diff --git a/docs/conf/modules.example.conf b/docs/conf/modules.example.conf
index e6aff5dd2..c696550f0 100644
--- a/docs/conf/modules.example.conf
+++ b/docs/conf/modules.example.conf
@@ -312,22 +312,23 @@
 #
 #-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#- CHANHISTORY CONFIGURATION -#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#
 #                                                                     #
-# bots - Whether to send channel history to bots. Defaults to yes.    #
+# maxduration - The maximum period to keep chat history for. Defaults #
+#               to 4 weeks.                                           #
 #                                                                     #
 # maxlines - The maximum number of lines of chat history to send to a #
 #            joining users. Defaults to 50.                           #
 #                                                                     #
-# maxduration - The maximum period to keep chat history for. Defaults #
-#               to 4 weeks.                                           #
-#                                                                     #
 # prefixmsg - Whether to send an explanatory message to clients that  #
 #             don't support the chathistory batch type. Defaults to   #
 #             yes.                                                    #
 #                                                                     #
-#<chanhistory bots="yes"
+# sendtobots - Whether to send channel history to users with user     #
+#              mode +B (bot) enabled. Defaults to yes.                #
+#
+#<chanhistory maxlines="50"
 #             maxduration="4w"
-#             maxlines="50"
-#             prefixmsg="yes">
+#             prefixmsg="yes"
+#             sendtobots="yes">
 
 #-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#
 # Channel logging module: Used to send snotice output to channels, to
diff --git a/src/modules/m_chanhistory.cpp b/src/modules/m_chanhistory.cpp
index 1d6833dd2..080e202f3 100644
--- a/src/modules/m_chanhistory.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/m_chanhistory.cpp
@@ -166,14 +166,14 @@ class ModuleChanHistory final
 private:
 	HistoryMode historymode;
 	SimpleUserMode nohistorymode;
-	bool prefixmsg;
 	UserModeReference botmode;
-	bool dobots;
 	IRCv3::Batch::CapReference batchcap;
 	IRCv3::Batch::API batchmanager;
 	IRCv3::Batch::Batch batch;
 	IRCv3::ServerTime::API servertimemanager;
 	ClientProtocol::MessageTagEvent tagevent;
+	bool prefixmsg;
+	bool sendtobots;
 
 	void AddTag(ClientProtocol::Message& msg, const std::string& tagkey, std::string& tagval)
 	{
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ public:
 		historymode.maxduration = tag->getDuration("maxduration", 60*60*24*28);
 		historymode.maxlines = tag->getNum<unsigned long>("maxlines", 50);
 		prefixmsg = tag->getBool("prefixmsg", true);
-		dobots = tag->getBool("bots", true);
+		sendtobots = tag->getBool("sendtobots", tag->getBool("bots", true));
 	}
 
 	ModResult OnRouteMessage(const Channel* channel, const Server* server) override
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ public:
 		if (!localuser)
 			return;
 
-		if (memb->user->IsModeSet(botmode) && !dobots)
+		if (memb->user->IsModeSet(botmode) && !sendtobots)
 			return;
 
 		if (memb->user->IsModeSet(nohistorymode))