diff --git a/lib/irb/history.rb b/lib/irb/history.rb
index 84d69e19c..06088adb0 100644
--- a/lib/irb/history.rb
+++ b/lib/irb/history.rb
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ def save_history
         end
 
         File.open(history_file, (append_history ? 'a' : 'w'), 0o600, encoding: IRB.conf[:LC_MESSAGES]&.encoding) do |f|
-          hist = history.map{ |l| l.split("\n").join("\\\n") }
+          hist = history.map{ |l| l.scrub.split("\n").join("\\\n") }
           unless append_history
             begin
               hist = hist.last(num) if hist.size > num and num > 0
diff --git a/test/irb/test_history.rb b/test/irb/test_history.rb
index 868c05369..b211e87be 100644
--- a/test/irb/test_history.rb
+++ b/test/irb/test_history.rb
@@ -148,6 +148,23 @@ def test_history_concurrent_use_not_present
       ENV["IRBRC"] = backup_irbrc
     end
 
+    def test_history_different_encodings
+      backup_default_external = Encoding.default_external
+      IRB.conf[:SAVE_HISTORY] = 2
+      Encoding.default_external = Encoding::US_ASCII
+      locale = IRB::Locale.new("C")
+      assert_history(<<~EXPECTED_HISTORY.encode(Encoding::US_ASCII), <<~INITIAL_HISTORY.encode(Encoding::UTF_8), <<~INPUT, locale: locale)
+        ????
+        exit
+      EXPECTED_HISTORY
+        😀
+      INITIAL_HISTORY
+        exit
+      INPUT
+    ensure
+      Encoding.default_external = backup_default_external
+    end
+
     private
 
     def history_concurrent_use_for_input_method(input_method)
@@ -179,11 +196,11 @@ def history_concurrent_use_for_input_method(input_method)
       end
     end
 
-    def assert_history(expected_history, initial_irb_history, input, input_method = TestInputMethodWithRelineHistory)
+    def assert_history(expected_history, initial_irb_history, input, input_method = TestInputMethodWithRelineHistory, locale: IRB::Locale.new)
       backup_verbose, $VERBOSE = $VERBOSE, nil
       backup_home = ENV["HOME"]
       backup_xdg_config_home = ENV.delete("XDG_CONFIG_HOME")
-      IRB.conf[:LC_MESSAGES] = IRB::Locale.new
+      IRB.conf[:LC_MESSAGES] = locale
       actual_history = nil
       Dir.mktmpdir("test_irb_history_") do |tmpdir|
         ENV["HOME"] = tmpdir