diff --git a/helix-term/src/ui/editor.rs b/helix-term/src/ui/editor.rs
index 15a7262a8b07..ad8a400c5a27 100644
--- a/helix-term/src/ui/editor.rs
+++ b/helix-term/src/ui/editor.rs
@@ -834,6 +834,10 @@ impl EditorView {
         cxt.editor.autoinfo = self.keymaps.sticky().map(|node| node.infobox());
 
         let mut execute_command = |command: &commands::MappableCommand| {
+            let doc = doc_mut!(cxt.editor);
+            let view = view_mut!(cxt.editor);
+            doc.append_changes_to_history(view);
+
             command.execute(cxt);
             helix_event::dispatch(PostCommand { command, cx: cxt });