diff --git a/home/.config/zsh/rc/history.zsh b/home/.config/zsh/rc/history.zsh
index 66d859b..d693096 100644
--- a/home/.config/zsh/rc/history.zsh
+++ b/home/.config/zsh/rc/history.zsh
@@ -57,3 +57,8 @@ setopt EXTENDED_HISTORY
 # beep in ZLE when a widget attempts to access a history entry which isn’t there
 unsetopt HIST_BEEP
 
+# Auto-create the histfile cache directory if it doesn't yet exist
+if [ ! -d "$(dirname "$HISTFILE")" ]; then
+  mkdir -p "$(dirname "$HISTFILE")"
+  touch "$HISTFILE"
+fi