diff --git a/frontends/src/primitivus/chat.py b/frontends/src/primitivus/chat.py
index c4b58193..7bd420dd 100644
--- a/frontends/src/primitivus/chat.py
+++ b/frontends/src/primitivus/chat.py
@@ -275,6 +275,16 @@ class Chat(urwid.WidgetWrap, QuickChat):
         self.present_wid.deleteValue(nick)
         self.host.redraw()
 
+    def clearHistory(self):
+        """Clear the content of this chat."""
+        del self.content[:]
+
+    def afterHistoryPrint(self):
+        """Refresh or scroll down the focus after the history is printed"""
+        if len(self.content):
+            self.text_list.focus_position = len(self.content) - 1  # scroll down
+        self.host.redraw()
+
     def printMessage(self, from_jid, msg, profile, timestamp=""):
         assert isinstance(from_jid, JID)
         try:
diff --git a/frontends/src/primitivus/primitivus b/frontends/src/primitivus/primitivus
index b9265b0b..3a194236 100755
--- a/frontends/src/primitivus/primitivus
+++ b/frontends/src/primitivus/primitivus
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ from sat_frontends.primitivus.progress import Progress
 from sat_frontends.primitivus.notify import Notify
 from sat_frontends.tools.misc import InputHistory
 from sat_frontends.constants import Const as commonConst # FIXME
-from sat.tools.jid  import JID
+from sat.tools.jid import JID
 from os.path import join
 
 
@@ -133,6 +133,15 @@ class EditBar(sat_widgets.ModalEdit):
                 self.app.status_bar.onChange(user_data=sat_widgets.AdvancedEdit(args[0]))
             else:
                 self.app.status_bar.onStatusClick()
+        elif command == 'history':
+            try:
+                limit = int(args[0])
+            except (IndexError, ValueError):
+                limit = 50
+            win = self.app.chat_wins[JID(self.app.contact_list.selected).bare]
+            win.clearHistory()
+            if limit > 0:
+                win.historyPrint(size=limit, profile=self.app.profile)
         else:
             return
         self.set_edit_text('')
diff --git a/frontends/src/quick_frontend/quick_chat.py b/frontends/src/quick_frontend/quick_chat.py
index a2a6984e..ebf6d896 100644
--- a/frontends/src/quick_frontend/quick_chat.py
+++ b/frontends/src/quick_frontend/quick_chat.py
@@ -96,9 +96,17 @@ class QuickChat(object):
             log.error (_("[INTERNAL] trying to set subject for a non group chat window"))
             raise Exception("INTERNAL ERROR") #TODO: raise proper Exception here
 
+    def afterHistoryPrint(self):
+        """Refresh or scroll down the focus after the history is printed"""
+        pass
+
     def historyPrint(self, size=20, profile='@NONE@'):
-        """Print the initial history"""
-        log.debug (_("now we print history"))
+        """Print the current history
+        @param size (int): number of messages
+        @param profile (str): %(doc_profile)s
+        """
+        log.debug(_("now we print the history (%d messages)") % size)
+
         def onHistory(history):
             for line in history:
                 timestamp, from_jid, to_jid, message, _type, extra = line
@@ -106,16 +114,17 @@ class QuickChat(object):
                    (self.type == 'one2one' and _type == 'groupchat')):
                     continue
                 self.printMessage(JID(from_jid), message, profile, timestamp)
+            self.afterHistoryPrint()
 
         def onHistoryError(err):
-            log.error (_("Can't get history"))
+            log.error(_("Can't get history"))
 
         if self.target.startswith(Const.PRIVATE_PREFIX):
             target = unescapePrivate(self.target)
         else:
             target = self.target.bare
 
-        self.host.bridge.getHistory(self.host.profiles[profile]['whoami'].bare, target, 20, profile=profile, callback=onHistory, errback=onHistoryError)
+        return self.host.bridge.getHistory(self.host.profiles[profile]['whoami'].bare, target, size, profile=profile, callback=onHistory, errback=onHistoryError)
 
     def _get_nick(self, jid):
         """Return nick of this jid when possible"""