diff --git a/DDDigi/README.md b/DDDigi/README.md
index 0520844afcaee809b514ccf98bf427c672b48c6a..f3c2720e355d20c99fa68d760583dcf69498941c 100644
--- a/DDDigi/README.md
+++ b/DDDigi/README.md
@@ -68,13 +68,19 @@ energy deposits of the simulation.
 
   Functionality: self explaining
 
-- DigiAttenuate
+- DigiAttenuator
 
   Deposit attenuator for energy deposits according to decay time constant. <br/>
   Properties: <br/>
     |**Property**  |**Data type**    |**Description**                                                  |
     |:---          |:---             |:---                                                             |
     |`.input`      | vector<string>  | List of input files to be processed                             |
+    |`.attenuate_history`| boolean   | Propagate the weight also to the history entries. default: true |
+    |`.processor_type`| string       | Processor type used for single container attenuation default: `DigiAttenuator` |
+    |`.containers` | vector<string>  | List of containers to be attenuated.                            |
+    |`.signal_decay`| string         | Decay function. default: `exponential`                          |
+    |`.t0`         | double          | Time constant for exponential signal decay.                     |
+
 
 
 ![HORIZON2020](../doc/usermanuals/DD4hep/figures/AIDAinnova.png)
diff --git a/DDDigi/src/DigiAttenuator.cpp b/DDDigi/src/DigiAttenuator.cpp
index 62845b03b0e4c7225c1fe7474f5dece37043e2d0..d736a11e4207e7b3b3464c4707178837e3fd9fc5 100644
--- a/DDDigi/src/DigiAttenuator.cpp
+++ b/DDDigi/src/DigiAttenuator.cpp
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ DigiAttenuator::attenuate(T& cont, const predicate_t& predicate) const {
   for( auto& dep : cont )   {
     if ( predicate(dep) )   {
       dep.second.deposit *= m_factor;
+      if ( !m_attenuate_history ) 
+	continue;
       auto& e = dep.second.history;
       for( auto& h : e.hits ) h.weight *= m_factor;
       for( auto& h : e.particles ) h.weight *= m_factor;