diff --git a/crates/nu-cli/src/repl.rs b/crates/nu-cli/src/repl.rs
index 5d1a48af22..4a816557b9 100644
--- a/crates/nu-cli/src/repl.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-cli/src/repl.rs
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ pub fn evaluate_repl(
         };
         line_editor = line_editor
             .with_history_session_id(history_session_id)
+            .with_history_exclusion_prefix(Some(" ".into()))
             .with_history(history);
     };
     perf(