diff --git a/dotfiles/pythonrc b/dotfiles/pythonrc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f3f86a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dotfiles/pythonrc
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+import os
+import atexit
+import readline
+
+history = os.path.join(os.environ['XDG_CACHE_HOME'], 'python_history')
+try:
+    readline.read_history_file(history)
+except OSError:
+    pass
+
+def write_history():
+    try:
+        readline.write_history_file(history)
+    except OSError:
+        pass
+
+atexit.register(write_history)
diff --git a/workstation/configuration.org b/workstation/configuration.org
index 0d6312d..47d4d3c 100644
--- a/workstation/configuration.org
+++ b/workstation/configuration.org
@@ -827,6 +827,7 @@ xdg = {
     "npm/npmrc".source = ../dotfiles/npm/npmrc;
     "gallery-dl/config.json".source = ../dotfiles/gallery-dl/config.json;
     "htop/htoprc".source = ../dotfiles/htop/htoprc;
+    "python/pythonrc".source = ../dotfiles/pythonrc;
   };
 };
 #+end_src
@@ -944,6 +945,8 @@ environment = {
     PSQL_HISTORY="${XDG_DATA_HOME}/psql_history";
     REDISCLI_HISTFILE="${XDG_DATA_HOME}/redis/rediscli_history";
     WINEPREFIX="${XDG_DATA_HOME}/wine";
+    PYTHONSTARTUP="${XDG_CONFIG_HOME}/python/pythonrc";
+    STACK_ROOT="${XDG_DATA_HOME}/stack";
 
     # OPTIONS
     HISTFILE = "${XDG_STATE_HOME}/bash/history";