diff --git a/skel/.bash_profile b/skel/.bash_profile
index b8e6424..deca165 100644
--- a/skel/.bash_profile
+++ b/skel/.bash_profile
@@ -7,3 +7,8 @@ if [ -n "$BASH_VERSION" ]; then
 fi
 
 source "$HOME/.profile"
+
+# source kubernetes shell completion
+if [ "$PROFILE_ENABLE_KUBECTL" ]; then
+  source <(kubectl completion bash)
+fi
diff --git a/skel/.zprofile b/skel/.zprofile
index d04b7d3..cee8ebf 100644
--- a/skel/.zprofile
+++ b/skel/.zprofile
@@ -1,2 +1,7 @@
 source /etc/profile
 source $HOME/.profile
+
+# source kubernetes shell completion
+if [ "$PROFILE_ENABLE_KUBECTL" ]; then
+  source <(kubectl completion zsh)
+fi