diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 986a483..38313e5 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
-  prettytable
-  humanize
-  confuse
-  pyyaml
-  urllib3
-# proxmoxer depdends  
-  proxmoxer>=2.0.1
-  requests
-  requests_toolbelt
-  openssh_wrapper
-  paramiko
+prettytable
+humanize
+confuse
+pyyaml
+urllib3
+shtab
+
+# proxmoxer depdends
+proxmoxer>=2.0.1
+requests
+requests_toolbelt
+openssh_wrapper
+paramiko
diff --git a/src/pvecontrol/__init__.py b/src/pvecontrol/__init__.py
index 60243f2..11681c9 100644
--- a/src/pvecontrol/__init__.py
+++ b/src/pvecontrol/__init__.py
@@ -7,10 +7,12 @@
 import logging
 import re
 import pvecontrol.actions
+import shtab
 
 from pvecontrol.cluster import PVECluster
 from pvecontrol.config import set_config
 
+
 def action_test(proxmox, args):
   """Hidden optional test action"""
   print(proxmox)
@@ -106,6 +108,9 @@ def _parser():
   parser_test = subparsers.add_parser('_test')
   parser_test.set_defaults(func=action_test)
 
+  # shell autocomplete generation
+  shtab.add_argument_to(parser, ["-s", "--print-completion"])
+
   return parser.parse_args()