--- a/lisp/net/eww.el
+++ b/lisp/net/eww.el
@@ -1290,9 +1290,11 @@ defun eww-list-histories ()
   (interactive)
   (when (null eww-history)
     (error "No eww-histories are defined"))
-  (let ((eww-history-trans eww-history))
+  (let ((eww-history-trans eww-history)
+	(buffer (current-buffer)))
     (set-buffer (get-buffer-create "*eww history*"))
     (eww-history-mode)
+    (setq-local eww-current-buffer buffer)
     (let ((inhibit-read-only t)
 	  (domain-length 0)
 	  (title-length 0)
@@ -1302,6 +1304,9 @@ defun eww-history-browse ()
     (unless history
       (error "No history on the current line"))
-    (quit-window)
+    (let ((buffer eww-current-buffer))
+      (quit-window)
+      (when buffer
+	(switch-to-buffer buffer)))
     (eww-restore-history history)))
 
 (defvar eww-history-mode-map