diff --git a/lua/blink/cmp/sources/lib/provider/init.lua b/lua/blink/cmp/sources/lib/provider/init.lua
index 0494dcc3..8d2acd84 100644
--- a/lua/blink/cmp/sources/lib/provider/init.lua
+++ b/lua/blink/cmp/sources/lib/provider/init.lua
@@ -112,6 +112,10 @@ function source:should_show_items(context, items)
   local current_keyword_length = context.bounds.length
   if current_keyword_length < min_keyword_length then return false end
 
+  -- check if the source wants to show items
+  if self.module.should_show_items ~= nil and not self.module:should_show_items(context, items) then return false end
+
+  -- check if the user wants to show items
   if self.config.should_show_items == nil then return true end
   return self.config.should_show_items(context, items)
 end
diff --git a/lua/blink/cmp/sources/lib/types.lua b/lua/blink/cmp/sources/lib/types.lua
index b2bd7080..25a44cc6 100644
--- a/lua/blink/cmp/sources/lib/types.lua
+++ b/lua/blink/cmp/sources/lib/types.lua
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 --- @field enabled? fun(self: blink.cmp.Source): boolean
 --- @field get_trigger_characters? fun(self: blink.cmp.Source): string[]
 --- @field get_completions? fun(self: blink.cmp.Source, context: blink.cmp.Context, callback: fun(response?: blink.cmp.CompletionResponse)): (fun(): nil) | nil
---- @field should_show_completions? fun(self: blink.cmp.Source, context: blink.cmp.Context, response: blink.cmp.CompletionResponse): boolean
+--- @field should_show_items? fun(self: blink.cmp.Source, context: blink.cmp.Context, items: blink.cmp.CompletionItem[]): boolean
 --- @field resolve? fun(self: blink.cmp.Source, item: blink.cmp.CompletionItem, callback: fun(resolved_item?: lsp.CompletionItem)): ((fun(): nil) | nil)
 --- @field execute? fun(self: blink.cmp.Source, context: blink.cmp.Context, item: blink.cmp.CompletionItem, callback: fun()): (fun(): nil) | nil
 --- @field get_signature_help_trigger_characters? fun(self: blink.cmp.Source): string[]
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 --- @field enabled? fun(self: blink.cmp.Source): boolean
 --- @field get_trigger_characters? fun(self: blink.cmp.Source): string[]
 --- @field get_completions? fun(self: blink.cmp.Source, context: blink.cmp.Context, callback: fun(response: blink.cmp.CompletionResponse | nil)): (fun(): nil) | nil
---- @field should_show_completions? fun(self: blink.cmp.Source, context: blink.cmp.Context, response: blink.cmp.CompletionResponse): boolean
+--- @field should_show_items? fun(self: blink.cmp.Source, context: blink.cmp.Context, items: blink.cmp.CompletionItem[]): boolean
 --- @field resolve? fun(self: blink.cmp.Source, item: blink.cmp.CompletionItem, callback: fun(resolved_item: lsp.CompletionItem | nil)): ((fun(): nil) | nil)
 --- @field execute? fun(self: blink.cmp.Source, context: blink.cmp.Context, item: blink.cmp.CompletionItem, callback: fun()): (fun(): nil) | nil
 --- @field get_signature_help_trigger_characters? fun(self: blink.cmp.Source): string[]