diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/autocomplete.js.coffee b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/autocomplete.js.coffee
index bc6e3dabd96..dc13f2bc187 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/autocomplete.js.coffee
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/autocomplete.js.coffee
@@ -84,9 +84,11 @@
       ul = div.find('ul')
       selectedOption = 0
       markSelected()
+      
       ul.find('li').click ->
         selectedOption = ul.find('li').index(this)
         completeTerm(autocompleteOptions[selectedOption])
+        false
 
       pos = null
       if isInput