diff --git a/bash_completions.go b/bash_completions.go
index 236dee6..5b3e855 100644
--- a/bash_completions.go
+++ b/bash_completions.go
@@ -421,6 +421,9 @@ func writeFlags(cmd *Command, w io.Writer) error {
 	localNonPersistentFlags := cmd.LocalNonPersistentFlags()
 	var visitErr error
 	cmd.NonInheritedFlags().VisitAll(func(flag *pflag.Flag) {
+		if nonCompletableFlag(flag) {
+			return
+		}
 		if err := writeFlag(flag, w); err != nil {
 			visitErr = err
 			return
@@ -442,6 +445,9 @@ func writeFlags(cmd *Command, w io.Writer) error {
 		return visitErr
 	}
 	cmd.InheritedFlags().VisitAll(func(flag *pflag.Flag) {
+		if nonCompletableFlag(flag) {
+			return
+		}
 		if err := writeFlag(flag, w); err != nil {
 			visitErr = err
 			return
@@ -468,6 +474,9 @@ func writeRequiredFlag(cmd *Command, w io.Writer) error {
 	flags := cmd.NonInheritedFlags()
 	var visitErr error
 	flags.VisitAll(func(flag *pflag.Flag) {
+		if nonCompletableFlag(flag) {
+			return
+		}
 		for key := range flag.Annotations {
 			switch key {
 			case BashCompOneRequiredFlag:
@@ -574,6 +583,10 @@ func (cmd *Command) GenBashCompletion(w io.Writer) error {
 	return postscript(w, cmd.Name())
 }
 
+func nonCompletableFlag(flag *pflag.Flag) bool {
+	return flag.Hidden || len(flag.Deprecated) > 0
+}
+
 func (cmd *Command) GenBashCompletionFile(filename string) error {
 	outFile, err := os.Create(filename)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/bash_completions_test.go b/bash_completions_test.go
index 6957f8b..5f4cb4d 100644
--- a/bash_completions_test.go
+++ b/bash_completions_test.go
@@ -138,3 +138,43 @@ func TestBashCompletions(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("shellcheck failed: %v", err)
 	}
 }
+
+func TestBashCompletionHiddenFlag(t *testing.T) {
+	var cmdTrue = &Command{
+		Use: "does nothing",
+		Run: func(cmd *Command, args []string) {},
+	}
+
+	const flagName = "hidden-foo-bar-baz"
+
+	var flagValue bool
+	cmdTrue.Flags().BoolVar(&flagValue, flagName, false, "hidden flag")
+	cmdTrue.Flags().MarkHidden(flagName)
+
+	out := new(bytes.Buffer)
+	cmdTrue.GenBashCompletion(out)
+	bashCompletion := out.String()
+	if strings.Contains(bashCompletion, flagName) {
+		t.Error("expected completion to not include %q flag: Got %v", flagName, bashCompletion)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestBashCompletionDeprecatedFlag(t *testing.T) {
+	var cmdTrue = &Command{
+		Use: "does nothing",
+		Run: func(cmd *Command, args []string) {},
+	}
+
+	const flagName = "deprecated-foo-bar-baz"
+
+	var flagValue bool
+	cmdTrue.Flags().BoolVar(&flagValue, flagName, false, "hidden flag")
+	cmdTrue.Flags().MarkDeprecated(flagName, "use --does-not-exist instead")
+
+	out := new(bytes.Buffer)
+	cmdTrue.GenBashCompletion(out)
+	bashCompletion := out.String()
+	if strings.Contains(bashCompletion, flagName) {
+		t.Errorf("expected completion to not include %q flag: Got %v", flagName, bashCompletion)
+	}
+}