diff --git a/terminal.go b/terminal.go
index b4a79d1..74ce989 100644
--- a/terminal.go
+++ b/terminal.go
@@ -961,7 +961,9 @@ func (s *stRingBuffer) Add(a string) {
 		s.entries = make([]string, defaultNumEntries)
 		s.max = defaultNumEntries
 	}
-
+	if s.entries[s.head] == a {
+		return // already there at the top
+	}
 	s.head = (s.head + 1) % s.max
 	s.entries[s.head] = a
 	if s.size < s.max {
diff --git a/terminal_test.go b/terminal_test.go
index d5c1794..97a5e5f 100644
--- a/terminal_test.go
+++ b/terminal_test.go
@@ -6,8 +6,10 @@ package term
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"errors"
 	"io"
 	"os"
+	"reflect"
 	"runtime"
 	"testing"
 )
@@ -435,3 +437,29 @@ func TestOutputNewlines(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("incorrect output: was %q, expected %q", output, expected)
 	}
 }
+
+func TestHistoryNoDuplicates(t *testing.T) {
+	c := &MockTerminal{
+		toSend:       []byte("a\rb\rb\rb\rc\r"), // 5 with 3 duplicate "b"
+		bytesPerRead: 1,
+	}
+	ss := NewTerminal(c, "> ")
+	count := 0
+	for {
+		_, err := ss.ReadLine()
+		if errors.Is(err, io.EOF) {
+			break
+		}
+		count++
+	}
+	if count != 5 {
+		t.Errorf("expected 5 lines, got %d", count)
+	}
+	h := ss.History()
+	if len(h) != 3 {
+		t.Errorf("history length should be 3, got %d", len(h))
+	}
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(h, []string{"c", "b", "a"}) {
+		t.Errorf("history unexpected: %v", h)
+	}
+}