diff --git a/src/main/java/codechicken/nei/NEIClientConfig.java b/src/main/java/codechicken/nei/NEIClientConfig.java
index 49425e03..3a9991bf 100644
--- a/src/main/java/codechicken/nei/NEIClientConfig.java
+++ b/src/main/java/codechicken/nei/NEIClientConfig.java
@@ -344,6 +344,8 @@ public class NEIClientConfig {
         API.addHashBind("gui.overlay_use", Keyboard.KEY_S + NEIClientUtils.SHIFT_HASH);
         API.addHashBind("gui.overlay_hide", Keyboard.KEY_S + NEIClientUtils.CTRL_HASH);
         API.addHashBind("gui.hide_bookmarks", Keyboard.KEY_B);
+        API.addKeyBind("gui.getprevioussearch", Keyboard.KEY_UP);
+        API.addKeyBind("gui.getnextsearch", Keyboard.KEY_DOWN);
 
         API.addKeyBind("world.chunkoverlay", Keyboard.KEY_F9);
         API.addKeyBind("world.moboverlay", Keyboard.KEY_F7);
diff --git a/src/main/java/codechicken/nei/SearchField.java b/src/main/java/codechicken/nei/SearchField.java
index c4759266..3ac1c521 100644
--- a/src/main/java/codechicken/nei/SearchField.java
+++ b/src/main/java/codechicken/nei/SearchField.java
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import codechicken.nei.ItemList.PatternItemFilter;
 import codechicken.nei.api.API;
 import codechicken.nei.api.ItemFilter;
 import codechicken.nei.api.ItemFilter.ItemFilterProvider;
+import codechicken.nei.util.TextHistory;
 import java.util.LinkedList;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.regex.Pattern;
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ public class SearchField extends TextField implements ItemFilterProvider {
     }
 
     public static List<ISearchProvider> searchProviders = new LinkedList<>();
+    private static final TextHistory history = new TextHistory();
     private boolean isVisible = true;
 
     long lastclicktime;
@@ -116,6 +118,13 @@ public class SearchField extends TextField implements ItemFilterProvider {
         if (isVisible() && NEIClientConfig.isKeyHashDown("gui.search")) {
             setFocus(true);
         }
+        if (NEIClientConfig.isKeyHashDown("gui.getprevioussearch") && focused()) {
+            handleNavigateHistory(TextHistory.Direction.PREVIOUS);
+        }
+
+        if (NEIClientConfig.isKeyHashDown("gui.getnextsearch") && focused()) {
+            handleNavigateHistory(TextHistory.Direction.NEXT);
+        }
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -156,4 +165,26 @@ public class SearchField extends TextField implements ItemFilterProvider {
         if (!secondary.isEmpty()) return new AnyMultiItemFilter(secondary);
         return new EverythingItemFilter();
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public void setFocus(boolean focus) {
+        final boolean previousFocus = field.isFocused();
+
+        if (previousFocus != focus) {
+            history.add(text());
+        }
+        super.setFocus(focus);
+    }
+
+    private boolean handleNavigateHistory(TextHistory.Direction direction) {
+        if (focused()) {
+            return history.get(direction, text())
+                    .map(newText -> {
+                        setText(newText);
+                        return true;
+                    })
+                    .orElse(false);
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/codechicken/nei/util/TextHistory.java b/src/main/java/codechicken/nei/util/TextHistory.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..05ba6e37
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/codechicken/nei/util/TextHistory.java
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+package codechicken.nei.util;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Optional;
+
+/**
+ * Backported from JustEnoughItems/Core/src/main/java/mezz/jei/core/util/TextHistory.java
+ */
+public class TextHistory {
+    private static final int MAX_HISTORY = 100;
+
+    public enum Direction {
+        NEXT,
+        PREVIOUS
+    }
+
+    private final List<String> history = new ArrayList<>();
+
+    public boolean add(String currentText) {
+        if (currentText.length() > 0) {
+            history.remove(currentText);
+            history.add(currentText);
+            if (history.size() > MAX_HISTORY) {
+                history.remove(0);
+            }
+            return true;
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    public Optional<String> get(Direction direction, String currentText) {
+        if (direction == direction.NEXT) {
+            return getNext(currentText);
+        } else {
+            return getPrevious(currentText);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public Optional<String> getPrevious(String currentText) {
+        int historyIndex = history.indexOf(currentText);
+        if (historyIndex < 0) {
+            if (add(currentText)) {
+                historyIndex = history.size() - 1;
+            } else {
+                historyIndex = history.size();
+            }
+        }
+        if (historyIndex <= 0) {
+            return Optional.empty();
+        }
+        String value = history.get(historyIndex - 1);
+        return Optional.of(value);
+    }
+
+    public Optional<String> getNext(String currentText) {
+        int historyIndex = history.indexOf(currentText);
+        if (historyIndex < 0) {
+            return Optional.empty();
+        }
+        final String historyString;
+        if (historyIndex + 1 < history.size()) {
+            historyString = history.get(historyIndex + 1);
+        } else {
+            historyString = "";
+        }
+        return Optional.of(historyString);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/resources/assets/nei/lang/en_US.lang b/src/main/resources/assets/nei/lang/en_US.lang
index 59076556..b41b8d62 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/assets/nei/lang/en_US.lang
+++ b/src/main/resources/assets/nei/lang/en_US.lang
@@ -106,6 +106,8 @@ nei.options.keys.gui.hide_bookmarks=Toggle Bookmark Panel Visibility
 nei.options.keys.gui.overlay=Overlay Recipe
 nei.options.keys.gui.overlay_hide=Hide Overlay Recipe
 nei.options.keys.gui.overlay_use=Use Overlay Recipe
+nei.options.keys.gui.getprevioussearch=Previous Search
+nei.options.keys.gui.getnextsearch=Next Search
 nei.options.keys.world=World
 nei.options.keys.world.chunkoverlay=Chunk Boundary Overlay
 nei.options.keys.world.moboverlay=Mob Spawn Overlay