diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index faaa32a4..d3db9c19 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+TBD
+==============
+
+Features
+--------
+* Allow history file location to be configured.
+
+
 1.44.2 (2026/01/13)
 ==============
 
diff --git a/mycli/main.py b/mycli/main.py
index 7258712c..82dcffa7 100755
--- a/mycli/main.py
+++ b/mycli/main.py
@@ -772,7 +772,7 @@ def run_cli(self) -> None:
         if self.smart_completion:
             self.refresh_completions()
 
-        history_file = os.path.expanduser(os.environ.get("MYCLI_HISTFILE", "~/.mycli-history"))
+        history_file = os.path.expanduser(os.environ.get("MYCLI_HISTFILE", self.config.get("history_file", "~/.mycli-history")))
         if dir_path_exists(history_file):
             history = FileHistoryWithTimestamp(history_file)
         else:
diff --git a/mycli/myclirc b/mycli/myclirc
index 62353c9e..b49b81a6 100644
--- a/mycli/myclirc
+++ b/mycli/myclirc
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ multi_line = False
 # or "shutdown".
 destructive_warning = True
 
+# interactive query history location.
+history_file = ~/.mycli-history
+
 # log_file location.
 log_file = ~/.mycli.log
 
diff --git a/test/myclirc b/test/myclirc
index f4f0ff09..5f3c5a01 100644
--- a/test/myclirc
+++ b/test/myclirc
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ multi_line = False
 # or "shutdown".
 destructive_warning = True
 
+# interactive query history location.
+history_file = ~/.mycli-history
+
 # log_file location.
 log_file = ~/.mycli.test.log