diff --git a/shell-integration/zsh/kitty-integration b/shell-integration/zsh/kitty-integration
index 7efe5bc1e..9f7df04ef 100644
--- a/shell-integration/zsh/kitty-integration
+++ b/shell-integration/zsh/kitty-integration
@@ -418,5 +418,7 @@ clone-in-kitty() {
         builtin print -nu "$_ksi_fd" -f '\eP@kitty-clone|%s:%s\e\\' "${chunk_num}" "${chunk}"
         chunk_num=$(($chunk_num+1))
     done
+    # save history so it is available in new shell
+    builtin fc -AI
     builtin print -nu "$_ksi_fd" '\eP@kitty-clone|\e\\'
 }