diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/jc/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/jc/default.nix
index 5fdc44912319..cd6f4060fc96 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/jc/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/jc/default.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 { lib
+, stdenv
+, buildPackages
 , buildPythonPackage
 , fetchFromGitHub
+, installShellFiles
 , ruamel-yaml
 , xmltodict
 , pygments
@@ -22,6 +25,14 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = [ ruamel-yaml xmltodict pygments ];
 
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ installShellFiles ];
+
+  postInstall = let emulator = stdenv.hostPlatform.emulator buildPackages; in ''
+    installShellCompletion --cmd jc \
+      --bash <(${emulator} $out/bin/jc --bash-comp) \
+      --zsh  <(${emulator} $out/bin/jc --zsh-comp)
+  '';
+
   nativeCheckInputs = [ pytestCheckHook ];
 
   pythonImportsCheck = [ "jc" ];