diff --git a/cmd/delete/deleteNode.go b/cmd/delete/deleteNode.go
index f4333c36..783080c2 100644
--- a/cmd/delete/deleteNode.go
+++ b/cmd/delete/deleteNode.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ THE SOFTWARE.
 package delete
 
 import (
+	"github.com/rancher/k3d/cmd/util"
 	"github.com/rancher/k3d/pkg/cluster"
 	"github.com/rancher/k3d/pkg/runtimes"
 	k3d "github.com/rancher/k3d/pkg/types"
@@ -34,10 +35,11 @@ func NewCmdDeleteNode() *cobra.Command {
 
 	// create new cobra command
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
-		Use:   "node (NAME | --all)",
-		Short: "Delete a node.",
-		Long:  `Delete a node.`,
-		Args:  cobra.MinimumNArgs(1), // at least one node has to be specified
+		Use:               "node (NAME | --all)",
+		Short:             "Delete a node.",
+		Long:              `Delete a node.`,
+		Args:              cobra.MinimumNArgs(1), // at least one node has to be specified
+		ValidArgsFunction: util.ValidArgsAvailableNodes,
 		Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 
 			nodes := parseDeleteNodeCmd(cmd, args)
diff --git a/cmd/get/getNode.go b/cmd/get/getNode.go
index 0b13b060..c254ac42 100644
--- a/cmd/get/getNode.go
+++ b/cmd/get/getNode.go
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/liggitt/tabwriter"
+	"github.com/rancher/k3d/cmd/util"
 	"github.com/rancher/k3d/pkg/cluster"
 	"github.com/rancher/k3d/pkg/runtimes"
 	k3d "github.com/rancher/k3d/pkg/types"
@@ -41,11 +42,12 @@ func NewCmdGetNode() *cobra.Command {
 
 	// create new command
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
-		Use:     "node [NAME [NAME...]]",
-		Aliases: []string{"nodes"},
-		Short:   "Get node(s)",
-		Long:    `Get node(s).`,
-		Args:    cobra.MinimumNArgs(0), // 0 or more; 0 = all
+		Use:               "node [NAME [NAME...]]",
+		Aliases:           []string{"nodes"},
+		Short:             "Get node(s)",
+		Long:              `Get node(s).`,
+		Args:              cobra.MinimumNArgs(0), // 0 or more; 0 = all
+		ValidArgsFunction: util.ValidArgsAvailableNodes,
 		Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 			nodes, headersOff := parseGetNodeCmd(cmd, args)
 			var existingNodes []*k3d.Node
diff --git a/cmd/start/startNode.go b/cmd/start/startNode.go
index 0e563b4b..365898ca 100644
--- a/cmd/start/startNode.go
+++ b/cmd/start/startNode.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ THE SOFTWARE.
 package start
 
 import (
+	"github.com/rancher/k3d/cmd/util"
 	"github.com/rancher/k3d/pkg/runtimes"
 	k3d "github.com/rancher/k3d/pkg/types"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
@@ -34,9 +35,10 @@ func NewCmdStartNode() *cobra.Command {
 
 	// create new command
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
-		Use:   "node NAME", // TODO: startNode: allow one or more names or --all
-		Short: "Start an existing k3d node",
-		Long:  `Start an existing k3d node.`,
+		Use:               "node NAME", // TODO: startNode: allow one or more names or --all
+		Short:             "Start an existing k3d node",
+		Long:              `Start an existing k3d node.`,
+		ValidArgsFunction: util.ValidArgsAvailableNodes,
 		Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 			node := parseStartNodeCmd(cmd, args)
 			if err := runtimes.SelectedRuntime.StartNode(cmd.Context(), node); err != nil {
diff --git a/cmd/stop/stopNode.go b/cmd/stop/stopNode.go
index 80dbda3d..91581e3a 100644
--- a/cmd/stop/stopNode.go
+++ b/cmd/stop/stopNode.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ THE SOFTWARE.
 package stop
 
 import (
+	"github.com/rancher/k3d/cmd/util"
 	"github.com/rancher/k3d/pkg/runtimes"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
@@ -35,9 +36,10 @@ func NewCmdStopNode() *cobra.Command {
 
 	// create new command
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
-		Use:   "node NAME", // TODO: stopNode: allow one or more names or --all",
-		Short: "Stop an existing k3d node",
-		Long:  `Stop an existing k3d node.`,
+		Use:               "node NAME", // TODO: stopNode: allow one or more names or --all",
+		Short:             "Stop an existing k3d node",
+		Long:              `Stop an existing k3d node.`,
+		ValidArgsFunction: util.ValidArgsAvailableNodes,
 		Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 			node := parseStopNodeCmd(cmd, args)
 			if err := runtimes.SelectedRuntime.StopNode(cmd.Context(), node); err != nil {
diff --git a/cmd/util/completion.go b/cmd/util/completion.go
index aa0b7e67..dcf3ecab 100644
--- a/cmd/util/completion.go
+++ b/cmd/util/completion.go
@@ -56,3 +56,28 @@ clusterLoop:
 	}
 	return completions, cobra.ShellCompDirectiveDefault
 }
+
+// ValidArgsAvailableNodes is used for shell completion: proposes the list of existing nodes
+func ValidArgsAvailableNodes(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string, toComplete string) ([]string, cobra.ShellCompDirective) {
+
+	var completions []string
+	var nodes []*k3d.Node
+	nodes, err := k3dcluster.GetNodes(context.Background(), runtimes.SelectedRuntime)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Errorln("Failed to get list of nodes for shell completion")
+		return nil, cobra.ShellCompDirectiveError
+	}
+
+nodeLoop:
+	for _, node := range nodes {
+		for _, arg := range args {
+			if arg == node.Name { // only clusters, that are not in the args yet
+				continue nodeLoop
+			}
+		}
+		if strings.HasPrefix(node.Name, toComplete) {
+			completions = append(completions, node.Name)
+		}
+	}
+	return completions, cobra.ShellCompDirectiveDefault
+}