diff --git a/contrib/completion/bash/docker b/contrib/completion/bash/docker
index c8c02ecbfc..0375e6f95b 100644
--- a/contrib/completion/bash/docker
+++ b/contrib/completion/bash/docker
@@ -138,6 +138,10 @@ __docker_containers_and_images() {
 	COMPREPLY+=( "${containers[@]}" )
 }
 
+__docker_networks() {
+	COMPREPLY=( $(compgen -W "$(__docker_q network ls | awk 'NR>1 {print $2}')" -- "$cur") )
+}
+
 __docker_volumes() {
 	COMPREPLY=( $(compgen -W "$(__docker_q volume ls -q)" -- "$cur") )
 }
@@ -149,7 +153,7 @@ __docker_volumes() {
 __docker_pos_first_nonflag() {
 	local argument_flags=$1
 
-	local counter=$((command_pos + 1))
+	local counter=$((${subcommand_pos:-${command_pos}} + 1))
 	while [ $counter -le $cword ]; do
 		if [ -n "$argument_flags" ] && eval "case '${words[$counter]}' in $argument_flags) true ;; *) false ;; esac"; then
 			(( counter++ ))
@@ -212,6 +216,35 @@ __docker_to_extglob() {
 	echo "@($extglob)"
 }
 
+# Subcommand processing.
+# Locates the first occurrence of any of the subcommands contained in the
+# first argument. In case of a match, calls the corresponding completion
+# function and returns 0.
+# If no match is found, 1 is returned. The calling function can then
+# continue processing its completion.
+#
+# TODO if the preceding command has options that accept arguments and an
+# argument is equal ot one of the subcommands, this is falsely detected as
+# a match.
+__docker_subcommands() {
+	local subcommands="$1"
+
+	local counter=$(($command_pos + 1))
+	while [ $counter -lt $cword ]; do
+		case "${words[$counter]}" in
+			$(__docker_to_extglob "$subcommands") )
+				subcommand_pos=$counter
+				local subcommand=${words[$counter]}
+				local completions_func=_docker_${command}_${subcommand}
+				declare -F $completions_func >/dev/null && $completions_func
+				return 0
+				;;
+		esac
+		(( counter++ ))
+	done
+	return 1
+}
+
 # suppress trailing whitespace
 __docker_nospace() {
 	# compopt is not available in ancient bash versions
@@ -965,6 +998,98 @@ _docker_logs() {
 	esac
 }
 
+_docker_network_connect() {
+	case "$cur" in
+		-*)
+			COMPREPLY=( $( compgen -W "--help" -- "$cur" ) )
+			;;
+		*)
+			local counter=$(__docker_pos_first_nonflag '--tail')
+			if [ $cword -eq $counter ]; then
+				__docker_networks
+			elif [ $cword -eq $(($counter + 1)) ]; then
+				__docker_containers_running
+			fi
+			;;
+	esac
+}
+
+_docker_network_create() {
+	case "$prev" in
+		--driver|-d)
+			# no need to suggest drivers that allow one instance only
+			# (host, null)
+			COMPREPLY=( $( compgen -W "bridge overlay" -- "$cur" ) )
+			return
+			;;
+	esac
+
+	case "$cur" in
+		-*)
+			COMPREPLY=( $( compgen -W "--driver -d --help" -- "$cur" ) )
+			;;
+	esac
+}
+
+_docker_network_disconnect() {
+	# TODO disconnect should only complete running containers connected
+	# to the specified network.
+	_docker_network_connect
+}
+
+_docker_network_inspect() {
+	case "$cur" in
+		-*)
+			COMPREPLY=( $( compgen -W "--help" -- "$cur" ) )
+			;;
+		*)
+			local counter=$(__docker_pos_first_nonflag)
+			if [ $cword -eq $counter ]; then
+				__docker_networks
+			fi
+			;;
+	esac
+}
+
+_docker_network_ls() {
+	case "$prev" in
+		-n)
+			return
+			;;
+	esac
+
+	case "$cur" in
+		-*)
+			COMPREPLY=( $( compgen -W "--help --latest -l -n --no-trunc --quiet -q" -- "$cur" ) )
+			;;
+	esac
+}
+
+_docker_network_rm() {
+	_docker_network_inspect
+}
+
+_docker_network() {
+	local subcommands="
+		connect
+		create
+		disconnect
+		inspect
+		ls
+		rm
+	"
+	__docker_subcommands "$subcommands" && return
+
+	case "$cur" in
+		-*)
+			COMPREPLY=( $( compgen -W "--help" -- "$cur" ) )
+			;;
+		*)
+			COMPREPLY=( $( compgen -W "$subcommands" -- "$cur" ) )
+			;;
+	esac
+}
+
 _docker_pause() {
 	case "$cur" in
 		-*)
@@ -1540,33 +1665,20 @@ _docker_volume_rm() {
 }
 
 _docker_volume() {
-	local subcommands=(
+	local subcommands="
 		create
 		inspect
 		ls
 		rm
-	)
-
-	local counter=$(($command_pos + 1))
-	while [ $counter -lt $cword ]; do
-		case "${words[$counter]}" in
-			$(__docker_to_extglob "${subcommands[*]}") )
-				local subcommand=${words[$counter]}
-				local completions_func=_docker_volume_$subcommand
-				declare -F $completions_func >/dev/null && $completions_func
-				return
-				;;
-
-		esac
-		(( counter++ ))
-	done
+	"
+	__docker_subcommands "$subcommands" && return
 
 	case "$cur" in
 		-*)
 			COMPREPLY=( $( compgen -W "--help" -- "$cur" ) )
 			;;
 		*)
-			COMPREPLY=( $( compgen -W "${subcommands[*]}" -- "$cur" ) )
+			COMPREPLY=( $( compgen -W "$subcommands" -- "$cur" ) )
 			;;
 	esac
 }
@@ -1607,6 +1719,7 @@ _docker() {
 		login
 		logout
 		logs
+		network
 		pause
 		port
 		ps
@@ -1652,7 +1765,7 @@ _docker() {
 	local cur prev words cword
 	_get_comp_words_by_ref -n : cur prev words cword
 
-	local command='docker' command_pos=0
+	local command='docker' command_pos=0 subcommand_pos
 	local counter=1
 	while [ $counter -lt $cword ]; do
 		case "${words[$counter]}" in