diff --git a/crates/nu-cli/src/completions/completion_common.rs b/crates/nu-cli/src/completions/completion_common.rs
index dfbb55102bc..f4af6849f53 100644
--- a/crates/nu-cli/src/completions/completion_common.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-cli/src/completions/completion_common.rs
@@ -154,6 +154,18 @@ pub fn complete_item(
 
 // Fix files or folders with quotes or hashes
 pub fn escape_path(path: String, dir: bool) -> String {
+    // make glob pattern have the highest priority.
+    let glob_contaminated = path.contains(['[', '*', ']', '?']);
+    if glob_contaminated {
+        return if path.contains('\'') {
+            // decide to use double quote, also need to escape `"` in path
+            // or else users can't do anything with completed path either.
+            format!("\"{}\"", path.replace('"', r#"\""#))
+        } else {
+            format!("'{path}'")
+        };
+    }
+
     let filename_contaminated = !dir && path.contains(['\'', '"', ' ', '#', '(', ')']);
     let dirname_contaminated = dir && path.contains(['\'', '"', ' ', '#']);
     let maybe_flag = path.starts_with('-');
diff --git a/crates/nu-cli/tests/completions.rs b/crates/nu-cli/tests/completions.rs
index 6a0af5b1160..57b0dc509f9 100644
--- a/crates/nu-cli/tests/completions.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-cli/tests/completions.rs
@@ -584,6 +584,7 @@ fn file_completion_quoted() {
     let suggestions = completer.complete(target_dir, target_dir.len());
 
     let expected_paths: Vec<String> = vec![
+        "\'[a] bc.txt\'".to_string(),
         "`--help`".to_string(),
         "`-42`".to_string(),
         "`-inf`".to_string(),
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/quoted_completions/[a] bc.txt b/tests/fixtures/quoted_completions/[a] bc.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e69de29bb2d