diff --git a/python/gui/auto_generated/history/qgshistoryprovider.sip.in b/python/gui/auto_generated/history/qgshistoryprovider.sip.in
index f514f62dc13..4b7ab07590a 100644
--- a/python/gui/auto_generated/history/qgshistoryprovider.sip.in
+++ b/python/gui/auto_generated/history/qgshistoryprovider.sip.in
@@ -36,6 +36,20 @@ Abstract base class for objects which track user history (i.e. operations perfor
     virtual QString id() const = 0;
 %Docstring
 Returns the provider's unique id, which is used to associate existing history entries with the provider.
+%End
+
+    virtual QgsHistoryEntryNode *createNodeForEntry( const QVariantMap &entry ) /Factory/;
+%Docstring
+Creates a new history node for the given ``entry``.
+
+.. versionadded:: 3.32
+%End
+
+    virtual void updateNodeForEntry( QgsHistoryEntryNode *node, const QVariantMap &entry );
+%Docstring
+Updates an existing history ``node`` for the given ``entry``.
+
+.. versionadded:: 3.32
 %End
 
 };
diff --git a/src/gui/history/qgshistoryprovider.cpp b/src/gui/history/qgshistoryprovider.cpp
index 5b07ef5e8ea..7d3a64535e0 100644
--- a/src/gui/history/qgshistoryprovider.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/history/qgshistoryprovider.cpp
@@ -17,3 +17,13 @@
 #include "qgshistoryprovider.h"
 
 QgsAbstractHistoryProvider::~QgsAbstractHistoryProvider() = default;
+
+QgsHistoryEntryNode *QgsAbstractHistoryProvider::createNodeForEntry( const QVariantMap & )
+{
+  return nullptr;
+}
+
+void QgsAbstractHistoryProvider::updateNodeForEntry( QgsHistoryEntryNode *, const QVariantMap & )
+{
+
+}
diff --git a/src/gui/history/qgshistoryprovider.h b/src/gui/history/qgshistoryprovider.h
index 38af8dcca6d..9646193606f 100644
--- a/src/gui/history/qgshistoryprovider.h
+++ b/src/gui/history/qgshistoryprovider.h
@@ -52,13 +52,20 @@ class GUI_EXPORT QgsAbstractHistoryProvider
      */
     virtual QString id() const = 0;
 
-#if 0
-
     /**
      * Creates a new history node for the given \a entry.
+     *
+     * \since QGIS 3.32
      */
-    virtual QgsHistoryEntryNode *createNodeForEntry( const QVariantMap &entry ) = 0 SIP_FACTORY;
-#endif
+    virtual QgsHistoryEntryNode *createNodeForEntry( const QVariantMap &entry ) SIP_FACTORY;
+
+    /**
+     * Updates an existing history \a node for the given \a entry.
+     *
+     * \since QGIS 3.32
+     */
+    virtual void updateNodeForEntry( QgsHistoryEntryNode *node, const QVariantMap &entry );
+
 };
 
 #endif //QGSHISTORYPROVIDER_H