diff --git a/bash_completions.go b/bash_completions.go
index b47f898a2..925e6e787 100644
--- a/bash_completions.go
+++ b/bash_completions.go
@@ -512,7 +512,7 @@ func writeLocalNonPersistentFlag(buf io.StringWriter, flag *pflag.Flag) {
 
 // Setup annotations for go completions for registered flags
 func prepareCustomAnnotationsForFlags(cmd *Command) {
-	for flag := range flagCompletionFunctions {
+	for flag := range cmd.Root().flagCompletionFunctions {
 		// Make sure the completion script calls the __*_go_custom_completion function for
 		// every registered flag.  We need to do this here (and not when the flag was registered
 		// for completion) so that we can know the root command name for the prefix
diff --git a/command.go b/command.go
index 5c85c899d..37cdd8a26 100644
--- a/command.go
+++ b/command.go
@@ -141,6 +141,9 @@ type Command struct {
 	// that we can use on every pflag set and children commands
 	globNormFunc func(f *flag.FlagSet, name string) flag.NormalizedName
 
+	//flagCompletionFunctions is map of flag completion functions.
+	flagCompletionFunctions map[*flag.Flag]func(cmd *Command, args []string, toComplete string) ([]string, ShellCompDirective)
+
 	// usageFunc is usage func defined by user.
 	usageFunc func(*Command) error
 	// usageTemplate is usage template defined by user.
diff --git a/completions.go b/completions.go
index 04dc71e40..cdeed0007 100644
--- a/completions.go
+++ b/completions.go
@@ -17,9 +17,6 @@ const (
 	ShellCompNoDescRequestCmd = "__completeNoDesc"
 )
 
-// Global map of flag completion functions.
-var flagCompletionFunctions = map[*pflag.Flag]func(cmd *Command, args []string, toComplete string) ([]string, ShellCompDirective){}
-
 // ShellCompDirective is a bit map representing the different behaviors the shell
 // can be instructed to have once completions have been provided.
 type ShellCompDirective int
@@ -95,10 +92,15 @@ func (c *Command) RegisterFlagCompletionFunc(flagName string, f func(cmd *Comman
 	if flag == nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("RegisterFlagCompletionFunc: flag '%s' does not exist", flagName)
 	}
-	if _, exists := flagCompletionFunctions[flag]; exists {
+
+	root := c.Root()
+	if _, exists := root.flagCompletionFunctions[flag]; exists {
 		return fmt.Errorf("RegisterFlagCompletionFunc: flag '%s' already registered", flagName)
 	}
-	flagCompletionFunctions[flag] = f
+	if root.flagCompletionFunctions == nil {
+		root.flagCompletionFunctions = map[*pflag.Flag]func(cmd *Command, args []string, toComplete string) ([]string, ShellCompDirective){}
+	}
+	root.flagCompletionFunctions[flag] = f
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -375,7 +377,7 @@ 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 {
-		completionFn = flagCompletionFunctions[flag]
+		completionFn = c.Root().flagCompletionFunctions[flag]
 	} else {
 		completionFn = finalCmd.ValidArgsFunction
 	}