diff --git a/dot_bashrc b/dot_bashrc
index 38c1b3e..a197303 100644
--- a/dot_bashrc
+++ b/dot_bashrc
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 # ~/.bashrc
 #
 
+export HISTFILE="$XDG_STATE_HOME"/bash/history
+
 # If not running interactively, don't do anything
 [[ $- != *i* ]] && return