diff --git a/dzgui/controllers/mc.py b/dzgui/controllers/mc.py
index eebabf9..fef5184 100644
--- a/dzgui/controllers/mc.py
+++ b/dzgui/controllers/mc.py
@@ -389,7 +389,13 @@ class Controller(GObject.GObject):
         saved_tree = self.get_servers().get_saved()
         ServerModelManager(self, saved_tree).remove_by_record(record)
 
+    def add_to_history(self, record: dict[str, Any]) -> None:
+        tv = self.get_servers().get_recent()
+        ServerModelManager(self, tv).add_to_history(record)
+
     def remove_from_history(self, record: "Record") -> None:
+        # NOTE: remove action is only possible from history tree context menu,
+        # i.e., the active tree
         tv = self.get_active_treeview()
         ServerModelManager(self, tv).remove_from_history(record)
 
diff --git a/dzgui/managers/connection.py b/dzgui/managers/connection.py
index 04214bf..37a2508 100644
--- a/dzgui/managers/connection.py
+++ b/dzgui/managers/connection.py
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ class ConnectionManager:
             self.thread_man.set_cleanup_func(failure_func, destroy_first=True)
             return
 
+        self.history = res.as_row()
         record = res.get_record()
 
         # NOTE: store metadata for later connection
@@ -263,11 +264,14 @@ class ConnectionManager:
             if is_dayz_running():
                 break
             time.sleep(1)
-        # TODO: add self.record to history file and list store
-        # proxy_model.append_to_history()
-        func = StoredFunc(self.controller.open_page, NotebookPage.SERVERS)
+
+        func = StoredFunc(self._add_to_history_and_return)
         self.thread_man.set_cleanup_func(func)
 
+    def _add_to_history_and_return(self) -> None:
+        self.controller.add_to_history(self.history)
+        self.controller.open_page(NotebookPage.SERVERS)
+
     def _update_mods(self, raise_window: bool) -> None:
         # NOTE: fast enqueue all mods in auto mode
         prefs = self.controller.get_prefs()
diff --git a/dzgui/model/proxy_model.py b/dzgui/model/proxy_model.py
index 623590e..9927019 100644
--- a/dzgui/model/proxy_model.py
+++ b/dzgui/model/proxy_model.py
@@ -55,10 +55,27 @@ class ProxyModelManager:
         self.proxy_model[treeiter][4] = playercount.players
         self.proxy_model[treeiter][6] = playercount.queue
 
-    # def append_to_history(self, row: list) -> None:
-    #    if len(self.control_model) == 10:
-    #        del self.control_model[0]
-    #    self.control_model.append(row)
+    def append_row_to_history(
+        self, history: list[str, str, str, str, int, int, int, str, int, int, str, bool]
+    ) -> None:
+        addr = history[7]
+        qport = history[8]
+
+        found = False
+        for i, row in enumerate(self.control_model):
+            if addr == row[7] and qport == row[8]:
+                print("record exists in history")
+                item = self.control_model.pop(i)
+                self.control_model.append(item)
+                found = True
+                break
+
+        if found is False:
+            self.control_model.append(history)
+        if len(self.control_model) == 11:
+            del self.control_model[0]
+
+        self.filter(FilterMode.INITIAL, skip_cache=True)
 
     def remove_row_from_control(self, record: "Record") -> None:
         if self.control_model is None:
diff --git a/dzgui/model/servers.py b/dzgui/model/servers.py
index 1cc6206..1174f3c 100644
--- a/dzgui/model/servers.py
+++ b/dzgui/model/servers.py
@@ -214,22 +214,9 @@ class ServerModelManager:
         res = Servers.query_by_record(record)
         self._parse_single_record(res, delete=True)
 
-    # TODO:
-    # def add_to_history(self, record: Servers.Record) -> None:
-    # functionally similar to remove action
-    #    # needs to be called from controller against history tree, not current tree
-    #    proxy_man = self._get_proxy_man()
-    #    # proxy_man.append_row_to_history
-    #    control_model = proxy_man.get_control()
-    #    config_man = self.controller.get_config_man()
-    #    config_man.update_history_file(control_model)
-
-    def remove_from_history(self, record: Servers.Record) -> None:
-        """Fully unthreaded, just removes a row"""
+    def update_history(self) -> None:
         proxy_man = self._get_proxy_man()
-        proxy_man.remove_row_from_control(record)
         control_model = proxy_man.get_control()
-
         config_man = self.controller.get_config_man()
         config_man.update_history_file(control_model)
 
@@ -246,6 +233,17 @@ class ServerModelManager:
         self.first_iteration = False
         self.emitter.emit("servers_loaded_init")
 
+    def add_to_history(self, record: dict[str, Any]) -> None:
+        proxy_man = self._get_proxy_man()
+        row = Servers.parse_json([record])
+        proxy_man.append_row_to_history(row[0])
+        self.update_history()
+
+    def remove_from_history(self, record: Servers.Record) -> None:
+        proxy_man = self._get_proxy_man()
+        proxy_man.remove_row_from_control(record)
+        self.update_history()
+
     def add_by_str(self, addr: str) -> None:
         if addr.isdigit():
             self.add_by_id(addr)
diff --git a/dzgui/util/strings.py b/dzgui/util/strings.py
index 22027cb..176d259 100644
--- a/dzgui/util/strings.py
+++ b/dzgui/util/strings.py
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ servers = {
     "Ctrl-m": "jump to maps field",
     "Ctrl-d": "select default LAN port",
     "Ctrl-n": "select custom LAN port",
+    "Ctrl-u": "connect to server from preconnect dialog",
     "Ctrl-i": "jump to IP insert field",
     "n": "navigate to next tab",
     "p": "navigate to previous tab",