diff --git a/src/plugins/qmljseditor/qmljsautocompleter.cpp b/src/plugins/qmljseditor/qmljsautocompleter.cpp
index e50c268d2ca..ac39e98f900 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmljseditor/qmljsautocompleter.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmljseditor/qmljsautocompleter.cpp
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ bool AutoCompleter::contextAllowsAutoQuotes(const QTextCursor &cursor,
         }
 
         // never insert ' into string literals, it adds spurious ' when writing contractions
-        if (textToInsert.at(0) == QLatin1Char('\''))
+        if (textToInsert.at(0) == QLatin1Char('\'') && quote != '\'')
             return false;
 
         if (textToInsert.at(0) != quote || isCompleteStringLiteral(tokenText))