diff --git a/core/js/src/main/scala/caseapp/core/app/PlatformCommandsMethods.scala b/core/js/src/main/scala/caseapp/core/app/PlatformCommandsMethods.scala
index 53669c86..34f893eb 100644
--- a/core/js/src/main/scala/caseapp/core/app/PlatformCommandsMethods.scala
+++ b/core/js/src/main/scala/caseapp/core/app/PlatformCommandsMethods.scala
@@ -2,9 +2,19 @@ package caseapp.core.app
 
 import scala.scalajs.js.Dynamic.{global => g}
 
-trait PlatformCommandsMethods {
+trait PlatformCommandsMethods { self: CommandsEntryPoint =>
   private lazy val fs = g.require("fs")
   protected def writeCompletions(script: String, dest: String): Unit =
     fs.writeFileSync(dest, script)
   protected def completeMainHook(args: Array[String]): Unit = ()
+
+  def completionsInstall(completionsWorkingDirectory: String, args: Seq[String]): Unit = {
+    printLine("Completion installation not available on Scala.js")
+    exit(1)
+  }
+
+  def completionsUninstall(completionsWorkingDirectory: String, args: Seq[String]): Unit = {
+    printLine("Completion uninstallation not available on Scala.js")
+    exit(1)
+  }
 }
diff --git a/core/jvm/src/main/scala/caseapp/core/app/PlatformCommandsMethods.scala b/core/jvm/src/main/scala/caseapp/core/app/PlatformCommandsMethods.scala
index 7812e8e8..ad7d64c0 100644
--- a/core/jvm/src/main/scala/caseapp/core/app/PlatformCommandsMethods.scala
+++ b/core/jvm/src/main/scala/caseapp/core/app/PlatformCommandsMethods.scala
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
 package caseapp.core.app
 
-import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets
+import caseapp.core.complete.{Bash, Zsh}
+
+import java.io.File
+import java.nio.charset.{Charset, StandardCharsets}
 import java.nio.file.{Files, Paths, StandardOpenOption}
+import java.util.Arrays
 
-trait PlatformCommandsMethods {
+trait PlatformCommandsMethods { self: CommandsEntryPoint =>
   protected def writeCompletions(script: String, dest: String): Unit = {
     val destPath = Paths.get(dest)
     Files.write(destPath, script.getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8))
@@ -14,4 +18,189 @@ trait PlatformCommandsMethods {
       val output = s"completeMain(${args.toSeq})"
       Files.write(path, output.getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8), StandardOpenOption.APPEND)
     }
+
+  // Adapted from https://github.com/VirtusLab/scala-cli/blob/eced0b35c769eca58ae6f1b1a3be0f29a8700859/modules/cli/src/main/scala/scala/cli/commands/installcompletions/InstallCompletions.scala
+  def completionsInstall(completionsWorkingDirectory: String, args: Seq[String]): Unit = {
+    val (options, rem) = CaseApp.process[PlatformCommandsMethods.CompletionsInstallOptions](args)
+
+    lazy val completionsDir = Paths.get(options.output.getOrElse(completionsWorkingDirectory))
+
+    val name = options.name.getOrElse(Paths.get(progName).getFileName.toString)
+    val format = PlatformCommandsMethods.getFormat(options.format).getOrElse {
+      printLine(
+        "Cannot determine current shell, pass the shell you use with --shell, like",
+        toStderr = true
+      )
+      printLine("", toStderr = true)
+      printLine(
+        s"  $name ${completionsCommandName.mkString(" ")} install --shell zsh",
+        toStderr = true
+      )
+      printLine(
+        s"  $name ${completionsCommandName.mkString(" ")} install --shell bash",
+        toStderr = true
+      )
+      printLine("", toStderr = true)
+      exit(1)
+    }
+
+    val (rcScript, defaultRcFile) = format match {
+      case Bash.id | Bash.shellName =>
+        val script        = Bash.script(name)
+        val defaultRcFile = Paths.get(sys.props("user.home")).resolve(".bashrc")
+        (script, defaultRcFile)
+      case Zsh.id | Zsh.shellName =>
+        val completionScript = Zsh.script(name)
+        val zDotDir = Paths.get(Option(System.getenv("ZDOTDIR")).getOrElse(sys.props("user.home")))
+        val defaultRcFile        = zDotDir.resolve(".zshrc")
+        val dir                  = completionsDir.resolve("zsh")
+        val completionScriptDest = dir.resolve(s"_$name")
+        val content              = completionScript.getBytes(Charset.defaultCharset())
+        val needsWrite = !Files.exists(completionScriptDest) ||
+          !Arrays.equals(Files.readAllBytes(completionScriptDest), content)
+        if (needsWrite) {
+          printLine(s"Writing $completionScriptDest")
+          Files.createDirectories(completionScriptDest.getParent)
+          Files.write(completionScriptDest, content)
+        }
+        val script = Seq(
+          s"""fpath=("$dir" $$fpath)""",
+          "compinit"
+        ).map(_ + System.lineSeparator()).mkString
+        (script, defaultRcFile)
+      case _ =>
+        printLine(s"Unrecognized or unsupported shell: $format")
+        exit(1)
+    }
+
+    if (options.env)
+      println(rcScript)
+    else {
+      val rcFile = options.rcFile.map(Paths.get(_)).getOrElse(defaultRcFile)
+      val banner = options.banner.replace("{NAME}", name)
+      val updated = ProfileFileUpdater.addToProfileFile(
+        rcFile,
+        banner,
+        rcScript,
+        Charset.defaultCharset()
+      )
+
+      val q = "\""
+      val evalCommand =
+        s"eval $q$$($progName ${completionsCommandName.mkString(" ")} install --env)$q"
+      if (updated) {
+        printLine(s"Updated $rcFile", toStderr = true)
+        printLine("", toStderr = true)
+        printLine(
+          s"It is recommended to reload your shell, or source $rcFile in the " +
+            "current session, for its changes to be taken into account.",
+          toStderr = true
+        )
+        printLine("", toStderr = true)
+        printLine(
+          "Alternatively, enable completions in the current session with",
+          toStderr = true
+        )
+        printLine("", toStderr = true)
+        printLine(s"  $evalCommand", toStderr = true)
+        printLine("", toStderr = true)
+      }
+      else {
+        printLine(s"$rcFile already up-to-date.", toStderr = true)
+        printLine("", toStderr = true)
+        printLine("If needed, enable completions in the current session with", toStderr = true)
+        printLine("", toStderr = true)
+        printLine(s"  $evalCommand", toStderr = true)
+        printLine("", toStderr = true)
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  def completionsUninstall(completionsWorkingDirectory: String, args: Seq[String]): Unit = {
+    val (options, rem) = CaseApp.process[PlatformCommandsMethods.CompletionsUninstallOptions](args)
+
+    val name = options.name.getOrElse(Paths.get(progName).getFileName.toString)
+
+    val home    = Paths.get(sys.props("user.home"))
+    val zDotDir = Option(System.getenv("ZDOTDIR")).map(Paths.get(_)).getOrElse(home)
+    val rcFiles = options.rcFile.map(file => Seq(Paths.get(file))).getOrElse(Seq(
+      zDotDir.resolve(".zshrc"),
+      home.resolve(".bashrc")
+    )).filter(Files.exists(_))
+
+    for (rcFile <- rcFiles) {
+      val banner = options.banner.replace("{NAME}", name)
+
+      val updated = ProfileFileUpdater.removeFromProfileFile(
+        rcFile,
+        banner,
+        Charset.defaultCharset()
+      )
+
+      if (updated) {
+        printLine(s"Updated $rcFile", toStderr = true)
+        printLine(s"$name completions uninstalled successfully", toStderr = true)
+      }
+      else
+        printLine(s"No $name completion section found in $rcFile", toStderr = true)
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+object PlatformCommandsMethods {
+  import caseapp.{HelpMessage, Name}
+  import caseapp.core.help.Help
+  import caseapp.core.parser.Parser
+
+  // from https://github.com/VirtusLab/scala-cli/blob/eced0b35c769eca58ae6f1b1a3be0f29a8700859/modules/cli/src/main/scala/scala/cli/commands/installcompletions/InstallCompletionsOptions.scala
+  // format: off
+  final case class CompletionsInstallOptions(
+    @HelpMessage("Print completions to stdout")
+      env: Boolean = false,
+    @HelpMessage("Custom completions name")
+      name: Option[String] = None,
+    @HelpMessage("Name of the shell, either zsh or bash")
+    @Name("shell")
+      format: Option[String] = None,
+    @HelpMessage("Completions output directory")
+    @Name("o")
+      output: Option[String] = None,
+    @HelpMessage("Custom banner in comment placed in rc file")
+      banner: String = "{NAME} completions",
+    @HelpMessage("Path to `*rc` file, defaults to `.bashrc` or `.zshrc` depending on shell")
+      rcFile: Option[String] = None
+  )
+  // format: on
+
+  object CompletionsInstallOptions {
+    implicit lazy val parser: Parser[CompletionsInstallOptions] = Parser.derive
+    implicit lazy val help: Help[CompletionsInstallOptions]     = Help.derive
+  }
+
+  // from https://github.com/VirtusLab/scala-cli/blob/eced0b35c769eca58ae6f1b1a3be0f29a8700859/modules/cli/src/main/scala/scala/cli/commands/uninstallcompletions/SharedUninstallCompletionsOptions.scala
+  // format: off
+  final case class CompletionsUninstallOptions(
+    @HelpMessage("Path to `*rc` file, defaults to `.bashrc` or `.zshrc` depending on shell")
+      rcFile: Option[String] = None,
+    @HelpMessage("Custom banner in comment placed in rc file")
+      banner: String = "{NAME} completions",
+    @HelpMessage("Custom completions name")
+      name: Option[String] = None
+  )
+  // format: on
+
+  object CompletionsUninstallOptions {
+    implicit lazy val parser: Parser[CompletionsUninstallOptions] = Parser.derive
+    implicit lazy val help: Help[CompletionsUninstallOptions]     = Help.derive
+  }
+
+  def getFormat(format: Option[String]): Option[String] =
+    format.map(_.trim).filter(_.nonEmpty)
+      .orElse {
+        Option(System.getenv("SHELL")).map(_.split(File.separator).last).map {
+          case Bash.shellName => Bash.id
+          case Zsh.shellName  => Zsh.id
+          case other          => other
+        }
+      }
 }
diff --git a/core/native/src/main/scala/caseapp/core/app/PlatformCommandsMethods.scala b/core/native/src/main/scala/caseapp/core/app/PlatformCommandsMethods.scala
index 8d9a1d37..d012dcee 100644
--- a/core/native/src/main/scala/caseapp/core/app/PlatformCommandsMethods.scala
+++ b/core/native/src/main/scala/caseapp/core/app/PlatformCommandsMethods.scala
@@ -3,10 +3,22 @@ package caseapp.core.app
 import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets
 import java.nio.file.{Files, Paths}
 
-trait PlatformCommandsMethods {
+trait PlatformCommandsMethods { self: CommandsEntryPoint =>
   protected def writeCompletions(script: String, dest: String): Unit = {
     val destPath = Paths.get(dest)
     Files.write(destPath, script.getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8))
   }
   protected def completeMainHook(args: Array[String]): Unit = ()
+
+  def completionsInstall(completionsWorkingDirectory: String, args: Seq[String]): Unit = {
+    // The JVM implementation might just work from here
+    printLine("Completion installation not available on Scala Native")
+    exit(1)
+  }
+
+  def completionsUninstall(completionsWorkingDirectory: String, args: Seq[String]): Unit = {
+    // The JVM implementation might just work from here
+    printLine("Completion uninstallation not available on Scala Native")
+    exit(1)
+  }
 }
diff --git a/core/shared/src/main/scala/caseapp/core/app/CommandsEntryPoint.scala b/core/shared/src/main/scala/caseapp/core/app/CommandsEntryPoint.scala
index d90ebc3e..54108a3a 100644
--- a/core/shared/src/main/scala/caseapp/core/app/CommandsEntryPoint.scala
+++ b/core/shared/src/main/scala/caseapp/core/app/CommandsEntryPoint.scala
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@ package caseapp.core.app
 
 import caseapp.core.commandparser.RuntimeCommandParser
 import caseapp.core.complete.{Bash, CompletionItem, Zsh}
-import caseapp.core.help.{Help, HelpFormat, RuntimeCommandsHelp}
-import caseapp.core.help.RuntimeCommandHelp
+import caseapp.core.help.{Help, HelpFormat, RuntimeCommandHelp, RuntimeCommandsHelp}
 
 abstract class CommandsEntryPoint extends PlatformCommandsMethods {
 
@@ -34,12 +33,23 @@ abstract class CommandsEntryPoint extends PlatformCommandsMethods {
 
   def enableCompletionsCommand: Boolean    = false
   def completionsCommandName: List[String] = List("completions")
-
-  def completionsPrintUsage(): Nothing = {
+  def completionsCommandAliases: List[List[String]] = List(
+    completionsCommandName,
+    List("completion")
+  )
+
+  def completionsPrintInstructions(): Unit = {
+    printLine("To install completions, run", toStderr = true)
+    printLine("", toStderr = true)
     printLine(
-      s"Usage: $progName ${completionsCommandName.mkString(" ")} format [dest]",
+      s"  $progName ${completionsCommandName.mkString(" ")} install",
       toStderr = true
     )
+    printLine("", toStderr = true)
+  }
+
+  def completionsPrintUsage(): Nothing = {
+    completionsPrintInstructions()
     exit(1)
   }
 
@@ -49,13 +59,12 @@ abstract class CommandsEntryPoint extends PlatformCommandsMethods {
   }
 
   def completePrintUsage(): Nothing = {
-    printLine(
-      s"Usage: $progName ${completeCommandName.mkString(" ")} format index ...args...",
-      toStderr = true
-    )
+    completionsPrintInstructions()
     exit(1)
   }
 
+  def completionsWorkingDirectory: Option[String] = None
+
   def completionsMain(args: Array[String]): Unit = {
 
     def script(format: String): String =
@@ -65,11 +74,16 @@ abstract class CommandsEntryPoint extends PlatformCommandsMethods {
         case _ =>
           completeUnrecognizedFormat(format)
       }
-    args match {
-      case Array(format, dest) =>
+
+    (completionsWorkingDirectory, args) match {
+      case (Some(dir), Array("install", args0 @ _*)) =>
+        completionsInstall(dir, args0)
+      case (Some(dir), Array("uninstall", args0 @ _*)) =>
+        completionsUninstall(dir, args0)
+      case (_, Array(format, dest)) =>
         val script0 = script(format)
         writeCompletions(script0, dest)
-      case Array(format) =>
+      case (_, Array(format)) =>
         val script0 = script(format)
         printLine(script0)
       case _ =>
@@ -130,23 +144,28 @@ abstract class CommandsEntryPoint extends PlatformCommandsMethods {
     val actualArgs = PlatformUtil.arguments(args)
     if (enableCompleteCommand && actualArgs.startsWith(completeCommandName.toArray[String]))
       completeMain(actualArgs.drop(completeCommandName.length))
-    else if (
-      enableCompletionsCommand && actualArgs.startsWith(completionsCommandName.toArray[String])
-    )
-      completionsMain(actualArgs.drop(completionsCommandName.length))
-    else
-      defaultCommand match {
+    else {
+      val completionAliasOpt =
+        if (enableCompletionsCommand) completionsCommandAliases.find(actualArgs.startsWith(_))
+        else None
+      completionAliasOpt match {
+        case Some(completionAlias) =>
+          completionsMain(actualArgs.drop(completionAlias.length))
         case None =>
-          RuntimeCommandParser.parse(commands, actualArgs.toList) match {
+          defaultCommand match {
             case None =>
-              printUsage()
-            case Some((commandName, command, commandArgs)) =>
+              RuntimeCommandParser.parse(commands, actualArgs.toList) match {
+                case None =>
+                  printUsage()
+                case Some((commandName, command, commandArgs)) =>
+                  command.main(commandProgName(commandName), commandArgs.toArray)
+              }
+            case Some(defaultCommand0) =>
+              val (commandName, command, commandArgs) =
+                RuntimeCommandParser.parse(defaultCommand0, commands, actualArgs.toList)
               command.main(commandProgName(commandName), commandArgs.toArray)
           }
-        case Some(defaultCommand0) =>
-          val (commandName, command, commandArgs) =
-            RuntimeCommandParser.parse(defaultCommand0, commands, actualArgs.toList)
-          command.main(commandProgName(commandName), commandArgs.toArray)
       }
+    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/core/shared/src/main/scala/caseapp/core/app/ProfileFileUpdater.scala b/core/shared/src/main/scala/caseapp/core/app/ProfileFileUpdater.scala
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7b250284
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/shared/src/main/scala/caseapp/core/app/ProfileFileUpdater.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+package caseapp.core.app
+
+// from https://github.com/VirtusLab/scala-cli/blob/eced0b35c769eca58ae6f1b1a3be0f29a8700859/modules/cli/src/main/scala/scala/cli/internal/ProfileFileUpdater.scala
+
+import java.nio.charset.Charset
+import java.nio.file.{FileAlreadyExistsException, Files, Path}
+
+// initially adapted from https://github.com/coursier/coursier/blob/d9a0fcc1af4876bec7f19a18f2c93d808e06df8d/modules/env/src/main/scala/coursier/env/ProfileUpdater.scala#L44-L137
+
+object ProfileFileUpdater {
+
+  private def startEndIndices(start: String, end: String, content: String): Option[(Int, Int)] = {
+    val startIdx = content.indexOf(start)
+    if (startIdx >= 0) {
+      val endIdx = content.indexOf(end, startIdx + 1)
+      if (endIdx >= 0)
+        Some(startIdx, endIdx + end.length)
+      else
+        None
+    }
+    else
+      None
+  }
+
+  def addToProfileFile(
+    file: Path,
+    title: String,
+    addition: String,
+    charset: Charset
+  ): Boolean = {
+
+    def updated(content: String): Option[String] = {
+      val start  = s"# >>> $title >>>\n"
+      val endStr = s"# <<< $title <<<\n"
+      val withTags = "\n" +
+        start +
+        addition.stripSuffix("\n") + "\n" + endStr
+      if (content.contains(withTags))
+        None
+      else
+        Some {
+          startEndIndices(start, endStr, content) match {
+            case None =>
+              content + withTags
+            case Some((startIdx, endIdx)) =>
+              content.take(startIdx) +
+                withTags +
+                content.drop(endIdx)
+          }
+        }
+    }
+
+    var updatedSomething = false
+    val contentOpt = Some(file)
+      .filter(Files.exists(_))
+      .map(f => new String(Files.readAllBytes(f), charset))
+    for (updatedContent <- updated(contentOpt.getOrElse(""))) {
+      Option(file.getParent).map(createDirectories(_))
+      Files.write(file, updatedContent.getBytes(charset))
+      updatedSomething = true
+    }
+    updatedSomething
+  }
+
+  def removeFromProfileFile(
+    file: Path,
+    title: String,
+    charset: Charset
+  ): Boolean = {
+
+    def updated(content: String): Option[String] = {
+      val start = s"# >>> $title >>>\n"
+      val end   = s"# <<< $title <<<\n"
+      startEndIndices(start, end, content).map {
+        case (startIdx, endIdx) =>
+          content.take(startIdx).stripSuffix("\n") +
+            content.drop(endIdx)
+      }
+    }
+
+    var updatedSomething = false
+    val contentOpt = Some(file)
+      .filter(Files.exists(_))
+      .map(f => new String(Files.readAllBytes(f), charset))
+    for (updatedContent <- updated(contentOpt.getOrElse(""))) {
+      Option(file.getParent).map(createDirectories(_))
+      Files.write(file, updatedContent.getBytes(charset))
+      updatedSomething = true
+    }
+    updatedSomething
+  }
+
+  private def createDirectories(path: Path): Unit =
+    try Files.createDirectories(path)
+    catch {
+      // Ignored, see https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8130464
+      case _: FileAlreadyExistsException if Files.isDirectory(path) =>
+    }
+
+}