diff --git a/lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/controllers/history.py b/lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/controllers/history.py
index 87d9fcbda82..a1a008513f0 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/controllers/history.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/controllers/history.py
@@ -1512,6 +1512,8 @@ class HistoryController( BaseUIController, SharableMixin, UsesAnnotations, UsesI
     @web.json
     def set_as_current( self, trans, id ):
         """Change the current user's current history to one with `id`."""
+        # Prevent IE11 from caching this, since we actually use it via GET.
+        trans.response.headers[ 'Cache-Control' ] = ["max-age=0", "no-cache", "no-store"]
         try:
             history = self.history_manager.get_owned( self.decode_id( id ), trans.user, current_history=trans.history )
             trans.set_history( history )
@@ -1523,6 +1525,8 @@ class HistoryController( BaseUIController, SharableMixin, UsesAnnotations, UsesI
     @web.json
     def current_history_json( self, trans ):
         """Return the current user's current history in a serialized, dictionary form."""
+        # Prevent IE11 from caching this
+        trans.response.headers[ 'Cache-Control' ] = ["max-age=0", "no-cache", "no-store"]
         history = trans.get_history( create=True )
         return self.history_serializer.serialize_to_view( history, view='detailed', user=trans.user, trans=trans )