diff --git a/SOURCES/bash-5.0-syslog-history.patch b/SOURCES/bash-5.0-syslog-history.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e5fe25e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/SOURCES/bash-5.0-syslog-history.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+diff --git a/bashhist.c b/bashhist.c
+index 9979f99..793c81f 100644
+--- a/bashhist.c
++++ b/bashhist.c
+@@ -754,6 +754,12 @@ extern char *shell_name;
+ #define OPENLOG_OPTS 0
+ #endif
+ 
++#if defined (SYSLOG_SHOPT)
++int syslog_history = SYSLOG_SHOPT;
++#else
++int syslog_history = 1;
++#endif
++
+ void
+ bash_syslog_history (line)
+      const char *line;
+@@ -851,7 +857,8 @@ bash_add_history (line)
+     really_add_history (line);
+ 
+ #if defined (SYSLOG_HISTORY)
+-  bash_syslog_history (line);
++  if (syslog_history)
++    bash_syslog_history (line);
+ #endif
+ 
+   using_history ();
+diff --git a/builtins/shopt.def b/builtins/shopt.def
+index 2febb7e..38c398e 100644
+--- a/builtins/shopt.def
++++ b/builtins/shopt.def
+@@ -118,6 +118,10 @@ extern char *shell_name;
+ extern int debugging_mode;
+ #endif
+ 
++#if defined (SYSLOG_HISTORY) && defined (SYSLOG_SHOPT)
++extern int syslog_history;
++#endif
++
+ static void shopt_error __P((char *));
+ 
+ static int set_shellopts_after_change __P((char *, int));
+@@ -223,6 +227,9 @@ static struct {
+ #endif
+   { "shift_verbose", &print_shift_error, (shopt_set_func_t *)NULL },
+   { "sourcepath", &source_uses_path, (shopt_set_func_t *)NULL },
++#if defined (SYSLOG_HISTORY) && defined (SYSLOG_SHOPT)
++  { "syslog_history", &syslog_history, (shopt_set_func_t *)NULL },
++#endif
+   { "xpg_echo", &xpg_echo, (shopt_set_func_t *)NULL },
+   { (char *)0, (int *)0, (shopt_set_func_t *)NULL }
+ };
+diff --git a/config-top.h b/config-top.h
+index cb0e002..39cf6b5 100644
+--- a/config-top.h
++++ b/config-top.h
+@@ -122,6 +122,13 @@
+ #  define OPENLOG_OPTS LOG_PID
+ #endif
+ 
++/* Define if you want syslogging history to be controllable at runtime via a
++   shell option; if defined, the value is the default for the syslog_history
++   shopt option */
++#if defined (SYSLOG_HISTORY)
++#define SYSLOG_SHOPT 0
++#endif
++
+ /* Define if you want to include code in shell.c to support wordexp(3) */
+ /* #define WORDEXP_OPTION */
+ 
+diff --git a/doc/bash.1 b/doc/bash.1
+index d6cee1d..9dfa0b3 100644
+--- a/doc/bash.1
++++ b/doc/bash.1
+@@ -9889,6 +9889,9 @@ If set, the
+ to find the directory containing the file supplied as an argument.
+ This option is enabled by default.
+ .TP 8
++.B syslog_history
++If set, command history is logged to syslog.
++.TP 8
+ .B xpg_echo
+ If set, the \fBecho\fP builtin expands backslash-escape sequences
+ by default.
diff --git a/SPECS/bash.spec b/SPECS/bash.spec
index bce5680..52d1dca 100644
--- a/SPECS/bash.spec
+++ b/SPECS/bash.spec
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 Version: %{baseversion}%{patchleveltag}
 Name: bash
 Summary: The GNU Bourne Again shell
-Release: 8%{?dist}
+Release: 10%{?dist}
 License: GPLv3+
 Url: https://www.gnu.org/software/bash
 Source0: https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/bash/bash-%{baseversion}.tar.gz
@@ -95,6 +95,10 @@ Patch131: bash-4.4-case-in-command-subst.patch
 
 Patch132: bash-4.4-coverity.patch
 
+# 1687835 - [RFE] Add a runtime option to enable history logging to syslog
+# This should be dropped while rebasing to bash-5.0
+Patch133: bash-5.0-syslog-history.patch
+
 # 1727952 -  Parsing commands break when using $$ in command substitution $(..)
 # https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-bash/2017-01/msg00065.html
 Patch134: bash-5.0-shellpid-subshell.patch
@@ -143,7 +147,7 @@ autoconf
 # Recycles pids is neccessary. When bash's last fork's pid was X
 # and new fork's pid is also X, bash has to wait for this same pid.
 # Without Recycles pids bash will not wait.
-make "CPPFLAGS=-D_GNU_SOURCE -DRECYCLES_PIDS -DDEFAULT_PATH_VALUE='\"/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin\"' `getconf LFS_CFLAGS`" %{?_smp_mflags}
+make "CPPFLAGS=-D_GNU_SOURCE -DRECYCLES_PIDS -DDEFAULT_PATH_VALUE='\"/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin\"' `getconf LFS_CFLAGS` -DSYSLOG_HISTORY" %{?_smp_mflags}
 
 %install
 if [ -e autoconf ]; then
@@ -322,10 +326,18 @@ end
 %{_libdir}/pkgconfig/%{name}.pc
 
 %changelog
-* Wed Jul 10 2019 Siteshwar Vashisht <svashisht@redhat.com> - 4.4.19-8
+* Thu Aug 22 2019 Siteshwar Vashisht <svashisht@redhat.com> - 4.4.19-10
+- Fix runtime option to enable history logging to syslog
+  Related: #1687835
+
+* Wed Jul 10 2019 Siteshwar Vashisht <svashisht@redhat.com> - 4.4.19-9
 - Fix `$$` expansion in subshell
   Resolves: #1727952
 
+* Mon May 27 2019 Siteshwar Vashisht <svashisht@redhat.com> - 4.4.19-8
+- Add a runtime option to enable history logging to syslog
+  Resolves: #1687835
+
 * Mon Jan 14 2019 Siteshwar Vashisht <svashisht@redhat.com> - 4.4.19-7
 - Bump version number
   Resolves: #1650059