diff --git a/helix-term/src/commands.rs b/helix-term/src/commands.rs
index 574e1edf6..6817bc5c7 100644
--- a/helix-term/src/commands.rs
+++ b/helix-term/src/commands.rs
@@ -53,7 +53,10 @@ use crate::{
     filter_picker_entry,
     job::Callback,
     keymap::ReverseKeymap,
-    ui::{self, overlay::overlayed, FilePicker, Picker, Popup, Prompt, PromptEvent},
+    ui::{
+        self, editor::InsertEvent, overlay::overlayed, FilePicker, Picker, Popup, Prompt,
+        PromptEvent,
+    },
 };
 
 use crate::job::{self, Jobs};
@@ -4205,6 +4208,20 @@ pub fn completion(cx: &mut Context) {
     let trigger_doc = doc.id();
     let trigger_view = view.id;
 
+    // FIXME: The commands Context can only have a single callback
+    // which means it gets overwritten when executing keybindings
+    // with multiple commands or macros. This would mean that completion
+    // might be incorrectly applied when repeating the insertmode action
+    //
+    // TODO: to solve this either make cx.callback a Vec of callbacks or
+    // alternatively move `last_insert` to `helix_view::Editor`
+    cx.callback = Some(Box::new(
+        move |compositor: &mut Compositor, _cx: &mut compositor::Context| {
+            let ui = compositor.find::<ui::EditorView>().unwrap();
+            ui.last_insert.1.push(InsertEvent::RequestCompletion);
+        },
+    ));
+
     cx.callback(
         future,
         move |editor, compositor, response: Option<lsp::CompletionResponse>| {
diff --git a/helix-term/src/ui/editor.rs b/helix-term/src/ui/editor.rs
index 859176fb4..4abbe01e7 100644
--- a/helix-term/src/ui/editor.rs
+++ b/helix-term/src/ui/editor.rs
@@ -21,14 +21,14 @@ use helix_core::{
     visual_offset_from_block, Position, Range, Selection, Transaction,
 };
 use helix_view::{
-    document::{Mode, SCRATCH_BUFFER_NAME},
+    document::{Mode, SavePoint, SCRATCH_BUFFER_NAME},
     editor::{CompleteAction, CursorShapeConfig},
     graphics::{Color, CursorKind, Modifier, Rect, Style},
     input::{KeyEvent, MouseButton, MouseEvent, MouseEventKind},
     keyboard::{KeyCode, KeyModifiers},
     Document, Editor, Theme, View,
 };
-use std::{num::NonZeroUsize, path::PathBuf, rc::Rc};
+use std::{mem::take, num::NonZeroUsize, path::PathBuf, rc::Rc, sync::Arc};
 
 use tui::buffer::Buffer as Surface;
 
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ pub struct EditorView {
     pub keymaps: Keymaps,
     on_next_key: Option<OnKeyCallback>,
     pseudo_pending: Vec<KeyEvent>,
-    last_insert: (commands::MappableCommand, Vec<InsertEvent>),
+    pub(crate) last_insert: (commands::MappableCommand, Vec<InsertEvent>),
     pub(crate) completion: Option<Completion>,
     spinners: ProgressSpinners,
 }
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ pub enum InsertEvent {
     Key(KeyEvent),
     CompletionApply(CompleteAction),
     TriggerCompletion,
+    RequestCompletion,
 }
 
 impl Default for EditorView {
@@ -891,6 +892,8 @@ impl EditorView {
                 for _ in 0..cxt.editor.count.map_or(1, NonZeroUsize::into) {
                     // first execute whatever put us into insert mode
                     self.last_insert.0.execute(cxt);
+                    let mut last_savepoint = None;
+                    let mut last_request_savepoint = None;
                     // then replay the inputs
                     for key in self.last_insert.1.clone() {
                         match key {
@@ -898,7 +901,9 @@ impl EditorView {
                             InsertEvent::CompletionApply(compl) => {
                                 let (view, doc) = current!(cxt.editor);
 
-                                doc.restore(view);
+                                if let Some(last_savepoint) = last_savepoint.as_deref() {
+                                    doc.restore(view, last_savepoint);
+                                }
 
                                 let text = doc.text().slice(..);
                                 let cursor = doc.selection(view.id).primary().cursor(text);
@@ -915,8 +920,11 @@ impl EditorView {
                                 doc.apply(&tx, view.id);
                             }
                             InsertEvent::TriggerCompletion => {
+                                last_savepoint = take(&mut last_request_savepoint);
+                            }
+                            InsertEvent::RequestCompletion => {
                                 let (view, doc) = current!(cxt.editor);
-                                doc.savepoint(view);
+                                last_request_savepoint = Some(doc.savepoint(view));
                             }
                         }
                     }