diff --git a/src/OmniSharp.Roslyn.CSharp/Services/Completion/CompletionListBuilder_Async.cs b/src/OmniSharp.Roslyn.CSharp/Services/Completion/CompletionListBuilder_Async.cs
index a66cf5d1db..dc80d4ba65 100644
--- a/src/OmniSharp.Roslyn.CSharp/Services/Completion/CompletionListBuilder_Async.cs
+++ b/src/OmniSharp.Roslyn.CSharp/Services/Completion/CompletionListBuilder_Async.cs
@@ -1,15 +1,16 @@
 #nullable enable
 
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Collections.Immutable;
+using System.Diagnostics;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Microsoft.CodeAnalysis;
 using Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.Completion;
 using Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.ExternalAccess.OmniSharp.Completion;
 using Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.Text;
 using OmniSharp.Models;
 using OmniSharp.Models.v1.Completion;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Collections.Immutable;
-using System.Diagnostics;
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using CompletionItem = OmniSharp.Models.v1.Completion.CompletionItem;
 using CSharpCompletionList = Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.Completion.CompletionList;
 using CSharpCompletionService = Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.Completion.CompletionService;
@@ -95,7 +96,15 @@ await completionService.GetChangeAsync(document, completion),
                         out insertText, out filterText, out sortText, out insertTextFormat, out changeSpan, out additionalTextEdits);
                 }
 
-                var commitCharacters = BuildCommitCharacters(completion.Rules.CommitCharacterRules, isSuggestionMode, commitCharacterRuleCache, commitCharacterRuleBuilder);
+                var treatAsASuggestion = isSuggestionMode ||
+                    (
+                        // The user hasn't actually typed anything and completion provider does
+                        // not request the item be hard-selected.
+                        completion.Rules.MatchPriority != MatchPriority.Preselect &&
+                        typedSpan.Length == 0 &&
+                        completion.Rules.SelectionBehavior != CompletionItemSelectionBehavior.HardSelection
+                    );
+                var commitCharacters = BuildCommitCharacters(completion.Rules.CommitCharacterRules, treatAsASuggestion, commitCharacterRuleCache, commitCharacterRuleBuilder);
 
                 completionsBuilder.Add(new CompletionItem
                 {
@@ -108,7 +117,7 @@ await completionService.GetChangeAsync(document, completion),
                     Kind = GetCompletionItemKind(completion.Tags),
                     Detail = completion.InlineDescription,
                     Data = (cacheId, i),
-                    Preselect = completion.Rules.SelectionBehavior == CompletionItemSelectionBehavior.HardSelection,
+                    Preselect = completion.Rules.MatchPriority == MatchPriority.Preselect,
                     CommitCharacters = commitCharacters,
                     HasAfterInsertStep = hasAfterInsertStep,
                 });
diff --git a/src/OmniSharp.Roslyn.CSharp/Services/Completion/CompletionListBuilder_Sync.cs b/src/OmniSharp.Roslyn.CSharp/Services/Completion/CompletionListBuilder_Sync.cs
index d6bbe0e777..9d64fa2650 100644
--- a/src/OmniSharp.Roslyn.CSharp/Services/Completion/CompletionListBuilder_Sync.cs
+++ b/src/OmniSharp.Roslyn.CSharp/Services/Completion/CompletionListBuilder_Sync.cs
@@ -1,8 +1,13 @@
 #nullable enable
 
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Collections.Immutable;
+using System.Diagnostics;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Microsoft.CodeAnalysis;
-using Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.ExternalAccess.OmniSharp.Completion;
 using Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.Completion;
+using Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.ExternalAccess.OmniSharp.Completion;
 using Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.Text;
 using OmniSharp.Extensions;
 using OmniSharp.Models;
@@ -10,11 +15,6 @@
 using OmniSharp.Roslyn.CSharp.Helpers;
 using OmniSharp.Roslyn.Utilities;
 using OmniSharp.Utilities;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Collections.Immutable;
-using System.Diagnostics;
-using System.Linq;
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using CompletionItem = OmniSharp.Models.v1.Completion.CompletionItem;
 using CSharpCompletionItem = Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.Completion.CompletionItem;
 using CSharpCompletionList = Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.Completion.CompletionList;
@@ -110,7 +110,15 @@ internal static partial class CompletionListBuilder
                         }
                 }
 
-                var commitCharacters = BuildCommitCharacters(completion.Rules.CommitCharacterRules, isSuggestionMode, commitCharacterRuleCache, commitCharacterRuleBuilder);
+                var treatAsASuggestion = isSuggestionMode ||
+                    (
+                        // The user hasn't actually typed anything and completion provider does
+                        // not request the item be hard-selected.
+                        completion.Rules.MatchPriority != MatchPriority.Preselect &&
+                        typedSpan.Length == 0 &&
+                        completion.Rules.SelectionBehavior != CompletionItemSelectionBehavior.HardSelection
+                    );
+                var commitCharacters = BuildCommitCharacters(completion.Rules.CommitCharacterRules, treatAsASuggestion, commitCharacterRuleCache, commitCharacterRuleBuilder);
 
                 completionsBuilder.Add(new CompletionItem
                 {
@@ -123,7 +131,7 @@ internal static partial class CompletionListBuilder
                     Kind = GetCompletionItemKind(completion.Tags),
                     Detail = completion.InlineDescription,
                     Data = (cacheId, i),
-                    Preselect = completion.Rules.SelectionBehavior == CompletionItemSelectionBehavior.HardSelection,
+                    Preselect = completion.Rules.MatchPriority == MatchPriority.Preselect,
                     CommitCharacters = commitCharacters,
                 });
             }
diff --git a/src/OmniSharp.Roslyn.CSharp/Services/Completion/CompletionService.cs b/src/OmniSharp.Roslyn.CSharp/Services/Completion/CompletionService.cs
index 5ff3d57078..e4b1e323a3 100644
--- a/src/OmniSharp.Roslyn.CSharp/Services/Completion/CompletionService.cs
+++ b/src/OmniSharp.Roslyn.CSharp/Services/Completion/CompletionService.cs
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
 using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Microsoft.CodeAnalysis;
-using Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.ExternalAccess.OmniSharp.Completion;
 using Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.Completion;
+using Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.ExternalAccess.OmniSharp.Completion;
 using Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.Text;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 using OmniSharp.Extensions;
diff --git a/tests/OmniSharp.Roslyn.CSharp.Tests/CompletionFacts.cs b/tests/OmniSharp.Roslyn.CSharp.Tests/CompletionFacts.cs
index 5c19d059dc..021cf68659 100644
--- a/tests/OmniSharp.Roslyn.CSharp.Tests/CompletionFacts.cs
+++ b/tests/OmniSharp.Roslyn.CSharp.Tests/CompletionFacts.cs
@@ -2268,6 +2268,34 @@ public async Task ReplacesUpUntilCursorInMiddleOfWord(string filename)
             });
         }
 
+        [Theory]
+        [InlineData("dummy.cs", true)]
+        [InlineData("dummy.cs", false)]
+        [InlineData("dummy.csx", true)]
+        [InlineData("dummy.csx", false)]
+        public async Task SoftSelectionWhenFilterTextIsEmpty(string filename, bool useAsyncCompletion)
+        {
+            const string input = @"
+using System;
+using System.Text;
+public class A
+{
+    public void M(string someText)
+    {
+        var x = new StringBuilder();
+        x.Append($$
+    }
+}";
+
+            using var host = useAsyncCompletion ? GetAsyncCompletionAndImportCompletionHost() : GetImportCompletionHost();
+
+            var completions = await FindCompletionsAsync(filename, input, host, '(');
+            var someTextItem = completions.Items.First(item => item.Label == "someText");
+
+            Assert.Null(someTextItem.CommitCharacters);
+            Assert.False(someTextItem.Preselect);
+        }
+
         private CompletionService GetCompletionService(OmniSharpTestHost host)
             => host.GetRequestHandler<CompletionService>(EndpointName);