diff --git a/custom_completions.go b/custom_completions.go
index f9e88e081..19863eb46 100644
--- a/custom_completions.go
+++ b/custom_completions.go
@@ -206,12 +206,26 @@ func (c *Command) getCompletions(args []string) (*Command, []string, ShellCompDi
 		return finalCmd, []string{}, ShellCompDirectiveDefault, err
 	}
 
+	// Check if interspersed is false or -- was set on a previous arg.
+	// This works by counting the arguments. Normally -- is not counted as arg but
+	// if -- was already set or interspersed is false and there is already one arg then
+	// the extra added -- is counted as arg.
+	flagCompletion := true
+	_ = finalCmd.ParseFlags(append(finalArgs, "--"))
+	newArgCount := finalCmd.Flags().NArg()
+
 	// Parse the flags early so we can check if required flags are set
 	if err = finalCmd.ParseFlags(finalArgs); err != nil {
 		return finalCmd, []string{}, ShellCompDirectiveDefault, fmt.Errorf("Error while parsing flags from args %v: %s", finalArgs, err.Error())
 	}
 
-	if flag != nil {
+	realArgCount := finalCmd.Flags().NArg()
+	if newArgCount > realArgCount {
+		// don't do flag completion (see above)
+		flagCompletion = false
+	}
+
+	if flag != nil && flagCompletion {
 		// Check if we are completing a flag value subject to annotations
 		if validExts, present := flag.Annotations[BashCompFilenameExt]; present {
 			if len(validExts) != 0 {
@@ -238,7 +252,7 @@ func (c *Command) getCompletions(args []string) (*Command, []string, ShellCompDi
 	// When doing completion of a flag name, as soon as an argument starts with
 	// a '-' we know it is a flag.  We cannot use isFlagArg() here as it requires
 	// the flag name to be complete
-	if flag == nil && len(toComplete) > 0 && toComplete[0] == '-' && !strings.Contains(toComplete, "=") {
+	if flag == nil && len(toComplete) > 0 && toComplete[0] == '-' && !strings.Contains(toComplete, "=") && flagCompletion {
 		var completions []string
 
 		// First check for required flags
@@ -351,7 +365,7 @@ func (c *Command) getCompletions(args []string) (*Command, []string, ShellCompDi
 
 	// Find the completion function for the flag or command
 	var completionFn func(cmd *Command, args []string, toComplete string) ([]string, ShellCompDirective)
-	if flag != nil {
+	if flag != nil && flagCompletion {
 		completionFn = flagCompletionFunctions[flag]
 	} else {
 		completionFn = finalCmd.ValidArgsFunction
diff --git a/custom_completions_test.go b/custom_completions_test.go
index 14ec5a9eb..e5487e929 100644
--- a/custom_completions_test.go
+++ b/custom_completions_test.go
@@ -1697,6 +1697,159 @@ func TestValidArgsFuncChildCmdsWithDesc(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestFlagCompletionWithNotInterspersedArgs(t *testing.T) {
+	rootCmd := &Command{Use: "root", Run: emptyRun}
+	childCmd := &Command{
+		Use: "child",
+		Run: emptyRun,
+		ValidArgsFunction: func(cmd *Command, args []string, toComplete string) ([]string, ShellCompDirective) {
+			return []string{"--validarg", "test"}, ShellCompDirectiveDefault
+		},
+	}
+	childCmd2 := &Command{
+		Use:       "child2",
+		Run:       emptyRun,
+		ValidArgs: []string{"arg1", "arg2"},
+	}
+	rootCmd.AddCommand(childCmd, childCmd2)
+	childCmd.Flags().Bool("bool", false, "test bool flag")
+	childCmd.Flags().String("string", "", "test string flag")
+	childCmd.RegisterFlagCompletionFunc("string", func(cmd *Command, args []string, toComplete string) ([]string, ShellCompDirective) {
+		return []string{"myval"}, ShellCompDirectiveDefault
+	})
+
+	// Test flag completion with no argument
+	output, err := executeCommand(rootCmd, ShellCompRequestCmd, "child", "--")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Unexpected error: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	expected := strings.Join([]string{
+		"--bool\ttest bool flag",
+		"--string\ttest string flag",
+		":4",
+		"Completion ended with directive: ShellCompDirectiveNoFileComp", ""}, "\n")
+
+	if output != expected {
+		t.Errorf("expected: %q, got: %q", expected, output)
+	}
+
+	// Test that no flags are completed after the -- arg
+	output, err = executeCommand(rootCmd, ShellCompRequestCmd, "child", "--", "-")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Unexpected error: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	expected = strings.Join([]string{
+		"--validarg",
+		"test",
+		":0",
+		"Completion ended with directive: ShellCompDirectiveDefault", ""}, "\n")
+
+	if output != expected {
+		t.Errorf("expected: %q, got: %q", expected, output)
+	}
+
+	// Test that no flags are completed after the -- arg with a flag set
+	output, err = executeCommand(rootCmd, ShellCompRequestCmd, "child", "--bool", "--", "-")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Unexpected error: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	expected = strings.Join([]string{
+		"--validarg",
+		"test",
+		":0",
+		"Completion ended with directive: ShellCompDirectiveDefault", ""}, "\n")
+
+	if output != expected {
+		t.Errorf("expected: %q, got: %q", expected, output)
+	}
+
+	// set Interspersed to false which means that no flags should be completed after the first arg
+	childCmd.Flags().SetInterspersed(false)
+
+	// Test that no flags are completed after the first arg
+	output, err = executeCommand(rootCmd, ShellCompRequestCmd, "child", "arg", "--")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Unexpected error: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	expected = strings.Join([]string{
+		"--validarg",
+		"test",
+		":0",
+		"Completion ended with directive: ShellCompDirectiveDefault", ""}, "\n")
+
+	if output != expected {
+		t.Errorf("expected: %q, got: %q", expected, output)
+	}
+
+	// Test that no flags are completed after the fist arg with a flag set
+	output, err = executeCommand(rootCmd, ShellCompRequestCmd, "child", "--string", "t", "arg", "")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Unexpected error: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	expected = strings.Join([]string{
+		"--validarg",
+		"test",
+		":0",
+		"Completion ended with directive: ShellCompDirectiveDefault", ""}, "\n")
+
+	if output != expected {
+		t.Errorf("expected: %q, got: %q", expected, output)
+	}
+
+	// Check that args are still completed after --
+	output, err = executeCommand(rootCmd, ShellCompRequestCmd, "child", "--", "")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Unexpected error: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	expected = strings.Join([]string{
+		"--validarg",
+		"test",
+		":0",
+		"Completion ended with directive: ShellCompDirectiveDefault", ""}, "\n")
+
+	if output != expected {
+		t.Errorf("expected: %q, got: %q", expected, output)
+	}
+
+	// Check that args are still completed even if flagname with ValidArgsFunction exists
+	output, err = executeCommand(rootCmd, ShellCompRequestCmd, "child", "--", "--string", "")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Unexpected error: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	expected = strings.Join([]string{
+		"--validarg",
+		"test",
+		":0",
+		"Completion ended with directive: ShellCompDirectiveDefault", ""}, "\n")
+
+	if output != expected {
+		t.Errorf("expected: %q, got: %q", expected, output)
+	}
+
+	// Check that args are still completed even if flagname with ValidArgsFunction exists
+	output, err = executeCommand(rootCmd, ShellCompRequestCmd, "child2", "--", "a")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Unexpected error: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	expected = strings.Join([]string{
+		"arg1",
+		"arg2",
+		":4",
+		"Completion ended with directive: ShellCompDirectiveNoFileComp", ""}, "\n")
+
+	if output != expected {
+		t.Errorf("expected: %q, got: %q", expected, output)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestFlagCompletionInGoWithDesc(t *testing.T) {
 	rootCmd := &Command{
 		Use: "root",