diff --git a/src/plugins/texteditor/codeassist/genericproposalmodel.cpp b/src/plugins/texteditor/codeassist/genericproposalmodel.cpp
index 75dcf2d540b..9ab4c0e91e0 100644
--- a/src/plugins/texteditor/codeassist/genericproposalmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/texteditor/codeassist/genericproposalmodel.cpp
@@ -217,7 +217,8 @@ bool GenericProposalModel::isPerfectMatch(const QString &prefix) const
             if (proposalItem(i)->isKeyword())
                 return true;
 
-            hasFullMatch = true;
+            if (!proposalItem(i)->isSnippet())
+                hasFullMatch = true;
         }
     }