diff --git a/crates/ctl/src/cli/zone/attach.rs b/crates/ctl/src/cli/zone/attach.rs
index 9b3b487..6742d2d 100644
--- a/crates/ctl/src/cli/zone/attach.rs
+++ b/crates/ctl/src/cli/zone/attach.rs
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ impl ZoneAttachCommand {
         events: EventStream,
     ) -> Result<()> {
         let zone_id: String = resolve_zone(&mut client, &self.zone).await?;
-        let input = StdioConsoleStream::stdin_stream(zone_id.clone()).await;
+        let input = StdioConsoleStream::stdin_stream(zone_id.clone(), false).await;
         let output = client.attach_zone_console(input).await?.into_inner();
         let stdout_handle =
             tokio::task::spawn(async move { StdioConsoleStream::stdout(output, true).await });
diff --git a/crates/ctl/src/cli/zone/launch.rs b/crates/ctl/src/cli/zone/launch.rs
index 1a6a9ac..7fea602 100644
--- a/crates/ctl/src/cli/zone/launch.rs
+++ b/crates/ctl/src/cli/zone/launch.rs
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ impl ZoneLaunchCommand {
         }
 
         let code = if self.attach {
-            let input = StdioConsoleStream::stdin_stream(id.clone()).await;
+            let input = StdioConsoleStream::stdin_stream(id.clone(), true).await;
             let output = client.attach_zone_console(input).await?.into_inner();
             let stdout_handle =
                 tokio::task::spawn(async move { StdioConsoleStream::stdout(output, true).await });
diff --git a/crates/ctl/src/cli/zone/logs.rs b/crates/ctl/src/cli/zone/logs.rs
index 9d8a98b..6beacab 100644
--- a/crates/ctl/src/cli/zone/logs.rs
+++ b/crates/ctl/src/cli/zone/logs.rs
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ impl ZoneLogsCommand {
         let zone_id_stream = zone_id.clone();
         let follow = self.follow;
         let input = stream! {
-            yield ZoneConsoleRequest { zone_id: zone_id_stream, data: Vec::new() };
+            yield ZoneConsoleRequest { zone_id: zone_id_stream, replay_history: true, data: Vec::new() };
             if follow {
                 let mut pending = pending::<ZoneConsoleRequest>();
                 while let Some(x) = pending.next().await {
diff --git a/crates/ctl/src/console.rs b/crates/ctl/src/console.rs
index 008c205..4043450 100644
--- a/crates/ctl/src/console.rs
+++ b/crates/ctl/src/console.rs
@@ -23,10 +23,13 @@ use tonic::Streaming;
 pub struct StdioConsoleStream;
 
 impl StdioConsoleStream {
-    pub async fn stdin_stream(zone: String) -> impl Stream<Item = ZoneConsoleRequest> {
+    pub async fn stdin_stream(
+        zone: String,
+        replay_history: bool,
+    ) -> impl Stream<Item = ZoneConsoleRequest> {
         let mut stdin = stdin();
         stream! {
-            yield ZoneConsoleRequest { zone_id: zone, data: vec![] };
+            yield ZoneConsoleRequest { zone_id: zone, replay_history, data: vec![] };
 
             let mut buffer = vec![0u8; 60];
             loop {
@@ -41,7 +44,7 @@ impl StdioConsoleStream {
                 if size == 1 && buffer[0] == 0x1d {
                     break;
                 }
-                yield ZoneConsoleRequest { zone_id: String::default(), data };
+                yield ZoneConsoleRequest { zone_id: String::default(), replay_history, data };
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/crates/daemon/src/control/attach_zone_console.rs b/crates/daemon/src/control/attach_zone_console.rs
index cdc94ef..1b305d7 100644
--- a/crates/daemon/src/control/attach_zone_console.rs
+++ b/crates/daemon/src/control/attach_zone_console.rs
@@ -46,7 +46,9 @@ impl AttachZoneConsoleRpc {
             .map_err(|error| anyhow!("failed to attach to console: {}", error))?;
 
         let output = try_stream! {
-            yield ZoneConsoleReply { data: console.initial.clone(), };
+            if request.replay_history {
+                yield ZoneConsoleReply { data: console.initial.clone(), };
+            }
             loop {
                 let what = select! {
                     x = receiver.recv() => ConsoleDataSelect::Read(x),
diff --git a/crates/krata/proto/krata/v1/control.proto b/crates/krata/proto/krata/v1/control.proto
index f5f1da3..d06eb6c 100644
--- a/crates/krata/proto/krata/v1/control.proto
+++ b/crates/krata/proto/krata/v1/control.proto
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ message ExecInsideZoneReply {
 message ZoneConsoleRequest {
     string zone_id = 1;
     bytes data = 2;
+    bool replay_history = 3;
 }
 
 message ZoneConsoleReply {