diff --git a/home_external/.bash_aliases b/home_external/.bash_aliases
index f8d1f5f..016425b 100644
--- a/home_external/.bash_aliases
+++ b/home_external/.bash_aliases
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ alias r='reset'
 alias ..='cd ..'
 alias refresh_bashrc='. ~/.bashrc' # alternatively: 'source ~/.bashrc'
 alias rsync_default="rsync $DEFAULT_RSYNC --checksum"
+source /usr/share/bash-completion/completions/rsync
+complete -F _rsync rsync_default
 alias rsync_backup="rsync $DEFAULT_RSYNC --checksum --times --group --owner --delete"
 alias rsync_move='rsync_default --remove-source-files'
 alias rsync_update="rsync $DEFAULT_RSYNC --update --times"