diff --git a/nixos/modules/programs/xonsh.nix b/nixos/modules/programs/xonsh.nix
index 3fcb32db4830..8febb718e1d8 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/programs/xonsh.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/programs/xonsh.nix
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ let
 
   cfg = config.programs.xonsh;
   package = cfg.package.override { inherit (cfg) extraPackages; };
+  bashCompletionPath = "${cfg.bashCompletion.package}/share/bash-completion/bash_completion";
 in
 
 {
@@ -49,6 +50,13 @@ in
           Xontribs and extra Python packages to be available in xonsh.
         '';
       };
+
+      bashCompletion = {
+        enable = lib.mkEnableOption "bash completions for xonsh" // {
+          default = true;
+        };
+        package = lib.mkPackageOption pkgs "bash-completion" { };
+      };
     };
 
   };
@@ -78,6 +86,8 @@ in
               aliases['ls'] = _ls_alias
           del _ls_alias
 
+      ${lib.optionalString cfg.bashCompletion.enable "$BASH_COMPLETIONS = '${bashCompletionPath}'"}
+
       ${cfg.config}
     '';