diff --git a/backend/danswer/llm/answering/answer.py b/backend/danswer/llm/answering/answer.py
index 3c0dc4961..2bbf7bb72 100644
--- a/backend/danswer/llm/answering/answer.py
+++ b/backend/danswer/llm/answering/answer.py
@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@ class Answer:
                         if self.answer_style_config.citation_config
                         else False
                     ),
+                    history_message=self.single_message_history or "",
                 )
             )
         elif self.answer_style_config.quotes_config:
diff --git a/backend/danswer/llm/answering/prompts/citations_prompt.py b/backend/danswer/llm/answering/prompts/citations_prompt.py
index eddae9bad..52345f3e5 100644
--- a/backend/danswer/llm/answering/prompts/citations_prompt.py
+++ b/backend/danswer/llm/answering/prompts/citations_prompt.py
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ from danswer.prompts.token_counts import CITATION_REMINDER_TOKEN_CNT
 from danswer.prompts.token_counts import CITATION_STATEMENT_TOKEN_CNT
 from danswer.prompts.token_counts import LANGUAGE_HINT_TOKEN_CNT
 from danswer.search.models import InferenceChunk
+from danswer.utils.logger import setup_logger
+
+logger = setup_logger()
 
 
 def get_prompt_tokens(prompt_config: PromptConfig) -> int:
@@ -156,6 +159,7 @@ def build_citations_user_message(
         user_prompt = CITATIONS_PROMPT_FOR_TOOL_CALLING.format(
             task_prompt=task_prompt_with_reminder,
             user_query=question,
+            history_block=history_message,
         )
 
     user_prompt = user_prompt.strip()
diff --git a/backend/danswer/prompts/direct_qa_prompts.py b/backend/danswer/prompts/direct_qa_prompts.py
index 167689639..0139da13e 100644
--- a/backend/danswer/prompts/direct_qa_prompts.py
+++ b/backend/danswer/prompts/direct_qa_prompts.py
@@ -109,6 +109,9 @@ CITATIONS_PROMPT_FOR_TOOL_CALLING = f"""
 Refer to the provided context documents when responding to me.{DEFAULT_IGNORE_STATEMENT} \
 You should always get right to the point, and never use extraneous language.
 
+CHAT HISTORY:
+{{history_block}}
+
 {{task_prompt}}
 
 {QUESTION_PAT.upper()}