diff -u b/core/modules/history/history.services.yml b/core/modules/history/history.services.yml
--- b/core/modules/history/history.services.yml
+++ b/core/modules/history/history.services.yml
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@
   history.repository:
     class: Drupal\history\HistoryRepository
-    arguments: ['@database', '@datetime.time']
+    arguments: ['@database', '@datetime.time', '@entity.memory_cache']
     tags:
       - { name: backend_overridable }
diff -u b/core/modules/history/src/HistoryRepository.php b/core/modules/history/src/HistoryRepository.php
--- b/core/modules/history/src/HistoryRepository.php
+++ b/core/modules/history/src/HistoryRepository.php
@@ -1,10 +1,5 @@
 <?php
 
-/**
- * @file
- * Contains \Drupal\history\HistoryRepository.
- */
-
 namespace Drupal\history;
 
 use Drupal\Core\Database\Connection;
@@ -12,6 +7,8 @@
 use Drupal\Core\DependencyInjection\DependencySerializationTrait;
 use Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Session\AccountInterface;
+use Drupal\Core\Cache\Cache;
+use Drupal\Core\Cache\MemoryCache\MemoryCacheInterface;
 
 /**
  * Provides history repository service.
@@ -44,28 +41,41 @@
   protected $time;
 
   /**
+   * The memory cache.
+   *
+   * @var \Drupal\Core\Cache\CacheBackendInterface
+   */
+  protected $memoryCache;
+
+  /**
    * Constructs the history repository service.
    *
    * @param \Drupal\Core\Database\Connection $connection
    *   The database connection.
    * @param \Drupal\Component\Datetime\TimeInterface $time
    *   The time service.
+   * @param \Drupal\Core\Cache\MemoryCache\MemoryCacheInterface $memory_cache
+   *   The memory cache.
    */
-  public function __construct(Connection $connection, TimeInterface $time) {
+  public function __construct(Connection $connection, TimeInterface $time, MemoryCacheInterface $memory_cache) {
     $this->connection = $connection;
     $this->time = $time;
+    $this->memoryCache = $memory_cache;
   }
 
   /**
    * {@inheritdoc}
    */
-  public function getLastViewed($entity_type, $entity_ids, AccountInterface $account) {
+  public function getLastViewed($entity_type, array $entity_ids, AccountInterface $account) {
     $entities = [];
-
     $entities_to_read = [];
     foreach ($entity_ids as $entity_id) {
-      if (isset($this->history[$entity_type][$account->id()][$entity_id])) {
-        $entities[$entity_id] = $this->history[$entity_type][$account->id()][$entity_id];
+      // Get cache.
+      $cache = $this->memoryCache->get(
+        $this->buildCacheId($account->id(), $entity_type, $entity_id
+      ));
+      if ($cache) {
+        $entities[$entity_id] = $cache;
       }
       else {
         $entities_to_read[$entity_id] = 0;
@@ -84,12 +94,15 @@
       ->execute();
 
     foreach ($result as $row) {
-      $entities_to_read[$row->entity_id] = (int) $row->timestamp;
-    }
-    if (!isset($this->history[$entity_type][$account->id()])) {
-      $this->history[$entity_type][$account->id()] = [];
+      $timestamp = (int) $row->timestamp;
+      $this->memoryCache->set(
+        $this->buildCacheId($account->id(), $entity_type, $row->entity_id),
+        $timestamp,
+        Cache::PERMANENT,
+        $this->getCacheTags($account->id(), $row->entity_id)
+      );
+      $entities_to_read[$row->entity_id] = $timestamp;
     }
-    $this->history[$entity_type][$account->id()] += $entities_to_read;
 
     return $entities + $entities_to_read;
   }
@@ -108,11 +121,43 @@
         ->fields(['timestamp' => $this->time->getRequestTime()])
         ->execute();
       // Update cached value.
-      $this->history[$entity->getEntityTypeId()][$account->id()][$entity->id()] = $this->time->getRequestTime();
+      $this->memoryCache->set(
+        $this->buildCacheId($account->id(), $entity->getEntityTypeId(), $entity->id()),
+        $this->time->getRequestTime(), Cache::PERMANENT,
+        $this->getCacheTags($account->id(), $entity->id())
+      );
     }
   }
 
   /**
+   * Builds the cache ID for the history timestamp.
+   *
+   * @param int $uid
+   *   The User ID.
+   * @param string $entity_type
+   *   The entity type.
+   * @param int $entity_id
+   *   The entity ID.
+   *
+   * @return string
+   *   Cache ID that can be passed to the cache backend.
+   */
+  protected function buildCacheId($uid, $entity_type, $entity_id) {
+    return implode(':', ['history', $uid, $entity_type, $entity_id]);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  public function getCacheTags($uid, $entity_id) {
+    return [
+      'history',
+      "history:user:{$uid}",
+      "history:entity:{$entity_id}",
+    ];
+  }
+
+  /**
    * {@inheritdoc}
    */
   public function purge() {
@@ -120,7 +165,7 @@
       ->condition('timestamp', HISTORY_READ_LIMIT, '<')
       ->execute();
     // Clean static cache.
-    $this->resetCache();
+    Cache::invalidateTags(['history']);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -131,7 +176,7 @@
       ->condition('uid', $account->id())
       ->execute();
     // Clean static cache.
-    $this->resetCache();
+    Cache::invalidateTags(["history:user:{$account->id()}"]);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -143,33 +188,7 @@
       ->condition('entity_type', $entity->getEntityTypeId())
       ->execute();
     // Clean static cache.
-    $this->resetCache();
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * {@inheritdoc}
-   */
-  public function resetCache() {
-    $this->history = [];
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * {@inheritdoc}
-   */
-  public function __sleep() {
-    $vars = $this->defaultSleep();
-    // Do not serialize static cache.
-    unset($vars['history']);
-    return $vars;
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * {@inheritdoc}
-   */
-  public function __wakeup() {
-    $this->defaultWakeup();
-    // Initialize static cache.
-    $this->history = [];
+    Cache::invalidateTags(["history:entity:{$entity->id()}"]);
   }
 
 }
diff -u b/core/modules/history/src/HistoryRepositoryInterface.php b/core/modules/history/src/HistoryRepositoryInterface.php
--- b/core/modules/history/src/HistoryRepositoryInterface.php
+++ b/core/modules/history/src/HistoryRepositoryInterface.php
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
    *   viewed by the user, the timestamp in seconds of when the last view
    *   occurred; otherwise, zero.
    */
-  public function getLastViewed($entity_type, $entity_ids, AccountInterface $account);
+  public function getLastViewed($entity_type, array $entity_ids, AccountInterface $account);
 
   /**
    * Updates 'last viewed' timestamp of the entity for the user account.
@@ -43,6 +43,19 @@
   public function updateLastViewed(EntityInterface $entity, AccountInterface $account);
 
   /**
+   * Gets an array of cache tags for the history timestamp.
+   *
+   * @param int $uid
+   *   The User ID.
+   * @param int $entity_id
+   *   The entity ID.
+   *
+   * @return string[]
+   *   An array of cache tags based on the current view.
+   */
+  public function getCacheTags($uid, $entity_id);
+
+  /**
    * Purges outdated history.
    */
   public function purge();