diff --git a/clap_complete/src/shells/fish.rs b/clap_complete/src/shells/fish.rs
index 5a069d35b56..7dae5b6d6e8 100644
--- a/clap_complete/src/shells/fish.rs
+++ b/clap_complete/src/shells/fish.rs
@@ -168,10 +168,12 @@ fn value_completion(option: &Arg) -> String {
                 .filter_map(|value| if value.is_hide_set() {
                     None
                 } else {
+                    // The help text after \t is wrapped in '' to make sure that the it is taken literally
+                    // and there is no command substitution or variable expansion resulting in unexpected errors
                     Some(format!(
-                        "{}\t{}",
+                        "{}\t'{}'",
                         escape_string(value.get_name(), true).as_str(),
-                        escape_string(&value.get_help().unwrap_or_default().to_string(), true)
+                        escape_string(&value.get_help().unwrap_or_default().to_string(), false)
                     ))
                 })
                 .collect::<Vec<_>>()
diff --git a/clap_complete/tests/snapshots/home/static/exhaustive/fish/fish/completions/exhaustive.fish b/clap_complete/tests/snapshots/home/static/exhaustive/fish/fish/completions/exhaustive.fish
index 2b94f87fb8b..e9558b91118 100644
--- a/clap_complete/tests/snapshots/home/static/exhaustive/fish/fish/completions/exhaustive.fish
+++ b/clap_complete/tests/snapshots/home/static/exhaustive/fish/fish/completions/exhaustive.fish
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-complete -c exhaustive -n "__fish_use_subcommand" -l generate -d 'generate' -r -f -a "{bash	,elvish	,fish	,powershell	,zsh	}"
+complete -c exhaustive -n "__fish_use_subcommand" -l generate -d 'generate' -r -f -a "{bash	'',elvish	'',fish	'',powershell	'',zsh	''}"
 complete -c exhaustive -n "__fish_use_subcommand" -l global -d 'everywhere'
 complete -c exhaustive -n "__fish_use_subcommand" -s h -l help -d 'Print help'
 complete -c exhaustive -n "__fish_use_subcommand" -s V -l version -d 'Print version'
@@ -12,13 +12,13 @@ complete -c exhaustive -n "__fish_use_subcommand" -f -a "hint"
 complete -c exhaustive -n "__fish_use_subcommand" -f -a "complete" -d 'Register shell completions for this program'
 complete -c exhaustive -n "__fish_use_subcommand" -f -a "help" -d 'Print this message or the help of the given subcommand(s)'
 complete -c exhaustive -n "__fish_seen_subcommand_from action" -l set -d 'value' -r
-complete -c exhaustive -n "__fish_seen_subcommand_from action" -l choice -d 'enum' -r -f -a "{first	,second	}"
+complete -c exhaustive -n "__fish_seen_subcommand_from action" -l choice -d 'enum' -r -f -a "{first	'',second	''}"
 complete -c exhaustive -n "__fish_seen_subcommand_from action" -l set-true -d 'bool'
 complete -c exhaustive -n "__fish_seen_subcommand_from action" -l count -d 'number'
 complete -c exhaustive -n "__fish_seen_subcommand_from action" -l global -d 'everywhere'
 complete -c exhaustive -n "__fish_seen_subcommand_from action" -s h -l help -d 'Print help'
 complete -c exhaustive -n "__fish_seen_subcommand_from action" -s V -l version -d 'Print version'
-complete -c exhaustive -n "__fish_seen_subcommand_from quote; and not __fish_seen_subcommand_from cmd-single-quotes; and not __fish_seen_subcommand_from cmd-double-quotes; and not __fish_seen_subcommand_from cmd-backticks; and not __fish_seen_subcommand_from cmd-backslash; and not __fish_seen_subcommand_from cmd-brackets; and not __fish_seen_subcommand_from cmd-expansions; and not __fish_seen_subcommand_from escape-help; and not __fish_seen_subcommand_from help" -l choice -r -f -a "{bash	bash (shell),fish	fish shell,zsh	zsh shell}"
+complete -c exhaustive -n "__fish_seen_subcommand_from quote; and not __fish_seen_subcommand_from cmd-single-quotes; and not __fish_seen_subcommand_from cmd-double-quotes; and not __fish_seen_subcommand_from cmd-backticks; and not __fish_seen_subcommand_from cmd-backslash; and not __fish_seen_subcommand_from cmd-brackets; and not __fish_seen_subcommand_from cmd-expansions; and not __fish_seen_subcommand_from escape-help; and not __fish_seen_subcommand_from help" -l choice -r -f -a "{bash	'bash (shell)',fish	'fish shell',zsh	'zsh shell'}"
 complete -c exhaustive -n "__fish_seen_subcommand_from quote; and not __fish_seen_subcommand_from cmd-single-quotes; and not __fish_seen_subcommand_from cmd-double-quotes; and not __fish_seen_subcommand_from cmd-backticks; and not __fish_seen_subcommand_from cmd-backslash; and not __fish_seen_subcommand_from cmd-brackets; and not __fish_seen_subcommand_from cmd-expansions; and not __fish_seen_subcommand_from escape-help; and not __fish_seen_subcommand_from help" -l single-quotes -d 'Can be \'always\', \'auto\', or \'never\''
 complete -c exhaustive -n "__fish_seen_subcommand_from quote; and not __fish_seen_subcommand_from cmd-single-quotes; and not __fish_seen_subcommand_from cmd-double-quotes; and not __fish_seen_subcommand_from cmd-backticks; and not __fish_seen_subcommand_from cmd-backslash; and not __fish_seen_subcommand_from cmd-brackets; and not __fish_seen_subcommand_from cmd-expansions; and not __fish_seen_subcommand_from escape-help; and not __fish_seen_subcommand_from help" -l double-quotes -d 'Can be "always", "auto", or "never"'
 complete -c exhaustive -n "__fish_seen_subcommand_from quote; and not __fish_seen_subcommand_from cmd-single-quotes; and not __fish_seen_subcommand_from cmd-double-quotes; and not __fish_seen_subcommand_from cmd-backticks; and not __fish_seen_subcommand_from cmd-backslash; and not __fish_seen_subcommand_from cmd-brackets; and not __fish_seen_subcommand_from cmd-expansions; and not __fish_seen_subcommand_from escape-help; and not __fish_seen_subcommand_from help" -l backticks -d 'For more information see `echo test`'
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ complete -c exhaustive -n "__fish_seen_subcommand_from alias" -s f -s F -l flag
 complete -c exhaustive -n "__fish_seen_subcommand_from alias" -l global -d 'everywhere'
 complete -c exhaustive -n "__fish_seen_subcommand_from alias" -s h -l help -d 'Print help'
 complete -c exhaustive -n "__fish_seen_subcommand_from alias" -s V -l version -d 'Print version'
-complete -c exhaustive -n "__fish_seen_subcommand_from hint" -l choice -r -f -a "{bash	,fish	,zsh	}"
+complete -c exhaustive -n "__fish_seen_subcommand_from hint" -l choice -r -f -a "{bash	'',fish	'',zsh	''}"
 complete -c exhaustive -n "__fish_seen_subcommand_from hint" -l unknown -r
 complete -c exhaustive -n "__fish_seen_subcommand_from hint" -l other -r -f
 complete -c exhaustive -n "__fish_seen_subcommand_from hint" -s p -l path -r -F
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ complete -c exhaustive -n "__fish_seen_subcommand_from hint" -l email -r -f
 complete -c exhaustive -n "__fish_seen_subcommand_from hint" -l global -d 'everywhere'
 complete -c exhaustive -n "__fish_seen_subcommand_from hint" -s h -l help -d 'Print help'
 complete -c exhaustive -n "__fish_seen_subcommand_from hint" -s V -l version -d 'Print version'
-complete -c exhaustive -n "__fish_seen_subcommand_from complete" -l shell -d 'Specify shell to complete for' -r -f -a "{bash	,fish	}"
+complete -c exhaustive -n "__fish_seen_subcommand_from complete" -l shell -d 'Specify shell to complete for' -r -f -a "{bash	'',fish	''}"
 complete -c exhaustive -n "__fish_seen_subcommand_from complete" -l register -d 'Path to write completion-registration to' -r -F
 complete -c exhaustive -n "__fish_seen_subcommand_from complete" -l global -d 'everywhere'
 complete -c exhaustive -n "__fish_seen_subcommand_from complete" -s h -l help -d 'Print help (see more with \'--help\')'
diff --git a/clap_complete/tests/snapshots/sub_subcommands.fish b/clap_complete/tests/snapshots/sub_subcommands.fish
index f0eccd7c061..cec51a63a1f 100644
--- a/clap_complete/tests/snapshots/sub_subcommands.fish
+++ b/clap_complete/tests/snapshots/sub_subcommands.fish
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ complete -c my-app -n "__fish_seen_subcommand_from some_cmd; and not __fish_seen
 complete -c my-app -n "__fish_seen_subcommand_from some_cmd; and not __fish_seen_subcommand_from sub_cmd; and not __fish_seen_subcommand_from help" -s V -l version -d 'Print version'
 complete -c my-app -n "__fish_seen_subcommand_from some_cmd; and not __fish_seen_subcommand_from sub_cmd; and not __fish_seen_subcommand_from help" -f -a "sub_cmd" -d 'sub-subcommand'
 complete -c my-app -n "__fish_seen_subcommand_from some_cmd; and not __fish_seen_subcommand_from sub_cmd; and not __fish_seen_subcommand_from help" -f -a "help" -d 'Print this message or the help of the given subcommand(s)'
-complete -c my-app -n "__fish_seen_subcommand_from some_cmd; and __fish_seen_subcommand_from sub_cmd" -l config -d 'the other case to test' -r -f -a "{Lest quotes\, aren\'t escaped.	help\,with\,comma,Second to trigger display of options	}"
+complete -c my-app -n "__fish_seen_subcommand_from some_cmd; and __fish_seen_subcommand_from sub_cmd" -l config -d 'the other case to test' -r -f -a "{Lest quotes\, aren\'t escaped.	'help,with,comma',Second to trigger display of options	''}"
 complete -c my-app -n "__fish_seen_subcommand_from some_cmd; and __fish_seen_subcommand_from sub_cmd" -s h -l help -d 'Print help (see more with \'--help\')'
 complete -c my-app -n "__fish_seen_subcommand_from some_cmd; and __fish_seen_subcommand_from sub_cmd" -s V -l version -d 'Print version'
 complete -c my-app -n "__fish_seen_subcommand_from some_cmd; and __fish_seen_subcommand_from help; and not __fish_seen_subcommand_from sub_cmd; and not __fish_seen_subcommand_from help" -f -a "sub_cmd" -d 'sub-subcommand'
diff --git a/clap_complete/tests/snapshots/value_hint.fish b/clap_complete/tests/snapshots/value_hint.fish
index 17fbb849925..27cd24bbaa1 100644
--- a/clap_complete/tests/snapshots/value_hint.fish
+++ b/clap_complete/tests/snapshots/value_hint.fish
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-complete -c my-app -l choice -r -f -a "{bash	,fish	,zsh	}"
+complete -c my-app -l choice -r -f -a "{bash	'',fish	'',zsh	''}"
 complete -c my-app -l unknown -r
 complete -c my-app -l other -r -f
 complete -c my-app -s p -l path -r -F
diff --git a/clap_complete/tests/testsuite/fish.rs b/clap_complete/tests/testsuite/fish.rs
index 88e8eff9c19..68388991e6c 100644
--- a/clap_complete/tests/testsuite/fish.rs
+++ b/clap_complete/tests/testsuite/fish.rs
@@ -145,9 +145,9 @@ alias   help  (Print this message or the help of the given subcommand(s))  last
 
     let input = "exhaustive quote --choice \t";
     let actual = runtime.complete(input, &term).unwrap();
-    let expected_substring = r#"% exhaustive quote --choice
-Command 'shell' not found, did you mean:"#;
-    assert!(actual.as_str().contains(expected_substring));
+    let expected = r#"% exhaustive quote --choice
+bash  (bash (shell))  fish  (fish shell)  zsh  (zsh shell)"#;
+    snapbox::assert_eq(expected, actual);
 }
 
 #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "unstable-dynamic"))]