diff --git a/src/cargo/util/command_prelude.rs b/src/cargo/util/command_prelude.rs
index e11a902a6..bc1d1a6ef 100644
--- a/src/cargo/util/command_prelude.rs
+++ b/src/cargo/util/command_prelude.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ use crate::util::important_paths::find_root_manifest_for_wd;
 use crate::util::interning::InternedString;
 use crate::util::is_rustup;
 use crate::util::restricted_names;
+use crate::util::toml::is_embedded;
 use crate::util::{
     print_available_benches, print_available_binaries, print_available_examples,
     print_available_packages, print_available_tests,
@@ -325,7 +326,21 @@ pub trait CommandExt: Sized {
         self._arg(
             opt("manifest-path", "Path to Cargo.toml")
                 .value_name("PATH")
-                .help_heading(heading::MANIFEST_OPTIONS),
+                .help_heading(heading::MANIFEST_OPTIONS)
+                .add(clap_complete::engine::ArgValueCompleter::new(
+                    clap_complete::engine::PathCompleter::any().filter(|path: &Path| {
+                        if path.file_name() == Some(OsStr::new("Cargo.toml")) {
+                            return true;
+                        }
+                        if is_embedded(path) {
+                            return true;
+                        }
+                        if path.is_file() && path.extension().is_none() {
+                            return true;
+                        }
+                        false
+                    }),
+                )),
         )
     }