diff --git a/packages/cli/test/commands/open.integration.test.ts b/packages/cli/test/commands/open.integration.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6cd7720aeed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cli/test/commands/open.integration.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,153 @@
+import { spawn } from "node:child_process";
+import { mkdir, mkdtemp, rm, writeFile } from "node:fs/promises";
+import { tmpdir } from "node:os";
+import { dirname, join, resolve } from "node:path";
+import process from "node:process";
+import { fileURLToPath } from "node:url";
+
+import { epic, feature, label, story } from "allure-js-commons";
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+
+const commandsDir = dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
+const repoRoot = resolve(commandsDir, "../../../..");
+const cliPath = join(repoRoot, "packages", "cli", "cli.js");
+const yarnRcPath = join(repoRoot, ".yarnrc.yml");
+
+const workspaces = new Set<string>();
+
+const resolveYarnInvocation = async () => {
+  const { readFile, stat } = await import("node:fs/promises");
+  const yarnRc = await readFile(yarnRcPath, "utf-8");
+  const configuredYarnPath = /^yarnPath:\s+(.+)$/m.exec(yarnRc)?.[1]?.trim();
+
+  if (configuredYarnPath) {
+    const resolvedYarnPath = resolve(repoRoot, configuredYarnPath);
+
+    try {
+      await stat(resolvedYarnPath);
+
+      return {
+        command: process.execPath,
+        args: [resolvedYarnPath],
+      };
+    } catch {
+      // fall through
+    }
+  }
+
+  return {
+    command: process.platform === "win32" ? "yarn.cmd" : "yarn",
+    args: [],
+  };
+};
+
+const waitForOutput = (pattern: RegExp, stdout: NodeJS.ReadableStream | null, timeoutMs = 30_000) =>
+  new Promise<string>((resolve, reject) => {
+    let output = "";
+    const timeout = setTimeout(() => {
+      cleanup();
+      reject(new Error(`Timed out waiting for ${pattern}`));
+    }, timeoutMs);
+
+    const onData = (chunk: Buffer | string) => {
+      output += chunk.toString();
+      if (pattern.test(output)) {
+        cleanup();
+        resolve(output);
+      }
+    };
+
+    const onError = (error: Error) => {
+      cleanup();
+      reject(error);
+    };
+
+    const cleanup = () => {
+      clearTimeout(timeout);
+      stdout?.off("data", onData);
+      stdout?.off("error", onError);
+    };
+
+    stdout?.on("data", onData);
+    stdout?.on("error", onError);
+  });
+
+afterEach(async () => {
+  await Promise.all(
+    [...workspaces].map(async (workspace) => {
+      await rm(workspace, { recursive: true, force: true });
+    }),
+  );
+  workspaces.clear();
+});
+
+describe("open command integration", () => {
+  beforeEach(async () => {
+    await epic("coverage");
+    await feature("cli-commands");
+    await story("open.integration");
+    await label("coverage", "cli-commands");
+  });
+
+  it("serve with historyPath keeps the HTTP server running", async () => {
+    const workspace = await mkdtemp(join(tmpdir(), "allure-serve-history-"));
+    workspaces.add(workspace);
+
+    await mkdir(join(workspace, "allure-results"), { recursive: true });
+    await writeFile(
+      join(workspace, "allure-results", "x-result.json"),
+      `${JSON.stringify({
+        uuid: "11111111-1111-1111-1111-111111111111",
+        historyId: "abc",
+        name: "dummy test",
+        status: "passed",
+        stage: "finished",
+        start: 1_784_900_000_000,
+        stop: 1_784_900_001_000,
+        labels: [],
+        steps: [],
+        parameters: [],
+        links: [],
+      })}\n`,
+      "utf-8",
+    );
+    await writeFile(
+      join(workspace, "allurerc.mjs"),
+      `export default {
+  name: "repro",
+  historyPath: "./allure-history.jsonl",
+};
+`,
+      "utf-8",
+    );
+
+    const yarnInvocation = await resolveYarnInvocation();
+    const child = spawn(
+      yarnInvocation.command,
+      [...yarnInvocation.args, "node", cliPath, "serve", "allure-results", "--cwd", workspace],
+      {
+        cwd: repoRoot,
+        env: {
+          ...process.env,
+          NODE_NO_WARNINGS: "1",
+        },
+        stdio: ["ignore", "pipe", "pipe"],
+      },
+    );
+
+    try {
+      const output = await waitForOutput(/Allure is running on http:\/\/localhost:\d+/, child.stdout);
+      expect(output).toMatch(/Allure is running on http:\/\/localhost:\d+/);
+      expect(child.killed).toBe(false);
+    } finally {
+      child.kill("SIGTERM");
+      await new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
+        child.once("exit", () => resolve());
+        setTimeout(() => {
+          child.kill("SIGKILL");
+          resolve();
+        }, 5_000).unref();
+      });
+    }
+  }, 60_000);
+});
diff --git a/packages/core/src/history.ts b/packages/core/src/history.ts
index d4f8099526b..8e26b3dcc7c 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/history.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/history.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { once } from "node:events";
 import { type FileHandle, mkdir, open } from "node:fs/promises";
 import path from "node:path";
 import readline from "node:readline/promises";
-import { pipeline } from "node:stream/promises";
+import { finished, pipeline } from "node:stream/promises";
 
 import {
   type AllureHistory,
@@ -137,8 +137,6 @@ export class AllureLocalHistory implements AllureHistory {
     const { file: historyFile, exists: historyExists } = await this.#ensureFileOpenedToAppend(fullPath);
 
     try {
-      const dst = historyFile.createWriteStream({ encoding: "utf-8", start: 0, autoClose: false });
-
       if (limit === 0 && historyExists) {
         await historyFile.truncate(0);
         return;
@@ -148,6 +146,8 @@ export class AllureLocalHistory implements AllureHistory {
         return;
       }
 
+      const dst = historyFile.createWriteStream({ encoding: "utf-8", start: 0, autoClose: false });
+
       if (historyExists) {
         // move up to `limit-1` most recent entries to the beginning of the file
         const start = await this.#findFirstEntryAddress(historyFile, limit ? limit - 1 : undefined);
@@ -164,6 +164,11 @@ export class AllureLocalHistory implements AllureHistory {
       if (historyExists) {
         await historyFile.truncate(dst.bytesWritten);
       }
+
+      // FileHandle-backed write streams keep the handle ref'd until destroyed.
+      // Closing the handle before that makes Node exit with a pending appendHistory promise (see nodejs/node#48466).
+      await finished(dst);
+      dst.destroy();
     } finally {
       await historyFile.close();
 
diff --git a/packages/core/test/history.test.ts b/packages/core/test/history.test.ts
index a1af99ffe16..c2fcd43dc8d 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/history.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/history.test.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 import { constants } from "node:buffer";
+import { execFile } from "node:child_process";
 import { randomUUID } from "node:crypto";
-import { appendFile, open, readFile, rm, writeFile } from "node:fs/promises";
+import { appendFile, mkdir, open, readFile, rm, writeFile } from "node:fs/promises";
 import { tmpdir } from "node:os";
 import { join } from "node:path/posix";
+import { promisify } from "node:util";
 
 import type { HistoryDataPoint, TestCase, TestResult } from "@allurereport/core-api";
 import { epic, feature, label, story } from "allure-js-commons";
@@ -11,6 +13,8 @@ import { afterAll, afterEach, beforeAll, beforeEach, describe, expect, it } from
 import { AllureLocalHistory, createHistory } from "../src/history.js";
 import { getDataPath } from "./utils.js";
 
+const execFileAsync = promisify(execFile);
+
 beforeEach(async () => {
   await epic("coverage");
   await feature("history");
@@ -283,7 +287,7 @@ describe("AllureLocalHistory", () => {
     });
 
     afterEach(async () => {
-      await rm(historyPath);
+      await rm(historyPath, { force: true });
     });
 
     it("should create empty file if limit is zero", async () => {
@@ -302,6 +306,52 @@ describe("AllureLocalHistory", () => {
       await checkHistoryFile(["New entry"]);
     });
 
+    it("should resolve appendHistory in a standalone node process", async () => {
+      const workDir = join(tmpdir(), randomUUID());
+      const historyFilePath = join(workDir, "history.jsonl");
+      const scriptPath = join(workDir, "append-history.mjs");
+      const line = `${JSON.stringify({ ...entry, name: "Standalone entry" })}\n`;
+
+      await mkdir(workDir, { recursive: true });
+      await writeFile(
+        scriptPath,
+        `
+import { finished, pipeline } from "node:stream/promises";
+import { mkdir, open } from "node:fs/promises";
+import { dirname } from "node:path";
+
+const historyPath = ${JSON.stringify(historyFilePath)};
+await mkdir(dirname(historyPath), { recursive: true });
+const historyFile = await open(historyPath, "w");
+
+try {
+  const dst = historyFile.createWriteStream({ encoding: "utf-8", start: 0, autoClose: false });
+  await pipeline([${JSON.stringify(line)}], dst);
+  await finished(dst);
+  dst.destroy();
+} finally {
+  await historyFile.close();
+}
+
+console.log("append-complete");
+        `.trim(),
+        "utf-8",
+      );
+
+      try {
+        const { stdout } = await execFileAsync(process.execPath, [scriptPath], {
+          cwd: workDir,
+          timeout: 5000,
+          env: { ...process.env, NODE_NO_WARNINGS: "1" },
+        });
+
+        expect(stdout.trim()).toBe("append-complete");
+        await expect(readFile(historyFilePath, "utf-8")).resolves.toBe(line);
+      } finally {
+        await rm(workDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+      }
+    });
+
     it("should write entry to new file if limit is positive", async () => {
       const history = new AllureLocalHistory({ historyPath, limit: 1 });