diff --git a/cmd/podman/common/completion.go b/cmd/podman/common/completion.go
index 6723cbf62d..9856e46efa 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/common/completion.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/common/completion.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/containers/podman/v2/pkg/registries"
 	"github.com/containers/podman/v2/pkg/rootless"
 	systemdGen "github.com/containers/podman/v2/pkg/systemd/generate"
+	"github.com/containers/podman/v2/pkg/util"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
@@ -476,6 +477,25 @@ func AutocompleteNetworkConnectCmd(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string, toComplete
 	return nil, cobra.ShellCompDirectiveNoFileComp
 }
 
+// AutocompleteTopCmd - Autocomplete podman top/pod top command args.
+func AutocompleteTopCmd(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string, toComplete string) ([]string, cobra.ShellCompDirective) {
+	latest := cmd.Flags().Lookup("latest")
+	// only complete containers/pods as first arg if latest is not set
+	if len(args) == 0 && (latest == nil || !latest.Changed) {
+		if cmd.Parent().Name() == "pod" {
+			// need to complete pods since we are using pod top
+			return getPods(cmd, toComplete, completeDefault)
+		}
+		return getContainers(cmd, toComplete, completeDefault)
+	}
+	descriptors, err := util.GetContainerPidInformationDescriptors()
+	if err != nil {
+		cobra.CompErrorln(err.Error())
+		return nil, cobra.ShellCompDirectiveNoFileComp
+	}
+	return descriptors, cobra.ShellCompDirectiveNoFileComp
+}
+
 // AutocompleteSystemConnections - Autocomplete system connections.
 func AutocompleteSystemConnections(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string, toComplete string) ([]string, cobra.ShellCompDirective) {
 	if !validCurrentCmdLine(cmd, args, toComplete) {
diff --git a/cmd/podman/containers/top.go b/cmd/podman/containers/top.go
index f00b1dce15..e691f527a9 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/containers/top.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/containers/top.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ var (
 		Long:              topDescription,
 		RunE:              top,
 		Args:              cobra.ArbitraryArgs,
-		ValidArgsFunction: common.AutocompleteContainersRunning,
+		ValidArgsFunction: common.AutocompleteTopCmd,
 		Example: `podman top ctrID
 podman top --latest
 podman top ctrID pid seccomp args %C
diff --git a/cmd/podman/pods/top.go b/cmd/podman/pods/top.go
index 45ef1e7c28..8298820809 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/pods/top.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/pods/top.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ var (
 		Long:              topDescription,
 		RunE:              top,
 		Args:              cobra.ArbitraryArgs,
-		ValidArgsFunction: common.AutocompletePodsRunning,
+		ValidArgsFunction: common.AutocompleteTopCmd,
 		Example: `podman pod top podID
 podman pod top --latest
 podman pod top podID pid seccomp args %C