diff --git a/cmd/cmd.js b/cmd/cmd.js
index b72fd5e3..63a1a07d 100644
--- a/cmd/cmd.js
+++ b/cmd/cmd.js
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ process.env.NODE_PATH = utils.joinPath(process.env.EMBARK_PATH, 'node_modules')
   (process.env.NODE_PATH || '');
 
 process.env.DEFAULT_DIAGRAM_PATH = utils.joinPath(process.env.DAPP_PATH, 'diagram.svg');
+process.env.DEFAULT_CMD_HISTORY_PATH = utils.joinPath(process.env.DAPP_PATH, '.embark', 'cmd_history');
+process.env.DEFAULT_CMD_HISTORY_SIZE = 20;
 
 class Cmd {
   constructor() {
diff --git a/cmd/dashboard/command_history.js b/cmd/dashboard/command_history.js
index 0acb499b..962fdeda 100644
--- a/cmd/dashboard/command_history.js
+++ b/cmd/dashboard/command_history.js
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
+let fs = require('../../lib/core/fs');
+
 class CommandHistory {
-  constructor() {
+  constructor(options = {}) {
+    this.cmdHistoryFile = options.cmdHistoryFile
+      || process.env.DEFAULT_CMD_HISTORY_PATH;
     this.history = [];
     this.pointer = -1;
+    this.loadHistory();
   }
 
   addCommand(cmd) {
@@ -24,6 +29,16 @@ class CommandHistory {
     this.pointer++;
     return this.history[this.pointer];
   }
-}
 
+  loadHistory() {
+    if (fs.existsSync(this.cmdHistoryFile)) {
+      fs.readFileSync(this.cmdHistoryFile)
+        .toString()
+        .split('\n')
+        .reverse()
+        .forEach((cmd) => { this.addCommand(cmd); })
+    }
+  }
+
+}
 module.exports = CommandHistory;
diff --git a/cmd/dashboard/repl.js b/cmd/dashboard/repl.js
index 3dac64ca..d18b3d78 100644
--- a/cmd/dashboard/repl.js
+++ b/cmd/dashboard/repl.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 const repl = require("repl");
 const util = require("util");
+let fs = require('../../lib/core/fs');
 
 class REPL {
   constructor(options) {
@@ -28,6 +29,12 @@ class REPL {
       writer: this.enhancedWriter.bind(this)
     });
 
+    this.events.request('console:history', (err, history) => {
+      history
+        .split('\n')
+        .forEach((cmd) => { this.replServer.history.push(cmd); });
+    });
+
     this.events.request("runcode:getContext", (context) => {
       this.replServer.context = context;
     });
diff --git a/lib/modules/console/index.js b/lib/modules/console/index.js
index d38a96d6..0cf40668 100644
--- a/lib/modules/console/index.js
+++ b/lib/modules/console/index.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+let fs = require('../../core/fs');
 let utils = require('../../utils/utils');
 const EmbarkJS = require('embarkjs');
 const IpfsApi = require('ipfs-api');
@@ -5,18 +6,24 @@ const Web3 = require('web3');
 
 class Console {
   constructor(_embark, options) {
+    this.embark = _embark;
     this.events = options.events;
     this.plugins = options.plugins;
     this.version = options.version;
     this.logger = options.logger;
     this.ipc = options.ipc;
     this.config = options.config;
+    this.history = [];
+    this.cmdHistoryFile = options.cmdHistoryFile || process.env.DEFAULT_CMD_HISTORY_PATH;
+    this.loadHistory();
 
     if (this.ipc.isServer()) {
       this.ipc.on('console:executeCmd', this.executeCmd.bind(this));
     }
     this.events.setCommandHandler("console:executeCmd", this.executeCmd.bind(this));
+    this.events.setCommandHandler("console:history", (cb) => this.getHistory(process.env.DEFAULT_CMD_HISTORY_SIZE, cb));
     this.registerEmbarkJs();
+    this.registerConsoleCommands();
   }
 
   processEmbarkCmd (cmd) {
@@ -26,6 +33,7 @@ class Console {
         '',
         __('possible commands are:'),
         'versions - ' + __('display versions in use for libraries and tools like web3 and solc'),
+        'history - ' + __('display console commands history'),
         // TODO: only if the blockchain is actually active!
         // will need to pass te current embark state here
         'ipfs - ' + __('instantiated js-ipfs object configured to the current environment (available if ipfs is enabled)'),
@@ -44,6 +52,10 @@ class Console {
   }
 
   executeCmd(cmd, callback) {
+    if (!(cmd.split(' ')[0] === 'history' || cmd === __('history'))) {
+      this.history.push(cmd);
+      this.saveHistory();
+    }
     var pluginCmds = this.plugins.getPluginsProperty('console', 'console');
     for (let pluginCmd of pluginCmds) {
       let pluginResult = pluginCmd.call(this, cmd, {});
@@ -112,6 +124,50 @@ class Console {
       return acc;
     }, '');
   }
+
+  registerConsoleCommands() {
+    this.embark.registerConsoleCommand((cmd, _options) => {
+      let [cmdName, length] = cmd.split(' ');
+      return {
+        match: () => cmdName === 'history',
+        process: (callback) => this.getHistory(length, callback)
+      };
+    });
+  }
+
+  loadHistory() {
+    if (fs.existsSync(this.cmdHistoryFile)) {
+      fs.readFileSync(this.cmdHistoryFile)
+        .toString()
+        .split('\n')
+        .reverse()
+        .forEach((cmd) => { this.history.push(cmd); });
+    }
+  }
+
+  getHistory(_length, callback) {
+      if (typeof _length === "string") {
+        _length = parseInt(_length, 10);
+        if (isNaN(_length)) return callback("Invalid argument. Please provide an integer.");
+      }
+      let length = _length || process.env.DEFAULT_CMD_HISTORY_SIZE;
+      return callback(null, this.history
+                              .slice(Math.max(0, this.history.length - length))
+                              .filter(line => line.trim())
+                              .reverse()
+                              .join('\n'));
+  }
+
+  saveHistory() {
+    if (fs.existsSync(utils.dirname(this.cmdHistoryFile))) {
+      fs.writeFileSync(this.cmdHistoryFile,
+                       this.history
+                        .slice(Math.max(0, this.history.length - process.env.DEFAULT_CMD_HISTORY_SIZE))
+                        .reverse()
+                        .filter(line => line.trim())
+                        .join('\n'));
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 module.exports = Console;
diff --git a/test/console.js b/test/console.js
index f02d4a99..dc1e936e 100644
--- a/test/console.js
+++ b/test/console.js
@@ -9,7 +9,20 @@ describe('embark.Console', function() {
   let ipc = new IPC({ipcRole: 'none'});
   let plugins = new Plugins({plugins: {}});
   let events = {once: () => {}, setCommandHandler: () => {}, emit: () => {}};
-  let console = new Console({}, {plugins, version, ipc, events});
+  let embarkObject = {
+    events: events,
+    logger: plugins.logger,
+    registerConsoleCommand: (cmd, opt) => {},
+    embarkConfig: {
+      options: {
+        solc: {
+          "optimize": true,
+          "optimize-runs": 200
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  let console = new Console(embarkObject, {plugins, version, ipc, events});
 
   describe('#executeCmd', function() {