diff --git a/gallery_dl/extractor/oauth.py b/gallery_dl/extractor/oauth.py
index e26eae18..6c6dd0ae 100644
--- a/gallery_dl/extractor/oauth.py
+++ b/gallery_dl/extractor/oauth.py
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ class OAuthReddit(OAuthBase):
             "",
             "https://www.reddit.com/api/v1/authorize",
             "https://www.reddit.com/api/v1/access_token",
-            scope="read",
+            scope="read history",
         )