diff --git a/bash_completion b/bash_completion
index 58fc3906..510f845a 100644
--- a/bash_completion
+++ b/bash_completion
@@ -3370,7 +3370,7 @@ _gzip()
 			--stdout --decompress --force --help --list \
 			--license --no-name --name --quiet --recursive \
 			--suffix --test --verbose --version --fast \
-			--best' -- $cur ) )
+			--best --rsyncable' -- $cur ) )
 		return 0
 	fi
 
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 656948f7..ff7dd9d4 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ bash-completion (200811xx) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
   * Add lzma completion (Per Øyvind Karlsen, Ville Skyttä).
   * Add .mp2 and .vdr to mplayer completion (RHBZ: #444467) (Ville Skyttä).
   * Add .mkv, .mp2 and .vdr to *xine completion (RHBZ: #444467) (Ville Skyttä).
+  * Add --rsyncable to gzip completion (Ville Skyttä).
   * Merge from Gentoo:
     - fix 'find' completion so that it properly completes on -?(i)whilename.
       Patch by Ciaran McCreesh.