diff --git a/contrib/completion/git-completion.bash b/contrib/completion/git-completion.bash
index 61e99641c06fad..75193ded4bdeda 100644
--- a/contrib/completion/git-completion.bash
+++ b/contrib/completion/git-completion.bash
@@ -3629,7 +3629,7 @@ __git_complete_worktree_paths ()
 	# Generate completion reply from worktree list skipping the first
 	# entry: it's the path of the main worktree, which can't be moved,
 	# removed, locked, etc.
-	__gitcomp_nl "$(git worktree list --porcelain |
+	__gitcomp_nl "$(__git worktree list --porcelain |
 		sed -n -e '2,$ s/^worktree //p')"
 }
 
diff --git a/t/t9902-completion.sh b/t/t9902-completion.sh
index 867b5e61daf82a..569cf231043435 100755
--- a/t/t9902-completion.sh
+++ b/t/t9902-completion.sh
@@ -1263,6 +1263,29 @@ test_expect_success '__git_complete_fetch_refspecs - fully qualified & prefix' '
 	test_cmp expected out
 '
 
+test_expect_success '__git_complete_worktree_paths' '
+	test_when_finished "git worktree remove other_wt" &&
+	git worktree add --orphan other_wt &&
+	run_completion "git worktree remove " &&
+	grep other_wt out
+'
+
+test_expect_success '__git_complete_worktree_paths - not a git repository' '
+	(
+		cd non-repo &&
+		GIT_CEILING_DIRECTORIES="$ROOT" &&
+		export GIT_CEILING_DIRECTORIES &&
+		test_completion "git worktree remove " ""
+	)
+'
+
+test_expect_success '__git_complete_worktree_paths with -C' '
+	test_when_finished "git -C otherrepo worktree remove otherrepo_wt" &&
+	git -C otherrepo worktree add --orphan otherrepo_wt &&
+	run_completion "git -C otherrepo worktree remove " &&
+	grep otherrepo_wt out
+'
+
 test_expect_success 'git switch - with no options, complete local branches and unique remote branch names for DWIM logic' '
 	test_completion "git switch " <<-\EOF
 	branch-in-other Z