diff --git a/src/main/java/sh/mob/timer/web/Room.java b/src/main/java/sh/mob/timer/web/Room.java
index a39ae8b..81e7bd8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/sh/mob/timer/web/Room.java
+++ b/src/main/java/sh/mob/timer/web/Room.java
@@ -94,6 +94,14 @@ public String name() {
     return name;
   }
 
+  public List<TimerRequest> historyWithoutLatest() {
+    if (timerRequests.isEmpty()) {
+      return List.of();
+    }
+
+    return timerRequests.subList(0, timerRequests.size() - 1);
+  }
+
   public static final class TimerRequest {
 
     enum TimerType {
diff --git a/src/main/java/sh/mob/timer/web/RoomApiController.java b/src/main/java/sh/mob/timer/web/RoomApiController.java
index 1fc35b4..6b1ddc3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/sh/mob/timer/web/RoomApiController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/sh/mob/timer/web/RoomApiController.java
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ public RoomApiController(RoomRepository roomRepository) {
   @RequestMapping(
       value = "/{roomId:[a-z0-9-]+}/events",
       produces = MediaType.TEXT_EVENT_STREAM_VALUE)
-  public Flux<ServerSentEvent<Room.TimerRequest>> getEventStream(
+  public Flux<ServerSentEvent<Object>> getEventStream(
       @PathVariable String roomId, ServerHttpResponse response) {
     response
         .getHeaders()
@@ -48,20 +48,20 @@ public Flux<ServerSentEvent<Room.TimerRequest>> getEventStream(
             .asFlux()
             .map(
                 timerRequest ->
-                    ServerSentEvent.<TimerRequest>builder()
-                        .event("TIMER_REQUEST")
-                        .data(timerRequest)
-                        .build());
+                    ServerSentEvent.builder().event("TIMER_REQUEST").data(timerRequest).build());
     var keepAliveFlux =
         Flux.interval(Duration.ofSeconds(5L))
             .map(
                 second ->
-                    ServerSentEvent.<Room.TimerRequest>builder()
+                    ServerSentEvent.builder()
                         .event("KEEP_ALIVE")
                         .data(new TimerRequest(null, null, null, null, null))
                         .build());
+    var initialHistory =
+        Flux.just(room.historyWithoutLatest())
+            .map(list -> ServerSentEvent.builder().event("INITIAL_HISTORY").data(list).build());
 
-    return keepAliveFlux.mergeWith(timerRequestFlux);
+    return Flux.concat(initialHistory, keepAliveFlux.mergeWith(timerRequestFlux));
   }
 
   @PutMapping("/{roomId:[a-z0-9-]+}")
diff --git a/src/main/resources/templates/room.html b/src/main/resources/templates/room.html
index 5197676..7d8e673 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/templates/room.html
+++ b/src/main/resources/templates/room.html
@@ -279,6 +279,29 @@ <h5>Usage</h5>
       document.getElementById('history-container').style.display = 'none';
     }
 
+    eventSource.addEventListener('INITIAL_HISTORY', (event) => {
+      console.log('handling event INITIAL_HISTORY ' + event.data);
+      let historyEntries = JSON.parse(event.data);
+
+      if (historyEntries === null) {
+        return;
+      }
+
+      historyEntries.forEach(historyEntry => {
+        prependToHistory(createHistoryEntry(historyEntry));
+      });
+    })
+
+    function createHistoryEntry(timerRequest) {
+      let requested = timerRequest["requested"];
+      let timerInMinutes = timerRequest["timer"];
+      let user = timerRequest["user"];
+      let type = timerRequest["type"];
+      let finished = Date.parse(requested) + (timerInMinutes * 60 * 1000);
+      return `🕒 ${formatTodayAware(requested)} ${type === "BREAKTIMER" ? "☕"
+          : "⏲"} ${timerInMinutes} min 🏁 ${(formatTodayAware(finished))} 👤 ${user}`;
+    }
+
     eventSource.addEventListener('TIMER_REQUEST', (event) => {
       console.log('handling event TIMER_REQUEST ' + event.data);
       let timerRequest = JSON.parse(event.data);
@@ -306,7 +329,6 @@ <h5>Usage</h5>
         return;
       }
 
-      let finished = Date.parse(requested) + (timerInMinutes * 60 * 1000);
       updateTimerUser(user)
       updateTimerNextUser(null)
       updateTimerType(type)
@@ -318,7 +340,7 @@ <h5>Usage</h5>
       requestNextUser = nextUser
       requestTimer = timerInMinutes
 
-      prependToHistory(`🕒 ${formatTodayAware(requested)} ${type === "BREAKTIMER" ? "☕" : "⏲"} ${timerInMinutes} min 🏁 ${(formatTodayAware(finished))} 👤 ${user}`);
+      prependToHistory(createHistoryEntry(timerRequest));
     });
 
     checkAudioPlayback();
diff --git a/test.sh b/test.sh
index bfee6be..9e3c9ae 100755
--- a/test.sh
+++ b/test.sh
@@ -1,10 +1,19 @@
 export MOB_TIMER_URL=http://localhost:8080/
 export MOB_TIMER_ROOM=test
 MOB_TIMER_USER=test1 mob t 1
+sleep 1
 MOB_TIMER_USER=test2 mob t 1
+sleep 1
 MOB_TIMER_USER=test1 mob break 1
+sleep 1
 MOB_TIMER_USER=test3 mob t 1
+sleep 1
 MOB_TIMER_USER=test3 mob t 1
+sleep 1
 MOB_TIMER_USER=test1 mob break 1
+sleep 1
 MOB_TIMER_USER=test2 mob t 1
-MOB_TIMER_USER=test2 mob t 0
\ No newline at end of file
+sleep 1
+MOB_TIMER_USER=test2 mob t 0
+sleep 1
+MOB_TIMER_USER=test2 mob t 1
\ No newline at end of file