diff --git a/src/insert_completer.cc b/src/insert_completer.cc
index 54792052..f32b35ca 100644
--- a/src/insert_completer.cc
+++ b/src/insert_completer.cc
@@ -461,12 +461,12 @@ void InsertCompleter::select(int index, bool relative, Vector<Key>& keystrokes)
 
 void InsertCompleter::update(bool allow_implicit)
 {
+    m_enabled = allow_implicit or m_explicit_completer;
     if (m_explicit_completer and try_complete(m_explicit_completer))
         return;
 
     reset();
-    if (allow_implicit)
-        setup_ifn();
+    setup_ifn();
 }
 
 auto& get_first(BufferRange& range) { return range.begin; }
@@ -500,6 +500,8 @@ void InsertCompleter::reset()
 
 bool InsertCompleter::setup_ifn()
 {
+    if (!m_enabled)
+        return false;
     using namespace std::placeholders;
     if (not m_completions.is_valid())
     {
diff --git a/src/insert_completer.hh b/src/insert_completer.hh
index b3c7480d..1d68be86 100644
--- a/src/insert_completer.hh
+++ b/src/insert_completer.hh
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ private:
     InsertCompletion    m_completions;
     Vector<BufferRange> m_inserted_ranges;
     int                 m_current_candidate = -1;
+    bool                m_enabled = true;
 
     using CompleteFunc = InsertCompletion (const SelectionList& sels,
                                            const OptionManager& options,
diff --git a/test/regression/0-autocomplete-overrules-completers/in b/test/regression/0-autocomplete-overrules-completers/in
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b28b04f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/regression/0-autocomplete-overrules-completers/in
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+
+
+
diff --git a/test/regression/0-autocomplete-overrules-completers/out b/test/regression/0-autocomplete-overrules-completers/out
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ee504471
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/regression/0-autocomplete-overrules-completers/out
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+
+a2
+./ui-in
diff --git a/test/regression/0-autocomplete-overrules-completers/rc b/test/regression/0-autocomplete-overrules-completers/rc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a3c831f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/regression/0-autocomplete-overrules-completers/rc
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+set-option global autocomplete prompt
+declare-option -hidden completions line1_completions
+declare-option -hidden completions line2_completions
+set-option global completers option=line1_completions option=line2_completions
+set-option global line1_completions "1.1+0@%val(timestamp)" "a1||a1"
+set-option global line2_completions "2.1+0@%val(timestamp)" "a2||a2"
diff --git a/test/regression/0-autocomplete-overrules-completers/script b/test/regression/0-autocomplete-overrules-completers/script
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5a4d2aaf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/regression/0-autocomplete-overrules-completers/script
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+ui_out -ignore 4
+ui_in '{ "jsonrpc": "2.0", "method": "keys", "params": [ "i" ] }'
+sleep .2 # trigger insert completion auto update
+# Implicit completion is disabled via autocomplete.
+ui_in '{ "jsonrpc": "2.0", "method": "keys", "params": [ "<c-n><esc>" ] }'
+# Implicit completion can be toggled.
+ui_in '{ "jsonrpc": "2.0", "method": "keys", "params": [ "ji<c-o><c-n><esc>" ] }'
+# Explicit completion still works.
+ui_in '{ "jsonrpc": "2.0", "method": "keys", "params": [ "ji./ui-<c-x>f<c-n>" ] }'
+