diff --git a/frappe/commands/utils.py b/frappe/commands/utils.py
index a622371499..115249f4a9 100644
--- a/frappe/commands/utils.py
+++ b/frappe/commands/utils.py
@@ -497,9 +497,12 @@ def mariadb(context, extra_args):
 	"""
 	Enter into mariadb console for a given site.
 	"""
+	from frappe.utils import get_site_path
+
 	site = get_site(context)
 	frappe.init(site=site)
 	frappe.conf.db_type = "mariadb"
+	os.environ["MYSQL_HISTFILE"] = os.path.abspath(get_site_path("logs", "mariadb_console.log"))
 	_enter_console(extra_args=extra_args)