diff --git a/boards/sim/sim/sim/configs/nsh/defconfig b/boards/sim/sim/sim/configs/nsh/defconfig
index 74e659cff02..c28c4efe7fa 100644
--- a/boards/sim/sim/sim/configs/nsh/defconfig
+++ b/boards/sim/sim/sim/configs/nsh/defconfig
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ CONFIG_PIPES=y
 CONFIG_PSEUDOFS_ATTRIBUTES=y
 CONFIG_PSEUDOFS_FILE=y
 CONFIG_PSEUDOFS_SOFTLINKS=y
+CONFIG_READLINE_CMD_HISTORY=y
+CONFIG_READLINE_EDIT_EMACS=y
 CONFIG_READLINE_TABCOMPLETION=y
 CONFIG_RTC=y
 CONFIG_RTC_ARCH=y