leastRecent, next = moreRecent, limit = n)
+  def removeLeastRecent(n: Int = 1, skip: Int = 0): immutable.Seq[A] =
+    removeWhile(start = leastRecent, next = moreRecent, limit = n, skip = skip)
 
-  def removeMostRecent(n: Int = 1): immutable.Seq[A] =
-    removeWhile(start = mostRecent, next = lessRecent, limit = n)
+  def removeMostRecent(n: Int = 1, skip: Int = 0): immutable.Seq[A] =
+    removeWhile(start = mostRecent, next = lessRecent, limit = n, skip = skip)
 
   def removeLeastRecentOutside(duration: FiniteDuration): immutable.Seq[A] = {
     val min = clock.earlierTime(duration)
@@ -118,15 +118,19 @@ private[akka] class RecencyList[A](clock: RecencyList.Clock) {
       start: OptionVal[Node[A]],
       next: Node[A] => OptionVal[Node[A]],
       continueWhile: Node[A] => Boolean = continueToLimit,
-      limit: Int = size): immutable.Seq[A] = {
+      limit: Int = size,
+      skip: Int = 0): immutable.Seq[A] = {
     var count = 0
     var node = start
+    val max = limit + skip
     val values = mutable.ListBuffer.empty[A]
-    while (node.isDefined && continueWhile(node.get) && (count < limit)) {
+    while (node.isDefined && continueWhile(node.get) && (count < max)) {
       count += 1
-      removeFromCurrentPosition(node.get)
-      lookupNode -= node.get.value
-      values += node.get.value
+      if (count > skip) {
+        removeFromCurrentPosition(node.get)
+        lookupNode -= node.get.value
+        values += node.get.value
+      }
       node = next(node.get)
     }
     values.result()
diff --git a/akka-cluster-sharding-typed/src/main/scala/akka/cluster/sharding/typed/ClusterShardingSettings.scala b/akka-cluster-sharding-typed/src/main/scala/akka/cluster/sharding/typed/ClusterShardingSettings.scala
index 3c10063b8a..85e077e27d 100644
--- a/akka-cluster-sharding-typed/src/main/scala/akka/cluster/sharding/typed/ClusterShardingSettings.scala
+++ b/akka-cluster-sharding-typed/src/main/scala/akka/cluster/sharding/typed/ClusterShardingSettings.scala
@@ -72,7 +72,8 @@ object ClusterShardingSettings {
       passivationStrategySettings = new ClassicShardingSettings.PassivationStrategySettings(
         strategy = settings.passivationStrategySettings.strategy,
         idleTimeout = settings.passivationStrategySettings.idleTimeout,
-        leastRecentlyUsedLimit = settings.passivationStrategySettings.leastRecentlyUsedLimit),
+        leastRecentlyUsedLimit = settings.passivationStrategySettings.leastRecentlyUsedLimit,
+        mostRecentlyUsedLimit = settings.passivationStrategySettings.mostRecentlyUsedLimit),
       shardRegionQueryTimeout = settings.shardRegionQueryTimeout,
       new ClassicShardingSettings.TuningParameters(
         bufferSize = settings.tuningParameters.bufferSize,
@@ -169,13 +170,19 @@ object ClusterShardingSettings {
       val strategy: String,
       val idleTimeout: FiniteDuration,
       val leastRecentlyUsedLimit: Int,
+      val mostRecentlyUsedLimit: Int,
       private[akka] val oldSettingUsed: Boolean) {
 
-    def this(strategy: String, idleTimeout: FiniteDuration, leastRecentlyUsedLimit: Int) =
-      this(strategy, idleTimeout, leastRecentlyUsedLimit, oldSettingUsed = false)
+    def this(strategy: String, idleTimeout: FiniteDuration, leastRecentlyUsedLimit: Int, mostRecentlyUsedLimit: Int) =
+      this(strategy, idleTimeout, leastRecentlyUsedLimit, mostRecentlyUsedLimit, oldSettingUsed = false)
 
     def this(classic: ClassicShardingSettings.PassivationStrategySettings) =
-      this(classic.strategy, classic.idleTimeout, classic.leastRecentlyUsedLimit, classic.oldSettingUsed)
+      this(
+        classic.strategy,
+        classic.idleTimeout,
+        classic.leastRecentlyUsedLimit,
+        classic.mostRecentlyUsedLimit,
+        classic.oldSettingUsed)
 
     def withIdleStrategy(timeout: FiniteDuration): PassivationStrategySettings =
       copy(strategy = "idle", idleTimeout = timeout)
@@ -183,6 +190,9 @@ object ClusterShardingSettings {
     def withLeastRecentlyUsedStrategy(limit: Int): PassivationStrategySettings =
       copy(strategy = "least-recently-used", leastRecentlyUsedLimit = limit)
 
+    def withMostRecentlyUsedStrategy(limit: Int): PassivationStrategySettings =
+      copy(strategy = "most-recently-used", mostRecentlyUsedLimit = limit)
+
     private[akka] def withOldIdleStrategy(timeout: FiniteDuration): PassivationStrategySettings =
       copy(strategy = "idle", idleTimeout = timeout, oldSettingUsed = true)
 
@@ -190,8 +200,14 @@ object ClusterShardingSettings {
         strategy: String,
         idleTimeout: FiniteDuration = idleTimeout,
         leastRecentlyUsedLimit: Int = leastRecentlyUsedLimit,
+        mostRecentlyUsedLimit: Int = mostRecentlyUsedLimit,
         oldSettingUsed: Boolean = oldSettingUsed): PassivationStrategySettings =
-      new PassivationStrategySettings(strategy, idleTimeout, leastRecentlyUsedLimit, oldSettingUsed)
+      new PassivationStrategySettings(
+        strategy,
+        idleTimeout,
+        leastRecentlyUsedLimit,
+        mostRecentlyUsedLimit,
+        oldSettingUsed)
   }
 
   object PassivationStrategySettings {
@@ -199,6 +215,7 @@ object ClusterShardingSettings {
       strategy = "none",
       idleTimeout = Duration.Zero,
       leastRecentlyUsedLimit = 0,
+      mostRecentlyUsedLimit = 0,
       oldSettingUsed = false)
 
     def oldDefault(idleTimeout: FiniteDuration): PassivationStrategySettings =
@@ -531,6 +548,9 @@ final class ClusterShardingSettings(
   def withLeastRecentlyUsedPassivationStrategy(limit: Int): ClusterShardingSettings =
     copy(passivationStrategySettings = passivationStrategySettings.withLeastRecentlyUsedStrategy(limit))
 
+  def withMostRecentlyUsedPassivationStrategy(limit: Int): ClusterShardingSettings =
+    copy(passivationStrategySettings = passivationStrategySettings.withMostRecentlyUsedStrategy(limit))
+
   def withShardRegionQueryTimeout(duration: FiniteDuration): ClusterShardingSettings =
     copy(shardRegionQueryTimeout = duration)
 
diff --git a/akka-cluster-sharding/src/main/resources/reference.conf b/akka-cluster-sharding/src/main/resources/reference.conf
index 36d0eab953..04c9bb2016 100644
--- a/akka-cluster-sharding/src/main/resources/reference.conf
+++ b/akka-cluster-sharding/src/main/resources/reference.conf
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ akka.cluster.sharding {
     # Passivation strategy to use. Possible values are:
     #   - "idle"
     #   - "least-recently-used"
+    #   - "most-recently-used"
     # Set to "none" or "off" to disable automatic passivation.
     # Passivation strategies are always disabled if `remember-entities` is enabled.
     strategy = "idle"
@@ -57,6 +58,14 @@ akka.cluster.sharding {
       # Limit of active entities in a shard region.
       limit = 100000
     }
+
+    # Most recently used passivation strategy.
+    # Passivate the most recently used entities when the number of active entities in a shard region
+    # reaches a limit. The per-region limit is divided evenly among the active shards in a region.
+    most-recently-used {
+      # Limit of active entities in a shard region.
+      limit = 100000
+    }
   }
 
   # If the coordinator can't store state changes it will be stopped
diff --git a/akka-cluster-sharding/src/main/scala/akka/cluster/sharding/ClusterShardingSettings.scala b/akka-cluster-sharding/src/main/scala/akka/cluster/sharding/ClusterShardingSettings.scala
index 1303b78e2c..ab443e0122 100644
--- a/akka-cluster-sharding/src/main/scala/akka/cluster/sharding/ClusterShardingSettings.scala
+++ b/akka-cluster-sharding/src/main/scala/akka/cluster/sharding/ClusterShardingSettings.scala
@@ -134,10 +134,11 @@ object ClusterShardingSettings {
       val strategy: String,
       val idleTimeout: FiniteDuration,
       val leastRecentlyUsedLimit: Int,
+      val mostRecentlyUsedLimit: Int,
       private[akka] val oldSettingUsed: Boolean) {
 
-    def this(strategy: String, idleTimeout: FiniteDuration, leastRecentlyUsedLimit: Int) =
-      this(strategy, idleTimeout, leastRecentlyUsedLimit, oldSettingUsed = false)
+    def this(strategy: String, idleTimeout: FiniteDuration, leastRecentlyUsedLimit: Int, mostRecentlyUsedLimit: Int) =
+      this(strategy, idleTimeout, leastRecentlyUsedLimit, mostRecentlyUsedLimit, oldSettingUsed = false)
 
     def withIdleStrategy(timeout: FiniteDuration): PassivationStrategySettings =
       copy(strategy = "idle", idleTimeout = timeout, oldSettingUsed = false)
@@ -145,6 +146,9 @@ object ClusterShardingSettings {
     def withLeastRecentlyUsedStrategy(limit: Int): PassivationStrategySettings =
       copy(strategy = "least-recently-used", leastRecentlyUsedLimit = limit)
 
+    def withMostRecentlyUsedStrategy(limit: Int): PassivationStrategySettings =
+      copy(strategy = "most-recently-used", mostRecentlyUsedLimit = limit)
+
     private[akka] def withOldIdleStrategy(timeout: FiniteDuration): PassivationStrategySettings =
       copy(strategy = "idle", idleTimeout = timeout, oldSettingUsed = true)
 
@@ -152,8 +156,14 @@ object ClusterShardingSettings {
         strategy: String,
         idleTimeout: FiniteDuration = idleTimeout,
         leastRecentlyUsedLimit: Int = leastRecentlyUsedLimit,
+        mostRecentlyUsedLimit: Int = mostRecentlyUsedLimit,
         oldSettingUsed: Boolean = oldSettingUsed): PassivationStrategySettings =
-      new PassivationStrategySettings(strategy, idleTimeout, leastRecentlyUsedLimit, oldSettingUsed)
+      new PassivationStrategySettings(
+        strategy,
+        idleTimeout,
+        leastRecentlyUsedLimit,
+        mostRecentlyUsedLimit,
+        oldSettingUsed)
   }
 
   object PassivationStrategySettings {
@@ -161,13 +171,15 @@ object ClusterShardingSettings {
       strategy = "none",
       idleTimeout = Duration.Zero,
       leastRecentlyUsedLimit = 0,
+      mostRecentlyUsedLimit = 0,
       oldSettingUsed = false)
 
     def apply(config: Config): PassivationStrategySettings = {
       val settings = new PassivationStrategySettings(
         strategy = toRootLowerCase(config.getString("passivation.strategy")),
         idleTimeout = config.getDuration("passivation.idle.timeout", MILLISECONDS).millis,
-        leastRecentlyUsedLimit = config.getInt("passivation.least-recently-used.limit"))
+        leastRecentlyUsedLimit = config.getInt("passivation.least-recently-used.limit"),
+        mostRecentlyUsedLimit = config.getInt("passivation.most-recently-used.limit"))
       // default to old setting if it exists (defined in application.conf), overriding the new settings
       if (config.hasPath("passivate-idle-entity-after")) {
         val timeout =
@@ -191,6 +203,7 @@ object ClusterShardingSettings {
   private[akka] case object NoPassivationStrategy extends PassivationStrategy
   private[akka] case class IdlePassivationStrategy(timeout: FiniteDuration) extends PassivationStrategy
   private[akka] case class LeastRecentlyUsedPassivationStrategy(limit: Int) extends PassivationStrategy
+  private[akka] case class MostRecentlyUsedPassivationStrategy(limit: Int) extends PassivationStrategy
 
   /**
    * INTERNAL API
@@ -207,6 +220,8 @@ object ClusterShardingSettings {
             IdlePassivationStrategy(settings.passivationStrategySettings.idleTimeout)
           case "least-recently-used" =>
             LeastRecentlyUsedPassivationStrategy(settings.passivationStrategySettings.leastRecentlyUsedLimit)
+          case "most-recently-used" =>
+            MostRecentlyUsedPassivationStrategy(settings.passivationStrategySettings.mostRecentlyUsedLimit)
           case _ => NoPassivationStrategy
         }
     }
@@ -619,6 +634,9 @@ final class ClusterShardingSettings(
   def withLeastRecentlyUsedPassivationStrategy(limit: Int): ClusterShardingSettings =
     copy(passivationStrategySettings = passivationStrategySettings.withLeastRecentlyUsedStrategy(limit))
 
+  def withMostRecentlyUsedPassivationStrategy(limit: Int): ClusterShardingSettings =
+    copy(passivationStrategySettings = passivationStrategySettings.withMostRecentlyUsedStrategy(limit))
+
   def withShardRegionQueryTimeout(duration: FiniteDuration): ClusterShardingSettings =
     copy(shardRegionQueryTimeout = duration)
 
diff --git a/akka-cluster-sharding/src/main/scala/akka/cluster/sharding/internal/EntityPassivationStrategy.scala b/akka-cluster-sharding/src/main/scala/akka/cluster/sharding/internal/EntityPassivationStrategy.scala
index a9e5bf07ab..a750d7fc3f 100644
--- a/akka-cluster-sharding/src/main/scala/akka/cluster/sharding/internal/EntityPassivationStrategy.scala
+++ b/akka-cluster-sharding/src/main/scala/akka/cluster/sharding/internal/EntityPassivationStrategy.scala
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ private[akka] object EntityPassivationStrategy {
         new IdleEntityPassivationStrategy(timeout)
       case ClusterShardingSettings.LeastRecentlyUsedPassivationStrategy(limit) =>
         new LeastRecentlyUsedEntityPassivationStrategy(limit)
+      case ClusterShardingSettings.MostRecentlyUsedPassivationStrategy(limit) =>
+        new MostRecentlyUsedEntityPassivationStrategy(limit)
       case _ => DisabledEntityPassivationStrategy
     }
   }
@@ -154,3 +156,40 @@ private[akka] final class LeastRecentlyUsedEntityPassivationStrategy(perRegionLi
     if (excess > 0) recencyList.removeLeastRecent(excess) else PassivateEntities.none
   }
 }
+
+/**
+ * Passivate the most recently used entities when the number of active entities in a shard region
+ * reaches a limit. The per-region limit is divided evenly among the active shards in a region.
+ * @param perRegionLimit active entity capacity for a shard region
+ */
+@InternalApi
+private[akka] final class MostRecentlyUsedEntityPassivationStrategy(perRegionLimit: Int)
+    extends EntityPassivationStrategy {
+  import EntityPassivationStrategy.PassivateEntities
+
+  private var perShardLimit: Int = perRegionLimit
+  private val recencyList = RecencyList.empty[EntityId]
+
+  override val scheduledInterval: Option[FiniteDuration] = None
+
+  override def shardsUpdated(activeShards: Int): PassivateEntities = {
+    perShardLimit = perRegionLimit / activeShards
+    passivateExcessEntities()
+  }
+
+  override def entityCreated(id: EntityId): PassivateEntities = {
+    recencyList.update(id)
+    passivateExcessEntities(skip = 1) // remove most recent before adding this created entity
+  }
+
+  override def entityTouched(id: EntityId): Unit = recencyList.update(id)
+
+  override def entityTerminated(id: EntityId): Unit = recencyList.remove(id)
+
+  override def intervalPassed(): PassivateEntities = PassivateEntities.none
+
+  private def passivateExcessEntities(skip: Int = 0): PassivateEntities = {
+    val excess = recencyList.size - perShardLimit
+    if (excess > 0) recencyList.removeMostRecent(excess, skip) else PassivateEntities.none
+  }
+}
diff --git a/akka-cluster-sharding/src/test/resources/arc-trace-database.conf b/akka-cluster-sharding/src/test/resources/arc-trace-database.conf
index 6f19c316d4..1d181734f9 100644
--- a/akka-cluster-sharding/src/test/resources/arc-trace-database.conf
+++ b/akka-cluster-sharding/src/test/resources/arc-trace-database.conf
@@ -18,6 +18,14 @@
 #   ║ LRU 4M │ 20.24 % │ 43,704,979 │  34,857,131 │   30,857,131 ║
 #   ╟────────┼─────────┼────────────┼─────────────┼──────────────╢
 #   ║ LRU 8M │ 43.03 % │ 43,704,979 │  24,896,638 │   16,896,638 ║
+#   ╟────────┼─────────┼────────────┼─────────────┼──────────────╢
+#   ║ MRU 1M │ 11.92 % │ 43,704,979 │  38,493,369 │   37,493,369 ║
+#   ╟────────┼─────────┼────────────┼─────────────┼──────────────╢
+#   ║ MRU 2M │ 25.67 % │ 43,704,979 │  32,486,285 │   30,486,285 ║
+#   ╟────────┼─────────┼────────────┼─────────────┼──────────────╢
+#   ║ MRU 4M │ 41.82 % │ 43,704,979 │  25,429,608 │   21,429,608 ║
+#   ╟────────┼─────────┼────────────┼─────────────┼──────────────╢
+#   ║ MRU 8M │ 68.01 % │ 43,704,979 │  13,980,246 │    5,980,246 ║
 #   ╚════════╧═════════╧════════════╧═════════════╧══════════════╝
 #
 
@@ -54,7 +62,35 @@ akka.cluster.sharding {
         regions = 10
         pattern = arc-database
         strategy = lru-800k
-      }
+      },
+      {
+        name = "MRU 1M"
+        shards = 100
+        regions = 10
+        pattern = arc-database
+        strategy = mru-100k
+      },
+      {
+        name = "MRU 2M"
+        shards = 100
+        regions = 10
+        pattern = arc-database
+        strategy = mru-200k
+      },
+      {
+        name = "MRU 4M"
+        shards = 100
+        regions = 10
+        pattern = arc-database
+        strategy = mru-400k
+      },
+      {
+        name = "MRU 8M"
+        shards = 100
+        regions = 10
+        pattern = arc-database
+        strategy = mru-800k
+      },
     ]
 
     print-detailed-stats = true
@@ -94,5 +130,33 @@ akka.cluster.sharding {
         per-region-limit = 800000
       }
     }
+
+    mru-100k {
+      strategy = most-recently-used
+      most-recently-used {
+        per-region-limit = 100000
+      }
+    }
+
+    mru-200k {
+      strategy = most-recently-used
+      most-recently-used {
+        per-region-limit = 200000
+      }
+    }
+
+    mru-400k {
+      strategy = most-recently-used
+      most-recently-used {
+        per-region-limit = 400000
+      }
+    }
+
+    mru-800k {
+      strategy = most-recently-used
+      most-recently-used {
+        per-region-limit = 800000
+      }
+    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/akka-cluster-sharding/src/test/resources/arc-trace-search.conf b/akka-cluster-sharding/src/test/resources/arc-trace-search.conf
index e6e8868529..a2ee7f1624 100644
--- a/akka-cluster-sharding/src/test/resources/arc-trace-search.conf
+++ b/akka-cluster-sharding/src/test/resources/arc-trace-search.conf
@@ -16,6 +16,12 @@
 #   ║ LRU 500k │  7.53 % │ 37,656,092 │  34,822,122 │   34,322,122 ║
 #   ╟──────────┼─────────┼────────────┼─────────────┼──────────────╢
 #   ║   LRU 1M │ 25.37 % │ 37,656,092 │  28,102,287 │   27,102,287 ║
+#   ╟──────────┼─────────┼────────────┼─────────────┼──────────────╢
+#   ║ MRU 250k │  5.25 % │ 37,656,092 │  35,680,111 │   35,430,111 ║
+#   ╟──────────┼─────────┼────────────┼─────────────┼──────────────╢
+#   ║ MRU 500k │ 10.50 % │ 37,656,092 │  33,702,975 │   33,202,975 ║
+#   ╟──────────┼─────────┼────────────┼─────────────┼──────────────╢
+#   ║   MRU 1M │ 20.79 % │ 37,656,092 │  29,826,997 │   28,826,997 ║
 #   ╚══════════╧═════════╧════════════╧═════════════╧══════════════╝
 #
 
@@ -45,6 +51,27 @@ akka.cluster.sharding {
         regions = 10
         pattern = arc-search-merged
         strategy = lru-100k
+      },
+      {
+        name = "MRU 250k"
+        shards = 100
+        regions = 10
+        pattern = arc-search-merged
+        strategy = mru-25k
+      },
+      {
+        name = "MRU 500k"
+        shards = 100
+        regions = 10
+        pattern = arc-search-merged
+        strategy = mru-50k
+      },
+      {
+        name = "MRU 1M"
+        shards = 100
+        regions = 10
+        pattern = arc-search-merged
+        strategy = mru-100k
       }
     ]
 
@@ -78,5 +105,26 @@ akka.cluster.sharding {
         per-region-limit = 100000
       }
     }
+
+    mru-25k {
+      strategy = most-recently-used
+      most-recently-used {
+        per-region-limit = 25000
+      }
+    }
+
+    mru-50k {
+      strategy = most-recently-used
+      most-recently-used {
+        per-region-limit = 50000
+      }
+    }
+
+    mru-100k {
+      strategy = most-recently-used
+      most-recently-used {
+        per-region-limit = 100000
+      }
+    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/akka-cluster-sharding/src/test/resources/reference.conf b/akka-cluster-sharding/src/test/resources/reference.conf
index 73f56a668d..91f78ee4a4 100644
--- a/akka-cluster-sharding/src/test/resources/reference.conf
+++ b/akka-cluster-sharding/src/test/resources/reference.conf
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ akka.cluster.sharding {
         sequence {
           start = 1
         }
+        loop {
+          start = 1
+          end = 1000000
+        }
         uniform {
           min = 1
           max = 10000000
diff --git a/akka-cluster-sharding/src/test/resources/synthetic-loop.conf b/akka-cluster-sharding/src/test/resources/synthetic-loop.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ab8f961103
--- /dev/null
+++ b/akka-cluster-sharding/src/test/resources/synthetic-loop.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+#
+# Run with synthetically generated access events with a looping scan through ids.
+#
+# > akka-cluster-sharding/Test/runMain akka.cluster.sharding.passivation.simulator.Simulator synthetic-loop
+#
+#   ╔══════════╤═════════╤════════════╤═════════════╤══════════════╗
+#   ║      Run │  Active │   Accesses │ Activations │ Passivations ║
+#   ╠══════════╪═════════╪════════════╪═════════════╪══════════════╣
+#   ║ LRU 500k │  0.00 % │ 10,000,000 │  10,000,000 │    9,500,000 ║
+#   ╟──────────┼─────────┼────────────┼─────────────┼──────────────╢
+#   ║ MRU 500k │ 45.00 % │ 10,000,000 │   5,500,000 │    5,000,000 ║
+#   ╚══════════╧═════════╧════════════╧═════════════╧══════════════╝
+#
+
+akka.cluster.sharding {
+  passivation.simulator {
+    runs = [
+      {
+        name = "LRU 500k"
+        shards = 100
+        regions = 10
+        pattern = loop-1M
+        strategy = lru-50k
+      },
+      {
+        name = "MRU 500k"
+        shards = 100
+        regions = 10
+        pattern = loop-1M
+        strategy = mru-50k
+      }
+    ]
+
+    print-detailed-stats = true
+
+    # looping sequence of ids
+    # generate 10M events over 1M ids
+    loop-1M {
+      pattern = synthetic
+      synthetic {
+        events = 10000000
+        generator = loop
+        loop {
+          start = 1
+          end = 1000000
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    # LRU strategy with 50k limit in each of 10 regions
+    # total limit across cluster of 500k (50% of id space)
+    lru-50k {
+      strategy = least-recently-used
+      least-recently-used {
+        per-region-limit = 50000
+      }
+    }
+
+    # MRU strategy with 50k limit in each of 10 regions
+    # total limit across cluster of 500k (50% of id space)
+    mru-50k {
+      strategy = most-recently-used
+      most-recently-used {
+        per-region-limit = 50000
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/akka-cluster-sharding/src/test/resources/synthetic-zipfian.conf b/akka-cluster-sharding/src/test/resources/synthetic-zipfian.conf
index 1de3545b23..3f9ce575b3 100644
--- a/akka-cluster-sharding/src/test/resources/synthetic-zipfian.conf
+++ b/akka-cluster-sharding/src/test/resources/synthetic-zipfian.conf
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 #   ║      Run │  Active │   Accesses │ Activations │ Passivations ║
 #   ╠══════════╪═════════╪════════════╪═════════════╪══════════════╣
 #   ║ LRU 100k │ 40.47 % │ 50,000,000 │  29,764,380 │   29,664,380 ║
+#   ╟──────────┼─────────┼────────────┼─────────────┼──────────────╢
+#   ║ MRU 100k │ 10.08 % │ 50,000,000 │  44,960,042 │   44,860,042 ║
 #   ╚══════════╧═════════╧════════════╧═════════════╧══════════════╝
 #
 
@@ -19,6 +21,13 @@ akka.cluster.sharding {
         regions = 10
         pattern = scrambled-zipfian
         strategy = lru-10k
+      },
+      {
+        name = "MRU 100k"
+        shards = 100
+        regions = 10
+        pattern = scrambled-zipfian
+        strategy = mru-10k
       }
     ]
 
@@ -47,5 +56,14 @@ akka.cluster.sharding {
         per-region-limit = 10000
       }
     }
+
+    # MRU strategy with 10k limit in each of 10 regions
+    # total limit across cluster of 100k (1% of id space)
+    mru-10k {
+      strategy = most-recently-used
+      most-recently-used {
+        per-region-limit = 10000
+      }
+    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/akka-cluster-sharding/src/test/scala/akka/cluster/sharding/ClusterShardingSettingsSpec.scala b/akka-cluster-sharding/src/test/scala/akka/cluster/sharding/ClusterShardingSettingsSpec.scala
index 1d5ab9ebd9..b3bbf4a855 100644
--- a/akka-cluster-sharding/src/test/scala/akka/cluster/sharding/ClusterShardingSettingsSpec.scala
+++ b/akka-cluster-sharding/src/test/scala/akka/cluster/sharding/ClusterShardingSettingsSpec.scala
@@ -67,6 +67,25 @@ class ClusterShardingSettingsSpec extends AnyWordSpec with Matchers {
         .passivationStrategy shouldBe ClusterShardingSettings.LeastRecentlyUsedPassivationStrategy(42000)
     }
 
+    "allow most recently used passivation strategy to be configured (via config)" in {
+      settings("""
+        #passivation-most-recently-used
+        akka.cluster.sharding {
+          passivation {
+            strategy = most-recently-used
+            most-recently-used.limit = 1000000
+          }
+        }
+        #passivation-most-recently-used
+      """).passivationStrategy shouldBe ClusterShardingSettings.MostRecentlyUsedPassivationStrategy(1000000)
+    }
+
+    "allow most recently used passivation strategy to be configured (via factory method)" in {
+      defaultSettings
+        .withMostRecentlyUsedPassivationStrategy(limit = 42000)
+        .passivationStrategy shouldBe ClusterShardingSettings.MostRecentlyUsedPassivationStrategy(42000)
+    }
+
     "disable automatic passivation if `remember-entities` is enabled (via config)" in {
       settings("""
         akka.cluster.sharding.remember-entities = on
diff --git a/akka-cluster-sharding/src/test/scala/akka/cluster/sharding/EntityPassivationSpec.scala b/akka-cluster-sharding/src/test/scala/akka/cluster/sharding/EntityPassivationSpec.scala
index 00d3e59390..1fdd33f679 100644
--- a/akka-cluster-sharding/src/test/scala/akka/cluster/sharding/EntityPassivationSpec.scala
+++ b/akka-cluster-sharding/src/test/scala/akka/cluster/sharding/EntityPassivationSpec.scala
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ import akka.actor.{ Actor, ActorRef, Props }
 import akka.cluster.Cluster
 import akka.testkit.WithLogCapturing
 import akka.testkit.{ AkkaSpec, TestProbe }
+import org.scalatest.concurrent.Eventually
+
 import scala.concurrent.duration._
 
 object EntityPassivationSpec {
@@ -42,6 +44,15 @@ object EntityPassivationSpec {
     }
     """).withFallback(config)
 
+  val mostRecentlyUsedConfig = ConfigFactory.parseString("""
+    akka.cluster.sharding {
+      passivation {
+        strategy = most-recently-used
+        most-recently-used.limit = 10
+      }
+    }
+    """).withFallback(config)
+
   val disabledConfig = ConfigFactory.parseString("""
     akka.cluster.sharding {
       passivation {
@@ -88,6 +99,7 @@ object EntityPassivationSpec {
 
 abstract class AbstractEntityPassivationSpec(config: Config, expectedEntities: Int)
     extends AkkaSpec(config)
+    with Eventually
     with WithLogCapturing {
 
   import EntityPassivationSpec._
@@ -98,6 +110,7 @@ abstract class AbstractEntityPassivationSpec(config: Config, expectedEntities: I
 
   val probes: Map[Int, TestProbe] = (1 to expectedEntities).map(id => id -> TestProbe()).toMap
   val probeRefs: Map[String, ActorRef] = probes.map { case (id, probe) => id.toString -> probe.ref }
+  val stateProbe: TestProbe = TestProbe()
 
   def expectReceived(id: Int, message: Any, within: FiniteDuration = patience.timeout): Entity.Received = {
     val received = probes(id).expectMsgType[Entity.Received](within)
@@ -108,6 +121,18 @@ abstract class AbstractEntityPassivationSpec(config: Config, expectedEntities: I
   def expectNoMessage(id: Int, within: FiniteDuration): Unit =
     probes(id).expectNoMessage(within)
 
+  def getState(region: ActorRef): ShardRegion.CurrentShardRegionState = {
+    region.tell(ShardRegion.GetShardRegionState, stateProbe.ref)
+    stateProbe.expectMsgType[ShardRegion.CurrentShardRegionState]
+  }
+
+  def expectState(region: ActorRef)(expectedShards: (Int, Iterable[Int])*): Unit =
+    eventually {
+      getState(region).shards should contain theSameElementsAs expectedShards.map {
+        case (shardId, entityIds) => ShardRegion.ShardState(shardId.toString, entityIds.map(_.toString).toSet)
+      }
+    }
+
   def start(): ActorRef = {
     // single node cluster
     Cluster(system).join(Cluster(system).selfAddress)
@@ -185,7 +210,7 @@ class LeastRecentlyUsedEntityPassivationSpec
         if (id > 10) expectReceived(id = id - 10, message = Stop)
       }
 
-      // shard 1 active ids: 11-20
+      expectState(region)(1 -> (11 to 20))
 
       // activating a second shard will divide the per-shard limit in two, passivating half of the first shard
       region ! Envelope(shard = 2, id = 21, message = "B")
@@ -194,8 +219,7 @@ class LeastRecentlyUsedEntityPassivationSpec
         expectReceived(id = id, message = Stop)
       }
 
-      // shard 1 active ids: 16-20
-      // shard 2 active ids: 21
+      expectState(region)(1 -> (16 to 20), 2 -> Set(21))
 
       // shards now have a limit of 5 entities
       for (id <- 1 to 20) {
@@ -205,8 +229,7 @@ class LeastRecentlyUsedEntityPassivationSpec
         expectReceived(id = passivatedId, message = Stop)
       }
 
-      // shard 1 active ids: 16-20
-      // shard 2 active ids: 21
+      expectState(region)(1 -> (16 to 20), 2 -> Set(21))
 
       // shards now have a limit of 5 entities
       for (id <- 21 to 24) {
@@ -214,8 +237,7 @@ class LeastRecentlyUsedEntityPassivationSpec
         expectReceived(id = id, message = "D")
       }
 
-      // shard 1 active ids: 16-20
-      // shard 2 active ids: 21-24
+      expectState(region)(1 -> (16 to 20), 2 -> (21 to 24))
 
       // activating a third shard will divide the per-shard limit in three, passivating entities over the new limits
       region ! Envelope(shard = 3, id = 31, message = "E")
@@ -224,9 +246,7 @@ class LeastRecentlyUsedEntityPassivationSpec
         expectReceived(id = id, message = Stop)
       }
 
-      // shard 1 active ids: 18, 19, 20
-      // shard 2 active ids: 22, 23, 24
-      // shard 3 active ids: 31
+      expectState(region)(1 -> Set(18, 19, 20), 2 -> Set(22, 23, 24), 3 -> Set(31))
 
       // shards now have a limit of 3 entities
       for (id <- 25 to 30) {
@@ -235,9 +255,7 @@ class LeastRecentlyUsedEntityPassivationSpec
         expectReceived(id = id - 3, message = Stop)
       }
 
-      // shard 1 active ids: 18, 19, 20
-      // shard 2 active ids: 28, 29, 30
-      // shard 3 active ids: 31
+      expectState(region)(1 -> Set(18, 19, 20), 2 -> Set(28, 29, 30), 3 -> Set(31))
 
       // shards now have a limit of 3 entities
       for (id <- 31 to 40) {
@@ -246,9 +264,7 @@ class LeastRecentlyUsedEntityPassivationSpec
         if (id > 33) expectReceived(id = id - 3, message = Stop)
       }
 
-      // shard 1 active ids: 18, 19, 20
-      // shard 2 active ids: 28, 29, 30
-      // shard 3 active ids: 38, 39, 40
+      expectState(region)(1 -> Set(18, 19, 20), 2 -> Set(28, 29, 30), 3 -> Set(38, 39, 40))
 
       // manually passivate some entities
       region ! Envelope(shard = 1, id = 19, message = ManuallyPassivate)
@@ -261,9 +277,7 @@ class LeastRecentlyUsedEntityPassivationSpec
       expectReceived(id = 29, message = Stop)
       expectReceived(id = 39, message = Stop)
 
-      // shard 1 active ids: 18, 20
-      // shard 2 active ids: 28, 30
-      // shard 3 active ids: 38, 40
+      expectState(region)(1 -> Set(18, 20), 2 -> Set(28, 30), 3 -> Set(38, 40))
 
       for (i <- 1 to 3) {
         region ! Envelope(shard = 1, id = 10 + i, message = "H")
@@ -283,17 +297,114 @@ class LeastRecentlyUsedEntityPassivationSpec
         }
       }
 
-      // shard 1 active ids: 11, 12, 13
-      // shard 2 active ids: 21, 22, 23
-      // shard 3 active ids: 31, 32, 33
+      expectState(region)(1 -> Set(11, 12, 13), 2 -> Set(21, 22, 23), 3 -> Set(31, 32, 33))
+    }
+  }
+}
 
-      val statsProbe = TestProbe()
-      region.tell(ShardRegion.GetShardRegionState, statsProbe.ref)
-      val state = statsProbe.expectMsgType[ShardRegion.CurrentShardRegionState]
-      state.shards shouldBe Set(
-        ShardRegion.ShardState("1", Set("11", "12", "13")),
-        ShardRegion.ShardState("2", Set("21", "22", "23")),
-        ShardRegion.ShardState("3", Set("31", "32", "33")))
+class MostRecentlyUsedEntityPassivationSpec
+    extends AbstractEntityPassivationSpec(EntityPassivationSpec.mostRecentlyUsedConfig, expectedEntities = 40) {
+
+  import EntityPassivationSpec.Entity.{ Envelope, ManuallyPassivate, Stop }
+
+  "Passivation of most recently used entities" must {
+    "passivate the most recently used entities when the per-shard entity limit is reached" in {
+      val region = start()
+
+      // only one active shard at first, most recently used entities passivated once the limit is reached
+      for (id <- 1 to 20) {
+        region ! Envelope(shard = 1, id = id, message = "A")
+        expectReceived(id, message = "A")
+        if (id > 10) expectReceived(id = id - 1, message = Stop)
+      }
+
+      expectState(region)(1 -> Set(1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 20))
+
+      // activating a second shard will divide the per-shard limit in two, passivating half of the first shard
+      region ! Envelope(shard = 2, id = 21, message = "B")
+      expectReceived(id = 21, message = "B")
+      for (id <- Seq(20, 9, 8, 7, 6)) {
+        expectReceived(id, message = Stop)
+      }
+
+      expectState(region)(1 -> Set(1, 2, 3, 4, 5), 2 -> Set(21))
+
+      // shards now have a limit of 5 entities
+      for (id <- 1 to 20) {
+        region ! Envelope(shard = 1, id = id, message = "C")
+        expectReceived(id = id, message = "C")
+        if (id > 5) expectReceived(id = id - 1, message = Stop)
+      }
+
+      expectState(region)(1 -> Set(1, 2, 3, 4, 20), 2 -> Set(21))
+
+      // shards now have a limit of 5 entities
+      for (id <- 21 to 24) {
+        region ! Envelope(shard = 2, id = id, message = "D")
+        expectReceived(id = id, message = "D")
+      }
+
+      expectState(region)(1 -> Set(1, 2, 3, 4, 20), 2 -> Set(21, 22, 23, 24))
+
+      // activating a third shard will divide the per-shard limit in three, passivating entities over the new limits
+      region ! Envelope(shard = 3, id = 31, message = "E")
+      expectReceived(id = 31, message = "E")
+      for (id <- Seq(24, 20, 4)) {
+        expectReceived(id = id, message = Stop)
+      }
+
+      expectState(region)(1 -> Set(1, 2, 3), 2 -> Set(21, 22, 23), 3 -> Set(31))
+
+      // shards now have a limit of 3 entities
+      for (id <- 24 to 30) {
+        region ! Envelope(shard = 2, id = id, message = "F")
+        expectReceived(id = id, message = "F")
+        expectReceived(id = id - 1, message = Stop)
+      }
+
+      expectState(region)(1 -> Set(1, 2, 3), 2 -> Set(21, 22, 30), 3 -> Set(31))
+
+      // shards now have a limit of 3 entities
+      for (id <- 31 to 40) {
+        region ! Envelope(shard = 3, id = id, message = "G")
+        expectReceived(id = id, message = "G")
+        if (id > 33) expectReceived(id = id - 1, message = Stop)
+      }
+
+      expectState(region)(1 -> Set(1, 2, 3), 2 -> Set(21, 22, 30), 3 -> Set(31, 32, 40))
+
+      // manually passivate some entities
+      region ! Envelope(shard = 1, id = 2, message = ManuallyPassivate)
+      region ! Envelope(shard = 2, id = 22, message = ManuallyPassivate)
+      region ! Envelope(shard = 3, id = 32, message = ManuallyPassivate)
+      expectReceived(id = 2, message = ManuallyPassivate)
+      expectReceived(id = 22, message = ManuallyPassivate)
+      expectReceived(id = 32, message = ManuallyPassivate)
+      expectReceived(id = 2, message = Stop)
+      expectReceived(id = 22, message = Stop)
+      expectReceived(id = 32, message = Stop)
+
+      expectState(region)(1 -> Set(1, 3), 2 -> Set(21, 30), 3 -> Set(31, 40))
+
+      for (i <- 1 to 3) {
+        region ! Envelope(shard = 1, id = 11 + i, message = "H")
+        region ! Envelope(shard = 2, id = 22 + i, message = "H")
+        region ! Envelope(shard = 3, id = 33 + i, message = "H")
+        expectReceived(id = 11 + i, message = "H")
+        expectReceived(id = 22 + i, message = "H")
+        expectReceived(id = 33 + i, message = "H")
+        if (i == 2) {
+          expectReceived(id = 12, message = Stop)
+          expectReceived(id = 23, message = Stop)
+          expectReceived(id = 34, message = Stop)
+        } else if (i == 3) {
+          expectReceived(id = 13, message = Stop)
+          expectReceived(id = 24, message = Stop)
+          expectReceived(id = 35, message = Stop)
+        }
+      }
+
+      expectState(region)(1 -> Set(1, 3, 14), 2 -> Set(21, 30, 25), 3 -> Set(31, 40, 36))
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/akka-cluster-sharding/src/test/scala/akka/cluster/sharding/passivation/simulator/AccessPattern.scala b/akka-cluster-sharding/src/test/scala/akka/cluster/sharding/passivation/simulator/AccessPattern.scala
index 361503a2c1..9a27d821ad 100644
--- a/akka-cluster-sharding/src/test/scala/akka/cluster/sharding/passivation/simulator/AccessPattern.scala
+++ b/akka-cluster-sharding/src/test/scala/akka/cluster/sharding/passivation/simulator/AccessPattern.scala
@@ -18,10 +18,11 @@ trait AccessPattern {
 abstract class SyntheticGenerator(events: Int) extends AccessPattern {
   protected def createGenerator(): site.ycsb.generator.NumberGenerator
 
-  override def entityIds: Source[EntityId, NotUsed] = Source.unfold(createGenerator() -> 0) {
-    case (_, count) if count >= events => None
-    case (generator, count)            => Option(generator.nextValue().longValue.toString).map(generator -> (count + 1) -> _)
+  private def generateEntityIds: Source[EntityId, NotUsed] = Source.unfold(createGenerator()) { generator =>
+    Option(generator.nextValue()).map(generator -> _.longValue.toString)
   }
+
+  override def entityIds: Source[EntityId, NotUsed] = generateEntityIds.take(events)
 }
 
 object SyntheticGenerator {
@@ -34,6 +35,13 @@ object SyntheticGenerator {
     override protected def createGenerator(): NumberGenerator = new CounterGenerator(start)
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Generate a looping sequence of id events.
+   */
+  final class Loop(start: Long, end: Long, events: Int) extends SyntheticGenerator(events) {
+    override protected def createGenerator(): NumberGenerator = new SequentialGenerator(start, end)
+  }
+
   /**
    * Generate id events randomly using a uniform distribution, from the inclusive range min to max.
    */
diff --git a/akka-cluster-sharding/src/test/scala/akka/cluster/sharding/passivation/simulator/Simulator.scala b/akka-cluster-sharding/src/test/scala/akka/cluster/sharding/passivation/simulator/Simulator.scala
index 9d025e8723..23c690fd5b 100644
--- a/akka-cluster-sharding/src/test/scala/akka/cluster/sharding/passivation/simulator/Simulator.scala
+++ b/akka-cluster-sharding/src/test/scala/akka/cluster/sharding/passivation/simulator/Simulator.scala
@@ -6,7 +6,11 @@ package akka.cluster.sharding.passivation.simulator
 
 import akka.NotUsed
 import akka.actor.ActorSystem
-import akka.cluster.sharding.internal.{ EntityPassivationStrategy, LeastRecentlyUsedEntityPassivationStrategy }
+import akka.cluster.sharding.internal.{
+  EntityPassivationStrategy,
+  LeastRecentlyUsedEntityPassivationStrategy,
+  MostRecentlyUsedEntityPassivationStrategy
+}
 import akka.stream.scaladsl.{ Flow, Source }
 import com.typesafe.config.ConfigFactory
 
@@ -76,6 +80,8 @@ object Simulator {
         generator match {
           case SimulatorSettings.PatternSettings.Synthetic.Sequence(start) =>
             new SyntheticGenerator.Sequence(start, events)
+          case SimulatorSettings.PatternSettings.Synthetic.Loop(start, end) =>
+            new SyntheticGenerator.Loop(start, end, events)
           case SimulatorSettings.PatternSettings.Synthetic.Uniform(min, max) =>
             new SyntheticGenerator.Uniform(min, max, events)
           case SimulatorSettings.PatternSettings.Synthetic.Exponential(mean) =>
@@ -98,6 +104,8 @@ object Simulator {
       runSettings.strategy match {
         case SimulatorSettings.StrategySettings.LeastRecentlyUsed(perRegionLimit) =>
           () => new LeastRecentlyUsedEntityPassivationStrategy(perRegionLimit)
+        case SimulatorSettings.StrategySettings.MostRecentlyUsed(perRegionLimit) =>
+          () => new MostRecentlyUsedEntityPassivationStrategy(perRegionLimit)
       }
   }
 
diff --git a/akka-cluster-sharding/src/test/scala/akka/cluster/sharding/passivation/simulator/SimulatorSettings.scala b/akka-cluster-sharding/src/test/scala/akka/cluster/sharding/passivation/simulator/SimulatorSettings.scala
index 0cc6333cef..94a4b2f3aa 100644
--- a/akka-cluster-sharding/src/test/scala/akka/cluster/sharding/passivation/simulator/SimulatorSettings.scala
+++ b/akka-cluster-sharding/src/test/scala/akka/cluster/sharding/passivation/simulator/SimulatorSettings.scala
@@ -45,11 +45,13 @@ object SimulatorSettings {
 
   object StrategySettings {
     final case class LeastRecentlyUsed(perRegionLimit: Int) extends StrategySettings
+    final case class MostRecentlyUsed(perRegionLimit: Int) extends StrategySettings
 
     def apply(simulatorConfig: Config, strategy: String): StrategySettings = {
       val config = simulatorConfig.getConfig(strategy).withFallback(simulatorConfig.getConfig("strategy-defaults"))
       lowerCase(config.getString("strategy")) match {
         case "least-recently-used" => LeastRecentlyUsed(config.getInt("least-recently-used.per-region-limit"))
+        case "most-recently-used"  => MostRecentlyUsed(config.getInt("most-recently-used.per-region-limit"))
         case _                     => sys.error(s"Unknown strategy for [$strategy]")
       }
     }
@@ -63,6 +65,7 @@ object SimulatorSettings {
     object Synthetic {
       sealed trait Generator
       final case class Sequence(start: Long) extends Generator
+      final case class Loop(start: Long, end: Long) extends Generator
       final case class Uniform(min: Long, max: Long) extends Generator
       final case class Exponential(mean: Double) extends Generator
       final case class Hotspot(min: Long, max: Long, hot: Double, rate: Double) extends Generator
@@ -74,6 +77,10 @@ object SimulatorSettings {
           case "sequence" =>
             val start = config.getLong("sequence.start")
             Sequence(start)
+          case "loop" =>
+            val start = config.getLong("loop.start")
+            val end = config.getLong("loop.end")
+            Loop(start, end)
           case "uniform" =>
             val min = config.getLong("uniform.min")
             val max = config.getLong("uniform.max")
diff --git a/akka-docs/src/main/paradox/typed/cluster-sharding.md b/akka-docs/src/main/paradox/typed/cluster-sharding.md
index 47a1014757..e2c7862fe1 100644
--- a/akka-docs/src/main/paradox/typed/cluster-sharding.md
+++ b/akka-docs/src/main/paradox/typed/cluster-sharding.md
@@ -325,6 +325,20 @@ passivation strategy, and set the limit for active entities in a shard region:
 Or enable the least recently used passivation strategy and set the active entity limit using the
 `withLeastRecentlyUsedPassivationStrategy` method on `ClusterShardingSettings`.
 
+#### Most recently used passivation strategy
+
+The **most recently used** passivation strategy passivates those entities that have the most recent activity when the
+number of active entities passes a specified limit. The configurable limit is for a whole shard region and is divided
+evenly among the active shards in each region. This strategy is most useful when the older an entity is, the more
+likely that entity will be accessed again; as seen in cyclic access patterns. Configure automatic passivation to use
+the most recently used passivation strategy, and set the limit for active entities in a shard region:
+
+@@snip [passivation most recently used](/akka-cluster-sharding/src/test/scala/akka/cluster/sharding/ClusterShardingSettingsSpec.scala) { #passivation-most-recently-used type=conf }
+
+Or enable the most recently used passivation strategy and set the active entity limit using the
+`withMostRecentlyUsedPassivationStrategy` method on `ClusterShardingSettings`.
+
+
 ## Sharding State 
 
 There are two types of state managed: