diff --git a/src/cli.rs b/src/cli.rs
index e88ee054fe..d52a55e267 100644
--- a/src/cli.rs
+++ b/src/cli.rs
@@ -306,6 +306,7 @@ pub async fn cli() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
             whole_stream_command(SkipWhile),
             per_item_command(Enter),
             per_item_command(Help),
+            per_item_command(History),
             whole_stream_command(Exit),
             whole_stream_command(Autoview),
             whole_stream_command(Pivot),
@@ -413,6 +414,7 @@ pub async fn cli() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
         match process_line(readline, &mut context).await {
             LineResult::Success(line) => {
                 rl.add_history_entry(line.clone());
+                let _ = rl.save_history(&History::path());
             }
 
             LineResult::CtrlC => {
@@ -440,6 +442,7 @@ pub async fn cli() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
 
             LineResult::Error(line, err) => {
                 rl.add_history_entry(line.clone());
+                let _ = rl.save_history(&History::path());
 
                 context.with_host(|host| {
                     print_err(err, host, &Text::from(line));
diff --git a/src/commands.rs b/src/commands.rs
index 7f0fa0a25a..c75ca81192 100644
--- a/src/commands.rs
+++ b/src/commands.rs
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ pub(crate) mod from_yaml;
 pub(crate) mod get;
 pub(crate) mod group_by;
 pub(crate) mod help;
+pub(crate) mod history;
 pub(crate) mod last;
 pub(crate) mod lines;
 pub(crate) mod ls;
@@ -106,6 +107,7 @@ pub(crate) use from_yaml::FromYML;
 pub(crate) use get::Get;
 pub(crate) use group_by::GroupBy;
 pub(crate) use help::Help;
+pub(crate) use history::History;
 pub(crate) use last::Last;
 pub(crate) use lines::Lines;
 pub(crate) use ls::LS;
diff --git a/src/commands/history.rs b/src/commands/history.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fdc6d655a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/commands/history.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+use crate::cli::History as HistoryFile;
+use crate::commands::PerItemCommand;
+use crate::errors::ShellError;
+use crate::parser::registry::{self};
+use crate::prelude::*;
+use std::fs::File;
+use std::io::{BufRead, BufReader};
+
+pub struct History;
+
+impl PerItemCommand for History {
+    fn name(&self) -> &str {
+        "history"
+    }
+
+    fn signature(&self) -> registry::Signature {
+        Signature::build("history")
+    }
+
+    fn usage(&self) -> &str {
+        "Display command history."
+    }
+
+    fn run(
+        &self,
+        call_info: &CallInfo,
+        _registry: &CommandRegistry,
+        _raw_args: &RawCommandArgs,
+        _input: Tagged<Value>,
+    ) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
+        let tag = call_info.name_tag.clone();
+
+        let stream = async_stream! {
+            let history_path = HistoryFile::path();
+            let file = File::open(history_path);
+            if let Ok(file) = file {
+                let reader = BufReader::new(file);
+                for line in reader.lines() {
+                    if let Ok(line) = line {
+                        yield ReturnSuccess::value(Value::string(line).tagged(tag.clone()));
+                    }
+                }
+            } else {
+                yield Err(ShellError::labeled_error("Could not open history", "history file could not be opened", tag.clone()));
+            }
+        };
+        Ok(stream.to_output_stream())
+    }
+}