diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
index 1477df74..7d6acd05 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
+++ b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@
   "name": "ZMK Development",
   "dockerFile": "Dockerfile",
   "runArgs": ["--security-opt", "label=disable"],
-  "containerEnv": { "WORKSPACE_DIR": "${containerWorkspaceFolder}" },
+  "containerEnv": {
+    "WORKSPACE_DIR": "${containerWorkspaceFolder}",
+    "PROMPT_COMMAND": "history -a"
+  },
   "mounts": [
     "type=volume,source=zmk-root-user,target=/root",
     "type=volume,source=zmk-config,target=/workspaces/zmk-config"