diff --git a/src/completion/katekeywordcompletion.cpp b/src/completion/katekeywordcompletion.cpp
--- a/src/completion/katekeywordcompletion.cpp
+++ b/src/completion/katekeywordcompletion.cpp
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@
 KTextEditor::CodeCompletionModelControllerInterface::MatchReaction KateKeywordCompletionModel::matchingItem(
     const QModelIndex& /*matched*/)
 {
-    return KTextEditor::CodeCompletionModelControllerInterface::None;
+    return KTextEditor::CodeCompletionModelControllerInterface::HideListIfAutomaticInvocation;
 }