diff --git a/services/web/public/coffee/ide/editor/directives/aceEditor/auto-complete/AutoCompleteManager.coffee b/services/web/public/coffee/ide/editor/directives/aceEditor/auto-complete/AutoCompleteManager.coffee
index a10dcf618b..a3f7da17a9 100644
--- a/services/web/public/coffee/ide/editor/directives/aceEditor/auto-complete/AutoCompleteManager.coffee
+++ b/services/web/public/coffee/ide/editor/directives/aceEditor/auto-complete/AutoCompleteManager.coffee
@@ -192,6 +192,13 @@ define [
 					setTimeout () =>
 						@editor.execCommand("startAutocomplete")
 					, 0
+			if (
+				change.action == "insert" and
+				change.lines[0] in ["\\begin{}", "\\ref{}", "\\usepackage{}", "\\cite{}"]
+			)
+				setTimeout () =>
+					@editor.execCommand("startAutocomplete")
+				, 0
 
 		monkeyPatchAutocomplete: () ->
 			Autocomplete = ace.require("ace/autocomplete").Autocomplete