diff --git a/contrib/completion/git-completion.bash b/contrib/completion/git-completion.bash
index 016f90bc21..b09cb62c9f 100644
--- a/contrib/completion/git-completion.bash
+++ b/contrib/completion/git-completion.bash
@@ -1006,8 +1006,8 @@ __git_complete_revlist ()
 
 __git_complete_remote_or_refspec ()
 {
-	local cur_="$cur" cmd="${words[1]}"
-	local i c=2 remote="" pfx="" lhs=1 no_complete_refspec=0
+	local cur_="$cur" cmd="${words[__git_cmd_idx]}"
+	local i c=$((__git_cmd_idx+1)) remote="" pfx="" lhs=1 no_complete_refspec=0
 	if [ "$cmd" = "remote" ]; then
 		((c++))
 	fi
@@ -1176,7 +1176,7 @@ __git_aliased_command ()
 # --show-idx: Optionally show the index of the found word in the $words array.
 __git_find_on_cmdline ()
 {
-	local word c=1 show_idx
+	local word c="$__git_cmd_idx" show_idx
 
 	while test $# -gt 1; do
 		case "$1" in
@@ -1221,7 +1221,7 @@ __git_find_last_on_cmdline ()
 	done
 	local wordlist="$1"
 
-	while [ $c -gt 1 ]; do
+	while [ $c -gt "$__git_cmd_idx" ]; do
 		((c--))
 		for word in $wordlist; do
 			if [ "$word" = "${words[c]}" ]; then
@@ -1306,7 +1306,7 @@ __git_count_arguments ()
 	local word i c=0
 
 	# Skip "git" (first argument)
-	for ((i=1; i < ${#words[@]}; i++)); do
+	for ((i="$__git_cmd_idx"; i < ${#words[@]}; i++)); do
 		word="${words[i]}"
 
 		case "$word" in
@@ -1442,7 +1442,7 @@ __git_ref_fieldlist="refname objecttype objectsize objectname upstream push HEAD
 
 _git_branch ()
 {
-	local i c=1 only_local_ref="n" has_r="n"
+	local i c="$__git_cmd_idx" only_local_ref="n" has_r="n"
 
 	while [ $c -lt $cword ]; do
 		i="${words[c]}"
@@ -1474,12 +1474,12 @@ _git_branch ()
 
 _git_bundle ()
 {
-	local cmd="${words[__git_subcommand_idx+1]}"
+	local cmd="${words[__git_cmd_idx+1]}"
 	case "$cword" in
-	$((__git_subcommand_idx+1)))
+	$((__git_cmd_idx+1)))
 		__gitcomp "create list-heads verify unbundle"
 		;;
-	$((__git_subcommand_idx+2)))
+	$((__git_cmd_idx+2)))
 		# looking for a file
 		;;
 	*)
@@ -1894,7 +1894,7 @@ _git_grep ()
 	esac
 
 	case "$cword,$prev" in
-	$((__git_subcommand_idx+1)),*|*,-*)
+	$((__git_cmd_idx+1)),*|*,-*)
 		__git_complete_symbol && return
 		;;
 	esac
@@ -2474,7 +2474,7 @@ _git_switch ()
 __git_config_get_set_variables ()
 {
 	local prevword word config_file= c=$cword
-	while [ $c -gt 1 ]; do
+	while [ $c -gt "$__git_cmd_idx" ]; do
 		word="${words[c]}"
 		case "$word" in
 		--system|--global|--local|--file=*)
@@ -3017,7 +3017,7 @@ _git_stash ()
 	local subcommand="$(__git_find_on_cmdline "$subcommands save")"
 
 	if [ -z "$subcommand" ]; then
-		case "$((cword - __git_subcommand_idx)),$cur" in
+		case "$((cword - __git_cmd_idx)),$cur" in
 		*,--*)
 			__gitcomp_builtin stash_push
 			;;
@@ -3032,21 +3032,6 @@ _git_stash ()
 	fi
 
 	case "$subcommand,$cur" in
-	push,--*)
-		__gitcomp_builtin stash_push
-		;;
-	save,--*)
-		__gitcomp_builtin stash_save
-		;;
-	pop,--*)
-		__gitcomp_builtin stash_pop
-		;;
-	apply,--*)
-		__gitcomp_builtin stash_apply
-		;;
-	drop,--*)
-		__gitcomp_builtin stash_drop
-		;;
 	list,--*)
 		# NEEDSWORK: can we somehow unify this with the options in _git_log() and _git_show()
 		__gitcomp_builtin stash_list "$__git_log_common_options $__git_diff_common_options"
@@ -3054,11 +3039,11 @@ _git_stash ()
 	show,--*)
 		__gitcomp_builtin stash_show "$__git_diff_common_options"
 		;;
-	branch,--*)
-		__gitcomp_builtin stash_branch
+	*,--*)
+		__gitcomp_builtin "stash_$subcommand"
 		;;
 	branch,*)
-		if [ $cword -eq $((__git_subcommand_idx+2)) ]; then
+		if [ $cword -eq $((__git_cmd_idx+2)) ]; then
 			__git_complete_refs
 		else
 			__gitcomp_nl "$(__git stash list \
@@ -3069,8 +3054,6 @@ _git_stash ()
 		__gitcomp_nl "$(__git stash list \
 				| sed -n -e 's/:.*//p')"
 		;;
-	*)
-		;;
 	esac
 }
 
@@ -3224,7 +3207,7 @@ _git_svn ()
 
 _git_tag ()
 {
-	local i c=1 f=0
+	local i c="$__git_cmd_idx" f=0
 	while [ $c -lt $cword ]; do
 		i="${words[c]}"
 		case "$i" in
@@ -3276,9 +3259,11 @@ __git_complete_worktree_paths ()
 _git_worktree ()
 {
 	local subcommands="add list lock move prune remove unlock"
-	local subcommand
+	local subcommand subcommand_idx
 
-	subcommand="$(__git_find_on_cmdline "$subcommands")"
+	subcommand="$(__git_find_on_cmdline --show-idx "$subcommands")"
+	subcommand_idx="${subcommand% *}"
+	subcommand="${subcommand#* }"
 
 	case "$subcommand,$cur" in
 	,*)
@@ -3303,7 +3288,7 @@ _git_worktree ()
 			# be either the 'add' subcommand, the unstuck
 			# argument of an option (e.g. branch for -b|-B), or
 			# the path for the new worktree.
-			if [ $cword -eq $((__git_subcommand_idx+2)) ]; then
+			if [ $cword -eq $((subcommand_idx+1)) ]; then
 				# Right after the 'add' subcommand: have to
 				# complete the path, so fall back to Bash
 				# filename completion.
@@ -3327,7 +3312,7 @@ _git_worktree ()
 		__git_complete_worktree_paths
 		;;
 	move,*)
-		if [ $cword -eq $((__git_subcommand_idx+2)) ]; then
+		if [ $cword -eq $((subcommand_idx+1)) ]; then
 			# The first parameter must be an existing working
 			# tree to be moved.
 			__git_complete_worktree_paths
@@ -3395,22 +3380,40 @@ __git_main ()
 {
 	local i c=1 command __git_dir __git_repo_path
 	local __git_C_args C_args_count=0
-	local __git_subcommand_idx
+	local __git_cmd_idx
 
 	while [ $c -lt $cword ]; do
 		i="${words[c]}"
 		case "$i" in
-		--git-dir=*) __git_dir="${i#--git-dir=}" ;;
-		--git-dir)   ((c++)) ; __git_dir="${words[c]}" ;;
-		--bare)      __git_dir="." ;;
-		--help) command="help"; break ;;
-		-c|--work-tree|--namespace) ((c++)) ;;
-		-C)	__git_C_args[C_args_count++]=-C
+		--git-dir=*)
+			__git_dir="${i#--git-dir=}"
+			;;
+		--git-dir)
+			((c++))
+			__git_dir="${words[c]}"
+			;;
+		--bare)
+			__git_dir="."
+			;;
+		--help)
+			command="help"
+			break
+			;;
+		-c|--work-tree|--namespace)
+			((c++))
+			;;
+		-C)
+			__git_C_args[C_args_count++]=-C
 			((c++))
 			__git_C_args[C_args_count++]="${words[c]}"
 			;;
-		-*) ;;
-		*) command="$i"; __git_subcommand_idx="$c"; break ;;
+		-*)
+			;;
+		*)
+			command="$i"
+			__git_cmd_idx="$c"
+			break
+			;;
 		esac
 		((c++))
 	done
@@ -3432,7 +3435,8 @@ __git_main ()
 			;;
 		esac
 		case "$cur" in
-		--*)   __gitcomp "
+		--*)
+			__gitcomp "
 			--paginate
 			--no-pager
 			--git-dir=
diff --git a/t/t9902-completion.sh b/t/t9902-completion.sh
index 4d732d6d4f..cb057ef161 100755
--- a/t/t9902-completion.sh
+++ b/t/t9902-completion.sh
@@ -1879,6 +1879,7 @@ test_expect_success '__git_find_on_cmdline - single match' '
 	(
 		words=(git command --opt list) &&
 		cword=${#words[@]} &&
+		__git_cmd_idx=1 &&
 		__git_find_on_cmdline "add list remove" >actual
 	) &&
 	test_cmp expect actual
@@ -1889,6 +1890,7 @@ test_expect_success '__git_find_on_cmdline - multiple matches' '
 	(
 		words=(git command -o --opt remove list add) &&
 		cword=${#words[@]} &&
+		__git_cmd_idx=1 &&
 		__git_find_on_cmdline "add list remove" >actual
 	) &&
 	test_cmp expect actual
@@ -1898,6 +1900,7 @@ test_expect_success '__git_find_on_cmdline - no match' '
 	(
 		words=(git command --opt branch) &&
 		cword=${#words[@]} &&
+		__git_cmd_idx=1 &&
 		__git_find_on_cmdline "add list remove" >actual
 	) &&
 	test_must_be_empty actual
@@ -1908,6 +1911,7 @@ test_expect_success '__git_find_on_cmdline - single match with index' '
 	(
 		words=(git command --opt list) &&
 		cword=${#words[@]} &&
+		__git_cmd_idx=1 &&
 		__git_find_on_cmdline --show-idx "add list remove" >actual
 	) &&
 	test_cmp expect actual
@@ -1918,6 +1922,7 @@ test_expect_success '__git_find_on_cmdline - multiple matches with index' '
 	(
 		words=(git command -o --opt remove list add) &&
 		cword=${#words[@]} &&
+		__git_cmd_idx=1 &&
 		__git_find_on_cmdline --show-idx "add list remove" >actual
 	) &&
 	test_cmp expect actual
@@ -1927,11 +1932,23 @@ test_expect_success '__git_find_on_cmdline - no match with index' '
 	(
 		words=(git command --opt branch) &&
 		cword=${#words[@]} &&
+		__git_cmd_idx=1 &&
 		__git_find_on_cmdline --show-idx "add list remove" >actual
 	) &&
 	test_must_be_empty actual
 '
 
+test_expect_success '__git_find_on_cmdline - ignores matches before command with index' '
+	echo "6 remove" >expect &&
+	(
+		words=(git -C remove command -o --opt remove list add) &&
+		cword=${#words[@]} &&
+		__git_cmd_idx=3 &&
+		__git_find_on_cmdline --show-idx "add list remove" >actual
+	) &&
+	test_cmp expect actual
+'
+
 test_expect_success '__git_get_config_variables' '
 	cat >expect <<-EOF &&
 	name-1
@@ -2275,6 +2292,7 @@ do
 		(
 			words=(git push '$flag' other ma) &&
 			cword=${#words[@]} cur=${words[cword-1]} &&
+			__git_cmd_idx=1 &&
 			__git_complete_remote_or_refspec &&
 			print_comp
 		) &&
@@ -2288,6 +2306,7 @@ do
 		(
 			words=(git push other '$flag' ma) &&
 			cword=${#words[@]} cur=${words[cword-1]} &&
+			__git_cmd_idx=1 &&
 			__git_complete_remote_or_refspec &&
 			print_comp
 		) &&