diff --git a/patches/histsize.diff b/patches/histsize.diff
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1a2d4c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patches/histsize.diff
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- a/st.h
++++ b/st.h
+@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
+ 
+ #define TRUECOLOR(r,g,b)	(1 << 24 | (r) << 16 | (g) << 8 | (b))
+ #define IS_TRUECOL(x)		(1 << 24 & (x))
+-#define HISTSIZE      2000
++#define HISTSIZE      7500
+ 
+ enum glyph_attribute {
+ 	ATTR_NULL           = 0,