diff --git a/contrib/completion/git-completion.bash b/contrib/completion/git-completion.bash
index 8f27aa9a13..6ed6a51dc6 100755
--- a/contrib/completion/git-completion.bash
+++ b/contrib/completion/git-completion.bash
@@ -525,6 +525,11 @@ _git_commit ()
 	COMPREPLY=()
 }
 
+_git_describe ()
+{
+	__gitcomp "$(__git_refs)"
+}
+
 _git_diff ()
 {
 	__git_complete_file
@@ -1065,6 +1070,7 @@ _git ()
 	cherry-pick) _git_cherry_pick ;;
 	commit)      _git_commit ;;
 	config)      _git_config ;;
+	describe)    _git_describe ;;
 	diff)        _git_diff ;;
 	fetch)       _git_fetch ;;
 	format-patch) _git_format_patch ;;
@@ -1112,6 +1118,7 @@ complete -o default -o nospace -F _git_checkout git-checkout
 complete -o default -o nospace -F _git_cherry git-cherry
 complete -o default -o nospace -F _git_cherry_pick git-cherry-pick
 complete -o default -o nospace -F _git_commit git-commit
+complete -o default -o nospace -F _git_describe git-describe
 complete -o default -o nospace -F _git_diff git-diff
 complete -o default -o nospace -F _git_fetch git-fetch
 complete -o default -o nospace -F _git_format_patch git-format-patch
@@ -1145,6 +1152,7 @@ complete -o default -o nospace -F _git git.exe
 complete -o default -o nospace -F _git_branch git-branch.exe
 complete -o default -o nospace -F _git_bundle git-bundle.exe
 complete -o default -o nospace -F _git_cherry git-cherry.exe
+complete -o default -o nospace -F _git_describe git-describe.exe
 complete -o default -o nospace -F _git_diff git-diff.exe
 complete -o default -o nospace -F _git_format_patch git-format-patch.exe
 complete -o default -o nospace -F _git_log git-log.exe