diff --git a/Userland/Libraries/LibLine/Editor.cpp b/Userland/Libraries/LibLine/Editor.cpp
index 9a59d611cc..d516a3ac98 100644
--- a/Userland/Libraries/LibLine/Editor.cpp
+++ b/Userland/Libraries/LibLine/Editor.cpp
@@ -214,6 +214,7 @@ void Editor::add_to_history(const String& line)
     struct timeval tv;
     gettimeofday(&tv, nullptr);
     m_history.append({ line, tv.tv_sec });
+    m_history_dirty = true;
 }
 
 bool Editor::load_history(const String& path)
@@ -301,6 +302,7 @@ bool Editor::save_history(const String& path)
     for (const auto& entry : final_history)
         file->write(String::formatted("{}::{}\n\n", entry.timestamp, entry.entry));
 
+    m_history_dirty = false;
     return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/Userland/Libraries/LibLine/Editor.h b/Userland/Libraries/LibLine/Editor.h
index d0dc995f0c..62e9e0cd48 100644
--- a/Userland/Libraries/LibLine/Editor.h
+++ b/Userland/Libraries/LibLine/Editor.h
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ public:
     bool load_history(const String& path);
     bool save_history(const String& path);
     const auto& history() const { return m_history; }
+    bool is_history_dirty() const { return m_history_dirty; }
 
     void register_key_input_callback(const KeyBinding&);
     void register_key_input_callback(Vector<Key> keys, Function<bool(Editor&)> callback) { m_callback_machine.register_key_input_callback(move(keys), move(callback)); }
@@ -442,6 +443,7 @@ private:
     Vector<HistoryEntry> m_history;
     size_t m_history_cursor { 0 };
     size_t m_history_capacity { 1024 };
+    bool m_history_dirty { false };
 
     enum class InputState {
         Free,
diff --git a/Userland/Shell/Shell.cpp b/Userland/Shell/Shell.cpp
index 8737d8c3c7..f64a2708d7 100644
--- a/Userland/Shell/Shell.cpp
+++ b/Userland/Shell/Shell.cpp
@@ -2084,7 +2084,7 @@ void Shell::timer_event(Core::TimerEvent& event)
     if (!m_history_autosave_time.has_value())
         return;
 
-    if (m_editor)
+    if (m_editor && m_editor->is_history_dirty())
         m_editor->save_history(get_history_path());
 }