diff --git a/cli/command/container/completion.go b/cli/command/container/completion.go
index 8cdd3f9b5d..c0cc0fb19e 100644
--- a/cli/command/container/completion.go
+++ b/cli/command/container/completion.go
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ func addCompletions(cmd *cobra.Command, dockerCli command.Cli) {
 	_ = cmd.RegisterFlagCompletionFunc("uts", completion.NoComplete)
 	_ = cmd.RegisterFlagCompletionFunc("volume-driver", completion.FromList("local"))
 	_ = cmd.RegisterFlagCompletionFunc("volumes-from", completion.ContainerNames(dockerCli, true))
+	_ = cmd.RegisterFlagCompletionFunc("workdir", completion.NoComplete)
 }
 
 // completeIpc implements shell completion for the `--ipc` option of `run` and `create`.