diff --git a/tools/virsh-completer-network.c b/tools/virsh-completer-network.c
index d498f59cb8..d0cf80f22c 100644
--- a/tools/virsh-completer-network.c
+++ b/tools/virsh-completer-network.c
@@ -218,3 +218,26 @@ virshNetworkDhcpMacCompleter(vshControl *ctl,
     }
     return ret;
 }
+
+
+char **
+virshNetworkUpdateCommandCompleter(vshControl *ctl G_GNUC_UNUSED,
+                                   const vshCmd *cmd G_GNUC_UNUSED,
+                                   unsigned int flags)
+{
+    char **ret = NULL;
+    size_t i;
+
+    virCheckFlags(0, NULL);
+
+    ret = g_new0(char *, VIR_NETWORK_UPDATE_COMMAND_LAST + 1);
+
+    /* The first item in the enum is not accepted by virsh, But there's "add"
+     * which is accepted an is just an alias to "add-last". */
+    ret[0] = g_strdup("add");
+
+    for (i = 1; i < VIR_NETWORK_UPDATE_COMMAND_LAST; i++)
+        ret[i] = g_strdup(virshNetworkUpdateCommandTypeToString(i));
+
+    return ret;
+}
diff --git a/tools/virsh-completer-network.h b/tools/virsh-completer-network.h
index ffcda68355..7557dfdb0d 100644
--- a/tools/virsh-completer-network.h
+++ b/tools/virsh-completer-network.h
@@ -46,3 +46,8 @@ char **
 virshNetworkDhcpMacCompleter(vshControl *ctl,
                              const vshCmd *cmd,
                              unsigned int flags);
+
+char **
+virshNetworkUpdateCommandCompleter(vshControl *ctl,
+                                   const vshCmd *cmd,
+                                   unsigned int flags);
diff --git a/tools/virsh-network.c b/tools/virsh-network.c
index 02b22bf912..2a0a24c6d3 100644
--- a/tools/virsh-network.c
+++ b/tools/virsh-network.c
@@ -919,6 +919,7 @@ static const vshCmdOptDef opts_network_update[] = {
     {.name = "command",
      .type = VSH_OT_DATA,
      .flags = VSH_OFLAG_REQ,
+     .completer = virshNetworkUpdateCommandCompleter,
      .help = N_("type of update (add-first, add-last (add), delete, or modify)")
     },
     {.name = "section",
@@ -943,7 +944,6 @@ static const vshCmdOptDef opts_network_update[] = {
     {.name = NULL}
 };
 
-VIR_ENUM_DECL(virshNetworkUpdateCommand);
 VIR_ENUM_IMPL(virshNetworkUpdateCommand,
               VIR_NETWORK_UPDATE_COMMAND_LAST,
               "none", "modify", "delete", "add-last", "add-first");
diff --git a/tools/virsh-network.h b/tools/virsh-network.h
index 3c786dd7a1..05da736cce 100644
--- a/tools/virsh-network.h
+++ b/tools/virsh-network.h
@@ -44,4 +44,6 @@ typedef struct virshNetworkEventCallback virshNetworkEventCallback;
 
 extern virshNetworkEventCallback virshNetworkEventCallbacks[];
 
+VIR_ENUM_DECL(virshNetworkUpdateCommand);
+
 extern const vshCmdDef networkCmds[];