diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/library/history/HistoryComponent.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/library/history/HistoryComponent.kt
index e685c3e9c9..ac011f761b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/library/history/HistoryComponent.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/library/history/HistoryComponent.kt
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import org.mozilla.fenix.mvi.UIComponent
 import org.mozilla.fenix.mvi.ViewState
 import java.net.URL
 
-data class HistoryItem(val url: String) {
+data class HistoryItem(val id: Int, val url: String) {
     val title: String
         get() = siteTitle()
 
@@ -38,7 +38,16 @@ class HistoryComponent(
     override val reducer: (HistoryState, HistoryChange) -> HistoryState = { state, change ->
         when (change) {
             is HistoryChange.Change -> state.copy(items = change.list)
-            is HistoryChange.Mode-> state.copy(mode = change.mode)
+            is HistoryChange.EnterEditMode -> state.copy(mode = HistoryState.Mode.Editing(listOf(change.item)))
+            is HistoryChange.AddItemForRemoval -> {
+                val mode = state.mode
+                if (mode is HistoryState.Mode.Editing) {
+                    val items = mode.selectedItems + listOf(change.item)
+                    state.copy(mode = mode.copy(selectedItems = items))
+                } else {
+                    state
+                }
+            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -52,16 +61,18 @@ class HistoryComponent(
 data class HistoryState(val items: List<HistoryItem>, val mode: Mode) : ViewState {
     sealed class Mode {
         object Normal : Mode()
-        object Editing : Mode()
+        data class Editing(val selectedItems: List<HistoryItem>) : Mode()
     }
 }
 
 sealed class HistoryAction : Action {
     data class Select(val item: HistoryItem) : HistoryAction()
-    data class Edit(val item: HistoryItem) : HistoryAction()
+    data class EnterEditMode(val item: HistoryItem) : HistoryAction()
+    data class AddItemForRemoval(val item: HistoryItem) : HistoryAction()
 }
 
 sealed class HistoryChange : Change {
     data class Change(val list: List<HistoryItem>) : HistoryChange()
-    data class Mode(val mode: HistoryState.Mode) : HistoryChange()
+    data class EnterEditMode(val item: HistoryItem) : HistoryChange()
+    data class AddItemForRemoval(val item: HistoryItem) : HistoryChange()
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/library/history/HistoryFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/library/history/HistoryFragment.kt
index 0dbc1a658e..43e1372cbf 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/library/history/HistoryFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/library/history/HistoryFragment.kt
@@ -58,7 +58,10 @@ class HistoryFragment : Fragment(), CoroutineScope {
             .subscribe {
                 when (it) {
                     is HistoryAction.Select -> selectItem(it.item)
-                    is HistoryAction.Edit ->  getManagedEmitter<HistoryChange>().onNext(HistoryChange.Mode(HistoryState.Mode.Editing))
+                    is HistoryAction.EnterEditMode -> getManagedEmitter<HistoryChange>()
+                        .onNext(HistoryChange.EnterEditMode(it.item))
+                    is HistoryAction.AddItemForRemoval -> getManagedEmitter<HistoryChange>()
+                        .onNext(HistoryChange.AddItemForRemoval(it.item))
                 }
             }
     }
@@ -90,7 +93,8 @@ class HistoryFragment : Fragment(), CoroutineScope {
         val eventEmitter = ActionBusFactory.get(this)
 
         launch(Dispatchers.IO) {
-            val items = requireComponents.core.historyStorage.getVisited().map { HistoryItem(it) }
+            val items = requireComponents.core.historyStorage.getVisited()
+                .mapIndexed { id, item -> HistoryItem(id, item) }
 
             launch(Dispatchers.Main) {
                 eventEmitter.emit(HistoryChange::class.java, HistoryChange.Change(items))
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/library/history/HistoryUIView.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/library/history/HistoryUIView.kt
index 2115f41e11..25370527a5 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/library/history/HistoryUIView.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/library/history/HistoryUIView.kt
@@ -38,8 +38,6 @@ class HistoryUIView(
     }
 
     override fun updateView() = Consumer<HistoryState> {
-        val isEditing = it.mode == HistoryState.Mode.Editing
-
         (view.adapter as HistoryAdapter).updateData(it.items, it.mode)
     }
 }
@@ -68,11 +66,17 @@ private class HistoryAdapter(
 
             view.setOnLongClickListener {
                 item?.apply {
-                    actionEmitter.onNext(HistoryAction.Edit(this))
+                    actionEmitter.onNext(HistoryAction.EnterEditMode(this))
                 }
 
                 true
             }
+
+            checkbox.setOnClickListener {
+                item?.apply {
+                    actionEmitter.onNext(HistoryAction.AddItemForRemoval(this))
+                }
+            }
         }
 
         fun bind(item: HistoryItem, mode: HistoryState.Mode) {
@@ -82,9 +86,13 @@ private class HistoryAdapter(
             title.text = item.title
             url.text = item.url
 
-            val isEditing = mode == HistoryState.Mode.Editing
+            val isEditing = mode is HistoryState.Mode.Editing
             checkbox.visibility = if (isEditing) { View.VISIBLE } else { View.GONE }
             favicon.visibility = if (isEditing) { View.INVISIBLE } else { View.VISIBLE }
+
+            if (mode is HistoryState.Mode.Editing) {
+                checkbox.isChecked = mode.selectedItems.contains(item)
+            }
         }
 
         companion object {
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/history_list_item.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/history_list_item.xml
index ca4606fbbc..efd9da46de 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/history_list_item.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/history_list_item.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
         android:layout_height="@dimen/history_favicon_width_height"
         android:background="@drawable/history_favicon_background"
         app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
-        app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"/>
+        app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent" />
 
     <TextView
         android:id="@+id/history_title"