diff --git a/docs/tr1/CHANGELOG.md b/docs/tr1/CHANGELOG.md
index 2306a3bea..4468169d6 100644
--- a/docs/tr1/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/docs/tr1/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 - added `/nextlevel` alias to `/endlevel` console command
 - added `/quit` alias to `/exit` console command
 - added an option to toggle the in-game UI, such as healthbars and ammo text (#1656)
+- added the ability to cycle through console prompt history (#1571)
 - changed the easter egg console command to pack more punch
 - changed `/set` console command to do fuzzy matching (LostArtefacts/libtrx#38)
 - fixed console caret position off by a couple of pixels (regression from 3.0)
diff --git a/docs/tr2/CHANGELOG.md b/docs/tr2/CHANGELOG.md
index d707e0552..7c1e1d809 100644
--- a/docs/tr2/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/docs/tr2/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 - added `/sfx` command
 - added `/nextlevel` alias to `/endlevel` console command
 - added `/quit` alias to `/exit` console command
+- added the ability to cycle through console prompt history (#1571)
 - changed `/set` console command to do fuzzy matching (LostArtefacts/libtrx#38)
 - fixed crash in the `/set` console command (regression from 0.3)
 - fixed using console in cutscenes immediately exiting the game (regression from 0.3)
diff --git a/src/libtrx/config/file.c b/src/libtrx/config/file.c
index 096b3be83..53db90f69 100644
--- a/src/libtrx/config/file.c
+++ b/src/libtrx/config/file.c
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include "config/file.h"
 
 #include "filesystem.h"
+#include "game/console/history.h"
 #include "log.h"
 #include "memory.h"
 
diff --git a/src/libtrx/game/console/common.c b/src/libtrx/game/console/common.c
index 81cf5f80a..dbebbbafd 100644
--- a/src/libtrx/game/console/common.c
+++ b/src/libtrx/game/console/common.c
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include "game/console/common.h"
 
+#include "./internal.h"
 #include "game/console/extern.h"
 #include "game/game_string.h"
 #include "game/ui/widgets/console.h"
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ static UI_WIDGET *m_Console;
 void Console_Init(void)
 {
     m_Console = UI_Console_Create();
+    Console_History_Init();
 }
 
 void Console_Shutdown(void)
@@ -27,6 +29,8 @@ void Console_Shutdown(void)
         m_Console = NULL;
     }
 
+    Console_History_Shutdown();
+
     m_IsOpened = false;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/libtrx/game/console/history.c b/src/libtrx/game/console/history.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..17cf15d5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libtrx/game/console/history.c
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+#include "game/console/history.h"
+
+#include "config/file.h"
+#include "memory.h"
+#include "utils.h"
+#include "vector.h"
+
+#define MAX_HISTORY_ENTRIES 30
+
+VECTOR *m_History = NULL;
+static const char *m_Path = "cfg/" PROJECT_NAME "_console_history.json5";
+
+void M_LoadFromJSON(JSON_OBJECT *const root_obj)
+{
+    JSON_ARRAY *const arr = JSON_ObjectGetArray(root_obj, "entries");
+    if (arr == NULL) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    Console_History_Clear();
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < arr->length; i++) {
+        const char *const line = JSON_ArrayGetString(arr, i, NULL);
+        if (line != NULL) {
+            Console_History_Append(line);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+void M_DumpToJSON(JSON_OBJECT *const root_obj)
+{
+    JSON_ARRAY *const arr = JSON_ArrayNew();
+
+    bool has_elements = false;
+    for (int32_t i = 0; i < Console_History_GetLength(); i++) {
+        JSON_ArrayAppendString(arr, Console_History_Get(i));
+        has_elements = true;
+    }
+
+    if (has_elements) {
+        JSON_ObjectAppendArray(root_obj, "entries", arr);
+    } else {
+        JSON_ArrayFree(arr);
+    }
+}
+
+void Console_History_Init(void)
+{
+    m_History = Vector_Create(sizeof(char *));
+    ConfigFile_Read(m_Path, &M_LoadFromJSON);
+}
+
+void Console_History_Shutdown(void)
+{
+    if (m_History != NULL) {
+        ConfigFile_Write(m_Path, &M_DumpToJSON);
+        for (int32_t i = m_History->count - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
+            char *const prompt = *(char **)Vector_Get(m_History, i);
+            Memory_Free(prompt);
+        }
+        Vector_Free(m_History);
+        m_History = NULL;
+    }
+}
+
+int32_t Console_History_GetLength(void)
+{
+    return m_History->count;
+}
+
+void Console_History_Clear(void)
+{
+    Vector_Clear(m_History);
+}
+
+void Console_History_Append(const char *const prompt)
+{
+    if (m_History->count == MAX_HISTORY_ENTRIES) {
+        Vector_RemoveAt(m_History, 0);
+    }
+    char *prompt_copy = Memory_DupStr(prompt);
+    Vector_Add(m_History, &prompt_copy);
+}
+
+const char *Console_History_Get(const int32_t idx)
+{
+    if (idx < 0 || idx >= m_History->count) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    const char *const prompt = *(char **)Vector_Get(m_History, idx);
+    return prompt;
+}
diff --git a/src/libtrx/game/console/internal.h b/src/libtrx/game/console/internal.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b7c7b93ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libtrx/game/console/internal.h
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#pragma once
+
+void Console_History_Init(void);
+void Console_History_Shutdown(void);
diff --git a/src/libtrx/game/ui/widgets/console.c b/src/libtrx/game/ui/widgets/console.c
index be8abf3b8..6ebcc81f9 100644
--- a/src/libtrx/game/ui/widgets/console.c
+++ b/src/libtrx/game/ui/widgets/console.c
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 #include "game/clock.h"
 #include "game/console/common.h"
+#include "game/console/history.h"
 #include "game/text.h"
 #include "game/ui/common.h"
 #include "game/ui/events.h"
@@ -16,8 +17,9 @@
 #include <string.h>
 
 #define WINDOW_MARGIN 5
-#define LOG_MARGIN 10
 #define MAX_LOG_LINES 20
+#define MAX_LISTENERS 4
+#define LOG_MARGIN 10
 #define LOG_SCALE 0.8
 #define DELAY_PER_CHAR 0.2
 
@@ -28,17 +30,17 @@ typedef struct {
     UI_WIDGET *spacer;
     char *log_lines;
     int32_t logs_on_screen;
+    int32_t history_idx;
 
-    int32_t listener1;
-    int32_t listener2;
-    int32_t listener3;
-
+    int32_t listeners[MAX_LISTENERS];
     struct {
         double expire_at;
         UI_WIDGET *label;
     } logs[MAX_LOG_LINES];
 } UI_CONSOLE;
 
+static void M_MoveHistoryUp(UI_CONSOLE *self);
+static void M_MoveHistoryDown(UI_CONSOLE *self);
 static void M_HandlePromptCancel(const EVENT *event, void *data);
 static void M_HandlePromptConfirm(const EVENT *event, void *data);
 static void M_HandleCanvasResize(const EVENT *event, void *data);
@@ -51,6 +53,30 @@ static void M_Control(UI_CONSOLE *self);
 static void M_Draw(UI_CONSOLE *self);
 static void M_Free(UI_CONSOLE *self);
 
+static void M_MoveHistoryUp(UI_CONSOLE *const self)
+{
+    self->history_idx--;
+    CLAMP(self->history_idx, 0, Console_History_GetLength());
+    const char *const new_prompt = Console_History_Get(self->history_idx);
+    if (new_prompt == NULL) {
+        UI_Prompt_ChangeText(self->prompt, "");
+    } else {
+        UI_Prompt_ChangeText(self->prompt, new_prompt);
+    }
+}
+
+static void M_MoveHistoryDown(UI_CONSOLE *const self)
+{
+    self->history_idx++;
+    CLAMP(self->history_idx, 0, Console_History_GetLength());
+    const char *const new_prompt = Console_History_Get(self->history_idx);
+    if (new_prompt == NULL) {
+        UI_Prompt_ChangeText(self->prompt, "");
+    } else {
+        UI_Prompt_ChangeText(self->prompt, new_prompt);
+    }
+}
+
 static void M_HandlePromptCancel(const EVENT *const event, void *const data)
 {
     Console_Close();
@@ -58,9 +84,13 @@ static void M_HandlePromptCancel(const EVENT *const event, void *const data)
 
 static void M_HandlePromptConfirm(const EVENT *const event, void *const data)
 {
+    UI_CONSOLE *const self = (UI_CONSOLE *)data;
     const char *text = event->data;
+    Console_History_Append(text);
     Console_Eval(text);
     Console_Close();
+
+    self->history_idx = Console_History_GetLength();
 }
 
 static void M_HandleCanvasResize(const EVENT *event, void *data)
@@ -69,6 +99,24 @@ static void M_HandleCanvasResize(const EVENT *event, void *data)
     UI_Stack_SetSize(self->container, M_GetWidth(self), M_GetHeight(self));
 }
 
+static void M_HandleKeyDown(const EVENT *const event, void *const user_data)
+{
+    if (!Console_IsOpened()) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    UI_CONSOLE *const self = user_data;
+    const UI_INPUT key = (UI_INPUT)(uintptr_t)event->data;
+
+    // clang-format off
+    switch (key) {
+    case UI_KEY_UP:   M_MoveHistoryUp(self); break;
+    case UI_KEY_DOWN: M_MoveHistoryDown(self); break;
+    default:          break;
+    }
+    // clang-format on
+}
+
 static void M_UpdateLogCount(UI_CONSOLE *const self)
 {
     self->logs_on_screen = 0;
@@ -114,9 +162,9 @@ static void M_Free(UI_CONSOLE *const self)
     self->spacer->free(self->spacer);
     self->prompt->free(self->prompt);
     self->container->free(self->container);
-    UI_Events_Unsubscribe(self->listener1);
-    UI_Events_Unsubscribe(self->listener2);
-    UI_Events_Unsubscribe(self->listener3);
+    for (int32_t i = 0; i < MAX_LISTENERS; i++) {
+        UI_Events_Unsubscribe(self->listeners[i]);
+    }
     Memory_Free(self);
 }
 
@@ -151,12 +199,15 @@ UI_WIDGET *UI_Console_Create(void)
 
     M_SetPosition(self, WINDOW_MARGIN, WINDOW_MARGIN);
 
-    self->listener1 = UI_Events_Subscribe(
-        "confirm", self->prompt, M_HandlePromptConfirm, NULL);
-    self->listener2 =
+    int32_t i = 0;
+    self->listeners[i++] = UI_Events_Subscribe(
+        "confirm", self->prompt, M_HandlePromptConfirm, self);
+    self->listeners[i++] =
         UI_Events_Subscribe("cancel", self->prompt, M_HandlePromptCancel, NULL);
-    self->listener3 =
+    self->listeners[i++] =
         UI_Events_Subscribe("canvas_resize", NULL, M_HandleCanvasResize, self);
+    self->listeners[i++] =
+        UI_Events_Subscribe("key_down", NULL, M_HandleKeyDown, self);
 
     return (UI_WIDGET *)self;
 }
@@ -165,6 +216,7 @@ void UI_Console_HandleOpen(UI_WIDGET *const widget)
 {
     UI_CONSOLE *const self = (UI_CONSOLE *)widget;
     UI_Prompt_SetFocus(self->prompt, true);
+    self->history_idx = Console_History_GetLength();
 }
 
 void UI_Console_HandleClose(UI_WIDGET *const widget)
diff --git a/src/libtrx/game/ui/widgets/prompt.c b/src/libtrx/game/ui/widgets/prompt.c
index 225924753..f99aaebe5 100644
--- a/src/libtrx/game/ui/widgets/prompt.c
+++ b/src/libtrx/game/ui/widgets/prompt.c
@@ -213,6 +213,7 @@ static void M_HandleKeyDown(const EVENT *const event, void *const user_data)
     case UI_KEY_BACK:   M_DeleteCharBack(self); break;
     case UI_KEY_RETURN: M_Confirm(self); break;
     case UI_KEY_ESCAPE: M_Cancel(self); break;
+    default:            break;
     }
     // clang-format on
 }
@@ -305,3 +306,12 @@ void UI_Prompt_Clear(UI_WIDGET *const widget)
     UI_PROMPT *const self = (UI_PROMPT *)widget;
     M_Clear(self);
 }
+
+void UI_Prompt_ChangeText(UI_WIDGET *widget, const char *new_text)
+{
+    UI_PROMPT *const self = (UI_PROMPT *)widget;
+    Memory_FreePointer(&self->current_text);
+    self->current_text = Memory_DupStr(new_text);
+    self->caret_pos = strlen(new_text);
+    M_UpdateCaretLabel(self);
+}
diff --git a/src/libtrx/include/libtrx/game/console/history.h b/src/libtrx/include/libtrx/game/console/history.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1e851ed03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libtrx/include/libtrx/game/console/history.h
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+
+int32_t Console_History_GetLength(void);
+void Console_History_Clear(void);
+void Console_History_Append(const char *prompt);
+const char *Console_History_Get(int32_t idx);
diff --git a/src/libtrx/include/libtrx/game/ui/common.h b/src/libtrx/include/libtrx/game/ui/common.h
index d64a23ad5..bf6735690 100644
--- a/src/libtrx/include/libtrx/game/ui/common.h
+++ b/src/libtrx/include/libtrx/game/ui/common.h
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 #include "./events.h"
 
 typedef enum {
+    UI_KEY_UP,
+    UI_KEY_DOWN,
     UI_KEY_LEFT,
     UI_KEY_RIGHT,
     UI_KEY_HOME,
diff --git a/src/libtrx/include/libtrx/game/ui/widgets/prompt.h b/src/libtrx/include/libtrx/game/ui/widgets/prompt.h
index fbf387d4a..972b8d128 100644
--- a/src/libtrx/include/libtrx/game/ui/widgets/prompt.h
+++ b/src/libtrx/include/libtrx/game/ui/widgets/prompt.h
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ void UI_Prompt_SetSize(UI_WIDGET *widget, int32_t width, int32_t height);
 
 void UI_Prompt_SetFocus(UI_WIDGET *widget, bool is_focused);
 void UI_Prompt_Clear(UI_WIDGET *widget);
+void UI_Prompt_ChangeText(UI_WIDGET *widget, const char *new_text);
 
 extern const char *UI_Prompt_GetPromptChar(void);
 extern int32_t UI_Prompt_GetCaretFlashRate(void);
diff --git a/src/libtrx/include/libtrx/utils.h b/src/libtrx/include/libtrx/utils.h
index c9ac66b0a..3a942261f 100644
--- a/src/libtrx/include/libtrx/utils.h
+++ b/src/libtrx/include/libtrx/utils.h
@@ -36,3 +36,9 @@
 
 #define MKTAG(a, b, c, d)                                                      \
     ((a) | ((b) << 8) | ((c) << 16) | ((unsigned)(d) << 24))
+
+#if TR_VERSION == 1
+    #define PROJECT_NAME "TR1X"
+#elif TR_VERSION == 2
+    #define PROJECT_NAME "TR2X"
+#endif
diff --git a/src/libtrx/meson.build b/src/libtrx/meson.build
index 872d9eaca..0b9ad6d39 100644
--- a/src/libtrx/meson.build
+++ b/src/libtrx/meson.build
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ sources = [
   'game/console/cmd/sfx.c',
   'game/console/cmd/teleport.c',
   'game/console/common.c',
+  'game/console/history.c',
   'game/game_string.c',
   'game/items.c',
   'game/objects/names.c',
diff --git a/src/tr1/game/ui/common.c b/src/tr1/game/ui/common.c
index 0495b0e3c..8cdc15cbc 100644
--- a/src/tr1/game/ui/common.c
+++ b/src/tr1/game/ui/common.c
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ UI_INPUT UI_TranslateInput(uint32_t system_keycode)
 {
     // clang-format off
     switch (system_keycode) {
+    case SDLK_UP:     return UI_KEY_UP;
+    case SDLK_DOWN:   return UI_KEY_DOWN;
     case SDLK_LEFT:   return UI_KEY_LEFT;
     case SDLK_RIGHT:  return UI_KEY_RIGHT;
     case SDLK_HOME:   return UI_KEY_HOME;
diff --git a/src/tr2/game/ui/common.c b/src/tr2/game/ui/common.c
index 3833a20f7..f9cf6c892 100644
--- a/src/tr2/game/ui/common.c
+++ b/src/tr2/game/ui/common.c
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ UI_INPUT UI_TranslateInput(uint32_t system_keycode)
 {
     // clang-format off
     switch (system_keycode) {
+    case VK_UP:     return UI_KEY_UP;
+    case VK_DOWN:   return UI_KEY_DOWN;
     case VK_LEFT:   return UI_KEY_LEFT;
     case VK_RIGHT:  return UI_KEY_RIGHT;
     case VK_HOME:   return UI_KEY_HOME;