diff --git a/share/completions/timeout.fish b/share/completions/timeout.fish
index abf5f13d1..ee3a926c4 100644
--- a/share/completions/timeout.fish
+++ b/share/completions/timeout.fish
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ complete -c timeout -s k -l kill-after -d 'Send a KILL signal after DURATION' -x
 complete -c timeout -s s -l signal -d 'Specify the signal to be sent' -xa "$__kill_signals"
 complete -c timeout -l preserve-status -d 'Exit with same status as COMMAND'
 
+complete -c timeout -r -a '(__fish_complete_command)' -d 'Specify which command to run'
+
 # GNU coreutils ver
 if timeout --version &>/dev/null
     complete -c timeout -l help -d 'Display this help and exit'