diff --git a/src/ast_handlers.hpp b/src/ast_handlers.hpp
index fede04c..dd80889 100644
--- a/src/ast_handlers.hpp
+++ b/src/ast_handlers.hpp
@@ -619,11 +619,21 @@
         if (generateMissingKeyCompletionSet(keysNeeded, parserContext.m_tmpListKeys).empty()) {
             parserContext.m_suggestions = {"]/"};
         } else {
-            parserContext.m_suggestions = {"]"};
+            parserContext.m_suggestions = {"]["};
         }
     }
 };
 
+struct suggestKeysStart_class {
+    template <typename T, typename Iterator, typename Context>
+    void on_success(Iterator const&, Iterator const&, T&, Context const& context)
+    {
+        auto& parserContext = x3::get<parser_context_tag>(context);
+
+        parserContext.m_completionSuffix = "[";
+    }
+};
+
 struct commandNamesVisitor {
     template <typename T>
     auto operator()(boost::type<T>)
diff --git a/src/grammars.hpp b/src/grammars.hpp
index e6a7fc7..583a960 100644
--- a/src/grammars.hpp
+++ b/src/grammars.hpp
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@
 x3::rule<initializePath_class, x3::unused_type> const initializePath = "initializePath";
 x3::rule<createPathSuggestions_class, x3::unused_type> const createPathSuggestions = "createPathSuggestions";
 x3::rule<createKeySuggestions_class, x3::unused_type> const createKeySuggestions = "createKeySuggestions";
+x3::rule<suggestKeysStart_class, x3::unused_type> const suggestKeysStart = "suggestKeysStart";
 x3::rule<suggestKeysEnd_class, x3::unused_type> const suggestKeysEnd = "suggestKeysEnd";
 x3::rule<createCommandSuggestions_class, x3::unused_type> const createCommandSuggestions = "createCommandSuggestions";
 x3::rule<completing_class, x3::unused_type> const completing = "completing";
@@ -89,6 +90,9 @@
 auto const createKeySuggestions_def =
     x3::eps;
 
+auto const suggestKeysStart_def =
+    x3::eps;
+
 auto const suggestKeysEnd_def =
     x3::eps;
 
@@ -109,14 +113,14 @@
     ];
 
 auto const listPrefix_def =
-    node_identifier >> &char_('[');
+    node_identifier;
 
 // even though we don't allow no keys to be supplied, the star allows me to check which keys are missing
 auto const listSuffix_def =
     *keyValueWrapper;
 
 auto const listElement_def =
-    listPrefix > listSuffix;
+    listPrefix >> -(!char_('[') >> suggestKeysStart) >> &char_('[') > listSuffix;
 
 auto const list_def =
     node_identifier >> !char_('[');
@@ -348,6 +352,7 @@
 BOOST_SPIRIT_DEFINE(command)
 BOOST_SPIRIT_DEFINE(createPathSuggestions)
 BOOST_SPIRIT_DEFINE(createKeySuggestions)
+BOOST_SPIRIT_DEFINE(suggestKeysStart)
 BOOST_SPIRIT_DEFINE(suggestKeysEnd)
 BOOST_SPIRIT_DEFINE(createCommandSuggestions)
 BOOST_SPIRIT_DEFINE(completing)
diff --git a/src/parser.cpp b/src/parser.cpp
index cf433e2..26e417f 100644
--- a/src/parser.cpp
+++ b/src/parser.cpp
@@ -54,7 +54,11 @@
     ];
     x3::phrase_parse(it, line.end(), grammar, space, parsedCommand);
 
-    return filterByPrefix(ctx.m_suggestions, std::string(ctx.m_completionIterator, line.end()));
+    auto set = filterByPrefix(ctx.m_suggestions, std::string(ctx.m_completionIterator, line.end()));
+    if (set.size() == 1) {
+        return {(*set.begin()) + ctx.m_completionSuffix};
+    }
+    return set;
 }
 
 void Parser::changeNode(const dataPath_& name)
diff --git a/src/parser_context.hpp b/src/parser_context.hpp
index 3871192..5bf1b26 100644
--- a/src/parser_context.hpp
+++ b/src/parser_context.hpp
@@ -22,4 +22,8 @@
     std::set<std::string> m_suggestions;
     // Iterator pointing to where suggestions were created
     std::string::const_iterator m_completionIterator;
+    // If the parser determines that suggestions are unambiguous (after
+    // filtering by prefix), this suffix gets added to the completion (for
+    // example a left bracket after a list)
+    std::string m_completionSuffix;
 };