diff --git a/bash_completion b/bash_completion
index 2aec4dc4169..b9a85fedd05 100644
--- a/bash_completion
+++ b/bash_completion
@@ -245,6 +245,124 @@ _upvars()
     done
 }
 
+# Filter the array elements with the specified condition.
+# @param $1 Array name (that is not "value" or other internal variable names)
+# @param $2 When none of the options -EFG are specified, this is used as the
+#   command that tests the array element.  If this is an existing function
+#   name, the function is called with the value of the array element.
+#   Otherwise, this shall be the shell command that tests the array-element
+#   value stored in the shell variable "value".
+#
+# Options:
+#     -E          $2 is interpreted as a POSIX extended regular expression.
+#                 This is always the partial matching unless ^, $ is included
+#                 in $2.
+#     -F          $2 is interpreted as a fixed string.
+#     -G          $2 is interpreted as a glob pattern.
+#
+#     -p          Combined with -F or -G, it performs the prefix matching.
+#     -s          Combined with -F or -G, it performs the suffix matching.
+#     -m          Combined with -F or -G, it performs the middle matching.
+#     -r          Revert the condition, i.e., remove elements that satisfy
+#                 the original condition.
+#
+#     -C          Array compaction is not performed.
+#
+# @return 2 with a wrong usage, 1 when any elements are removed, 0 when the set
+#   of array elements are unchanged. [ Note: the compaction will be performed
+#   (without the option -C) even when the set of array elements are
+#   unchanged. ]
+_comp_array_filter()
+{
+    local __comp_flags='' __comp_pattype='' __comp_anchoring=''
+    local OPTIND=1 OPTARG='' OPTERR=0 __comp_opt=''
+    while getopts 'EFGpsmrC' __comp_opt "$@"; do
+        case $__comp_opt in
+            [EFG]) __comp_pattype=$__comp_opt ;;
+            [psm]) __comp_anchoring=$__comp_opt ;;
+            [rC]) __comp_flags=$__comp_opt$__comp_flags ;;
+            *)
+                echo "bash_completion: $FUNCNAME: usage error" >&2
+                return 2
+                ;;
+        esac
+    done
+
+    shift $((OPTIND - 1))
+    if (($# != 2)); then
+        printf 'bash_completion: %s: %s\n' "$FUNCNAME" "unexpected number of arguments." >&2
+        printf 'usage: %s %s\n' "$FUNCNAME" "[-EFGpsmrC] ARRAY_NAME CONDITION" >&2
+        return 2
+    elif [[ $1 != [a-zA-Z_]*([a-zA-Z_0-9]) ]]; then
+        printf 'bash_completion: %s: %s\n' "$FUNCNAME" "invalid array name '$1'." >&2
+        return 2
+    elif [[ $1 == @(__comp_*|OPTIND|OPTARG|OPTERR) ]]; then
+        printf 'bash_completion: %s: %s\n' "$FUNCNAME" "array name '$1' is reserved for internal uses." >&2
+        return 2
+    elif [[ ! $__comp_pattype && $1 == value ]]; then
+        printf 'bash_completion: %s: %s\n' "$FUNCNAME" "array name '$1' cannot be used for the predicate." >&2
+        return 2
+    fi
+    # When the array is empty:
+    eval "((\${#$1[@]}))" || return 0
+
+    local __comp_predicate='' __comp_pattern=$2
+    case $__comp_pattype in
+        E)
+            __comp_predicate='[[ $__comp_value == $__comp_pattern ]]'
+            ;;
+        F)
+            case $__comp_anchoring in
+                p) __comp_predicate='[[ $__comp_value == "$__comp_pattern"* ]]' ;;
+                s) __comp_predicate='[[ $__comp_value == *"$__comp_pattern" ]]' ;;
+                m) __comp_predicate='[[ $__comp_value == *"$__comp_pattern"* ]]' ;;
+                *) __comp_predicate='[[ $__comp_value == "$__comp_pattern" ]]' ;;
+            esac
+            ;;
+        G)
+            case $__comp_anchoring in
+                p) __comp_predicate='[[ $__comp_value == $__comp_pattern* ]]' ;;
+                s) __comp_predicate='[[ $__comp_value == *$__comp_pattern ]]' ;;
+                m) __comp_predicate='[[ $__comp_value == *$__comp_pattern* ]]' ;;
+                *) __comp_predicate='[[ $__comp_value == $__comp_pattern ]]' ;;
+            esac
+            ;;
+        *)
+            if declare -F "$2" &>/dev/null; then
+                _comp_predicate="$2 \"\$__comp_value\""
+            else
+                _comp_predicate="local value=\$__comp_value; $2"
+            fi
+            ;;
+    esac
+
+    local __comp_unset='' __comp_expected_status=0
+    [[ $__comp_flags == *r* ]] && __comp_expected_status=1
+
+    local __comp_indices __comp_index __comp_value
+    eval "__comp_indices=(\"\${!$1[@]}\")"
+    for __comp_index in "${__comp_indices[@]}"; do
+        eval "__comp_value=\${$1[\$__comp_index]}; $__comp_predicate"
+        case $? in
+            "$__comp_expected_status") continue ;;
+            [01])
+                unset -v "$1[\$__comp_index]"
+                __comp_unset=1
+                ;;
+            *)
+                printf 'bash_completion: %s: %s\n' "$FUNCNAME" "the filter condition broken." >&2
+                return 2
+                ;;
+        esac
+    done
+
+    # Compaction of the sparse array
+    [[ $__comp_flags == *C* ]] ||
+        eval -- "((\${#$1[@]})) && $1=(\"\${$1[@]}\")"
+
+    [[ ! $__comp_unset ]]
+}
+
 # Reassemble command line words, excluding specified characters from the
 # list of word completion separators (COMP_WORDBREAKS).
 # @param $1 chars  Characters out of $COMP_WORDBREAKS which should