diff --git a/contrib/bash_completion b/contrib/bash_completion
--- a/contrib/bash_completion
+++ b/contrib/bash_completion
@@ -299,7 +299,11 @@ complete -o bashdefault -o default -F _h
 
 _hg_cmd_qdelete()
 {
-    _hg_ext_mq_patchlist qunapplied
+    local qcmd=qunapplied
+    if [[ "$prev" = @(-r|--rev) ]]; then
+	qcmd=qapplied
+    fi
+    _hg_ext_mq_patchlist $qcmd
 }
 
 _hg_cmd_qsave()