diff --git a/src/movepick.cpp b/src/movepick.cpp
index f5e02385..9ca1a21f 100644
--- a/src/movepick.cpp
+++ b/src/movepick.cpp
@@ -54,9 +54,9 @@ namespace {
 /// ordering is at the current node.
 
 /// MovePicker constructor for the main search
-MovePicker::MovePicker(const Position& p, Move ttm, Depth d, const ButterflyHistory* mh, const LowPlyHistory* lp,
+MovePicker::MovePicker(const Position& p, Move ttm, Depth d, const ButterflyHistory* mh, const ButterflyHistory* sh, const LowPlyHistory* lp,
                        const CapturePieceToHistory* cph, const PieceToHistory** ch, Move cm, const Move* killers, int pl)
-           : pos(p), mainHistory(mh), lowPlyHistory(lp), captureHistory(cph), continuationHistory(ch),
+           : pos(p), mainHistory(mh), staticHistory(sh), lowPlyHistory(lp), captureHistory(cph), continuationHistory(ch),
              ttMove(ttm), refutations{{killers[0], 0}, {killers[1], 0}, {cm, 0}}, depth(d), ply(pl) {
 
   assert(d > 0);
@@ -66,9 +66,9 @@ MovePicker::MovePicker(const Position& p, Move ttm, Depth d, const ButterflyHist
 }
 
 /// MovePicker constructor for quiescence search
-MovePicker::MovePicker(const Position& p, Move ttm, Depth d, const ButterflyHistory* mh,
+MovePicker::MovePicker(const Position& p, Move ttm, Depth d, const ButterflyHistory* mh, const ButterflyHistory* sh,
                        const CapturePieceToHistory* cph, const PieceToHistory** ch, Square rs)
-           : pos(p), mainHistory(mh), captureHistory(cph), continuationHistory(ch), ttMove(ttm), recaptureSquare(rs), depth(d) {
+           : pos(p), mainHistory(mh), staticHistory(sh), captureHistory(cph), continuationHistory(ch), ttMove(ttm), recaptureSquare(rs), depth(d) {
 
   assert(d <= 0);
 
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ void MovePicker::score() {
 
       else if (Type == QUIETS)
           m.value =      (*mainHistory)[pos.side_to_move()][from_to(m)]
+                   +     (*staticHistory)[pos.side_to_move()][from_to(m)]
                    + 2 * (*continuationHistory[0])[pos.moved_piece(m)][to_sq(m)]
                    + 2 * (*continuationHistory[1])[pos.moved_piece(m)][to_sq(m)]
                    + 2 * (*continuationHistory[3])[pos.moved_piece(m)][to_sq(m)]
diff --git a/src/movepick.h b/src/movepick.h
index 4c0ad551..7fe98e49 100644
--- a/src/movepick.h
+++ b/src/movepick.h
@@ -123,10 +123,12 @@ public:
   MovePicker& operator=(const MovePicker&) = delete;
   MovePicker(const Position&, Move, Value, const CapturePieceToHistory*);
   MovePicker(const Position&, Move, Depth, const ButterflyHistory*,
+                                           const ButterflyHistory*,
                                            const CapturePieceToHistory*,
                                            const PieceToHistory**,
                                            Square);
   MovePicker(const Position&, Move, Depth, const ButterflyHistory*,
+                                           const ButterflyHistory*,
                                            const LowPlyHistory*,
                                            const CapturePieceToHistory*,
                                            const PieceToHistory**,
@@ -143,6 +145,7 @@ private:
 
   const Position& pos;
   const ButterflyHistory* mainHistory;
+  const ButterflyHistory* staticHistory;
   const LowPlyHistory* lowPlyHistory;
   const CapturePieceToHistory* captureHistory;
   const PieceToHistory** continuationHistory;
diff --git a/src/search.cpp b/src/search.cpp
index 52541868..ab559696 100644
--- a/src/search.cpp
+++ b/src/search.cpp
@@ -807,6 +807,15 @@ namespace {
         tte->save(posKey, VALUE_NONE, ss->ttPv, BOUND_NONE, DEPTH_NONE, MOVE_NONE, eval);
     }
 
+    // Update static history for previous move
+    if (is_ok((ss-1)->currentMove) && !(ss-1)->inCheck && !priorCapture)
+    {
+        int bonus = ss->staticEval > -(ss-1)->staticEval + 2 * Tempo ? -stat_bonus(depth) :
+                    ss->staticEval < -(ss-1)->staticEval + 2 * Tempo ? stat_bonus(depth) :
+                    0;
+        thisThread->staticHistory[~us][from_to((ss-1)->currentMove)] << bonus;
+    }
+
     // Step 7. Razoring (~1 Elo)
     if (   !rootNode // The required rootNode PV handling is not available in qsearch
         &&  depth == 1
@@ -964,6 +973,7 @@ moves_loop: // When in check, search starts from here
     Move countermove = thisThread->counterMoves[pos.piece_on(prevSq)][prevSq];
 
     MovePicker mp(pos, ttMove, depth, &thisThread->mainHistory,
+                                      &thisThread->staticHistory,
                                       &thisThread->lowPlyHistory,
                                       &captureHistory,
                                       contHist,
@@ -1507,6 +1517,7 @@ moves_loop: // When in check, search starts from here
     // queen and checking knight promotions, and other checks(only if depth >= DEPTH_QS_CHECKS)
     // will be generated.
     MovePicker mp(pos, ttMove, depth, &thisThread->mainHistory,
+                                      &thisThread->staticHistory,
                                       &thisThread->captureHistory,
                                       contHist,
                                       to_sq((ss-1)->currentMove));
diff --git a/src/thread.cpp b/src/thread.cpp
index 2fbf745d..bfcdb65e 100644
--- a/src/thread.cpp
+++ b/src/thread.cpp
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ void Thread::clear() {
 
   counterMoves.fill(MOVE_NONE);
   mainHistory.fill(0);
+  staticHistory.fill(0);
   lowPlyHistory.fill(0);
   captureHistory.fill(0);
 
diff --git a/src/thread.h b/src/thread.h
index 6a73423b..c05fa941 100644
--- a/src/thread.h
+++ b/src/thread.h
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ public:
   Depth rootDepth, completedDepth;
   CounterMoveHistory counterMoves;
   ButterflyHistory mainHistory;
+  ButterflyHistory staticHistory;
   LowPlyHistory lowPlyHistory;
   CapturePieceToHistory captureHistory;
   ContinuationHistory continuationHistory[2][2];