diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 997d3de..c0737a1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ will be ran on startup
 - Message of the day on startup (`hilbish.motd`), mainly intended as quick
 small news pieces for releases. It is printed by default. To disable it,
 set `hilbish.opts.motd` to false.
+- `history` opt has been added and is true by default. Setting it to false
+disables commands being added to history.
 - `hilbish.rawInput` hook for input from the readline library
 - Completion of files in quotes
 
@@ -90,6 +92,8 @@ of a dot. (ie. `job.stop()` -> `job:stop()`)
 - All `fs` module functions which take paths now implicitly expand ~ to home.
 - **Breaking Change:** `hilbish.greeting` has been moved to an opt (`hilbish.opts.greeting`) and is
 always printed by default. To disable it, set the opt to false.
+- History is now fetched from Lua, which means users can override `hilbish.history`
+methods to make it act how they want.
 
 ### Fixed
 - If in Vim replace mode, input at the end of the line inserts instead of
diff --git a/exec.go b/exec.go
index cc5016a..e1862ed 100644
--- a/exec.go
+++ b/exec.go
@@ -540,13 +540,9 @@ func splitInput(input string) ([]string, string) {
 }
 
 func cmdFinish(code uint8, cmdstr string, private bool) {
-	// if input has space at the beginning, dont put in history
-	if interactive && !private {
-		handleHistory(cmdstr)
-	}
 	util.SetField(l, hshMod, "exitCode", rt.IntValue(int64(code)), "Exit code of last exected command")
 	// using AsValue (to convert to lua type) on an interface which is an int
 	// results in it being unknown in lua .... ????
 	// so we allow the hook handler to take lua runtime Values
-	hooks.Em.Emit("command.exit", rt.IntValue(int64(code)), cmdstr)
+	hooks.Em.Emit("command.exit", rt.IntValue(int64(code)), cmdstr, private)
 }
diff --git a/history.go b/history.go
index b666515..a8eb089 100644
--- a/history.go
+++ b/history.go
@@ -4,21 +4,69 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"io/fs"
 	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
+
+	rt "github.com/arnodel/golua/runtime"
 )
 
+type luaHistory struct {}
+
+func (h *luaHistory) Write(line string) (int, error) {
+	histWrite := hshMod.Get(rt.StringValue("history")).AsTable().Get(rt.StringValue("add"))
+	ln, err := rt.Call1(l.MainThread(), histWrite, rt.StringValue(line))
+
+	var num int64
+	if ln.Type() == rt.IntType {
+		num = ln.AsInt()
+	}
+
+	return int(num), err
+}
+
+func (h *luaHistory) GetLine(idx int) (string, error) {
+	histGet := hshMod.Get(rt.StringValue("history")).AsTable().Get(rt.StringValue("get"))
+	lcmd, err := rt.Call1(l.MainThread(), histGet, rt.IntValue(int64(idx)))
+
+	var cmd string
+	if lcmd.Type() == rt.StringType {
+		cmd = lcmd.AsString()
+	}
+
+	return cmd, err
+}
+
+func (h *luaHistory) Len() int {
+	histSize := hshMod.Get(rt.StringValue("history")).AsTable().Get(rt.StringValue("size"))
+	ln, _ := rt.Call1(l.MainThread(), histSize)
+
+	var num int64
+	if ln.Type() == rt.IntType {
+		num = ln.AsInt()
+	}
+
+	return int(num)
+}
+
+func (h *luaHistory) Dump() interface{} {
+	// hilbish.history interface already has all function, this isnt used in readline
+	return nil
+}
+
 type fileHistory struct {
 	items []string
 	f *os.File
 }
 
-func newFileHistory() *fileHistory {
-	err := os.MkdirAll(defaultHistDir, 0755)
+func newFileHistory(path string) *fileHistory {
+	dir := filepath.Dir(path)
+
+	err := os.MkdirAll(dir, 0755)
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(err)
 	}
 
-	data, err := os.ReadFile(defaultHistPath)
+	data, err := os.ReadFile(path)
 	if err != nil {
 		if !errors.Is(err, fs.ErrNotExist) {
 			panic(err)
@@ -33,7 +81,7 @@ func newFileHistory() *fileHistory {
 		}
 		itms = append(itms, l)
 	}
-	f, err := os.OpenFile(defaultHistPath, os.O_APPEND | os.O_WRONLY | os.O_CREATE, 0755)
+	f, err := os.OpenFile(path, os.O_APPEND | os.O_WRONLY | os.O_CREATE, 0755)
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(err)
 	}
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 9e3068a..e53055d 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -269,11 +269,6 @@ func fmtPrompt(prompt string) string {
 	return nprompt
 }
 
-func handleHistory(cmd string) {
-	lr.AddHistory(cmd)
-	// TODO: load history again (history shared between sessions like this ye)
-}
-
 func removeDupes(slice []string) []string {
 	all := make(map[string]bool)
 	newSlice := []string{}
diff --git a/nature/opts/history.lua b/nature/opts/history.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f7ab1d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nature/opts/history.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+local bait = require 'bait'
+
+bait.catch('command.exit', function(_, cmd, priv)
+	if not priv and hilbish.opts.history then hilbish.history.add(cmd) end
+end)
diff --git a/nature/opts/init.lua b/nature/opts/init.lua
index 0b32f3f..ae95ee1 100644
--- a/nature/opts/init.lua
+++ b/nature/opts/init.lua
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ end
 
 local defaultOpts = {
 	autocd = false,
+	history = true,
 	greeting = string.format([[Welcome to {magenta}Hilbish{reset}, {cyan}%s{reset}.
 The nice lil shell for {blue}Lua{reset} fanatics!
 ]], hilbish.user),
diff --git a/rl.go b/rl.go
index 88adc65..6350aa2 100644
--- a/rl.go
+++ b/rl.go
@@ -13,18 +13,22 @@ import (
 
 type lineReader struct {
 	rl *readline.Instance
+	fileHist *fileHistory
 }
-var fileHist *fileHistory
 var hinter *rt.Closure
 var highlighter *rt.Closure
 
 func newLineReader(prompt string, noHist bool) *lineReader {
 	rl := readline.NewInstance()
+	lr := &lineReader{
+		rl: rl,
+	}
+
 	// we don't mind hilbish.read rl instances having completion,
 	// but it cant have shared history
 	if !noHist {
-		fileHist = newFileHistory()
-		rl.SetHistoryCtrlR("History", fileHist)
+		lr.fileHist = newFileHistory(defaultHistPath)
+		rl.SetHistoryCtrlR("History", &luaHistory{})
 		rl.HistoryAutoWrite = false
 	}
 	rl.ShowVimMode = false
@@ -171,9 +175,7 @@ func newLineReader(prompt string, noHist bool) *lineReader {
 		return pfx, compGroups
 	}
 
-	return &lineReader{
-		rl,
-	}
+	return lr
 }
 
 func (lr *lineReader) Read() (string, error) {
@@ -212,7 +214,7 @@ func (lr *lineReader) SetRightPrompt(p string) {
 }
 
 func (lr *lineReader) AddHistory(cmd string) {
-	fileHist.Write(cmd)
+	lr.fileHist.Write(cmd)
 }
 
 func (lr *lineReader) ClearInput() {
@@ -253,7 +255,7 @@ func (lr *lineReader) luaAddHistory(t *rt.Thread, c *rt.GoCont) (rt.Cont, error)
 }
 
 func (lr *lineReader) luaSize(t *rt.Thread, c *rt.GoCont) (rt.Cont, error) {
-	return c.PushingNext1(t.Runtime, rt.IntValue(int64(fileHist.Len()))), nil
+	return c.PushingNext1(t.Runtime, rt.IntValue(int64(lr.fileHist.Len()))), nil
 }
 
 func (lr *lineReader) luaGetHistory(t *rt.Thread, c *rt.GoCont) (rt.Cont, error) {
@@ -265,17 +267,17 @@ func (lr *lineReader) luaGetHistory(t *rt.Thread, c *rt.GoCont) (rt.Cont, error)
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	cmd, _ := fileHist.GetLine(int(idx))
+	cmd, _ := lr.fileHist.GetLine(int(idx))
 
 	return c.PushingNext1(t.Runtime, rt.StringValue(cmd)), nil
 }
 
 func (lr *lineReader) luaAllHistory(t *rt.Thread, c *rt.GoCont) (rt.Cont, error) {
 	tbl := rt.NewTable()
-	size := fileHist.Len()
+	size := lr.fileHist.Len()
 
 	for i := 1; i < size; i++ {
-		cmd, _ := fileHist.GetLine(i)
+		cmd, _ := lr.fileHist.GetLine(i)
 		tbl.Set(rt.IntValue(int64(i)), rt.StringValue(cmd))
 	}
 
@@ -283,6 +285,6 @@ func (lr *lineReader) luaAllHistory(t *rt.Thread, c *rt.GoCont) (rt.Cont, error)
 }
 
 func (lr *lineReader) luaClearHistory(t *rt.Thread, c *rt.GoCont) (rt.Cont, error) {
-	fileHist.clear()
+	lr.fileHist.clear()
 	return c.Next(), nil
 }