diff --git a/.github/workflows/gotest.yml b/.github/workflows/gotest.yml
index 08a741532f01..630160fbb828 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gotest.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gotest.yml
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ jobs:
           go-version: 1.19.x
       - name: Check out Kubo
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: Install missing tools
+        run: sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y zsh
       - name: Restore Go cache
         uses: protocol/cache-go-action@v1
         with:
diff --git a/test/cli/completion_test.go b/test/cli/completion_test.go
index 0c40eb02b6e7..548cb17a2ffe 100644
--- a/test/cli/completion_test.go
+++ b/test/cli/completion_test.go
@@ -29,3 +29,29 @@ func TestBashCompletion(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.NoError(t, res.Err)
 	})
 }
+
+func TestZshCompletion(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	h := harness.NewT(t)
+	node := h.NewNode()
+
+	res := node.IPFS("commands", "completion", "zsh")
+
+	length := len(res.Stdout.String())
+	if length < 100 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected a long Bash completion file, but got one of length %d", length)
+	}
+
+	t.Run("completion file can be loaded in bash", func(t *testing.T) {
+		RequiresLinux(t)
+
+		completionFile := h.WriteToTemp(res.Stdout.String())
+		res = h.Runner.Run(harness.RunRequest{
+			Path: "zsh",
+			Args: []string{"-c", fmt.Sprintf("autoload -Uz compinit && compinit && source %s && echo -E $_comps[ipfs]", completionFile)},
+		})
+
+		assert.NoError(t, res.Err)
+		assert.NotEmpty(t, res.Stdout.String())
+	})
+}