diff --git a/crates/nu-cli/src/completions/file_completions.rs b/crates/nu-cli/src/completions/file_completions.rs
index d589799d1b..6ee3cf55b2 100644
--- a/crates/nu-cli/src/completions/file_completions.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-cli/src/completions/file_completions.rs
@@ -146,6 +146,8 @@ pub fn file_path_completion(
                             || path.contains('"')
                             || path.contains(' ')
                             || path.contains('#')
+                            || path.contains('(')
+                            || path.contains(')')
                         {
                             path = format!("`{}`", path);
                         }
diff --git a/crates/nu-cli/tests/completions.rs b/crates/nu-cli/tests/completions.rs
index fb293b69b3..240b794f67 100644
--- a/crates/nu-cli/tests/completions.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-cli/tests/completions.rs
@@ -444,6 +444,7 @@ fn file_completion_quoted() {
         "`te st.txt`".to_string(),
         "`te#st.txt`".to_string(),
         "`te'st.txt`".to_string(),
+        "`te(st).txt`".to_string(),
     ];
 
     match_suggestions(expected_paths, suggestions)
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/quoted_completions/te(st).txt b/tests/fixtures/quoted_completions/te(st).txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2