diff --git a/crates/nu-cli/src/reedline_config.rs b/crates/nu-cli/src/reedline_config.rs
index c2032267aa..89949e3bf2 100644
--- a/crates/nu-cli/src/reedline_config.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-cli/src/reedline_config.rs
@@ -964,6 +964,7 @@ fn edit_from_record(
             let char = extract_char(value, config)?;
             EditCommand::MoveLeftBefore(char)
         }
+        "complete" => EditCommand::Complete,
         e => {
             return Err(ShellError::UnsupportedConfigValue(
                 "reedline EditCommand".to_string(),