diff --git a/lisp/erc/erc.el b/lisp/erc/erc.el
index 01efd83..3917638 100644
--- a/lisp/erc/erc.el
+++ b/lisp/erc/erc.el
@@ -3964,7 +3964,9 @@ This places `point' just after the prompt, or at the beginning of the line."
     (kill-line)))
 
 (defun erc-complete-word-at-point ()
-  (run-hook-with-args-until-success 'erc-complete-functions))
+  (let ((pcomplete-extra-entry-points
+	 (cons 'completion-at-point pcomplete-extra-entry-points)))
+  (run-hook-with-args-until-success 'erc-complete-functions)))
 
 (define-obsolete-function-alias 'erc-complete-word 'completion-at-point "24.1")
 
diff --git a/lisp/pcomplete.el b/lisp/pcomplete.el
index 957505f..30a743b 100644
--- a/lisp/pcomplete.el
+++ b/lisp/pcomplete.el
@@ -471,6 +471,15 @@ Same as `pcomplete' but using the standard completion UI."
                           (plist-get :predicate (nthcdr 3 data)))))
 
 ;;; Pcomplete's native UI.
+(defvar pcomplete-extra-entry-points nil
+  "When an non-native command is driving `pcomplete', that command's
+symbol must be placed in this variable while `pcomplete' is invoked
+in order to allow completion cycling to occur.\n
+For example:\n
+  When completing ab → aba abc abd able via `completion-at-point',\n
+which [may] delegate to `pcomplete' via `completion-at-point-functions',
+the functions in that list should bind this variable to include the
+symbol 'completion-at-point.")
 
 ;;;###autoload
 (defun pcomplete (&optional interactively)
@@ -481,9 +490,10 @@ completion functions list (it should occur fairly early in the list)."
   (if (and interactively
 	   pcomplete-cycle-completions
 	   pcomplete-current-completions
-	   (memq last-command '(pcomplete
-				pcomplete-expand-and-complete
-				pcomplete-reverse)))
+           (or (memq last-command '(pcomplete
+                                    pcomplete-expand-and-complete
+                                    pcomplete-reverse))
+               (memq last-command pcomplete-extra-entry-points)))
       (progn
 	(delete-char (- pcomplete-last-completion-length))
 	(if (eq this-command 'pcomplete-reverse)