diff --git a/plugins/cargo/_cargo b/plugins/cargo/_cargo
index 7ed95c0ce..e26fbfeba 100644
--- a/plugins/cargo/_cargo
+++ b/plugins/cargo/_cargo
@@ -390,6 +390,7 @@ esac
 }
 
 _cargo_cmds(){
+local IFS=$'\n'
 local -a commands;commands=(
 'bench:execute all benchmarks of a local package'
 'build:compile the current project'
@@ -420,6 +421,7 @@ local -a commands;commands=(
 'verify-project:check Cargo.toml'
 'version:show version information'
 'yank:remove pushed file from index'
+$( cargo --list | sed -n '1!p' | tr -d ' ' | egrep -v "^bench$|^build$|^clean$|^doc$|^fetch$|^generate-lockfile$|^git-checkout$|^help$|^init$|^install$|^locate-project$|^login$|^metadata$|^new$|^owner$|^package$|^pkgid$|^publish$|^read-manifest$|^run$|^rustc$|^rustdoc$|^search$|^test$|^uninstall$|^update$|^verify-project$|^version$|^yank$" | sed -r "s/(.*)/echo \"\1:$\(cargo help \1 | head -n 1\)\"/" | sh )
 )
 _describe 'command' commands