diff --git a/package/utils/busybox/Config-defaults.in b/package/utils/busybox/Config-defaults.in
index 26d3e642ce7..820c498eead 100644
--- a/package/utils/busybox/Config-defaults.in
+++ b/package/utils/busybox/Config-defaults.in
@@ -255,10 +255,10 @@ config BUSYBOX_DEFAULT_FEATURE_EDITING_HISTORY
 	default 256
 config BUSYBOX_DEFAULT_FEATURE_EDITING_SAVEHISTORY
 	bool
-	default n
+	default y
 config BUSYBOX_DEFAULT_FEATURE_EDITING_SAVE_ON_EXIT
 	bool
-	default n
+	default y
 config BUSYBOX_DEFAULT_FEATURE_REVERSE_SEARCH
 	bool
 	default n
diff --git a/package/utils/busybox/Makefile b/package/utils/busybox/Makefile
index 4f155b7a250..c2fc609610e 100644
--- a/package/utils/busybox/Makefile
+++ b/package/utils/busybox/Makefile
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=busybox
 PKG_VERSION:=1.37.0
-PKG_RELEASE:=2
+PKG_RELEASE:=3
 PKG_FLAGS:=essential
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.bz2
@@ -143,6 +143,8 @@ define Package/busybox/install
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/etc/init.d
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/sbin
 	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/* $(1)/
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/etc/profile.d
+	$(INSTALL_BIN) ./files/busybox-history-file.sh $(1)/etc/profile.d
 ifneq ($(CONFIG_BUSYBOX_$(BUSYBOX_SYM)_FEATURE_SYSLOG)$(CONFIG_BUSYBOX_$(BUSYBOX_SYM)_FEATURE_SYSLOGD_CFG),)
 	touch $(1)/etc/syslog.conf
 endif
diff --git a/package/utils/busybox/files/busybox-history-file.sh b/package/utils/busybox/files/busybox-history-file.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f2860096272
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/utils/busybox/files/busybox-history-file.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+export HISTFILE=/tmp/.busybox_ash_history
+