diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index abd40c777b..25b3dc323c 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ phpMyAdmin - ChangeLog
   interface to enable generating CREATE DATABASE and USE (false by default)
 - bug #4012 Crash on CSV file import
 - bug #4009 Statistic Monitor shows only last 3 digits in graph
+- bug #3998 Non-permanent SQL history not working
 
 4.0.4.1 (2013-06-30)
 - [security] Global variables scope injection vulnerability (see PMASA-2013-7)
diff --git a/libraries/relation.lib.php b/libraries/relation.lib.php
index c2ffdff99d..a21db15c6e 100644
--- a/libraries/relation.lib.php
+++ b/libraries/relation.lib.php
@@ -905,6 +905,14 @@ function PMA_getHistory($username)
 {
     $cfgRelation = PMA_getRelationsParam();
 
+    /**
+     * if db-based history is disabled but there exists a session-based
+     * history, use it
+     */
+    if (! $GLOBALS['cfg']['QueryHistoryDB'] && isset($_SESSION['sql_history'])) {
+            return array_reverse($_SESSION['sql_history']);
+    } 
+
     if (! $cfgRelation['historywork']) {
         return false;
     }