diff --git a/homeassistant/components/history.py b/homeassistant/components/history.py
index 578cb265a27..210590ea58c 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/history.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/history.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ from collections import defaultdict
 from datetime import timedelta
 from itertools import groupby
 
-import homeassistant.components.recorder as recorder
+from homeassistant.components import recorder, script
 import homeassistant.util.dt as dt_util
 from homeassistant.const import HTTP_BAD_REQUEST
 
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ DOMAIN = 'history'
 DEPENDENCIES = ['recorder', 'http']
 
 SIGNIFICANT_DOMAINS = ('thermostat',)
+IGNORE_DOMAINS = ('zone', 'scene',)
 
 URL_HISTORY_PERIOD = re.compile(
     r'/api/history/period(?:/(?P<date>\d{4}-\d{1,2}-\d{1,2})|)')
@@ -46,9 +47,10 @@ def get_significant_states(start_time, end_time=None, entity_id=None):
 
     """
     where = """
-        (domain in ({}) or last_changed=last_updated)
-        AND last_updated > ?
-    """.format(",".join(["'%s'" % x for x in SIGNIFICANT_DOMAINS]))
+        (domain IN ({}) OR last_changed=last_updated)
+        AND domain NOT IN ({}) AND last_updated > ?
+    """.format(",".join("'%s'" % x for x in SIGNIFICANT_DOMAINS),
+               ",".join("'%s'" % x for x in IGNORE_DOMAINS))
 
     data = [start_time]
 
@@ -63,7 +65,8 @@ def get_significant_states(start_time, end_time=None, entity_id=None):
     query = ("SELECT * FROM states WHERE {} "
              "ORDER BY entity_id, last_updated ASC").format(where)
 
-    states = recorder.query_states(query, data)
+    states = (state for state in recorder.query_states(query, data)
+              if _is_significant(state))
 
     return states_to_json(states, start_time, entity_id)
 
@@ -200,3 +203,13 @@ def _api_history_period(handler, path_match, data):
 
     handler.write_json(
         get_significant_states(start_time, end_time, entity_id).values())
+
+
+def _is_significant(state):
+    """Test if state is significant for history charts.
+
+    Will only test for things that are not filtered out in SQL.
+    """
+    # scripts that are not cancellable will never change state
+    return (state.domain != 'script' or
+            state.attributes.get(script.ATTR_CAN_CANCEL))
diff --git a/tests/components/test_history.py b/tests/components/test_history.py
index db0c154283d..3f781b9d30c 100644
--- a/tests/components/test_history.py
+++ b/tests/components/test_history.py
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ class TestComponentHistory(unittest.TestCase):
         """test that only significant states are returned with
         get_significant_states.
 
-        We inject a bunch of state updates from media player and
+        We inject a bunch of state updates from media player, zone and
         thermostat. We should get back every thermostat change that
         includes an attribute change, but only the state updates for
         media player (attribute changes are not significant and not returned).
@@ -157,6 +157,9 @@ class TestComponentHistory(unittest.TestCase):
         self.init_recorder()
         mp = 'media_player.test'
         therm = 'thermostat.test'
+        zone = 'zone.home'
+        script_nc = 'script.cannot_cancel_this_one'
+        script_c = 'script.can_cancel_this_one'
 
         def set_state(entity_id, state, **kwargs):
             self.hass.states.set(entity_id, state, **kwargs)
@@ -169,7 +172,7 @@ class TestComponentHistory(unittest.TestCase):
         three = two + timedelta(seconds=1)
         four = three + timedelta(seconds=1)
 
-        states = {therm: [], mp: []}
+        states = {therm: [], mp: [], script_c: []}
         with patch('homeassistant.components.recorder.dt_util.utcnow',
                    return_value=one):
             states[mp].append(
@@ -186,6 +189,11 @@ class TestComponentHistory(unittest.TestCase):
             # this state will be skipped only different in time
             set_state(mp, 'YouTube',
                       attributes={'media_title': str(sentinel.mt3)})
+            # this state will be skipped because domain blacklisted
+            set_state(zone, 'zoning')
+            set_state(script_nc, 'off')
+            states[script_c].append(
+                set_state(script_c, 'off', attributes={'can_cancel': True}))
             states[therm].append(
                 set_state(therm, 21, attributes={'current_temperature': 19.8}))
 
@@ -199,4 +207,4 @@ class TestComponentHistory(unittest.TestCase):
                 set_state(therm, 21, attributes={'current_temperature': 20}))
 
         hist = history.get_significant_states(zero, four)
-        self.assertEqual(states, hist)
+        assert states == hist