diff --git a/annif/openapi/annif.yaml b/annif/openapi/annif.yaml
index 317922298..531b0657d 100644
--- a/annif/openapi/annif.yaml
+++ b/annif/openapi/annif.yaml
@@ -242,6 +242,12 @@ paths:
                       "versions": [
                         "0.2"
                       ],
+                      "suggest": {
+                        "entity": {
+                          "service_path": "/suggest/entity",
+                          "service_url": "/v1/projects/dummy-fi/reconcile"
+                        }
+                      },
                       "view": {
                         "url": "{{id}}"
                       }
@@ -276,7 +282,7 @@ paths:
     post:
       tags:
       - Reconciliation
-      summary: reconcole against a project
+      summary: reconcile against a project
       operationId: annif.rest.reconcile
       parameters:
       - $ref: '#components/parameters/project_id'
@@ -326,6 +332,36 @@ paths:
                 $ref: '#/components/schemas/ReconciliationResult'
         "404":
           $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
+  /projects/{project_id}/reconcile/suggest/entity:
+    get:
+      tags:
+      - Reconciliation
+      summary: Entity auto-complete endpoint for the reconciliation service
+      operationId: annif.rest.reconcile_suggest
+      parameters:
+      - $ref: '#components/parameters/project_id'
+      - in: query
+        description: string to get suggestions for
+        name: prefix
+        required: true
+        schema:
+          type: string
+          example: example query
+      - in: query
+        description: number of suggestions to skip
+        name: cursor
+        required: false
+        schema:
+          type: integer
+      responses:
+        "200":
+          description: successful operation
+          content:
+            application/json:
+              schema:
+                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ReconcileSuggestResult'
+        "404":
+          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
 components:
   schemas:
     ApiInfo:
@@ -559,6 +595,25 @@ components:
             ]
           }
         }
+    ReconcileSuggestResult:
+      type: object
+      required:
+        - result
+      properties:
+        result:
+          type: array
+          items:
+            type: object
+            required:
+              - name
+              - id
+            properties:
+              name:
+                type: string
+                example: example name
+              id:
+                type: string
+                example: example-id
     Problem:
       type: object
       properties:
diff --git a/annif/rest.py b/annif/rest.py
index cfb3d8545..bc57689ee 100644
--- a/annif/rest.py
+++ b/annif/rest.py
@@ -256,6 +256,14 @@ def reconcile_metadata(
             "schemaSpace": "http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#Concept",
             "view": {"url": "{{id}}"},
             "defaultTypes": [{"id": "default-type", "name": "Default type"}],
+            "suggest": {
+                "entity": {
+                    "service_path": "/suggest/entity",
+                    "service_url": "http://localhost:5000/v1/projects/"
+                    + project_id
+                    + "/reconcile",  # change to actual host url (how?)
+                }
+            },
         }
     else:
         queries = json.loads(query_parameters["queries"])
@@ -284,3 +292,21 @@ def reconcile(
         results[key] = {"result": data}
 
     return results
+
+
+def reconcile_suggest(
+    project_id: str, **query_parameters
+) -> ConnexionResponse | dict[str, Any]:
+    """suggest results for the given search term and return a dict with results
+    formatted according to OpenAPI spec"""
+
+    prefix = query_parameters.get("prefix")
+    cursor = query_parameters.get("cursor") if query_parameters.get("cursor") else 0
+    limit = cursor + 10
+
+    result = _suggest(project_id, [{"text": prefix}], {"limit": limit})
+    if _is_error(result):
+        return result
+
+    results = [{"id": res["uri"], "name": res["label"]} for res in result[0]["results"]]
+    return {"result": results[cursor:]}
diff --git a/tests/test_openapi.py b/tests/test_openapi.py
index de1189515..b1dfa5399 100644
--- a/tests/test_openapi.py
+++ b/tests/test_openapi.py
@@ -160,3 +160,18 @@ def test_openapi_reconcile_nonexistent(app_client):
         "http://localhost:8000/v1/projects/nonexistent/reconcile", data=data
     )
     assert req.status_code == 404
+
+
+def test_openapi_reconcile_suggest(app_client):
+    req = app_client.get(
+        "http://localhost:8000/v1/projects/dummy-fi/reconcile/suggest/entity?prefix=example"
+    )
+    assert req.status_code == 200
+    assert "result" in req.get_json()
+
+
+def test_openapi_reconcile_suggest_nonexistent(app_client):
+    req = app_client.get(
+        "http://localhost:8000/v1/projects/nonexistent/reconcile/suggest/entity?prefix=example"
+    )
+    assert req.status_code == 404
diff --git a/tests/test_rest.py b/tests/test_rest.py
index 104999cc6..51c698137 100644
--- a/tests/test_rest.py
+++ b/tests/test_rest.py
@@ -277,3 +277,15 @@ def test_rest_reconcile_nonexistent(app):
             "nonexistent", {"queries": {"q0": {"query": "example text"}}}
         )
         assert result.status_code == 404
+
+
+def test_rest_reconcile_suggest(app):
+    with app.app_context():
+        results = annif.rest.reconcile_suggest("dummy-fi", prefix="example text")
+        assert "result" in results
+
+
+def test_rest_reconcile_nonexistent(app):
+    with app.app_context():
+        result = annif.rest.reconcile_suggest("nonexistent", prefix="example text")
+        assert result.status_code == 404