diff --git a/public/src/client/chats.js b/public/src/client/chats.js
index 305588d019..d415949381 100644
--- a/public/src/client/chats.js
+++ b/public/src/client/chats.js
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ define('forum/chats', ['components', 'string', 'sounds', 'forum/infinitescroll',
 
 		Chats.addEventListeners();
 		Chats.createTagsInput($('[component="chat/messages"] .users-tag-input'), ajaxify.data);
+		Chats.createAutoComplete($('[component="chat/input"]');
 
 		if (env === 'md' || env === 'lg') {
 			Chats.resizeMainWindow();
@@ -212,6 +213,26 @@ define('forum/chats', ['components', 'string', 'sounds', 'forum/infinitescroll',
 		});
 	};
 
+	Chats.createAutoComplete = function(element) {
+		var data = {
+			element: element,
+			strategies: [],
+			options: {
+				zIndex: 20000,
+				listPosition: function(position) {
+					this.$el.css(this._applyPlacement(position));
+					this.$el.css('position', 'absolute');
+					return this;
+				}
+			}
+		};
+
+		$(window).trigger('chat:autocomplete:init', data);
+		if (data.strategies.length) {
+			data.element.textcomplete(data.strategies, data.options);
+		}
+	};
+
 	Chats.createTagsInput = function(tagEl, data) {
 		tagEl.tagsinput({
 			confirmKeys: [13, 44],
diff --git a/public/src/modules/chat.js b/public/src/modules/chat.js
index b04ce8743d..0ced2bf483 100644
--- a/public/src/modules/chat.js
+++ b/public/src/modules/chat.js
@@ -283,6 +283,7 @@ define('chat', ['components', 'taskbar', 'string', 'sounds', 'forum/chats', 'tra
 				Chats.addSendHandlers(chatModal.attr('roomId'), chatModal.find('#chat-message-input'), chatModal.find('#chat-message-send-btn'));
 
 				Chats.createTagsInput(chatModal.find('.users-tag-input'), data);
+				Chats.createAutoComplete(chatModal.find('[component="chat/input"]'));
 
 				Chats.loadChatSince(chatModal.attr('roomId'), chatModal.find('.chat-content'), 'recent');