diff --git a/gnu/packages/emacs.scm b/gnu/packages/emacs.scm
index 6d46506816..4ad5155605 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/emacs.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/emacs.scm
@@ -9187,6 +9187,8 @@ (define-public emacs-helm-shell-history
                    ("(defvar helm-shell-history-file"
                     `(expand-file-name "~/.bash_history"))))
                #t)))))
+      (propagated-inputs
+       `(("emacs-helm" ,emacs-helm)))
       (home-page "https://github.com/yuutayamada/helm-shell-history")
       (synopsis "Find shell history with Emacs Helm")
       (description "This package provides an Emacs Helm interface to search