diff --git a/lisp/eshell/em-cmpl.el b/lisp/eshell/em-cmpl.el
index fe7a79cf952..a940eb5cd36 100644
--- a/lisp/eshell/em-cmpl.el
+++ b/lisp/eshell/em-cmpl.el
@@ -297,16 +297,19 @@ to writing a completion function."
   (define-key eshell-mode-map [(meta tab)] 'eshell-complete-lisp-symbol)
   (define-key eshell-mode-map [(meta control ?i)] 'eshell-complete-lisp-symbol)
   (define-key eshell-command-map [(meta ?h)] 'eshell-completion-help)
+  (define-key eshell-command-map [tab] 'pcomplete-expand-and-complete)
   (define-key eshell-command-map [(control ?i)]
     'pcomplete-expand-and-complete)
   (define-key eshell-command-map [space] 'pcomplete-expand)
   (define-key eshell-command-map [? ] 'pcomplete-expand)
-  (define-key eshell-mode-map [(control ?i)] 'pcomplete)
+  (define-key eshell-mode-map [tab] 'eshell-pcomplete)
+  (define-key eshell-mode-map [(control ?i)] 'eshell-pcomplete)
   (add-hook 'completion-at-point-functions
             #'pcomplete-completions-at-point nil t)
   ;; jww (1999-10-19): Will this work on anything but X?
-  (define-key eshell-mode-map (if (featurep 'xemacs) [iso-left-tab] [backtab])
-    'pcomplete-reverse)
+  (if (featurep 'xemacs)
+      (define-key eshell-mode-map [iso-left-tab] 'pcomplete-reverse)
+    (define-key eshell-mode-map [backtab] 'pcomplete-reverse))
   (define-key eshell-mode-map [(meta ??)] 'pcomplete-list))
 
 (defun eshell-completion-command-name ()
@@ -455,7 +458,16 @@ to writing a completion function."
 			(all-completions filename obarray 'functionp))
 		   completions)))))))
 
-(define-obsolete-function-alias 'eshell-pcomplete 'completion-at-point)
+(defun eshell-pcomplete (&optional interactively)
+  "Eshell wrapper for `pcomplete'."
+  (interactive "p")
+  ;; Pretend to be pcomplete so that cycling works (bug#13293).
+  (setq this-command 'pcomplete)
+  (condition-case nil
+      (if interactively
+	  (call-interactively 'pcomplete)
+	(pcomplete))
+    (text-read-only (completion-at-point)))) ; Workaround for bug#12838.
 
 (provide 'em-cmpl)
 
diff --git a/test/ChangeLog b/test/ChangeLog
index 3e42e18b2b4..0587373144a 100644
--- a/test/ChangeLog
+++ b/test/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2013-09-12  Glenn Morris  <rgm@gnu.org>
+
+	* automated/eshell.el (with-temp-eshell): Avoid hangs in batch mode
+	due to "has a running process; kill it?" prompts.
+
 2013-09-12  Stefan Monnier  <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
 
 	* automated/eshell.el: Rename from eshell.el.
diff --git a/test/automated/eshell.el b/test/automated/eshell.el
index a7df2945424..a78c34e4f39 100644
--- a/test/automated/eshell.el
+++ b/test/automated/eshell.el
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@
      (unwind-protect
          (with-current-buffer eshell-buffer
            ,@body)
-       (kill-buffer eshell-buffer))))
+       (let (kill-buffer-query-functions)
+         (kill-buffer eshell-buffer)))))
 
 (defun eshell-insert-command (text &optional func)
   "Insert a command at the end of the buffer."