diff --git a/zshrc b/zshrc
index f871ad8..35028fb 100644
--- a/zshrc
+++ b/zshrc
@@ -29,3 +29,12 @@ extract () {
         echo "'$1' is not a valid file!"
     fi
 }
+
+
+# Cycle through history based on characters already typed on the line
+autoload -U up-line-or-beginning-search
+autoload -U down-line-or-beginning-search
+zle -N up-line-or-beginning-search
+zle -N down-line-or-beginning-search
+bindkey "$key[Up]" up-line-or-beginning-search
+bindkey "$key[Down]" down-line-or-beginning-search