diff --git a/editor/history_dock.cpp b/editor/history_dock.cpp
index 7375abb65ae1..6bbc46e76c8c 100644
--- a/editor/history_dock.cpp
+++ b/editor/history_dock.cpp
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include "history_dock.h"
 
 #include "editor/editor_node.h"
+#include "editor/editor_settings.h"
 #include "editor/editor_string_names.h"
 #include "editor/editor_undo_redo_manager.h"
 #include "scene/gui/check_box.h"
@@ -219,6 +220,11 @@ void HistoryDock::_notification(int p_notification) {
 	}
 }
 
+void HistoryDock::save_options() {
+	EditorSettings::get_singleton()->set_project_metadata("history", "include_scene", current_scene_checkbox->is_pressed());
+	EditorSettings::get_singleton()->set_project_metadata("history", "include_global", global_history_checkbox->is_pressed());
+}
+
 HistoryDock::HistoryDock() {
 	set_name("History");
 
@@ -229,23 +235,28 @@ HistoryDock::HistoryDock() {
 	HBoxContainer *mode_hb = memnew(HBoxContainer);
 	add_child(mode_hb);
 
+	bool include_scene = EditorSettings::get_singleton()->get_project_metadata("history", "include_scene", true);
+	bool include_global = EditorSettings::get_singleton()->get_project_metadata("history", "include_global", true);
+
 	current_scene_checkbox = memnew(CheckBox);
 	mode_hb->add_child(current_scene_checkbox);
 	current_scene_checkbox->set_flat(true);
-	current_scene_checkbox->set_pressed(true);
+	current_scene_checkbox->set_pressed(include_scene);
 	current_scene_checkbox->set_text(TTR("Scene"));
 	current_scene_checkbox->set_h_size_flags(SIZE_EXPAND_FILL);
 	current_scene_checkbox->set_clip_text(true);
 	current_scene_checkbox->connect("toggled", callable_mp(this, &HistoryDock::refresh_history).unbind(1));
+	current_scene_checkbox->connect("toggled", callable_mp(this, &HistoryDock::save_options).unbind(1));
 
 	global_history_checkbox = memnew(CheckBox);
 	mode_hb->add_child(global_history_checkbox);
 	global_history_checkbox->set_flat(true);
-	global_history_checkbox->set_pressed(true);
+	global_history_checkbox->set_pressed(include_global);
 	global_history_checkbox->set_text(TTR("Global"));
 	global_history_checkbox->set_h_size_flags(SIZE_EXPAND_FILL);
 	global_history_checkbox->set_clip_text(true);
 	global_history_checkbox->connect("toggled", callable_mp(this, &HistoryDock::refresh_history).unbind(1));
+	global_history_checkbox->connect("toggled", callable_mp(this, &HistoryDock::save_options).unbind(1));
 
 	action_list = memnew(ItemList);
 	action_list->set_auto_translate_mode(AUTO_TRANSLATE_MODE_DISABLED);
diff --git a/editor/history_dock.h b/editor/history_dock.h
index d507f19b0748..0a023bdd0592 100644
--- a/editor/history_dock.h
+++ b/editor/history_dock.h
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ class HistoryDock : public VBoxContainer {
 	void refresh_history();
 	void on_version_changed();
 	void refresh_version();
+	void save_options();
 
 protected:
 	void _notification(int p_notification);