diff --git a/kittens/runner.py b/kittens/runner.py
index 1df26c473..3e2c651e8 100644
--- a/kittens/runner.py
+++ b/kittens/runner.py
@@ -164,6 +164,14 @@ def get_kitten_cli_docs(kitten: str) -> Any:
         return ans
 
 
+def get_kitten_completer(kitten: str) -> Any:
+    run_kitten(kitten, run_name='__completer__')
+    ans = getattr(sys, 'kitten_completer', None)
+    if ans is not None:
+        delattr(sys, 'kitten_completer')
+    return ans
+
+
 def get_kitten_conf_docs(kitten: str) -> Definition:
     setattr(sys, 'options_definition', None)
     run_kitten(kitten, run_name='__conf__')
diff --git a/kittens/ssh/completion.py b/kittens/ssh/completion.py
index 235a2a3cc..ac8a4e750 100644
--- a/kittens/ssh/completion.py
+++ b/kittens/ssh/completion.py
@@ -5,10 +5,13 @@
 import os
 import re
 import subprocess
-from typing import Callable, Dict, Iterable, Iterator, Tuple
+from typing import Callable, Dict, Iterable, Iterator, Sequence, Tuple
 
+from kitty.complete import Completions, debug
 from kitty.types import run_once
 
+debug
+
 
 def lines_from_file(path: str) -> Iterator[str]:
     try:
@@ -97,3 +100,107 @@ def ssh_options() -> Dict[str, str]:
         else:
             ans.update(dict.fromkeys(q[1:], ''))
     return ans
+
+
+# option help {{{
+@run_once
+def option_help_map() -> Dict[str, str]:
+    ans: Dict[str, str] = {}
+    lines = '''
+-4  -- force ssh to use IPv4 addresses only
+-6  -- force ssh to use IPv6 addresses only
+-a  -- disable forwarding of authentication agent connection
+-A  -- enable forwarding of the authentication agent connection
+-B  -- bind to specified interface before attempting to connect
+-b  -- specify interface to transmit on
+-C  -- compress data
+-c  -- select encryption cipher
+-D  -- specify a dynamic port forwarding
+-E  -- append log output to file instead of stderr
+-e  -- set escape character
+-f  -- go to background
+-F  -- specify alternate config file
+-g  -- allow remote hosts to connect to local forwarded ports
+-G  -- output configuration and exit
+-i  -- select identity file
+-I  -- specify smartcard device
+-J  -- connect via a jump host
+-k  -- disable forwarding of GSSAPI credentials
+-K  -- enable GSSAPI-based authentication and forwarding
+-L  -- specify local port forwarding
+-l  -- specify login name
+-M  -- master mode for connection sharing
+-m  -- specify mac algorithms
+-N  -- don't execute a remote command
+-n  -- redirect stdin from /dev/null
+-O  -- control an active connection multiplexing master process
+-o  -- specify extra options
+-p  -- specify port on remote host
+-P  -- use non privileged port
+-Q  -- query parameters
+-q  -- quiet operation
+-R  -- specify remote port forwarding
+-s  -- invoke subsystem
+-S  -- specify location of control socket for connection sharing
+-T  -- disable pseudo-tty allocation
+-t  -- force pseudo-tty allocation
+-V  -- show version number
+-v  -- verbose mode (multiple increase verbosity, up to 3)
+-W  -- forward standard input and output to host
+-w  -- request tunnel device forwarding
+-x  -- disable X11 forwarding
+-X  -- enable (untrusted) X11 forwarding
+-Y  -- enable trusted X11 forwarding
+-y  -- send log info via syslog instead of stderr
+'''.splitlines()
+    for line in lines:
+        line = line.strip()
+        if line:
+            parts = line.split(maxsplit=2)
+            ans[parts[0]] = parts[2]
+    return ans
+# }}}
+
+
+def complete_arg(ans: Completions, option_name: str, prefix: str = '') -> None:
+    pass
+
+
+def complete_destination(ans: Completions, prefix: str = '') -> None:
+    result = {k: '' for k in known_hosts() if k.startswith(prefix)}
+    ans.match_groups['remote host name'] = result
+
+
+def complete_option(ans: Completions, prefix: str = '-') -> None:
+    result = {k: v for k, v in option_help_map().items() if k.startswith(prefix)}
+    ans.match_groups['option'] = result
+
+
+def complete(ans: Completions, words: Sequence[str], new_word: bool) -> None:
+    options = ssh_options()
+    expecting_arg = False
+    types = ['' for i in range(len(words))]
+    for i, word in enumerate(words):
+        if expecting_arg:
+            types[i] = 'arg'
+            expecting_arg = False
+            continue
+        if word.startswith('-'):
+            types[i] = 'option'
+            if len(word) == 2 and options.get(word[1]):
+                expecting_arg = True
+            continue
+        types[i] = 'destination'
+        break
+    if new_word:
+        if words:
+            if expecting_arg:
+                return complete_arg(ans, words[-1])
+        return complete_destination(ans)
+    if words:
+        if types[-1] == 'arg' and len(words) > 1:
+            return complete_arg(ans, words[-2], words[-1])
+        if types[-1] == 'destination':
+            return complete_destination(ans, words[-1])
+        if words[-1] == '-':
+            return complete_option(ans)
diff --git a/kittens/ssh/main.py b/kittens/ssh/main.py
index 2e2c4d4a7..3278b1652 100644
--- a/kittens/ssh/main.py
+++ b/kittens/ssh/main.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import subprocess
 import sys
 from contextlib import suppress
 from typing import List, NoReturn, Optional, Set, Tuple
-from .completion import ssh_options
+from .completion import ssh_options, complete
 
 from kitty.utils import SSHConnectionData
 
@@ -272,3 +272,5 @@ def main(args: List[str]) -> NoReturn:
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     main(sys.argv)
+elif __name__ == '__completer__':
+    setattr(sys, 'kitten_completer', complete)
diff --git a/kitty/complete.py b/kitty/complete.py
index cb8f67b4d..39888587b 100644
--- a/kitty/complete.py
+++ b/kitty/complete.py
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@ from typing import (
     Any, Callable, Dict, Iterable, List, Optional, Sequence, Set, Tuple
 )
 
-from kittens.runner import all_kitten_names, get_kitten_cli_docs
+from kittens.runner import (
+    all_kitten_names, get_kitten_cli_docs, get_kitten_completer
+)
 
 from .cli import (
     OptionDict, OptionSpecSeq, options_for_completion, parse_option_spec
@@ -39,7 +41,7 @@ them into something your shell will understand.
 
 parsers: Dict[str, Callable] = {}
 serializers: Dict[str, Callable] = {}
-MathGroup = Dict[str, str]
+MatchGroup = Dict[str, str]
 
 
 def debug(*a: Any, **kw: Any) -> None:
@@ -69,7 +71,7 @@ class Delegate:
 class Completions:
 
     def __init__(self) -> None:
-        self.match_groups: Dict[str, MathGroup] = {}
+        self.match_groups: Dict[str, MatchGroup] = {}
         self.no_space_groups: Set[str] = set()
         self.files_groups: Set[str] = set()
         self.delegate: Delegate = Delegate()
@@ -450,6 +452,13 @@ def complete_diff_args(ans: Completions, opt: Optional[OptionDict], prefix: str,
 
 
 def complete_kitten(ans: Completions, kitten: str, words: Sequence[str], new_word: bool) -> None:
+    try:
+        completer = get_kitten_completer(kitten)
+    except SystemExit:
+        completer = None
+    if completer is not None:
+        completer(ans, words, new_word)
+        return
     try:
         cd = get_kitten_cli_docs(kitten)
     except SystemExit: