diff --git a/completer.go b/completer.go
index c60604d..08b3254 100644
--- a/completer.go
+++ b/completer.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/carapace-sh/carapace/pkg/style"
 	completer "github.com/carapace-sh/carapace/pkg/x"
 	"github.com/reeflective/readline"
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
 	"github.com/reeflective/console/internal/completion"
 	"github.com/reeflective/console/internal/line"
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ func (c *Console) complete(input []rune, pos int) readline.Completions {
 	// Ensure the carapace library is called so that the function
 	// completer.Complete() variable is correctly initialized before use.
 	carapace.Gen(menu.Command)
+	hideCarapaceCommands(menu.Command)
 
 	// Split the line as shell words, only using
 	// what the right buffer (up to the cursor)
@@ -32,10 +34,14 @@ func (c *Console) complete(input []rune, pos int) readline.Completions {
 
 	// The completions are never nil: fill out our own object
 	// with everything it contains, regardless of errors.
-	raw := make([]readline.Completion, len(completions.Values))
+	raw := make([]readline.Completion, 0, len(completions.Values))
 
-	for idx, val := range completions.Values {
-		raw[idx] = readline.Completion{
+	for _, val := range completions.Values {
+		if strings.TrimSpace(val.Value) == "_carapace" {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		comp := readline.Completion{
 			Value:       line.UnescapeValue(prefixComp, prefixLine, val.Value),
 			Display:     val.Display,
 			Description: val.Description,
@@ -44,15 +50,17 @@ func (c *Console) complete(input []rune, pos int) readline.Completions {
 		}
 
 		if !completions.Nospace.Matches(val.Value) {
-			raw[idx].Value = val.Value + " "
+			comp.Value = val.Value + " "
 		}
 
 		// Remove short/long flags grouping
 		// join to single tag group for classic zsh side-by-side view
 		switch val.Tag {
 		case "shorthand flags", "longhand flags":
-			raw[idx].Tag = "flags"
+			comp.Tag = "flags"
 		}
+
+		raw = append(raw, comp)
 	}
 
 	// Assign both completions and command/flags/args usage strings.
@@ -131,6 +139,22 @@ func (c *Console) highlightSyntax(input []rune) string {
 	return highlighted
 }
 
+// hideCarapaceCommands recursively hides carapace's internal completion command.
+func hideCarapaceCommands(root *cobra.Command) {
+	if root == nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	for _, cmd := range root.Commands() {
+		if cmd.Name() == "_carapace" {
+			cmd.Hidden = true
+			continue
+		}
+
+		hideCarapaceCommands(cmd)
+	}
+}
+
 func (c *Console) computeHighlight(input []rune) string {
 	// Split the line as shellwords
 	args, unprocessed, err := line.Split(string(input), true)
diff --git a/completer_test.go b/completer_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fdfa3d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/completer_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+package console
+
+import (
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/reeflective/readline"
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+)
+
+func TestCompleteHidesCarapaceCommand(t *testing.T) {
+	c := New("test")
+	root := &cobra.Command{Use: "root"}
+	internal := &cobra.Command{Use: "_carapace"}
+	root.AddCommand(internal, &cobra.Command{Use: "visible"})
+	c.activeMenu().Command = root
+
+	comps := c.complete(nil, 0)
+
+	if !internal.Hidden {
+		t.Fatal("_carapace command was not hidden")
+	}
+
+	for _, value := range completionValues(comps) {
+		if strings.TrimSpace(value) == "_carapace" {
+			t.Fatalf("completion values include internal command: %v", completionValues(comps))
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func completionValues(comps readline.Completions) []string {
+	var values []string
+
+	comps.EachValue(func(comp readline.Completion) readline.Completion {
+		values = append(values, comp.Value)
+		return comp
+	})
+
+	return values
+}