diff --git a/doc/man/nanorc.5 b/doc/man/nanorc.5
index e04f5e6d317ee49a4a278591288be20971b1cea2..f90019c9c21e21b37119e9868a43bc2dcc6ddcf1 100644
--- a/doc/man/nanorc.5
+++ b/doc/man/nanorc.5
@@ -489,6 +489,10 @@ Unindents (shifts to the left) the currently marked text.
 Comments or uncomments the current line or marked lines, using the comment
 style specified in the active syntax.
 .TP
+.B complete
+Completes the fragment before the cursor to a full word found elsewhere
+in the current buffer.
+.TP
 .B left
 Goes left one position (in the editor or browser).
 .TP
diff --git a/doc/texinfo/nano.texi b/doc/texinfo/nano.texi
index 877fee17d3e170fb5116b8489eb09c6810db20bc..22fde0b163b418d268853db754e332a71f879215 100644
--- a/doc/texinfo/nano.texi
+++ b/doc/texinfo/nano.texi
@@ -1091,6 +1091,10 @@ Unindents (shifts to the left) the currently marked text.
 Comments or uncomments the current line or marked lines, using the comment
 style specified in the active syntax.
 
+@item complete
+Completes the fragment before the cursor to a full word found elsewhere
+in the current buffer.
+
 @item left
 Goes left one position (in the editor or browser).
 
diff --git a/src/global.c b/src/global.c
index 488b7fc4cc925d04a1bdbed01808910d990ed2c0..499c15ff60337295603e621c215dea2b361b7ca5 100644
--- a/src/global.c
+++ b/src/global.c
@@ -1456,6 +1456,10 @@ sc *strtosc(const char *input)
     else if (!strcasecmp(input, "comment"))
 	s->scfunc = do_comment;
 #endif
+#ifdef ENABLE_WORDCOMPLETION
+    else if (!strcasecmp(input, "complete"))
+	s->scfunc = complete_a_word;
+#endif
 #ifndef NANO_TINY
     else if (!strcasecmp(input, "indent"))
 	s->scfunc = do_indent_void;