diff --git a/apps/client/src/services/canvas/slice.ts b/apps/client/src/services/canvas/slice.ts
index 7c75116..dad39d0 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/services/canvas/slice.ts
+++ b/apps/client/src/services/canvas/slice.ts
@@ -14,9 +14,21 @@ import type { PayloadAction } from '@reduxjs/toolkit';
 export type CanvasSliceState = {
   copiedNodes: NodeObject[];
 } & AppState['page'];
-
 export type CanvasAction = (typeof canvasActions)[keyof typeof canvasActions];
 export type CanvasActionType = CanvasAction['type'];
+export type ActionMeta = {
+  receivedFromWS?: boolean;
+  broadcast?: boolean;
+  duplicate?: boolean;
+  selectNodes?: boolean;
+};
+
+export const prepareMeta = <T = undefined>(
+  payload: T = undefined as T,
+  meta?: ActionMeta,
+) => {
+  return { payload, meta };
+};
 
 export const initialState: CanvasSliceState = {
   nodes: [],
@@ -36,20 +48,6 @@ export const initialState: CanvasSliceState = {
   },
 };
 
-export type ActionMeta = {
-  receivedFromWS?: boolean;
-  broadcast?: boolean;
-  duplicate?: boolean;
-  selectNodes?: boolean;
-};
-
-export const prepareMeta = <T = undefined>(
-  payload: T = undefined as T,
-  meta?: ActionMeta,
-) => {
-  return { payload, meta };
-};
-
 export const canvasSlice = createSlice({
   name: 'canvas',
   initialState,
@@ -236,4 +234,16 @@ export const selectPastHistory = (state: RootState) => state.canvas.past;
 export const selectFutureHistory = (state: RootState) => state.canvas.future;
 
 export const canvasActions = canvasSlice.actions;
+
+export const ignoredActionsInHistory = [
+  canvasActions.setToolType,
+  canvasActions.setStageConfig,
+  canvasActions.set,
+  canvasActions.setSelectedNodeIds,
+  canvasActions.selectAllNodes,
+  canvasActions.unselectAllNodes,
+  canvasActions.copyNodes,
+  canvasActions.setCurrentNodeStyle,
+] as const;
+
 export default canvasSlice.reducer;
diff --git a/apps/client/src/stores/reducers/__tests__/history.test.ts b/apps/client/src/stores/reducers/__tests__/history.test.ts
index 7c686c0..5d7d43c 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/stores/reducers/__tests__/history.test.ts
+++ b/apps/client/src/stores/reducers/__tests__/history.test.ts
@@ -1,73 +1,86 @@
-import reducer, { type CanvasHistoryState, historyActions } from '../history';
-import canvasReducer, {
-  initialState as initialCanvasState,
-} from '@/services/canvas/slice';
-import { nodesGenerator } from '@/test/data-generators';
+import historyReducer, { historyActions } from '../history';
+import { createAction, createReducer } from '@reduxjs/toolkit';
+import type { HistoryState } from '../history';
+import { simpleObjectsGenerator } from '@/test/data-generators';
+
+type State = {
+  objects: ReturnType<typeof simpleObjectsGenerator>;
+  type: 'foo' | 'bar';
+};
+
+const initialState: State = { objects: [], type: 'foo' };
+
+const addObjects = createAction<State['objects']>('addObjects');
+const setType = createAction<State['type']>('setType');
+const actionsToIgnore = [setType] as const;
+
+const testReducer = createReducer(initialState, (builder) => {
+  builder
+    .addCase(addObjects, (state, action) => {
+      state.objects.push(...action.payload);
+    })
+    .addCase(setType, (state, action) => {
+      state.type = action.payload;
+    });
+});
 
-describe('history reducer', () => {
-  const historyReducer = reducer(canvasReducer);
+const reducer = historyReducer(testReducer, initialState, actionsToIgnore);
 
-  const initialState: CanvasHistoryState = {
-    past: [
-      { ...initialCanvasState, nodes: nodesGenerator(1) },
-      { ...initialCanvasState, nodes: nodesGenerator(2) },
-    ],
-    present: initialCanvasState,
-    future: [{ ...initialCanvasState, nodes: nodesGenerator(3) }],
-  };
+const initialHistoryState: HistoryState<typeof initialState> = {
+  past: [
+    { ...initialState, objects: simpleObjectsGenerator(2) },
+    { ...initialState, objects: simpleObjectsGenerator(1) },
+  ],
+  present: initialState,
+  future: [{ ...initialState, objects: simpleObjectsGenerator(3) }],
+};
 
+describe('history reducer', () => {
   it('returns the initial state', () => {
-    const state = historyReducer(undefined, { type: undefined as never });
+    const state = reducer(undefined, { type: undefined as never });
 
-    expect(state).toEqual({
-      past: [],
-      present: initialCanvasState,
-      future: [],
-    });
+    expect(state).toEqual({ past: [], present: initialState, future: [] });
   });
 
   it('handles history undo', () => {
-    const state = historyReducer(initialState, historyActions.undo());
+    const state = reducer(initialHistoryState, historyActions.undo());
 
     expect(state).toEqual({
-      past: [initialState.past[0]],
-      present: initialState.past[1],
-      future: [initialState.present, ...initialState.future],
+      past: [initialHistoryState.past[0]],
+      present: initialHistoryState.past[1],
+      future: [initialHistoryState.present, ...initialHistoryState.future],
     });
   });
 
   it('handles history undo when there is no past', () => {
-    const initialStateWithNoPast = { ...initialState, past: [] };
+    const initialStateWithNoPast = { ...initialHistoryState, past: [] };
 
-    const state = historyReducer(initialStateWithNoPast, historyActions.undo());
+    const state = reducer(initialStateWithNoPast, historyActions.undo());
 
     expect(state).toEqual(initialStateWithNoPast);
   });
 
   it('handles history redo', () => {
-    const state = historyReducer(initialState, historyActions.redo());
+    const state = reducer(initialHistoryState, historyActions.redo());
 
     expect(state).toEqual({
-      past: [...initialState.past, initialState.present],
-      present: initialState.future[0],
+      past: [...initialHistoryState.past, initialHistoryState.present],
+      present: initialHistoryState.future[0],
       future: [],
     });
   });
 
   it('handles history redo when there is no future', () => {
-    const initialStateWithNoFuture = { ...initialState, future: [] };
+    const initialStateWithNoFuture = { ...initialHistoryState, future: [] };
 
-    const state = historyReducer(
-      initialStateWithNoFuture,
-      historyActions.redo(),
-    );
+    const state = reducer(initialStateWithNoFuture, historyActions.redo());
 
     expect(state).toEqual(initialStateWithNoFuture);
   });
 
   it('handles history undo and redo in sequence', () => {
-    const undoedState = historyReducer(initialState, historyActions.undo());
-    const twiceUndoedState = historyReducer(undoedState, historyActions.undo());
+    const undoedState = reducer(initialHistoryState, historyActions.undo());
+    const twiceUndoedState = reducer(undoedState, historyActions.undo());
 
     expect(twiceUndoedState).toEqual({
       past: [],
@@ -75,19 +88,42 @@ describe('history reducer', () => {
       future: [undoedState.present, ...undoedState.future],
     });
 
-    const redoedState = historyReducer(twiceUndoedState, historyActions.redo());
-    const twiceRedoedState = historyReducer(redoedState, historyActions.redo());
+    const redoedState = reducer(twiceUndoedState, historyActions.redo());
+    const twiceRedoedState = reducer(redoedState, historyActions.redo());
 
-    expect(twiceRedoedState).toEqual(initialState);
+    expect(twiceRedoedState).toEqual(initialHistoryState);
   });
 
   it('resets history', () => {
-    const state = historyReducer(initialState, historyActions.reset());
+    const state = reducer(initialHistoryState, historyActions.reset());
 
     expect(state).toEqual({
       past: [],
-      present: initialCanvasState,
+      present: initialState,
       future: [],
     });
   });
+
+  it('ignores the provided action types', () => {
+    const state = reducer(
+      { past: [], present: initialState, future: [] },
+      actionsToIgnore[0]('bar'),
+    );
+
+    expect(state.past).toEqual([]);
+    expect(state.present).toEqual({ ...initialState, type: 'bar' });
+    expect(state.future).toEqual([]);
+  });
+
+  it('adds previous present state to past and sets result of provided reducer to present', () => {
+    const objects = simpleObjectsGenerator(2);
+    const state = reducer(initialHistoryState, addObjects(objects));
+
+    expect(state.past).toEqual([
+      ...initialHistoryState.past,
+      initialHistoryState.present,
+    ]);
+    expect(state.present).toEqual({ ...state.present, objects });
+    expect(state.future).toEqual([]);
+  });
 });
diff --git a/apps/client/src/stores/reducers/history.ts b/apps/client/src/stores/reducers/history.ts
index b7a14f5..39e855b 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/stores/reducers/history.ts
+++ b/apps/client/src/stores/reducers/history.ts
@@ -1,16 +1,14 @@
-import { type Action, createAction, type Reducer } from '@reduxjs/toolkit';
-import { initialState as initialCanvasState } from '../../services/canvas/slice';
-import type { CanvasActionType, CanvasSliceState } from '../../services/canvas/slice';
-
-export type CanvasHistoryState = {
-  past: CanvasSliceState[];
-  present: CanvasSliceState;
-  future: CanvasSliceState[];
-};
+import { createAction, isAnyOf } from '@reduxjs/toolkit';
+import type { AnyAction, Reducer } from '@reduxjs/toolkit';
 
-export type HistoryActionType =
-  (typeof historyActions)[keyof typeof historyActions]['type'];
+export type HistoryState<T> = {
+  past: T[];
+  present: T;
+  future: T[];
+};
 
+export type HistoryAction = (typeof historyActions)[HistoryActionKey];
+export type HistoryActionType = HistoryAction['type'];
 export type HistoryActionKey = keyof typeof historyActions;
 
 export const historyActions = {
@@ -19,43 +17,25 @@ export const historyActions = {
   reset: createAction('history/reset'),
 };
 
-export type IgnoreActionType = HistoryActionType | CanvasActionType;
-
-const IGNORED_ACTIONS: IgnoreActionType[] = [
-  'canvas/setToolType',
-  'canvas/setStageConfig',
-  'canvas/set',
-  'canvas/setSelectedNodeIds',
-  'canvas/copyNodes',
-];
-
-function isIgnoredActionType(type: string) {
-  return IGNORED_ACTIONS.includes(type as IgnoreActionType);
-}
-
-function historyReducer(
-  reducer: Reducer<
-    CanvasSliceState,
-    Action<HistoryActionType | CanvasActionType | undefined>
-  >,
-) {
-  const initialState: CanvasHistoryState = {
+function historyReducer<R extends Reducer, S extends ReturnType<R>>(
+  reducer: R,
+  initialState: S,
+  ignoredActions?: readonly AnyAction[],
+): Reducer<HistoryState<S>> {
+  const initialHistoryState: HistoryState<S> = {
     past: [],
-    present: reducer(initialCanvasState, { type: undefined }),
+    present: reducer(initialState, { type: undefined }),
     future: [],
   };
 
-  return function (
-    state = initialState,
-    action: Action<HistoryActionType | CanvasActionType>,
-  ) {
+  const ignoredActionMatchers = ignoredActions?.map((action) => action.match);
+  const isAnyOfIgnoredActions = isAnyOf(...(ignoredActionMatchers ?? []));
+
+  return function (state = initialHistoryState, action) {
     const { past, present, future } = state;
 
-    if (isIgnoredActionType(action.type)) {
-      return {
-        ...state,
-        present: reducer(present, action),
-      };
+    if (ignoredActions && isAnyOfIgnoredActions(action as AnyAction)) {
+      return { past, present: reducer(present, action), future };
     }
 
     switch (action.type) {
diff --git a/apps/client/src/stores/store.ts b/apps/client/src/stores/store.ts
index 7b0e88a..78a27b7 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/stores/store.ts
+++ b/apps/client/src/stores/store.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,22 @@
 import { configureStore } from '@reduxjs/toolkit';
 import { listenerMiddleware } from './middlewares/listenerMiddleware';
 import historyReducer from './reducers/history';
-import canvas from '../services/canvas/slice';
+import canvasReducer, {
+  ignoredActionsInHistory,
+  initialState,
+} from '../services/canvas/slice';
 import collaboration from '../services/collaboration/slice';
 import library from '@/services/library/slice';
 
+const canvas = historyReducer(
+  canvasReducer,
+  initialState,
+  ignoredActionsInHistory,
+);
+
 export const store = configureStore({
   reducer: {
-    canvas: historyReducer(canvas),
+    canvas,
     collaboration,
     library,
   },
diff --git a/apps/client/src/test/data-generators.ts b/apps/client/src/test/data-generators.ts
index 7832559..5dbd722 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/test/data-generators.ts
+++ b/apps/client/src/test/data-generators.ts
@@ -66,3 +66,10 @@ export const makeCollabRoomURL = (roomId: string, baseUrl = window.origin) => {
 export const nodeTypeGenerator = (): NodeType[] => {
   return ['arrow', 'draw', 'ellipse', 'laser', 'rectangle', 'text'];
 };
+
+export const simpleObjectsGenerator = (length = 1) => {
+  return Array.from({ length }, () => ({
+    id: Date.now(),
+    name: `test${Date.now()}`,
+  }));
+};
diff --git a/apps/client/src/test/test-utils.tsx b/apps/client/src/test/test-utils.tsx
index 615e4bd..90fa657 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/test/test-utils.tsx
+++ b/apps/client/src/test/test-utils.tsx
@@ -3,11 +3,10 @@ import { render, screen, type RenderOptions } from '@testing-library/react';
 import { Provider as StoreProvider } from 'react-redux';
 import userEvent from '@testing-library/user-event';
 import canvasReducer, {
+  ignoredActionsInHistory,
   initialState as initialCanvasState,
 } from '@/services/canvas/slice';
-import historyReducer, {
-  type CanvasHistoryState,
-} from '@/stores/reducers/history';
+import historyReducer from '@/stores/reducers/history';
 import collabReducer, {
   initialState as initialCollabState,
 } from '@/services/collaboration/slice';
@@ -28,12 +27,12 @@ interface ExtendedRenderOptions extends Omit<RenderOptions, 'queries'> {
   store?: ReturnType<typeof setupStore>;
 }
 
-export const defaultPreloadedState = {
+export const defaultPreloadedState: RootState = {
   canvas: {
     past: [],
     present: initialCanvasState,
     future: [],
-  } as CanvasHistoryState,
+  },
   collaboration: initialCollabState,
   library: initialLibraryState,
 };
@@ -41,7 +40,11 @@ export const defaultPreloadedState = {
 export const setupStore = (preloadedState?: PreloadedState<RootState>) => {
   return configureStore({
     reducer: {
-      canvas: historyReducer(canvasReducer),
+      canvas: historyReducer(
+        canvasReducer,
+        initialCanvasState,
+        ignoredActionsInHistory,
+      ),
       collaboration: collabReducer,
       library: libraryReducer,
     },