diff --git a/contrib/bash_completion b/contrib/bash_completion
--- a/contrib/bash_completion
+++ b/contrib/bash_completion
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ shopt -s extglob
     # global options
     case "$prev" in
 	-R|--repository)
+	    _hg_paths
 	    _hg_repos
 	    return
 	;;