diff --git a/src/SharpIDE.Godot/Features/CodeEditor/SharpIdeCodeEdit.cs b/src/SharpIDE.Godot/Features/CodeEditor/SharpIdeCodeEdit.cs
index 63d6675..e5b0ee9 100644
--- a/src/SharpIDE.Godot/Features/CodeEditor/SharpIdeCodeEdit.cs
+++ b/src/SharpIDE.Godot/Features/CodeEditor/SharpIdeCodeEdit.cs
@@ -54,10 +54,19 @@ public partial class SharpIdeCodeEdit : CodeEdit
     [Inject] private readonly IdeCodeActionService _ideCodeActionService = null!;
     [Inject] private readonly FileChangedService _fileChangedService = null!;
     [Inject] private readonly IdeApplyCompletionService _ideApplyCompletionService = null!;
-	
+
+    private readonly List<string> _codeCompletionTriggers =
+    [
+	    "a", "b", "c", "d", "e", "f", "g", "h", "i", "j", "k", "l", "m", "n", "o", "p", "q", "r", "s", "t", "u", "v", "w", "x", "y", "z",
+	    "_", "<", ".", "#"
+    ];
+
 	public override void _Ready()
 	{
-		CodeCompletionPrefixes = ["."];
+		// _filter_code_completion_candidates_impl uses these prefixes to determine where the completions menu is allowed to show.
+		// It is quite annoying as we cannot override it via _FilterCodeCompletionCandidates, as we would lose the filtering as well.
+		// Currently, it is not possible to show completions on a new line at col 0
+		CodeCompletionPrefixes = [.._codeCompletionTriggers, "(", ",", "=", "\t"];
 		SyntaxHighlighter = _syntaxHighlighter;
 		_popupMenu = GetNode<PopupMenu>("CodeFixesMenu");
 		_popupMenu.IdPressed += OnCodeFixSelected;
@@ -319,6 +328,22 @@ public partial class SharpIdeCodeEdit : CodeEdit
 		}
 	}
 
+	// public override Array<Dictionary> _FilterCodeCompletionCandidates(Array<Dictionary> candidates)
+	// {
+	// 	return base._FilterCodeCompletionCandidates(candidates);
+	// }
+
+	// public override void _GuiInput(InputEvent @event)
+	// {
+	// 	if (@event.IsActionPressed("ui_text_completion_query"))
+	// 	{
+	// 		GD.Print("Entering CompletionQueryBuiltin _GuiInput");
+	// 		AcceptEvent();
+	// 		//GetViewport().SetInputAsHandled();
+ //            Callable.From(() => RequestCodeCompletion(true)).CallDeferred();
+	// 	}
+	// }
+
 	public override void _UnhandledKeyInput(InputEvent @event)
 	{
 		CloseSymbolHoverWindow();
diff --git a/src/SharpIDE.Godot/Features/CodeEditor/SharpIdeCodeEdit_CustomHandleUnicodeInput.cs b/src/SharpIDE.Godot/Features/CodeEditor/SharpIdeCodeEdit_CustomHandleUnicodeInput.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..82042b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/SharpIDE.Godot/Features/CodeEditor/SharpIdeCodeEdit_CustomHandleUnicodeInput.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+using Godot;
+
+namespace SharpIDE.Godot.Features.CodeEditor;
+
+public partial class SharpIdeCodeEdit
+{
+    // public override void _Backspace(int caretIndex)
+    // {
+    // 	//base._Backspace(caretIndex);
+    // 	var caretLine = GetCaretLine(caretIndex);
+    // 	var caretCol = GetCaretColumn(caretIndex);
+    // 	RemoveText(caretLine, caretCol - 1, caretLine, caretCol);
+    // }
+    
+    public override void _HandleUnicodeInput(int unicodeChar, int caretIndex)
+    {
+        StartAction(EditAction.Typing);
+        string charStr = char.ConvertFromUtf32(unicodeChar);
+        InsertTextAtCaret(charStr, caretIndex);
+        var codeCompletionSelectedIndex = GetCodeCompletionSelectedIndex();
+        var isCodeCompletionPopupOpen = codeCompletionSelectedIndex is not -1;
+        if (isCodeCompletionPopupOpen && charStr == " ")
+        {
+            //CancelCodeCompletion();
+            Callable.From(() => CancelCodeCompletion()).CallDeferred();
+        }
+        else if (isCodeCompletionPopupOpen is false && _codeCompletionTriggers.Contains(charStr, StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+        {
+            // This is hopes and prayers that OnTextChanged has finished updating the document in the workspace...
+            //Callable.From(() => EmitSignalCodeCompletionRequested()).CallDeferred();
+            Callable.From(() => RequestCodeCompletion(true)).CallDeferred();
+        }
+        EndAction();
+    }
+    
diff --git a/src/SharpIDE.Godot/Features/CodeEditor/SharpIdeCodeEdit_CustomHandleUnicodeInput.cs.uid b/src/SharpIDE.Godot/Features/CodeEditor/SharpIdeCodeEdit_CustomHandleUnicodeInput.cs.uid
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9841bd5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/SharpIDE.Godot/Features/CodeEditor/SharpIdeCodeEdit_CustomHandleUnicodeInput.cs.uid
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+uid://b4g2e2ug7fr7g