diff --git a/gui/src/search/bottom_panel.rs b/gui/src/search/bottom_panel.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a8c2a8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gui/src/search/bottom_panel.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,300 @@
+use egui::{
+    Color32, CornerRadius, Id, Key, Margin, Modifiers, Rect, Response, Sense, TextEdit, Ui,
+    epaint::RectShape,
+    pos2,
+    text::{CCursor, CCursorRange},
+    vec2,
+};
+use nucleo_matcher::{
+    Matcher, Utf32Str,
+    pattern::{AtomKind, CaseMatching, Normalization, Pattern},
+};
+use tracing::info;
+
+use crate::{
+    ApiDocsState, LogState, icon_colored,
+    notifications::draw_x,
+    rect,
+    search::{QuerySettingsDialogData, SearchState, segmented_button::SegmentedIconButtons},
+};
+#[derive(Default)]
+pub struct SearchTextState {
+    pub text: String,
+    pub matcher: Option<nucleo_matcher::Matcher>,
+    pub autocomplete_results: Vec<(&'static str, u32)>,
+
+    pub nucleo_buf: Vec<char>,
+    pub force_focus: bool,
+    pub selected_idx: Option<usize>,
+    pub cursor_range: Option<CCursorRange>,
+}
+impl SearchTextState {
+    pub fn recalculate_matches(&mut self, cursor_range: Option<CCursorRange>) {
+        if let Some(range) = cursor_range {
+            self.cursor_range = Some(range);
+        }
+
+        let cursor_index = self.cursor_range.map(|r| r.primary.index).unwrap_or(0);
+
+        let byte_pos =
+            self.text.char_indices().nth(cursor_index).map(|(i, _)| i).unwrap_or(self.text.len());
+        let text_to_check = &self.text[..byte_pos];
+        let last_word = get_current_word(text_to_check);
+
+        let old_is_empty = self.autocomplete_results.is_empty();
+        if last_word.is_empty() {
+            self.autocomplete_results.clear();
+            self.selected_idx = None;
+            return;
+        }
+        if self.matcher.is_none() {
+            self.matcher = Some(Matcher::default());
+        }
+        let matcher = self.matcher.as_mut().unwrap();
+        let pattern =
+            Pattern::new(last_word, CaseMatching::Ignore, Normalization::Smart, AtomKind::Fuzzy);
+        self.nucleo_buf.clear();
+        self.autocomplete_results.clear();
+        let results = entrace_query::lua_api_docs::LUA_FN_NAMES.iter().filter_map(|item| {
+            pattern
+                .score(Utf32Str::new(item, &mut self.nucleo_buf), matcher)
+                .map(|score| (*item, score))
+        });
+        self.autocomplete_results.extend(results);
+        self.autocomplete_results.sort_by_key(|(_, score)| std::cmp::Reverse(*score));
+        self.autocomplete_results.truncate(5);
+
+        if old_is_empty != self.autocomplete_results.is_empty() {
+            self.force_focus = true;
+            self.selected_idx = None;
+        }
+    }
+    pub fn cycle_or_start_selection(&mut self) {
+        let len = self.autocomplete_results.len();
+        self.selected_idx = Some(match self.selected_idx {
+            Some(i) => (i + 1) % len,
+            None => 0,
+        });
+    }
+    pub fn accept_selection(&mut self, selected: usize) {
+        let cursor_index = self.cursor_range.map(|r| r.primary.index).unwrap_or(0);
+        let byte_cursor_pos =
+            self.text.char_indices().nth(cursor_index).map(|(i, _)| i).unwrap_or(self.text.len());
+        let text_to_check = &self.text[..byte_cursor_pos];
+        let last_word_len = get_current_word(text_to_check).len();
+
+        let result = self.autocomplete_results[selected].0;
+        let start = byte_cursor_pos - last_word_len;
+        self.text.replace_range(start..byte_cursor_pos, result);
+        let new_cursor_pos = self.text[..start + result.len()].chars().count();
+        self.cursor_range = Some(CCursorRange::one(CCursor::new(new_cursor_pos)));
+        self.selected_idx = None;
+        self.force_focus = true;
+        self.recalculate_matches(None);
+    }
+}
+
+pub fn bottom_panel_ui(
+    ui: &mut Ui, search_state: &mut SearchState, api_docs_state: &mut ApiDocsState,
+    log_state: &LogState, text_field_margin: Margin,
+) {
+    let text_edit_id = Id::new("bottom-search-text-edit");
+    if ui.memory(|m| m.has_focus(text_edit_id))
+        && !search_state.text.autocomplete_results.is_empty()
+    {
+        if ui.input_mut(|i| i.consume_key(Modifiers::NONE, Key::Tab)) {
+            search_state.text.cycle_or_start_selection();
+        }
+
+        if let Some(idx) = search_state.text.selected_idx
+            && ui.input_mut(|i| i.consume_key(Modifiers::NONE, Key::Enter))
+        {
+            search_state.text.accept_selection(idx);
+        }
+    }
+    // by displaying the autocomplete area, we steal the focus from the text field, breaking
+    // typing. so we need to steal it back.
+    if search_state.text.force_focus {
+        ui.memory_mut(|x| x.request_focus(text_edit_id));
+        let mut state = egui::TextEdit::load_state(ui.ctx(), text_edit_id).unwrap_or_default();
+        state.cursor.set_char_range(search_state.text.cursor_range);
+        state.store(ui.ctx(), text_edit_id);
+        search_state.text.force_focus = false;
+    }
+
+    let text_edit = TextEdit::multiline(&mut search_state.text.text)
+        .desired_width(f32::INFINITY)
+        .desired_rows(2)
+        .frame(false)
+        .id(text_edit_id)
+        .margin(text_field_margin)
+        .hint_text("Query")
+        .code_editor();
+
+    let search_response = ui.add_sized(ui.available_size(), text_edit);
+
+    if !search_state.text.autocomplete_results.is_empty() && search_response.has_focus() {
+        let popup_id = Id::new("bottom-search-autocomplete-popup");
+        let mut pos = search_response.rect.left_top();
+        pos.y -= 4.0;
+
+        egui::Area::new(popup_id)
+            .order(egui::Order::Foreground)
+            .fixed_pos(pos)
+            .pivot(egui::Align2::LEFT_BOTTOM)
+            .show(ui.ctx(), |ui| {
+                ui.set_max_width(search_response.rect.width());
+                egui::Frame::popup(ui.style()).show(ui, |ui| {
+                    ui.horizontal(|ui| {
+                        for (i, result) in search_state.text.autocomplete_results.iter().enumerate()
+                        {
+                            let mut btn = egui::Button::new(result.0)
+                                .sense(Sense::focusable_noninteractive());
+                            if search_state.text.selected_idx == Some(i) {
+                                btn = btn.fill(ui.visuals().selection.bg_fill);
+                            }
+                            ui.add(btn);
+                        }
+                    });
+                });
+            });
+    }
+
+    if search_response.changed() || search_response.has_focus() {
+        let cursor_range = if search_state.text.force_focus {
+            search_state.text.cursor_range
+        } else {
+            egui::TextEdit::load_state(ui.ctx(), text_edit_id).and_then(|s| s.cursor.char_range())
+        };
+        search_state.text.recalculate_matches(cursor_range);
+    }
+
+    if search_response.has_focus()
+        && ui.input(|i| i.key_pressed(egui::Key::Enter) && i.modifiers.ctrl)
+    {
+        search_state.new_query(log_state.trace_provider.clone());
+    }
+
+    let avail = ui.ctx().available_rect();
+    let resize_width = ui.style().visuals.widgets.noninteractive.fg_stroke.width;
+    let total_top_padding = resize_width + text_field_margin.topf();
+    let search_rect = search_response.rect;
+    let search_rect = search_rect.with_min_y(search_rect.min.y - total_top_padding);
+
+    let icon_size = 20.0;
+    let rect_top_left = pos2(avail.max.x - (3.0 * icon_size), search_rect.min.y);
+    let rect_bottom_right = pos2(avail.max.x, search_rect.min.y + icon_size);
+    let rect2 = rect![rect_top_left, rect_bottom_right];
+    let bg_corner_radius = CornerRadius { nw: 0, ne: 0, sw: 2, se: 0 };
+    let color = match ui.ctx().theme() {
+        egui::Theme::Dark => Color32::DARK_GRAY,
+        egui::Theme::Light => Color32::LIGHT_GRAY,
+    };
+
+    fn paint_label<L, O>(
+        ui: &mut Ui, bg_rect: Rect, bg_corner_radius: CornerRadius, inner_rect: Rect,
+        label_callback: impl FnOnce(&mut Ui, Color32) -> L, on_click: impl FnOnce(Response) -> O,
+        hover_text: &str,
+    ) {
+        let mut resp = ui.allocate_rect(inner_rect, Sense::click());
+        resp = resp.on_hover_text(hover_text);
+        if resp.hovered() {
+            ui.painter().rect_filled(bg_rect, bg_corner_radius, Color32::GRAY.gamma_multiply(0.5));
+        }
+
+        let interact_style = ui.style().interact(&resp);
+        label_callback(ui, interact_style.text_color());
+        if resp.clicked() {
+            on_click(resp);
+        }
+    }
+    let inner_to_bg_rect =
+        |inner: Rect| rect![pos2(inner.min.x, rect2.min.y), pos2(inner.max.x, rect2.max.y)];
+    SegmentedIconButtons::new(RectShape::filled(rect2, bg_corner_radius, color))
+        .separator_y_padding([3.0, 1.0])
+        .with_contents(|ui, rects: [Rect; 3]| {
+            paint_label(
+                ui,
+                inner_to_bg_rect(rects[0]).with_min_x(rect2.min.x),
+                bg_corner_radius,
+                rects[0],
+                |ui, clr| ui.put(rects[0], icon_colored!("../../vendor/icons/play_arrow.svg", clr)),
+                |_| search_state.new_query(log_state.trace_provider.clone()),
+                "Run (Ctrl+Enter)",
+            );
+            paint_label(
+                ui,
+                inner_to_bg_rect(rects[1]),
+                CornerRadius::ZERO,
+                rects[1],
+                |ui, clr| ui.put(rects[1], icon_colored!("../../vendor/icons/docs.svg", clr)),
+                |_| api_docs_state.open = true,
+                "Lua API Docs",
+            );
+            paint_label(
+                ui,
+                inner_to_bg_rect(rect![rects[2].min, rect2.max]),
+                CornerRadius::ZERO,
+                rects[2],
+                |ui, clr| ui.put(rects[2], icon_colored!("../../vendor/icons/settings.svg", clr)),
+                |_| {
+                    info!(settings_btn_rect = ?rects[2], "Query settings icon clicked");
+                    search_state.settings.data = QuerySettingsDialogData::Open {
+                        settings_button_rect: rects[2],
+                        position: None,
+                    }
+                },
+                "Settings",
+            );
+        })
+        .show(ui);
+}
+pub fn search_settings_dialog(ui: &mut Ui, search_state: &mut SearchState) {
+    if let QuerySettingsDialogData::Open { settings_button_rect, ref mut position } =
+        search_state.settings.data
+    {
+        let window = egui::Window::new("Query settings")
+            .collapsible(false)
+            .title_bar(false)
+            .resizable(false)
+            .pivot(egui::Align2::RIGHT_BOTTOM);
+        if position.is_none() {
+            *position = Some(settings_button_rect.right_top() - vec2(0.0, 10.0));
+        }
+        let pos = position.unwrap();
+        window.current_pos(pos).show(ui.ctx(), |ui| {
+            let (space_id, space_rect) = ui.allocate_space(vec2(18.0, 18.0));
+            let space_center = space_rect.center();
+            let interact = ui.interact(space_rect, space_id, Sense::click());
+            let interact_style = ui.style().interact(&interact);
+            draw_x(ui, space_center, 9.0, interact_style.text_color(), 1.0);
+            if interact.clicked() {
+                search_state.settings.data = QuerySettingsDialogData::Closed;
+            }
+            ui.horizontal(|ui| {
+                ui.label("Number of threads: ");
+                ui.add(
+                    egui::DragValue::new(&mut search_state.settings.num_threads)
+                        .speed(0.1)
+                        .range(1..=255),
+                );
+            });
+        });
+        if let Some(rect) = ui.memory(|x| x.area_rect("Query settings"))
+            && let QuerySettingsDialogData::Open { ref mut position, .. } =
+                search_state.settings.data
+        {
+            *position = Some(rect.max);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+fn get_current_word(s: &str) -> &str {
+    let start = s
+        .char_indices()
+        .rev()
+        .find(|&(_, c)| !(c.is_alphanumeric() || c == '_'))
+        .map(|(i, c)| i + c.len_utf8())
+        .unwrap_or(0);
+    &s[start..]
+}
diff --git a/gui/src/search/mod.rs b/gui/src/search/mod.rs
index a06694e..6b182cc 100644
--- a/gui/src/search/mod.rs
+++ b/gui/src/search/mod.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
+mod bottom_panel;
 pub mod query_window;
 pub mod segmented_button;
+pub use bottom_panel::*;
 use std::{
     cell::RefCell,
     collections::HashMap,
@@ -11,18 +13,10 @@ use std::{
     time::{Duration, Instant},
 };
 
-use crate::{
-    ApiDocsState, LogState, TraceProvider, icon_colored,
-    notifications::draw_x,
-    rect,
-    search::{query_window::PaginatedResults, segmented_button::SegmentedIconButtons},
-    spawn_task,
-};
+use crate::{TraceProvider, search::query_window::PaginatedResults, spawn_task};
 use crossbeam::channel::Receiver;
-use egui::{
-    Color32, CornerRadius, Margin, Pos2, Rect, Response, Sense, TextEdit, Ui, epaint::RectShape,
-    pos2, vec2,
-};
+use egui::{Pos2, Rect};
+
 use entrace_core::LogProviderError;
 use entrace_query::{
     QueryError,
@@ -100,7 +94,7 @@ impl QuerySettings {
 
 pub struct SearchState {
     pub settings: QuerySettings,
-    pub text: String,
+    pub text: SearchTextState,
     pub queries: Vec<Query>,
     pub last_id: u16,
     pub query_window_open: Vec<bool>,
@@ -114,7 +108,7 @@ impl SearchState {
         self.queries.push(Query::Loading { id: new_id, rx });
         self.query_window_open.push(true);
         self.query_timing.push(QueryTiming::Loading(Instant::now()));
-        let text_arc: Arc<str> = Arc::from(self.text.as_str());
+        let text_arc: Arc<str> = Arc::from(self.text.text.as_str());
         let tp = trace_provider.clone();
         let mut threads = self.settings.num_threads as u32;
         std::thread::spawn(move || {
@@ -219,7 +213,7 @@ impl SearchState {
     }
     pub fn new() -> Self {
         Self {
-            text: String::new(),
+            text: SearchTextState::default(),
             settings: QuerySettings::new(),
             queries: vec![],
             last_id: 0,
@@ -234,137 +228,6 @@ impl Default for SearchState {
     }
 }
 
-pub fn search_settings_dialog(ui: &mut Ui, search_state: &mut SearchState) {
-    if let QuerySettingsDialogData::Open { settings_button_rect, ref mut position } =
-        search_state.settings.data
-    {
-        let window = egui::Window::new("Query settings")
-            .collapsible(false)
-            .title_bar(false)
-            .resizable(false)
-            .pivot(egui::Align2::RIGHT_BOTTOM);
-        if position.is_none() {
-            *position = Some(settings_button_rect.right_top() - vec2(0.0, 10.0));
-        }
-        let pos = position.unwrap();
-        window.current_pos(pos).show(ui.ctx(), |ui| {
-            let (space_id, space_rect) = ui.allocate_space(vec2(18.0, 18.0));
-            let space_center = space_rect.center();
-            let interact = ui.interact(space_rect, space_id, Sense::click());
-            let interact_style = ui.style().interact(&interact);
-            draw_x(ui, space_center, 9.0, interact_style.text_color(), 1.0);
-            if interact.clicked() {
-                search_state.settings.data = QuerySettingsDialogData::Closed;
-            }
-            ui.horizontal(|ui| {
-                ui.label("Number of threads: ");
-                ui.add(
-                    egui::DragValue::new(&mut search_state.settings.num_threads)
-                        .speed(0.1)
-                        .range(1..=255),
-                );
-            });
-        });
-        if let Some(rect) = ui.memory(|x| x.area_rect("Query settings"))
-            && let QuerySettingsDialogData::Open { ref mut position, .. } =
-                search_state.settings.data
-        {
-            *position = Some(rect.max);
-        }
-    }
-}
-pub fn bottom_panel_ui(
-    ui: &mut Ui, search_state: &mut SearchState, api_docs_state: &mut ApiDocsState,
-    log_state: &LogState, text_field_margin: Margin,
-) {
-    let text_edit = TextEdit::multiline(&mut search_state.text)
-        .desired_width(f32::INFINITY)
-        .desired_rows(2)
-        .frame(false)
-        .margin(text_field_margin)
-        .hint_text("Query")
-        .code_editor();
-    let search_response = ui.add_sized(ui.available_size(), text_edit);
-    if search_response.has_focus()
-        && ui.input(|i| i.key_pressed(egui::Key::Enter) && i.modifiers.ctrl)
-    {
-        search_state.new_query(log_state.trace_provider.clone());
-    }
-
-    let avail = ui.ctx().available_rect();
-    let resize_width = ui.style().visuals.widgets.noninteractive.fg_stroke.width;
-    let total_top_padding = resize_width + text_field_margin.topf();
-    let search_rect = search_response.rect;
-    let search_rect = search_rect.with_min_y(search_rect.min.y - total_top_padding);
-
-    let icon_size = 20.0;
-    let rect_top_left = pos2(avail.max.x - (3.0 * icon_size), search_rect.min.y);
-    let rect_bottom_right = pos2(avail.max.x, search_rect.min.y + icon_size);
-    let rect2 = rect![rect_top_left, rect_bottom_right];
-    let bg_corner_radius = CornerRadius { nw: 0, ne: 0, sw: 2, se: 0 };
-    let color = match ui.ctx().theme() {
-        egui::Theme::Dark => Color32::DARK_GRAY,
-        egui::Theme::Light => Color32::LIGHT_GRAY,
-    };
-
-    fn paint_label<L, O>(
-        ui: &mut Ui, bg_rect: Rect, bg_corner_radius: CornerRadius, inner_rect: Rect,
-        label_callback: impl FnOnce(&mut Ui, Color32) -> L, on_click: impl FnOnce(Response) -> O,
-        hover_text: &str,
-    ) {
-        let mut resp = ui.allocate_rect(inner_rect, Sense::click());
-        resp = resp.on_hover_text(hover_text);
-        if resp.hovered() {
-            ui.painter().rect_filled(bg_rect, bg_corner_radius, Color32::GRAY.gamma_multiply(0.5));
-        }
-
-        let interact_style = ui.style().interact(&resp);
-        label_callback(ui, interact_style.text_color());
-        if resp.clicked() {
-            on_click(resp);
-        }
-    }
-    let inner_to_bg_rect =
-        |inner: Rect| rect![pos2(inner.min.x, rect2.min.y), pos2(inner.max.x, rect2.max.y)];
-    SegmentedIconButtons::new(RectShape::filled(rect2, bg_corner_radius, color))
-        .separator_y_padding([3.0, 1.0])
-        .with_contents(|ui, rects: [Rect; 3]| {
-            paint_label(
-                ui,
-                inner_to_bg_rect(rects[0]).with_min_x(rect2.min.x),
-                bg_corner_radius,
-                rects[0],
-                |ui, clr| ui.put(rects[0], icon_colored!("../../vendor/icons/play_arrow.svg", clr)),
-                |_| search_state.new_query(log_state.trace_provider.clone()),
-                "Run (Ctrl+Enter)",
-            );
-            paint_label(
-                ui,
-                inner_to_bg_rect(rects[1]),
-                CornerRadius::ZERO,
-                rects[1],
-                |ui, clr| ui.put(rects[1], icon_colored!("../../vendor/icons/docs.svg", clr)),
-                |_| api_docs_state.open = true,
-                "Lua API Docs",
-            );
-            paint_label(
-                ui,
-                inner_to_bg_rect(rect![rects[2].min, rect2.max]),
-                CornerRadius::ZERO,
-                rects[2],
-                |ui, clr| ui.put(rects[2], icon_colored!("../../vendor/icons/settings.svg", clr)),
-                |_| {
-                    info!(settings_btn_rect = ?rects[2], "Query settings icon clicked");
-                    search_state.settings.data = QuerySettingsDialogData::Open {
-                        settings_button_rect: rects[2],
-                        position: None,
-                    }
-                },
-                "Settings",
-            );
-        })
-        .show(ui);
-}
 pub struct LocatingStarted {
     pub target: u32,
     pub path_rx: Receiver<Vec<u32>>,