diff --git a/src/libneochat/chatmarkdownhelper.cpp b/src/libneochat/chatmarkdownhelper.cpp
index 91d021b5b..7560f551c 100644
--- a/src/libneochat/chatmarkdownhelper.cpp
+++ b/src/libneochat/chatmarkdownhelper.cpp
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ void ChatMarkdownHelper::checkMarkdown(int position, int charsRemoved, int chars
     // This can happen when formatting is applied.
     if (charsAdded == charsRemoved) {
         return;
-    } else if (charsRemoved > charsAdded || charsAdded - charsRemoved > 1) {
+    } else if (m_textItem->isCompleting || charsRemoved > charsAdded || charsAdded - charsRemoved > 1) {
         updatePosition(std::max(0, position - charsRemoved + charsAdded));
         return;
     }