diff --git a/src/main/java/de/zendric/app/xpensely_server/repo/ExpenseHistoryRepository.java b/src/main/java/de/zendric/app/xpensely_server/repo/ExpenseHistoryRepository.java
index 0009cca..d6f283e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/zendric/app/xpensely_server/repo/ExpenseHistoryRepository.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/zendric/app/xpensely_server/repo/ExpenseHistoryRepository.java
@@ -15,4 +15,6 @@ public interface ExpenseHistoryRepository extends JpaRepository<ExpenseHistoryEn
 
     @Query("select h.expenseId from ExpenseHistoryEntry h")
     List<Long> findAllExpenseIds();
+
+    void deleteByExpenseListId(Long expenseListId);
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/zendric/app/xpensely_server/services/ExpenseListService.java b/src/main/java/de/zendric/app/xpensely_server/services/ExpenseListService.java
index e090e4d..57756e7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/zendric/app/xpensely_server/services/ExpenseListService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/zendric/app/xpensely_server/services/ExpenseListService.java
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ public class ExpenseListService {
     }
 
     public void deleteById(Long id) {
+        historyService.deleteForList(id);
         repository.deleteById(id);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/zendric/app/xpensely_server/services/HistoryService.java b/src/main/java/de/zendric/app/xpensely_server/services/HistoryService.java
index b16063b..8cd65ec 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/zendric/app/xpensely_server/services/HistoryService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/zendric/app/xpensely_server/services/HistoryService.java
@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@ public class HistoryService {
         historyRepository.save(baseEntry(list, expense, actor, HistoryEntryType.DELETED));
     }
 
+    public void deleteForList(Long listId) {
+        historyRepository.deleteByExpenseListId(listId);
+    }
+
     public List<FieldChange> diff(Expense before, Expense after) {
         List<FieldChange> changes = new ArrayList<>();
         addIfChanged(changes, "title", before.getTitle(), after.getTitle());
diff --git a/src/test/java/de/zendric/app/xpensely_Server/services/ExpenseListServiceTest.java b/src/test/java/de/zendric/app/xpensely_Server/services/ExpenseListServiceTest.java
index ad7a25f..7c30ef6 100644
--- a/src/test/java/de/zendric/app/xpensely_Server/services/ExpenseListServiceTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/de/zendric/app/xpensely_Server/services/ExpenseListServiceTest.java
@@ -109,6 +109,15 @@ class ExpenseListServiceTest {
         assertThat(beforeCaptor.getValue().getAmount()).isEqualTo(12.0);
     }
 
+    @Test
+    void deleteById_deletesHistoryEntriesBeforeDeletingList() {
+        service.deleteById(10L);
+
+        org.mockito.InOrder inOrder = org.mockito.Mockito.inOrder(historyService, repository);
+        inOrder.verify(historyService).deleteForList(10L);
+        inOrder.verify(repository).deleteById(10L);
+    }
+
     @Test
     void deleteExpenseFromList_recordsDeleted() {
         AppUser actor = new AppUser(); actor.setId(1L);