diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 7d3a4c577..c7d9e8e5c 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ Features
  + Virtual tags.
 
 Bugs
+ + No more bash completion of, for example, 'projABC:', or of 'proj:' if
+   abbreviation.minimum is greater than 4.
  + Fixed bug #1059, where CmdEdit was running garbage collection.
  + Fixed bug #1065, where CmdShow issued messages in incorrect situations.
  + Fixed bug #1060, where an error was not thrown correctly.
diff --git a/scripts/bash/task.sh b/scripts/bash/task.sh
index 2341ea1a0..0dc5df04f 100644
--- a/scripts/bash/task.sh
+++ b/scripts/bash/task.sh
@@ -92,44 +92,57 @@ _task()
 #   echo "prev='$prev'"
 #   echo "prev2='$prev2'"
 
+    abbrev_min=$($taskcommand show | grep "abbreviation.minimum" | awk {'print  $2'})
     commands_aliases=$(echo $($taskcommand _commands; $taskcommand _aliases) | tr " " "\n"|sort|tr "\n" " ")
     opts="$commands_aliases $($taskcommand _ids) $($taskcommand _columns)"
 
     case "${prev}" in
         :)
             case "${prev2}" in
-                dep*)
-                    _task_offer_dependencies
+                dep|depe|depen|depend|depends)
+                    if [ ${#prev2} -ge $abbrev_min ]; then
+                        _task_offer_dependencies
+                    fi
                     return 0
                     ;;
-                pri*)
-                    _task_offer_priorities
+                pri|prior|priori|priorit|priority)
+                    if [ ${#prev2} -ge $abbrev_min ]; then
+                        _task_offer_priorities
+                    fi
                     return 0
                     ;;
-                pro*)
-                    _task_offer_projects
+                pro|proj|proje|projec|project)
+                    if [ ${#prev2} -ge $abbrev_min ]; then
+                        _task_offer_projects
+                    fi
                     return 0
                     ;;
             esac
             ;;
         *)
             case "${cur}" in
-                pro*:*)
+                pro:*|proj:*|proje:*|projec:*|project:*)
                     _task_offer_projects
                     return 0
                     ;;
                 :)
                     case "${prev}" in
-                        dep*)
-                            _task_offer_dependencies
+                        dep|depe|depen|depend|depends)
+                            if [ ${#prev} -ge $abbrev_min ]; then
+                                _task_offer_dependencies
+                            fi
                             return 0
                             ;;
-                        pri*)
-                            _task_offer_priorities
+                        pri|prior|priori|priorit|priority)
+                            if [ ${#prev} -ge $abbrev_min ]; then
+                                _task_offer_priorities
+                            fi
                             return 0
                             ;;
-                        pro*)
-                            _task_offer_projects
+                        pro|proj|proje|projec|project)
+                            if [ ${#prev} -ge $abbrev_min ]; then
+                                _task_offer_projects
+                            fi
                             return 0
                             ;;
                     esac
diff --git a/test/bash_completion.t b/test/bash_completion.t
index 9ed38d227..45d377c0d 100755
--- a/test/bash_completion.t
+++ b/test/bash_completion.t
@@ -28,13 +28,14 @@
 
 use strict;
 use warnings;
-use Test::More tests => 7;
+use Test::More tests => 25;
 
 # Create the rc file.
 if (open my $fh, '>', 'bug.rc')
 {
   print $fh "data.location=.\n";
   print $fh "alias.samplealias=long\n";
+  print $fh "abbreviation.minimum=5\n";
 
   close $fh;
   ok (-r 'bug.rc', 'Created bug.rc');
@@ -76,14 +77,57 @@ if (open my $target, '>', 'task.sh')
 }
 
 # aliases should be expanded
-my $output = qx{bash ./task.sh task sampleali};
+my $output = qx{bash ./task.sh task sampleali 2>&1};
 ok ($? == 0, 'Exit status check');
 like ($output, qr/samplealias/, 'Aliases are expanded');
 
-$output = qx{bash ./task.sh task m};
+# commands should be expanded
+$output = qx{bash ./task.sh task m 2>&1};
 ok ($? == 0, 'Exit status check');
 like ($output, qr/modify/, 'expansion of \'m\' includes \'modify\'');
 
+# "project:" should be expanded correctly and dependent on abbreviation.minimum
+qx{../src/task rc:bug.rc add testing project expansion project:todd 2>&1};
+
+# note the spaces between "projABC", ":", and "to" for correct bash parsing
+$output = qx{bash ./task.sh task projeABC : to 2>&1};
+ok ($? == 0, 'Exit status check');
+unlike ($output, qr/todd/, '\'projeABC:\' does not expand');
+
+$output = qx{bash ./task.sh task proje : to 2>&1};
+ok ($? == 0, 'Exit status check');
+like ($output, qr/todd/, '\'proje:\' does expand');
+
+$output = qx{bash ./task.sh task proj : to 2>&1};
+ok ($? == 0, 'Exit status check');
+unlike ($output, qr/todd/, '\'proj:\' does not expand if abbreviation.minimum is 5');
+
+# "priority:" should be expanded correctly and dependent on abbreviation.minimum
+$output = qx{bash ./task.sh task priorABC : 2>&1};
+ok ($? == 0, 'Exit status check');
+unlike ($output, qr/H/, '\'priorABC:\' does not expand');
+
+$output = qx{bash ./task.sh task prior : 2>&1};
+ok ($? == 0, 'Exit status check');
+like ($output, qr/H/, '\'prior:\' does expand');
+
+$output = qx{bash ./task.sh task prio : 2>&1};
+ok ($? == 0, 'Exit status check');
+unlike ($output, qr/H/, '\'prio:\' does not expand if abbreviation.minimum is 5');
+
+# "depends:" should be expanded correctly and dependent on abbreviation.minimum
+$output = qx{bash ./task.sh task depenABC : 2>&1};
+ok ($? == 0, 'Exit status check');
+unlike ($output, qr/1/, '\'depenABC:\' does not expand');
+
+$output = qx{bash ./task.sh task depen : 2>&1};
+ok ($? == 0, 'Exit status check');
+like ($output, qr/1/, '\'depen:\' does expand');
+
+$output = qx{bash ./task.sh task depe : 2>&1};
+ok ($? == 0, 'Exit status check');
+unlike ($output, qr/1/, '\'depe:\' does not expand if abbreviation.minimum is 5');
+
 # Cleanup.
 unlink qw(pending.data completed.data undo.data backlog.data synch.key bug.rc task.sh);
 ok (! -r 'pending.data'   &&