diff --git a/lib/qtermwidget.cpp b/lib/qtermwidget.cpp
index e1ee4b3..ccabfd1 100644
--- a/lib/qtermwidget.cpp
+++ b/lib/qtermwidget.cpp
@@ -751,3 +751,11 @@ int QTermWidget::getMargin() const
 {
     return m_impl->m_terminalDisplay->margin();
 }
+
+void QTermWidget::saveHistory(QIODevice *device)
+{
+    QTextStream stream(device);
+    PlainTextDecoder decoder;
+    decoder.begin(&stream);
+    m_impl->m_session->emulation()->writeToStream(&decoder, 0, m_impl->m_session->emulation()->lineCount());
+}
diff --git a/lib/qtermwidget.h b/lib/qtermwidget.h
index e9447df..1a8d3a3 100644
--- a/lib/qtermwidget.h
+++ b/lib/qtermwidget.h
@@ -287,6 +287,7 @@ public slots:
 
     void toggleShowSearchBar();
 
+    void saveHistory(QIODevice *device);
 protected:
     void resizeEvent(QResizeEvent *) override;