diff --git a/atuin-client/src/api_client.rs b/atuin-client/src/api_client.rs
index 7b373599..affb3c98 100644
--- a/atuin-client/src/api_client.rs
+++ b/atuin-client/src/api_client.rs
@@ -286,6 +286,8 @@ impl<'a> Client<'a> {
         let url = format!("{}/api/v0/record", self.sync_addr);
         let url = Url::parse(url.as_str())?;
 
+        debug!("uploading {} records to {url}", records.len());
+
         let resp = self.client.post(url).json(records).send().await?;
         handle_resp_error(resp).await?;
 
diff --git a/atuin-client/src/history/store.rs b/atuin-client/src/history/store.rs
index a7785452..ab88182a 100644
--- a/atuin-client/src/history/store.rs
+++ b/atuin-client/src/history/store.rs
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ impl HistoryStore {
         }
     }
 
-    async fn push_record(&self, record: HistoryRecord) -> Result<RecordIdx> {
+    async fn push_record(&self, record: HistoryRecord) -> Result<(RecordId, RecordIdx)> {
         let bytes = record.serialize()?;
         let idx = self
             .store
@@ -130,20 +130,22 @@ impl HistoryStore {
             .data(bytes)
             .build();
 
+        let id = record.id;
+
         self.store
             .push(&record.encrypt::<PASETO_V4>(&self.encryption_key))
             .await?;
 
-        Ok(idx)
+        Ok((id, idx))
     }
 
-    pub async fn delete(&self, id: HistoryId) -> Result<RecordIdx> {
+    pub async fn delete(&self, id: HistoryId) -> Result<(RecordId, RecordIdx)> {
         let record = HistoryRecord::Delete(id);
 
         self.push_record(record).await
     }
 
-    pub async fn push(&self, history: History) -> Result<RecordIdx> {
+    pub async fn push(&self, history: History) -> Result<(RecordId, RecordIdx)> {
         // TODO(ellie): move the history store to its own file
         // it's tiny rn so fine as is
         let record = HistoryRecord::Create(history);
diff --git a/atuin/src/command/client.rs b/atuin/src/command/client.rs
index 6292d263..38048504 100644
--- a/atuin/src/command/client.rs
+++ b/atuin/src/command/client.rs
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ impl Cmd {
             Self::History(history) => history.run(&settings, &db, sqlite_store).await,
             Self::Import(import) => import.run(&db).await,
             Self::Stats(stats) => stats.run(&db, &settings).await,
-            Self::Search(search) => search.run(db, &mut settings).await,
+            Self::Search(search) => search.run(db, &mut settings, sqlite_store).await,
 
             #[cfg(feature = "sync")]
             Self::Sync(sync) => sync.run(settings, &db, sqlite_store).await,
diff --git a/atuin/src/command/client/search.rs b/atuin/src/command/client/search.rs
index 0e8e0205..456dc391 100644
--- a/atuin/src/command/client/search.rs
+++ b/atuin/src/command/client/search.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@ use eyre::Result;
 use atuin_client::{
     database::Database,
     database::{current_context, OptFilters},
-    history::History,
+    encryption,
+    history::{store::HistoryStore, History},
+    record::sqlite_store::SqliteStore,
     settings::{FilterMode, KeymapMode, SearchMode, Settings},
 };
 
@@ -109,7 +111,12 @@ pub struct Cmd {
 }
 
 impl Cmd {
-    pub async fn run(self, db: impl Database, settings: &mut Settings) -> Result<()> {
+    pub async fn run(
+        self,
+        db: impl Database,
+        settings: &mut Settings,
+        store: SqliteStore,
+    ) -> Result<()> {
         if (self.delete_it_all || self.delete) && self.limit.is_some() {
             // Because of how deletion is implemented, it will always delete all matches
             // and disregard the limit option. It is also not clear what deletion with a
@@ -153,8 +160,13 @@ impl Cmd {
             value => value,
         };
 
+        let encryption_key: [u8; 32] = encryption::load_key(settings)?.into();
+
+        let host_id = Settings::host_id().expect("failed to get host_id");
+        let history_store = HistoryStore::new(store.clone(), host_id, encryption_key);
+
         if self.interactive {
-            let item = interactive::history(&self.query, settings, db).await?;
+            let item = interactive::history(&self.query, settings, db, &history_store).await?;
             eprintln!("{}", item.escape_control());
         } else {
             let list_mode = ListMode::from_flags(self.human, self.cmd_only);
@@ -186,7 +198,13 @@ impl Cmd {
                 while !entries.is_empty() {
                     for entry in &entries {
                         eprintln!("deleting {}", entry.id);
-                        db.delete(entry.clone()).await?;
+
+                        if settings.sync.records {
+                            let (id, _) = history_store.delete(entry.id.clone()).await?;
+                            history_store.incremental_build(&db, &[id]).await?;
+                        } else {
+                            db.delete(entry.clone()).await?;
+                        }
                     }
 
                     entries =
diff --git a/atuin/src/command/client/search/interactive.rs b/atuin/src/command/client/search/interactive.rs
index c838e873..209dc7f0 100644
--- a/atuin/src/command/client/search/interactive.rs
+++ b/atuin/src/command/client/search/interactive.rs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ use unicode_width::UnicodeWidthStr;
 
 use atuin_client::{
     database::{current_context, Database},
-    history::{History, HistoryStats},
+    history::{store::HistoryStore, History, HistoryStats},
     settings::{ExitMode, FilterMode, KeymapMode, SearchMode, Settings},
 };
 
@@ -769,6 +769,7 @@ pub async fn history(
     query: &[String],
     settings: &Settings,
     mut db: impl Database,
+    history_store: &HistoryStore,
 ) -> Result<String> {
     let stdout = Stdout::new(settings.inline_height > 0)?;
     let backend = CrosstermBackend::new(stdout);
@@ -857,7 +858,13 @@ pub async fn history(
                                 }
 
                                 let entry = results.remove(index);
-                                db.delete(entry).await?;
+
+                                if settings.sync.records {
+                                    let (id, _) = history_store.delete(entry.id).await?;
+                                    history_store.incremental_build(&db, &[id]).await?;
+                                } else {
+                                    db.delete(entry.clone()).await?;
+                                }
 
                                 app.tab_index  = 0;
                             },