diff --git a/command.go b/command.go
index 76e2d31..7c0de0b 100644
--- a/command.go
+++ b/command.go
@@ -953,7 +953,7 @@ func (c *Command) ExecuteC() (cmd *Command, err error) {
 	// initialize help at the last point to allow for user overriding
 	c.InitDefaultHelpCmd()
 	// initialize completion at the last point to allow for user overriding
-	c.initDefaultCompletionCmd()
+	c.InitDefaultCompletionCmd()
 
 	args := c.args
 
diff --git a/completions.go b/completions.go
index 60c614d..72bef34 100644
--- a/completions.go
+++ b/completions.go
@@ -598,12 +598,12 @@ func checkIfFlagCompletion(finalCmd *Command, args []string, lastArg string) (*p
 	return flag, trimmedArgs, lastArg, nil
 }
 
-// initDefaultCompletionCmd adds a default 'completion' command to c.
+// InitDefaultCompletionCmd adds a default 'completion' command to c.
 // This function will do nothing if any of the following is true:
 // 1- the feature has been explicitly disabled by the program,
 // 2- c has no subcommands (to avoid creating one),
 // 3- c already has a 'completion' command provided by the program.
-func (c *Command) initDefaultCompletionCmd() {
+func (c *Command) InitDefaultCompletionCmd() {
 	if c.CompletionOptions.DisableDefaultCmd || !c.HasSubCommands() {
 		return
 	}
diff --git a/doc/man_docs.go b/doc/man_docs.go
index cb54dca..d602dcc 100644
--- a/doc/man_docs.go
+++ b/doc/man_docs.go
@@ -234,6 +234,7 @@ func manPrintOptions(buf io.StringWriter, command *cobra.Command) {
 func genMan(cmd *cobra.Command, header *GenManHeader) []byte {
 	cmd.InitDefaultHelpCmd()
 	cmd.InitDefaultHelpFlag()
+	cmd.InitDefaultCompletionCmd()
 
 	// something like `rootcmd-subcmd1-subcmd2`
 	dashCommandName := strings.Replace(cmd.CommandPath(), " ", "-", -1)
diff --git a/doc/man_docs_test.go b/doc/man_docs_test.go
index 291915e..2741281 100644
--- a/doc/man_docs_test.go
+++ b/doc/man_docs_test.go
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ func TestGenManSeeAlso(t *testing.T) {
 	if err := assertNextLineEquals(scanner, ".PP"); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("First line after SEE ALSO wasn't break-indent: %v", err)
 	}
-	if err := assertNextLineEquals(scanner, `\fBroot-bbb(1)\fP, \fBroot-ccc(1)\fP`); err != nil {
+	if err := assertNextLineEquals(scanner, `\fBroot-bbb(1)\fP, \fBroot-ccc(1)\fP, \fBroot-completion(1)\fP`); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Second line after SEE ALSO wasn't correct: %v", err)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/doc/md_docs.go b/doc/md_docs.go
index 9df609e..e9772dd 100644
--- a/doc/md_docs.go
+++ b/doc/md_docs.go
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ func GenMarkdown(cmd *cobra.Command, w io.Writer) error {
 func GenMarkdownCustom(cmd *cobra.Command, w io.Writer, linkHandler func(string) string) error {
 	cmd.InitDefaultHelpCmd()
 	cmd.InitDefaultHelpFlag()
+	cmd.InitDefaultCompletionCmd()
 
 	buf := new(bytes.Buffer)
 	name := cmd.CommandPath()
diff --git a/doc/rest_docs.go b/doc/rest_docs.go
index 051d8dc..77f49ec 100644
--- a/doc/rest_docs.go
+++ b/doc/rest_docs.go
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ func GenReST(cmd *cobra.Command, w io.Writer) error {
 func GenReSTCustom(cmd *cobra.Command, w io.Writer, linkHandler func(string, string) string) error {
 	cmd.InitDefaultHelpCmd()
 	cmd.InitDefaultHelpFlag()
+	cmd.InitDefaultCompletionCmd()
 
 	buf := new(bytes.Buffer)
 	name := cmd.CommandPath()
diff --git a/doc/yaml_docs.go b/doc/yaml_docs.go
index 96e6ad7..1b668ee 100644
--- a/doc/yaml_docs.go
+++ b/doc/yaml_docs.go
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ func GenYaml(cmd *cobra.Command, w io.Writer) error {
 func GenYamlCustom(cmd *cobra.Command, w io.Writer, linkHandler func(string) string) error {
 	cmd.InitDefaultHelpCmd()
 	cmd.InitDefaultHelpFlag()
+	cmd.InitDefaultCompletionCmd()
 
 	yamlDoc := cmdDoc{}
 	yamlDoc.Name = cmd.CommandPath()