diff --git a/cmd/helm/completion.go b/cmd/helm/completion.go
index 0e673eae6..310c915b8 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/completion.go
+++ b/cmd/helm/completion.go
@@ -98,16 +98,16 @@ func newCompletionCmd(out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 	}
 
 	bash := &cobra.Command{
-		Use:                   "bash",
-		Short:                 "generate autocompletion script for bash",
-		Long:                  bashCompDesc,
-		Args:                  require.NoArgs,
-		DisableFlagsInUseLine: true,
-		ValidArgsFunction:     noCompletions,
+		Use:               "bash",
+		Short:             "generate autocompletion script for bash",
+		Long:              bashCompDesc,
+		Args:              require.NoArgs,
+		ValidArgsFunction: noCompletions,
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			return runCompletionBash(out, cmd)
 		},
 	}
+	bash.Flags().BoolVar(&disableCompDescriptions, noDescFlagName, false, noDescFlagText)
 
 	zsh := &cobra.Command{
 		Use:               "zsh",
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ func newCompletionCmd(out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 }
 
 func runCompletionBash(out io.Writer, cmd *cobra.Command) error {
-	err := cmd.Root().GenBashCompletion(out)
+	err := cmd.Root().GenBashCompletionV2(out, !disableCompDescriptions)
 
 	// In case the user renamed the helm binary (e.g., to be able to run
 	// both helm2 and helm3), we hook the new binary name to the completion function