diff --git a/cmd/compose/compose.go b/cmd/compose/compose.go
index d9a3c821a..e582739f3 100644
--- a/cmd/compose/compose.go
+++ b/cmd/compose/compose.go
@@ -442,6 +442,12 @@ func RootCommand(streams command.Cli, backend api.Service) *cobra.Command { //no
 		"project-name",
 		completeProjectNames(backend),
 	)
+	c.RegisterFlagCompletionFunc( //nolint:errcheck
+		"project-directory",
+		func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string, toComplete string) ([]string, cobra.ShellCompDirective) {
+			return []string{}, cobra.ShellCompDirectiveFilterDirs
+		},
+	)
 	c.RegisterFlagCompletionFunc( //nolint:errcheck
 		"file",
 		func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string, toComplete string) ([]string, cobra.ShellCompDirective) {