diff --git a/plugins/composer/composer.plugin.zsh b/plugins/composer/composer.plugin.zsh
index c9b762d07..639677ba6 100644
--- a/plugins/composer/composer.plugin.zsh
+++ b/plugins/composer/composer.plugin.zsh
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ _composer_get_command_list () {
 _composer () {
   if [ -f composer.json ]; then
     compadd `_composer_get_command_list`
+  else
+    compadd create-project init search selfupdate show
   fi
 }
 
@@ -26,4 +28,4 @@ alias ci='composer install'
 alias ccp='composer create-project'
 
 # install composer in the current directory
-alias cget='curl -s https://getcomposer.org/installer | php'
\ No newline at end of file
+alias cget='curl -s https://getcomposer.org/installer | php'