diff --git a/runtime/lua/vim/filetype.lua b/runtime/lua/vim/filetype.lua
index c721d387b9..a1ce5f1edf 100644
--- a/runtime/lua/vim/filetype.lua
+++ b/runtime/lua/vim/filetype.lua
@@ -1953,6 +1953,7 @@ local pattern = {
   ['.*/etc/serial%.conf'] = 'setserial',
   ['.*/etc/udev/cdsymlinks%.conf'] = 'sh',
   ['%.bash[_%-]aliases'] = detect.bash,
+  ['%.bash[_%-]history'] = detect.bash,
   ['%.bash[_%-]logout'] = detect.bash,
   ['%.bash[_%-]profile'] = detect.bash,
   ['%.kshrc.*'] = detect.ksh,
diff --git a/test/old/testdir/test_filetype.vim b/test/old/testdir/test_filetype.vim
index d218d4cb12..c0ab747274 100644
--- a/test/old/testdir/test_filetype.vim
+++ b/test/old/testdir/test_filetype.vim
@@ -582,7 +582,7 @@ func s:GetFilenameChecks() abort
     \ 'services': ['/etc/services', 'any/etc/services'],
     \ 'setserial': ['/etc/serial.conf', 'any/etc/serial.conf'],
     \ 'sexplib': ['file.sexp'],
-    \ 'sh': ['.bashrc', '.bash_profile', '.bash-profile', '.bash_logout', '.bash-logout', '.bash_aliases', '.bash-aliases', '/tmp/bash-fc-3Ozjlw', '/tmp/bash-fc.3Ozjlw', 'PKGBUILD', 'APKBUILD', 'file.bash', '/usr/share/doc/bash-completion/filter.sh', '/etc/udev/cdsymlinks.conf', 'any/etc/udev/cdsymlinks.conf', 'file.bats'],
+    \ 'sh': ['.bashrc', '.bash_profile', '.bash-profile', '.bash_logout', '.bash-logout', '.bash_aliases', '.bash-aliases', '.bash_history', '.bash-history', '/tmp/bash-fc-3Ozjlw', '/tmp/bash-fc.3Ozjlw', 'PKGBUILD', 'APKBUILD', 'file.bash', '/usr/share/doc/bash-completion/filter.sh', '/etc/udev/cdsymlinks.conf', 'any/etc/udev/cdsymlinks.conf', 'file.bats'],
     \ 'sieve': ['file.siv', 'file.sieve'],
     \ 'sil': ['file.sil'],
     \ 'simula': ['file.sim'],