diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ba5af27..d536ee9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 * Auto-install `adoc-mode` for AsciiDoc files.
 * Add the `ag` package. It provides a nice alternative to `grep` and has nice Projectile integration.
 * Added additional configuration modules for WSL (`prelude-wsl`) and Windows (`prelude-windows`).
+* Add `ivy-prescient` to `prelude-ivy`.
 
 ### Changes
 
diff --git a/modules/prelude-ivy.el b/modules/prelude-ivy.el
index 134fe95..a6db427 100644
--- a/modules/prelude-ivy.el
+++ b/modules/prelude-ivy.el
@@ -32,12 +32,13 @@
 ;; Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
 
 ;;; Code:
-(prelude-require-packages '(ivy swiper counsel))
+(prelude-require-packages '(ivy ivy-prescient swiper counsel))
 
 ;;; Ivy
 ;; ivy is a powerful alternative to the popular ido-mode
 
 (require 'ivy)
+(require 'ivy-prescient)
 (require 'diminish)
 
 (ivy-mode 1)
@@ -46,6 +47,9 @@
 (global-set-key (kbd "C-c C-r") 'ivy-resume)
 (global-set-key (kbd "<f6>") 'ivy-resume)
 
+;; smarter filtering and sorting for ivy
+(ivy-prescient-mode 1)
+
 (diminish 'ivy-mode)
 
 (setq projectile-completion-system 'ivy)