diff --git a/pkgs/applications/office/ledger/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/office/ledger/default.nix
index e0865d7c4d1..17b0a69e04a 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/office/ledger/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/office/ledger/default.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 { stdenv, lib, fetchFromGitHub, cmake, boost, gmp, mpfr, libedit, python3
-, fetchpatch, texinfo, gnused, usePython ? true }:
+, fetchpatch, installShellFiles, texinfo, gnused, usePython ? true }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "ledger";
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     gmp mpfr libedit gnused
   ] ++ lib.optional usePython python3;
 
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake texinfo ];
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake texinfo installShellFiles ];
 
   cmakeFlags = [
     "-DCMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR=lib"
@@ -45,6 +45,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   installTargets = [ "doc" "install" ];
 
+  postInstall = ''
+    installShellCompletion --cmd ledger --bash $src/contrib/ledger-completion.bash
+  '';
+
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://ledger-cli.org/";
     description = "A double-entry accounting system with a command-line reporting interface";