diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/rust/sqlx-cli/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/rust/sqlx-cli/default.nix
index 70973a455632..74da630ff938 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/rust/sqlx-cli/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/rust/sqlx-cli/default.nix
@@ -2,14 +2,14 @@
 , lib
 , rustPlatform
 , fetchFromGitHub
+, installShellFiles
 , pkg-config
-, openssl
-, SystemConfiguration
-, CoreFoundation
-, Security
 , libiconv
 , testers
 , sqlx-cli
+, CoreFoundation
+, Security
+, SystemConfiguration
 }:
 
 rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
@@ -26,11 +26,26 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
   cargoHash = "sha256-X7fLbih1s3sxn8vb2kQeFUKDK2DlC+sjm9ZTwj3FD1Y=";
 
   doCheck = false;
-  cargoBuildFlags = [ "-p sqlx-cli" ];
+  cargoBuildFlags = [ "--package sqlx-cli --no-default-features --features rustls,postgres,sqlite,mysql,completions" ];
 
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ pkg-config ];
-  buildInputs = lib.optionals stdenv.isLinux [ openssl ]
-    ++ lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [ SystemConfiguration CoreFoundation Security libiconv ];
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    installShellFiles
+    pkg-config
+  ];
+
+  buildInputs = lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [
+    CoreFoundation
+    Security
+    SystemConfiguration
+    libiconv
+  ];
+
+  postInstall = ''
+    for shell in bash fish zsh; do
+      $out/bin/sqlx completions $shell > sqlx.$shell
+      installShellCompletion sqlx.$shell
+    done
+  '';
 
   passthru.tests.version = testers.testVersion {
     package = sqlx-cli;