diff --git a/hmp-commands.hx b/hmp-commands.hx
index 6bf47972e5..1b382b6bf2 100644
--- a/hmp-commands.hx
+++ b/hmp-commands.hx
@@ -1254,6 +1254,7 @@ ETEXI
         .params     = "[qom-type=]type,id=str[,prop=value][,...]",
         .help       = "create QOM object",
         .mhandler.cmd = hmp_object_add,
+        .command_completion = object_add_completion,
     },
 
 STEXI
@@ -1268,6 +1269,7 @@ ETEXI
         .params     = "id",
         .help       = "destroy QOM object",
         .mhandler.cmd = hmp_object_del,
+        .command_completion = object_del_completion,
     },
 
 STEXI
diff --git a/hmp.h b/hmp.h
index ed58f0ea41..2f2c059e00 100644
--- a/hmp.h
+++ b/hmp.h
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #define HMP_H
 
 #include "qemu-common.h"
+#include "qemu/readline.h"
 #include "qapi-types.h"
 #include "qapi/qmp/qdict.h"
 
@@ -92,5 +93,7 @@ void hmp_qemu_io(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict);
 void hmp_cpu_add(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict);
 void hmp_object_add(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict);
 void hmp_object_del(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict);
+void object_add_completion(ReadLineState *rs, int nb_args, const char *str);
+void object_del_completion(ReadLineState *rs, int nb_args, const char *str);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/monitor.c b/monitor.c
index c8428a12db..49578f8a01 100644
--- a/monitor.c
+++ b/monitor.c
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ typedef struct mon_cmd_t {
      * used, and mhandler of 1st level plays the role of help function.
      */
     struct mon_cmd_t *sub_table;
+    void (*command_completion)(ReadLineState *rs, int nb_args, const char *str);
 } mon_cmd_t;
 
 /* file descriptors passed via SCM_RIGHTS */
@@ -4271,11 +4272,15 @@ static void device_add_completion(ReadLineState *rs, const char *str)
     g_slist_free(list);
 }
 
-static void object_add_completion(ReadLineState *rs, const char *str)
+void object_add_completion(ReadLineState *rs, int nb_args, const char *str)
 {
     GSList *list, *elt;
     size_t len;
 
+    if (nb_args != 2) {
+        return;
+    }
+
     len = strlen(str);
     readline_set_completion_index(rs, len);
     list = elt = object_class_get_list(TYPE_USER_CREATABLE, false);
@@ -4310,11 +4315,14 @@ static void device_del_completion(ReadLineState *rs, BusState *bus,
     }
 }
 
-static void object_del_completion(ReadLineState *rs, const char *str)
+void object_del_completion(ReadLineState *rs, int nb_args, const char *str)
 {
     ObjectPropertyInfoList *list, *start;
     size_t len;
 
+    if (nb_args != 2) {
+        return;
+    }
     len = strlen(str);
     readline_set_completion_index(rs, len);
 
@@ -4368,6 +4376,9 @@ static void monitor_find_completion_by_table(Monitor *mon,
             return monitor_find_completion_by_table(mon, cmd->sub_table,
                                                     &args[1], nb_args - 1);
         }
+        if (cmd->command_completion) {
+            return cmd->command_completion(mon->rs, nb_args, args[nb_args - 1]);
+        }
 
         ptype = next_arg_type(cmd->args_type);
         for(i = 0; i < nb_args - 2; i++) {
@@ -4397,8 +4408,6 @@ static void monitor_find_completion_by_table(Monitor *mon,
         case 'O':
             if (!strcmp(cmd->name, "device_add") && nb_args == 2) {
                 device_add_completion(mon->rs, str);
-            } else if (!strcmp(cmd->name, "object_add") && nb_args == 2) {
-                object_add_completion(mon->rs, str);
             }
             break;
         case 's':
@@ -4418,8 +4427,6 @@ static void monitor_find_completion_by_table(Monitor *mon,
                 size_t len = strlen(str);
                 readline_set_completion_index(mon->rs, len);
                 device_del_completion(mon->rs, sysbus_get_default(), str, len);
-            } else if (!strcmp(cmd->name, "object_del") && nb_args == 2) {
-                object_del_completion(mon->rs, str);
             }
             break;
         default: