diff --git a/src/main/server/file.ts b/src/main/server/file.ts
index 5344f8c56..fbd2fc67c 100644
--- a/src/main/server/file.ts
+++ b/src/main/server/file.ts
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ function writeHistoryZip (zip: AdmZip, zipFilePath: string) {
 }
 
 async function writeHistory (filePath: string, content: any) {
-  const limit = Math.min(10000, config.get('doc-history.number-limit', 500))
+  let limit = Math.min(10000, config.get('doc-history.number-limit', 500))
   if (limit < 1) {
     return
   }
@@ -94,8 +94,15 @@ async function writeHistory (filePath: string, content: any) {
   const historyFilePath = getHistoryFilePath(filePath)
 
   let zip: AdmZip
+  let tooLarge = false
 
   if ((await fs.pathExists(historyFilePath))) {
+    const stats = await fs.stat(historyFilePath)
+    if (stats.size > 1024 * 1024 * 5) { // 5M
+      console.log('history file too large, limit max versions.', historyFilePath, stats.size)
+      tooLarge = true
+    }
+
     zip = readHistoryZip(historyFilePath)
   } else {
     zip = new AdmZip()
@@ -105,7 +112,12 @@ async function writeHistory (filePath: string, content: any) {
 
   zip.addFile(dayjs().format('YYYY-MM-DD HH-mm-ss') + ext, content)
 
-  orderBy(zip.getEntries(), x => x.entryName, 'desc').slice(limit).forEach(entry => {
+  const entries = zip.getEntries()
+  if (tooLarge) {
+    limit = Math.min(limit, Math.floor(entries.length / 3 * 2))
+  }
+
+  orderBy(entries, x => x.entryName, 'desc').slice(limit).forEach(entry => {
     if (!entry.comment) {
       zip.deleteFile(entry)
     }
@@ -376,14 +388,17 @@ export function historyList (repo: string, path: string) {
     const historyFilePath = getHistoryFilePath(filePath)
 
     if (!(await fs.pathExists(historyFilePath))) {
-      return []
+      return { list: [], size: 0 }
     }
 
+    const stats = await fs.stat(historyFilePath)
     const zip = readHistoryZip(historyFilePath)
-    return orderBy(zip.getEntries(), x => x.entryName, 'desc').map(x => ({
+    const list = orderBy(zip.getEntries(), x => x.entryName, 'desc').map(x => ({
       name: x.entryName,
       comment: x.comment
     }))
+
+    return { list, size: stats.size }
   }, path)
 }
 
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/DocHistory.vue b/src/renderer/components/DocHistory.vue
index 955b9d496..2983f51cc 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/DocHistory.vue
+++ b/src/renderer/components/DocHistory.vue
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <div class="history-wrapper" v-if="currentDoc" @click.stop>
       <div class="history">
         <div class="versions-wrapper" v-if="versions && versions.length">
-          <div v-if="listType === 'all'" class="clear" @click="clearVersions">{{$t('doc-history.clear')}}</div>
+          <div v-if="listType === 'all'" class="clear" @click="clearVersions">{{$t('doc-history.clear')}}({{sizeText}})</div>
           <GroupTabs class="tabs" :tabs="getListTypes()" v-model="listType" />
           <div class="versions" v-if="xVersions && xVersions.length">
             <div
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ const getListTypes = () => [
 const currentDoc = ref<Doc | null>(null)
 const currentVersion = ref<Version>()
 const versions = ref<Version[] | null>([])
+const size = ref(0)
 const content = ref('')
 const displayType = ref<'content' | 'diff'>('content')
 const listType = ref<'all' | 'marked'>('all')
@@ -116,6 +117,11 @@ const xVersions = computed(() => {
   return versions.value
 })
 
+const sizeText = computed(() => {
+  const val = Math.round(size.value / 1024)
+  return val > 1024 ? `${Math.round(val / 1024)}M` : `${val}K`
+})
+
 function show (doc?: Doc) {
   doc ??= currentFile.value!
   currentDoc.value = doc
@@ -133,12 +139,22 @@ function show (doc?: Doc) {
 function hide () {
   currentDoc.value = null
   versions.value = null
+  size.value = 0
 }
 
 async function fetchVersions () {
   try {
     versions.value = null
-    versions.value = (currentDoc.value ? await fetchHistoryList(currentDoc.value) : []).map(({ name: value, comment }) => {
+    size.value = 0
+
+    let list: any[] = []
+    if (currentDoc.value) {
+      const data = await fetchHistoryList(currentDoc.value!)
+      list = data.list
+      size.value = data.size
+    }
+
+    versions.value = list.map(({ name: value, comment }) => {
       const arr = value.split('.')
       const name = arr[0]
       const encrypted = isEncrypted({ type: 'file', path: value })
diff --git a/src/renderer/support/api.ts b/src/renderer/support/api.ts
index 85409b576..565961c9d 100644
--- a/src/renderer/support/api.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/support/api.ts
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ export async function deleteFile (file: FileItem): Promise<ApiResult<any>> {
   return fetchHttp(`/api/file?path=${encodeURIComponent(path)}&repo=${encodeURIComponent(repo)}`, { method: 'DELETE' })
 }
 
-export async function fetchHistoryList (file: PathItem): Promise<{name: string, comment: string}[]> {
+export async function fetchHistoryList (file: PathItem): Promise<{size: number, list: {name: string, comment: string}[]}> {
   const { path, repo } = file
   const { data } = await fetchHttp(`/api/history/list?path=${encodeURIComponent(path)}&repo=${encodeURIComponent(repo)}`)
   return data