diff --git a/src/main.lua b/src/main.lua
index ff90c47..bdd1982 100644
--- a/src/main.lua
+++ b/src/main.lua
@@ -838,7 +838,7 @@ function handlers.textDocument_completion(params)
 					if prefix == "" or name:upper():find("^" .. prefix:upper(), 1, true) then
 						table.insert(items, {
 							label = "#" .. name,
-							filterText = name,
+							filterText = "#" .. name,
 							kind = 13,
 							detail = "Variable (" .. (info.type or "VAR") .. "): " .. (info.data_type or "unknown"),
 							insertText = "#" .. name,
@@ -969,12 +969,12 @@ function handlers.textDocument_completion(params)
 					end
 				end
 
-				-- Add declared variables (without # prefix in label, insert with #)
+				-- Add declared variables (label without # so client-side matching works)
 				if doc.variables then
 					for name, info in pairs(doc.variables) do
 						if word_prefix == "" or name:upper():find("^" .. word_prefix:upper(), 1, true) then
 							table.insert(items, {
-								label = "#" .. name,
+								label = name,
 								filterText = name,
 								kind = 13,
 								detail = "Variable (" .. (info.type or "VAR") .. "): " .. (info.data_type or "unknown"),
@@ -1008,7 +1008,7 @@ function handlers.textDocument_completion(params)
 					for name, info in pairs(doc.variables) do
 						if word_prefix == "" or name:upper():find("^" .. word_prefix:upper(), 1, true) then
 							table.insert(items, {
-								label = "#" .. name,
+								label = name,
 								filterText = name,
 								kind = 13,
 								detail = "Variable (" .. (info.type or "VAR") .. "): " .. (info.data_type or "unknown"),