diff --git a/lib/history.bash b/lib/history.bash
index f278e598..92db21f9 100644
--- a/lib/history.bash
+++ b/lib/history.bash
@@ -15,11 +15,6 @@ export HISTSIZE=5000
 
 export AUTOFEATURE=true autotest
 
-# enter a few characters and press UpArrow/DownArrow
-# to search backwards/forwards through the history
-bind '"":history-search-backward'
-bind '"":history-search-forward'
-
 function rh {
   history | awk '{a[$2]++}END{for(i in a){print a[i] " " i}}' | sort -rn | head
 }
diff --git a/plugins/available/history.plugin.bash b/plugins/available/history.plugin.bash
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..512bbf92
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/available/history.plugin.bash
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# enter a few characters and press UpArrow/DownArrow
+# to search backwards/forwards through the history
+bind '"":history-search-backward'
+bind '"":history-search-forward'