diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index ba4035072c..e331e67285 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -345,6 +345,7 @@ dist_bashcompletion_DATA = \
 
 dist_zshcompletion_DATA = \
 	shell-completion/zsh/_systemctl \
+	shell-completion/zsh/_journalctl \
 	shell-completion/zsh/_systemd
 
 dist_sysctl_DATA = \
diff --git a/shell-completion/zsh/_journalctl b/shell-completion/zsh/_journalctl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..440e35d05b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shell-completion/zsh/_journalctl
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+#compdef journalctl
+
+_outputmodes() {
+    local -a _output_opts
+    _output_opts=(short short-monotonic verbose export json json-pretty json-see cat)
+    _describe -t output 'output mode' _output_opts || compadd "$@"
+}
+
+_list_fields() {
+    local -a journal_fields
+    journal_fields=(MESSAGE{,_ID} PRIORITY CODE_{FILE,LINE,FUNC}
+                    ERRNO SYSLOG_{FACILITY,IDENTIFIER,PID}
+                    _{P,U,G}ID _COMM _EXE _CMDLINE
+                    _AUDIT_{SESSION,LOGINUID}
+                    _SYSTEMD_{CGROUP,SESSION,UNIT,OWNER_UID}
+                    _SYSTEMD_USER_UNIT
+                    _SELINUX_CONTEXT _SOURCE_REALTIME_TIMESTAMP
+                    _{BOOT,MACHINE}_ID _HOSTNAME _TRANSPORT
+                    _KERNEL_{DEVICE,SUBSYSTEM}
+                    _UDEV_{SYSNAME,DEVNODE,DEVLINK}
+                    __CURSOR __{REALTIME,MONOTONIC}_TIMESTAMP)
+    _describe 'possible fields' journal_fields
+}
+
+_journal_none() {
+    local -a _commands _files
+    _commands=( ${(f)"$(_call_program commands "$service" -F _EXE 2>/dev/null)"} )
+    _alternative : \
+        'files:/dev files:_files -W /dev -P /dev/' \
+        "commands:commands:($_commands[@])" \
+        'fields:fields:_list_fields'
+}
+
+_journal_fields() {
+    local -a _fields cmd
+    cmd=("journalctl" "-F ${@[-1]}" "2>/dev/null" )
+    _fields=( ${(f)"$(_call_program fields $cmd[@])"} )
+    typeset -U _fields
+    _describe 'possible values' _fields
+}
+
+_arguments -s \
+    {-h,--help}'[Show this help]' \
+    '--version[Show package version]' \
+    '--no-pager[Do not pipe output into a pager]' \
+    {-l,--full}'[Show long fields in full]' \
+    {-a,--all}'[Show all fields, including long and unprintable]' \
+    {-f,--follow}'[Follow journal]' \
+    {-e,--pager-end}'[Jump to the end of the journal in the pager]' \
+    {-n,--lines=}'[Number of journal entries to show]:integer' \
+    '--no-tail[Show all lines, even in follow mode]' \
+    {-r,--reverse}'[Reverse output]' \
+    {-o,--output=}'[Change journal output mode]:output modes:_outputmodes' \
+    {-x,--catalog}'[Show explanatory texts with each log line]' \
+    {-q,--quiet}"[Don't show privilege warning]" \
+    {-m,--merge}'[Show entries from all available journals]' \
+    {-b,--boot}'[Show entries from the specified boot only]' \
+    {-k,--dmesg}'[Show only kernel messages, Implies -b]' \
+    {-u,--unit=}'[Show data only from the specified unit]:units:_journal_fields _SYSTEMD_UNIT' \
+    '--user-unit[Show data only from the specified user session unit]:units:_journal_fields _SYSTEMD_USER_UNIT' \
+    {-p,--priority=}'[Show only messages within the specified priority range]:priority:_journal_fields PRIORITY' \
+    {-c,--cursor=}'[Start showing entries from specified cursor]:cursors:_journal_fields __CURSORS' \
+    '--after-cursor=[Start showing entries from the location in the journal after the cursor]:cursors:_journal_fields __CURSORS' \
+    '--since=[Start showing entries newer or of the specified date]:YYYY-MM-DD HH\:MM\:SS' \
+    '--until=[Stop showing entries older or of the specified date]:YYYY-MM-DD HH\:MM\:SS' \
+    {-F,--field=}'[List all values a certain field takes]:Fields:_list_fields' \
+    '--system[Show system and kernel messages]' \
+    '--user[Show messages from user services]' \
+    {-D,--directory=}'[Show journal files from directory]:directories:_directories' \
+    '--file=[Operate on specified journal files]:file:_files' \
+    '--root=[Operate on catalog hierarchy under specified directory]:directories:_directories' \
+    '--new-id128[Generate a new 128 Bit ID]' \
+    '--header[Show journal header information]' \
+    '--disk-usage[Show total disk usage]' \
+    '--list-catalog[List messages in catalog]' \
+    '--dump-catalog[Dump messages in catalog]' \
+    '--update-catalog[Update binary catalog database]' \
+    '--setup-keys[Generate new FSS key pair]' \
+    '--force[Force recreation of FSS keys]' \
+    '--interval=[Time interval for changing the FSS sealing key]:time interval' \
+    '--verify[Verify journal file consistency]' \
+    '--verify-key=[Specify FSS verification key]:FSS key' \
+    '*::default: _journal_none'
diff --git a/shell-completion/zsh/_systemd b/shell-completion/zsh/_systemd
index ce7ea1ad4d..488d460142 100644
--- a/shell-completion/zsh/_systemd
+++ b/shell-completion/zsh/_systemd
@@ -1,44 +1,9 @@
-#compdef journalctl localectl timedatectl systemd-coredumpctl udevadm systemd-analyze systemd-cat systemd-ask-password systemd-cgls systemd-cgtop systemd-delta systemd-detect-virt systemd-inhibit systemd-machine-id-setup systemd-notify systemd-nspawn systemd-tmpfiles systemd-tty-ask-password-agent machinectl
+#compdef localectl timedatectl systemd-coredumpctl udevadm systemd-analyze systemd-cat systemd-ask-password systemd-cgls systemd-cgtop systemd-delta systemd-detect-virt systemd-inhibit systemd-machine-id-setup systemd-notify systemd-nspawn systemd-tmpfiles systemd-tty-ask-password-agent machinectl
 
 _ctls()
 {
     local curcontext="$curcontext" state lstate line
     case "$service" in
-        journalctl)
-            _arguments -s \
-                '--since=[Start showing entries newer or of the specified date]:YYYY-MM-DD HH\:MM\:SS' \
-                '--until=[Stop showing entries older or of the specified date]:YYYY-MM-DD HH\:MM\:SS' \
-                {-c,--cursor=}'[Start showing entries from specified cursor]:cursors:_journal_fields __CURSORS' \
-                '--system[Show system and kernel messages]' \
-                '--user[Show messages from user services]' \
-                {-b,--this-boot}'[Show data only from current boot]' \
-                {-u,--unit=}'[Show data only from the specified unit]:units:_journal_fields _SYSTEMD_UNIT' \
-                '--user-unit[Show data only from the specified user session unit]:units:_journal_fields _SYSTEMD_USER_UNIT' \
-                {-p,--priority=}'[Show only messages within the specified priority range]:priority:_journal_fields PRIORITY' \
-                {-f,--follow}'[Follow journal]' \
-                {-n,--lines=}'[Number of journal entries to show]:integer' \
-                '--no-tail[Show all lines, even in follow mode]' \
-                {-o,--output=}'[Change journal output mode]:output modes:_outputmodes' \
-                {-l,--full}'[Show long fields in full]' \
-                {-a,--all}'[Show all fields, including long and unprintable]' \
-                {-q,--quiet}"[Don't show privilege warning]" \
-                '--no-pager[Do not pipe output into a pager]' \
-                {-m,--merge}'[Show entries from all available journals]' \
-                {-D,--directory=}'[Show journal files from directory]:directories:_directories' \
-                '--interval=[Time interval for changing the FSS sealing key]:time interval' \
-                '--verify-key=[Specify FSS verification key]:FSS key' \
-                {-h,--help}'[Show this help]' \
-                '--version[Show package version]' \
-                '--new-id128[Generate a new 128 Bit ID]' \
-                '--header[Show journal header information]' \
-                '--disk-usage[Show total disk usage]' \
-                {-F,--field=}'[List all values a certain field takes]:Fields:_list_fields' \
-                '--setup-keys[Generate new FSS key pair]' \
-                '--verify[Verify journal file consistency]' \
-                '--list-catalog[List messages in catalog]' \
-                '--update-catalog[Update binary catalog database]' \
-                '*::default: _journal_none'
-        ;;
         localectl)
             _arguments \
                 {-h,--help}'[Show this help]' \
@@ -279,39 +244,6 @@ _outputmodes() {
     _describe -t output 'output mode' _output_opts || compadd "$@"
 }
 
-_list_fields() {
-    local -a journal_fields
-    journal_fields=(MESSAGE{,_ID} PRIORITY CODE_{FILE,LINE,FUNC}
-                    ERRNO SYSLOG_{FACILITY,IDENTIFIER,PID}
-                    _{P,U,G}ID _COMM _EXE _CMDLINE
-                    _AUDIT_{SESSION,LOGINUID}
-                    _SYSTEMD_{CGROUP,SESSION,UNIT,OWNER_UID}
-                    _SYSTEMD_USER_UNIT
-                    _SELINUX_CONTEXT _SOURCE_REALTIME_TIMESTAMP
-                    _{BOOT,MACHINE}_ID _HOSTNAME _TRANSPORT
-                    _KERNEL_{DEVICE,SUBSYSTEM}
-                    _UDEV_{SYSNAME,DEVNODE,DEVLINK}
-                    __CURSOR __{REALTIME,MONOTONIC}_TIMESTAMP)
-    _describe 'possible fields' journal_fields
-}
-
-_journal_none() {
-    local -a _commands _files
-    _commands=( ${(f)"$(_call_program commands "$service" -F _EXE 2>/dev/null)"} )
-    _alternative : \
-        'files:/dev files:_files -W /dev -P /dev/' \
-        "commands:commands:($_commands[@])" \
-        'fields:fields:_list_fields'
-}
-
-_journal_fields() {
-    local -a _fields cmd
-    cmd=("journalctl" "-F ${@[-1]}" "2>/dev/null" )
-    _fields=( ${(f)"$(_call_program fields $cmd[@])"} )
-    typeset -U _fields
-    _describe 'possible values' _fields
-}
-
 _localectl_set-locale() {
     local -a _confs _locales
     local expl suf