diff --git a/broker_redis.go b/broker_redis.go
index 754ade4d..3e939eb2 100644
--- a/broker_redis.go
+++ b/broker_redis.go
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ import (
 	"sync/atomic"
 	"time"
 
+	_ "embed"
+
 	"github.com/centrifugal/centrifuge/internal/convert"
 
 	"github.com/centrifugal/protocol"
@@ -219,150 +221,18 @@ func NewRedisBroker(n *Node, config RedisBrokerConfig) (*RedisBroker, error) {
 	return b, nil
 }
 
-const (
-	// Add to history and optionally publish.
-	// KEYS[1] - history LIST key
-	// KEYS[2] - history meta HASH key
-	// ARGV[1] - message payload
-	// ARGV[2] - history size ltrim right bound
-	// ARGV[3] - history lifetime
-	// ARGV[4] - channel to publish message to if needed
-	// ARGV[5] - history meta key expiration time
-	// ARGV[6] - new epoch value if no epoch set yet
-	// ARGV[7] - command to publish (publish or spublish)
-	addHistoryListSource = `
-local epoch
-if redis.call('exists', KEYS[2]) ~= 0 then
-  epoch = redis.call("hget", KEYS[2], "e")
-end
-if epoch == false or epoch == nil then
-  epoch = ARGV[6]
-  redis.call("hset", KEYS[2], "e", epoch)
-end
-local offset = redis.call("hincrby", KEYS[2], "s", 1)
-if ARGV[5] ~= '0' then
-	redis.call("expire", KEYS[2], ARGV[5])
-end
-local payload = "__" .. "p1:" .. offset .. ":" .. epoch .. "__" .. ARGV[1]
-redis.call("lpush", KEYS[1], payload)
-redis.call("ltrim", KEYS[1], 0, ARGV[2])
-redis.call("expire", KEYS[1], ARGV[3])
-if ARGV[4] ~= '' then
-	redis.call(ARGV[7], ARGV[4], payload)
-end
-return {offset, epoch}
-		`
-
-	// addHistoryStreamSource contains a Lua script to save data to Redis stream and
-	// publish it into channel.
-	// KEYS[1] - history STREAM key
-	// KEYS[2] - stream meta HASH key
-	// ARGV[1] - message payload
-	// ARGV[2] - stream size
-	// ARGV[3] - stream lifetime
-	// ARGV[4] - channel to publish message to if needed
-	// ARGV[5] - history meta key expiration time
-	// ARGV[6] - new epoch value if no epoch set yet
-	// ARGV[7] - command to publish (publish or spublish)
-	addHistoryStreamSource = `
-local epoch
-if redis.call('exists', KEYS[2]) ~= 0 then
-  epoch = redis.call("hget", KEYS[2], "e")
-end
-if epoch == false or epoch == nil then
-  epoch = ARGV[6]
-  redis.call("hset", KEYS[2], "e", epoch)
-end
-local offset = redis.call("hincrby", KEYS[2], "s", 1)
-if ARGV[5] ~= '0' then
-	redis.call("expire", KEYS[2], ARGV[5])
-end
-redis.call("xadd", KEYS[1], "MAXLEN", ARGV[2], offset, "d", ARGV[1])
-redis.call("expire", KEYS[1], ARGV[3])
-if ARGV[4] ~= '' then
-	local payload = "__" .. "p1:" .. offset .. ":" .. epoch .. "__" .. ARGV[1]
-	redis.call(ARGV[7], ARGV[4], payload)
-end
-return {offset, epoch}
-	`
-
-	// Retrieve channel history information from LIST.
-	// KEYS[1] - history LIST key
-	// KEYS[2] - list meta HASH key
-	// ARGV[1] - include publications into response
-	// ARGV[2] - publications list right bound
-	// ARGV[3] - list meta hash key expiration time
-	// ARGV[4] - new epoch value if no epoch set yet
-	historyListSource = `
-local offset = redis.call("hget", KEYS[2], "s")
-local epoch
-if redis.call('exists', KEYS[2]) ~= 0 then
-  epoch = redis.call("hget", KEYS[2], "e")
-end
-if epoch == false or epoch == nil then
-  epoch = ARGV[4]
-  redis.call("hset", KEYS[2], "e", epoch)
-end
-if ARGV[3] ~= '0' then
-	redis.call("expire", KEYS[2], ARGV[3])
-end
-local pubs = nil
-if ARGV[1] ~= "0" then
-	pubs = redis.call("lrange", KEYS[1], 0, ARGV[2])
-end
-return {offset, epoch, pubs}
-	`
-
-	// Retrieve channel history information from STREAM.
-	// KEYS[1] - history STREAM key
-	// KEYS[2] - stream meta HASH key
-	// ARGV[1] - include publications into response
-	// ARGV[2] - offset
-	// ARGV[3] - limit
-	// ARGV[4] - reverse
-	// ARGV[5] - stream meta hash key expiration time
-	// ARGV[6] - new epoch value if no epoch set yet
-	historyStreamSource = `
-local offset = redis.call("hget", KEYS[2], "s")
-local epoch
-if redis.call('exists', KEYS[2]) ~= 0 then
-  epoch = redis.call("hget", KEYS[2], "e")
-end
-if epoch == false or epoch == nil then
-  epoch = ARGV[6]
-  redis.call("hset", KEYS[2], "e", epoch)
-end
-if ARGV[5] ~= '0' then
-	redis.call("expire", KEYS[2], ARGV[5])
-end
-local pubs = nil
-if ARGV[1] ~= "0" then
-  if ARGV[3] ~= "0" then
-	if ARGV[4] == '0' then
-    	pubs = redis.call("xrange", KEYS[1], ARGV[2], "+", "COUNT", ARGV[3])
-	else
-		local getOffset = offset
-		local incomingOffset = tonumber(ARGV[2])
-		if incomingOffset ~= 0 then
-			getOffset = incomingOffset
-		end
-		pubs = redis.call("xrevrange", KEYS[1], getOffset, "-", "COUNT", ARGV[3])
-	end
-  else
-	if ARGV[4] == '0' then
-		pubs = redis.call("xrange", KEYS[1], ARGV[2], "+")
-	else
-		local getOffset = offset
-		local incomingOffset = tonumber(ARGV[2])
-		if incomingOffset ~= 0 then
-			getOffset = incomingOffset
-		end
-		pubs = redis.call("xrevrange", KEYS[1], getOffset, "-")
-	end
-  end
-end
-return {offset, epoch, pubs}
-	`
+var (
+	//go:embed internal/redis_lua/broker_history_add_list.lua
+	addHistoryListSource string
+
+	//go:embed internal/redis_lua/broker_history_add_stream.lua
+	addHistoryStreamSource string
+
+	//go:embed internal/redis_lua/broker_history_list.lua
+	historyListSource string
+
+	//go:embed internal/redis_lua/broker_history_stream.lua
+	historyStreamSource string
 )
 
 func (b *RedisBroker) getShard(channel string) *shardWrapper {
diff --git a/broker_redis_test.go b/broker_redis_test.go
index cb48d931..9370cccc 100644
--- a/broker_redis_test.go
+++ b/broker_redis_test.go
@@ -1522,6 +1522,38 @@ func TestRedisHistoryIteration(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestRedisHistoryReversedNoMetaYet(t *testing.T) {
+	for _, tt := range redisTests {
+		t.Run(tt.Name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			node := testNode(t)
+			broker := newTestRedisBroker(t, node, tt.UseStreams, tt.UseCluster)
+			defer func() { _ = node.Shutdown(context.Background()) }()
+			defer stopRedisBroker(broker)
+			pubs, sp, err := broker.History(
+				randString(10),
+				HistoryOptions{
+					Filter:  HistoryFilter{Limit: 10, Reverse: true},
+					MetaTTL: 24 * time.Hour,
+				},
+			)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			require.Equal(t, uint64(0), sp.Offset)
+			require.Len(t, pubs, 0)
+
+			pubs, sp, err = broker.History(
+				randString(10),
+				HistoryOptions{
+					Filter:  HistoryFilter{Limit: -1, Reverse: true},
+					MetaTTL: 24 * time.Hour,
+				},
+			)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			require.Equal(t, uint64(0), sp.Offset)
+			require.Len(t, pubs, 0)
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 func TestRedisHistoryIterationReverse(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, tt := range redisTests {
 		t.Run(tt.Name, func(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/internal/redis_lua/broker_history_add_list.lua b/internal/redis_lua/broker_history_add_list.lua
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a4959a4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/redis_lua/broker_history_add_list.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+local list_key = KEYS[1]
+local meta_key = KEYS[2]
+local message_payload = ARGV[1]
+local ltrim_right_bound = ARGV[2]
+local list_ttl = ARGV[3]
+local channel = ARGV[4]
+local meta_expire = ARGV[5]
+local new_epoch_if_empty = ARGV[6]
+local publish_command = ARGV[7]
+
+local current_epoch = redis.call("hget", meta_key, "e")
+if current_epoch == false then
+  current_epoch = new_epoch_if_empty
+  redis.call("hset", meta_key, "e", current_epoch)
+end
+
+local top_offset = redis.call("hincrby", meta_key, "s", 1)
+
+if meta_expire ~= '0' then
+  redis.call("expire", meta_key, meta_expire)
+end
+
+local payload = "__" .. "p1:" .. top_offset .. ":" .. current_epoch .. "__" .. message_payload
+redis.call("lpush", list_key, payload)
+redis.call("ltrim", list_key, 0, ltrim_right_bound)
+redis.call("expire", list_key, list_ttl)
+
+if channel ~= '' then
+  redis.call(publish_command, channel, payload)
+end
+
+return {top_offset, current_epoch}
diff --git a/internal/redis_lua/broker_history_add_stream.lua b/internal/redis_lua/broker_history_add_stream.lua
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..482707f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/redis_lua/broker_history_add_stream.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+local stream_key = KEYS[1]
+local meta_key = KEYS[2]
+local message_payload = ARGV[1]
+local stream_size = ARGV[2]
+local stream_ttl = ARGV[3]
+local channel = ARGV[4]
+local meta_expire = ARGV[5]
+local new_epoch_if_empty = ARGV[6]
+local publish_command = ARGV[7]
+
+local current_epoch = redis.call("hget", meta_key, "e")
+if current_epoch == false then
+  current_epoch = new_epoch_if_empty
+  redis.call("hset", meta_key, "e", current_epoch)
+end
+
+local top_offset = redis.call("hincrby", meta_key, "s", 1)
+
+if meta_expire ~= '0' then
+  redis.call("expire", meta_key, meta_expire)
+end
+
+redis.call("xadd", stream_key, "MAXLEN", stream_size, top_offset, "d", message_payload)
+redis.call("expire", stream_key, stream_ttl)
+
+if channel ~= '' then
+  local payload = "__" .. "p1:" .. top_offset .. ":" .. current_epoch .. "__" .. message_payload
+  redis.call(publish_command, channel, payload)
+end
+
+return {top_offset, current_epoch}
diff --git a/internal/redis_lua/broker_history_list.lua b/internal/redis_lua/broker_history_list.lua
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f9daee15
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/redis_lua/broker_history_list.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+local list_key = KEYS[1]
+local meta_key = KEYS[2]
+local include_publications = ARGV[1]
+local list_right_bound = ARGV[2]
+local meta_expire = ARGV[3]
+local new_epoch_if_empty = ARGV[4]
+
+local stream_meta = redis.call("hmget", meta_key, "e", "s")
+local current_epoch, top_offset = stream_meta[1], stream_meta[2]
+
+if current_epoch == false then
+  current_epoch = new_epoch_if_empty
+  top_offset = 0
+  redis.call("hset", meta_key, "e", current_epoch, "s", "0")
+end
+
+if meta_expire ~= '0' then
+  redis.call("expire", meta_key, meta_expire)
+end
+
+local pubs = nil
+if include_publications ~= "0" then
+  pubs = redis.call("lrange", list_key, 0, list_right_bound)
+end
+
+return {top_offset, current_epoch, pubs}
diff --git a/internal/redis_lua/broker_history_stream.lua b/internal/redis_lua/broker_history_stream.lua
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..479bcdec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/redis_lua/broker_history_stream.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+local stream_key = KEYS[1]
+local meta_key = KEYS[2]
+local include_publications = ARGV[1]
+local since_offset = ARGV[2]
+local limit = ARGV[3]
+local reverse = ARGV[4]
+local meta_expire = ARGV[5]
+local new_epoch_if_empty = ARGV[6]
+
+local stream_meta = redis.call("hmget", meta_key, "e", "s")
+local current_epoch, top_offset = stream_meta[1], stream_meta[2]
+
+if current_epoch == false then
+  current_epoch = new_epoch_if_empty
+  top_offset = 0
+  redis.call("hset", meta_key, "e", current_epoch, "s", "0")
+end
+
+if meta_expire ~= '0' then
+  redis.call("expire", meta_key, meta_expire)
+end
+
+local pubs = nil
+
+if include_publications ~= "0" then
+  if limit ~= "0" then
+    if reverse == "0" then
+      pubs = redis.call("xrange", stream_key, since_offset, "+", "COUNT", limit)
+    else
+      local get_offset = top_offset
+      if since_offset ~= "0" then
+        get_offset = since_offset
+      end
+      pubs = redis.call("xrevrange", stream_key, get_offset, "-", "COUNT", limit)
+    end
+  else
+    if reverse == "0" then
+      pubs = redis.call("xrange", stream_key, since_offset, "+")
+    else
+      local get_offset = top_offset
+      if since_offset ~= "0" then
+        get_offset = since_offset
+      end
+      pubs = redis.call("xrevrange", stream_key, get_offset, "-")
+    end
+  end
+end
+
+return {top_offset, current_epoch, pubs}