diff --git a/share/completions/git.fish b/share/completions/git.fish
index 61646333c..d536eaa97 100644
--- a/share/completions/git.fish
+++ b/share/completions/git.fish
@@ -869,6 +869,7 @@ complete -f -c git -n '__fish_git_using_command add' -a '(__fish_git_files modif
 
 ### checkout
 complete -f -c git -n '__fish_git_needs_command' -a checkout -d 'Checkout and switch to a branch'
+complete -k -f -c git -n '__fish_git_using_command checkout; and not contains -- -- (commandline -op)' -a '(__fish_git_recent_commits)'
 complete -k -f -c git -n '__fish_git_using_command checkout; and not contains -- -- (commandline -op)' -a '(__fish_git_branches)'
 complete -k -f -c git -n '__fish_git_using_command checkout; and not contains -- -- (commandline -op)' -a '(__fish_git_heads)' -d 'Head'
 complete -k -f -c git -n '__fish_git_using_command checkout; and not contains -- -- (commandline -op)' -a '(__fish_git_tags)' -d 'Tag'