diff --git a/x/staking/client/cli/cli_test.go b/x/staking/client/cli/cli_test.go
index 4f8fcf52f02e..f1ef9edc6b8a 100644
--- a/x/staking/client/cli/cli_test.go
+++ b/x/staking/client/cli/cli_test.go
@@ -858,7 +858,7 @@ func (s *IntegrationTestSuite) TestGetCmdQueryParams() {
 			"with text output",
 			[]string{fmt.Sprintf("--%s=text", tmcli.OutputFlag)},
 			`bond_denom: stake
-historical_entries: 100
+historical_entries: 10000
 max_entries: 7
 max_validators: 100
 unbonding_time: 1814400s`,
@@ -866,7 +866,7 @@ unbonding_time: 1814400s`,
 		{
 			"with json output",
 			[]string{fmt.Sprintf("--%s=json", tmcli.OutputFlag)},
-			`{"unbonding_time":"1814400s","max_validators":100,"max_entries":7,"historical_entries":100,"bond_denom":"stake"}`,
+			`{"unbonding_time":"1814400s","max_validators":100,"max_entries":7,"historical_entries":10000,"bond_denom":"stake"}`,
 		},
 	}
 	for _, tc := range testCases {
diff --git a/x/staking/simulation/genesis_test.go b/x/staking/simulation/genesis_test.go
index 62926ba1f5e2..aba85cd2bf5f 100644
--- a/x/staking/simulation/genesis_test.go
+++ b/x/staking/simulation/genesis_test.go
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ func TestRandomizedGenState(t *testing.T) {
 
 	require.Equal(t, uint32(207), stakingGenesis.Params.MaxValidators)
 	require.Equal(t, uint32(7), stakingGenesis.Params.MaxEntries)
-	require.Equal(t, uint32(48), stakingGenesis.Params.HistoricalEntries)
+	require.Equal(t, uint32(8687), stakingGenesis.Params.HistoricalEntries)
 	require.Equal(t, "stake", stakingGenesis.Params.BondDenom)
 	require.Equal(t, float64(238280), stakingGenesis.Params.UnbondingTime.Seconds())
 	// check numbers of Delegations and Validators
diff --git a/x/staking/simulation/params_test.go b/x/staking/simulation/params_test.go
index cb52bba001c4..07da026645cf 100644
--- a/x/staking/simulation/params_test.go
+++ b/x/staking/simulation/params_test.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ func TestParamChanges(t *testing.T) {
 	}{
 		{"staking/MaxValidators", "MaxValidators", "82", "staking"},
 		{"staking/UnbondingTime", "UnbondingTime", "\"275307000000000\"", "staking"},
-		{"staking/HistoricalEntries", "HistoricalEntries", "29", "staking"},
+		{"staking/HistoricalEntries", "HistoricalEntries", "9149", "staking"},
 	}
 
 	paramChanges := simulation.ParamChanges(r)
diff --git a/x/staking/types/params.go b/x/staking/types/params.go
index a4f71802e8c4..549189fa4f69 100644
--- a/x/staking/types/params.go
+++ b/x/staking/types/params.go
@@ -26,10 +26,10 @@ const (
 	// Default maximum entries in a UBD/RED pair
 	DefaultMaxEntries uint32 = 7
 
-	// DefaultHistorical entries is 100. Apps that don't use IBC can ignore this
+	// DefaultHistorical entries is 10000. Apps that don't use IBC can ignore this
 	// value by not adding the staking module to the application module manager's
 	// SetOrderBeginBlockers.
-	DefaultHistoricalEntries uint32 = 100
+	DefaultHistoricalEntries uint32 = 10000
 )
 
 var (