diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index d54e281163..51884b9221 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -240,6 +240,9 @@ tests/guix-gc.log:							\
 # Public key used to sign substitutes from hydra.gnu.org.
 dist_pkgdata_DATA = hydra.gnu.org.pub
 
+# Bash completion file.
+dist_bashcompletion_DATA = etc/completion/bash/guix
+
 EXTRA_DIST =						\
   HACKING						\
   ROADMAP						\
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 6f261cdb63..2227c71c1b 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -34,6 +34,13 @@ AC_ARG_WITH(store-dir,
   [storedir="/gnu/store"])
 AC_SUBST(storedir)
 
+AC_ARG_WITH([bash-completion-dir],
+  AC_HELP_STRING([--with-bash-completion-dir=DIR],
+    [name of the Bash completion directory]),
+  [bashcompletiondir="$withval"],
+  [bashcompletiondir='${sysconfdir}/bash_completion.d'])
+AC_SUBST([bashcompletiondir])
+
 dnl Better be verbose.
 AC_MSG_CHECKING([for the store directory])
 AC_MSG_RESULT([$storedir])
diff --git a/etc/completion/bash/guix b/etc/completion/bash/guix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2a3fa1201e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/etc/completion/bash/guix
@@ -0,0 +1,139 @@
+# GNU Guix --- Functional package management for GNU
+# Copyright © 2015 Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
+#
+# This file is part of GNU Guix.
+#
+# GNU Guix is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+# under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or (at
+# your option) any later version.
+#
+# GNU Guix is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+# WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with GNU Guix.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+# Bash completion for Guix commands.
+
+_guix_complete_available_package ()
+{
+    local prefix="$1"
+    local packages="$(${COMP_WORDS[0]} package -A "^$prefix" | cut -f1)"
+    COMPREPLY=($(compgen -W "$packages" -- "$prefix"))
+}
+
+_guix_complete_installed_package ()
+{
+    local prefix="$1"
+    local packages="$(${COMP_WORDS[0]} package -I "^$prefix" | cut -f1)"
+    COMPREPLY=($(compgen -W "$packages" -- "$prefix"))
+}
+
+_guix_complete_option ()
+{
+    local options="$(${COMP_WORDS[0]} ${COMP_WORDS[1]} --help \
+                            | grep '^  -' \
+                            | sed -e's/^.*--\([a-zA-Z0-9_-]\+\)\(=\?\).*/--\1\2/g' )"
+    compopt -o nospace
+    COMPREPLY=($(compgen -W "$options" -- "${COMP_WORDS[$word_count - 1]}"))
+}
+
+_guix_is_command ()
+{
+    local word
+    local result="false"
+    for word in ${COMP_WORDS[*]}
+    do
+	if [ "$word" = "$1" ]
+	then
+	    result=true
+	    break
+	fi
+    done
+    $result
+}
+
+_guix_is_removing ()
+{
+    local word
+    local result="false"
+    for word in ${COMP_WORDS[*]}
+    do
+	case "$word" in
+	    --remove|--remove=*|-r)
+		result=true
+		break
+		;;
+	esac
+    done
+    $result
+}
+
+_guix_is_dash_L ()
+{
+    [ "${COMP_WORDS[$COMP_CWORD - 1]}" = "-L" ] \
+	|| { case "${COMP_WORDS[$COMP_CWORD]}" in
+		 --load-path=*) true;;
+		 *)             false;;
+	     esac }
+}
+
+_guix_complete_file ()
+{
+    # Let Readline complete file names.
+    compopt -o default
+    COMPREPLY=()
+}
+
+_guix_complete ()
+{
+    local word_count=${#COMP_WORDS[*]}
+    local word_at_point="${COMP_WORDS[$COMP_CWORD]}"
+
+    if [ "$COMP_CWORD" -gt 1 ]
+    then
+	case "$word_at_point" in
+	    -*)
+		_guix_complete_option "$word_at_point"
+		return
+		;;
+	esac
+    fi
+
+    case $COMP_CWORD in
+	1)
+	    local subcommands="$(guix --help | grep '^  ' | cut -c 2-)"
+	    COMPREPLY=($(compgen -W "$subcommands" -- "$word_at_point"))
+	    ;;
+	*)
+	    if _guix_is_command "package"
+	    then
+		if _guix_is_dash_L
+		then
+		    _guix_complete_file
+		elif _guix_is_removing
+		then
+		    _guix_complete_installed_package "$word_at_point"
+		else
+		    _guix_complete_available_package "$word_at_point"
+		fi
+	    elif _guix_is_command "system"
+	    then
+		_guix_complete_file # TODO: complete sub-commands
+	    elif _guix_is_command "hash"
+	    then
+		 _guix_complete_file
+	    elif _guix_is_command "import" # TODO: complete sub-commands
+	    then
+		 _guix_complete_file
+	    else
+		_guix_complete_available_package "$word_at_point"
+	    fi
+	    ;;
+    esac
+}
+
+complete -F _guix_complete guix