diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e5cde8f4..b15e0332 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -363,6 +363,10 @@ MiniDeps.add({
       -- Which directions to show the window,
       -- falling back to the next direction when there's not enough space
       direction_priority = { 's', 'n' },
+
+      -- Whether to automatically show the window when new completion items are available
+      auto_show = true,
+
       -- Controls how the completion items are rendered on the popup window
       draw = {
         -- Aligns the keyword you've typed to a component in the menu
diff --git a/lua/blink/cmp/completion/windows/menu.lua b/lua/blink/cmp/completion/windows/menu.lua
index 9fc892e3..be932b5f 100644
--- a/lua/blink/cmp/completion/windows/menu.lua
+++ b/lua/blink/cmp/completion/windows/menu.lua
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ local menu = {
   }),
   items = {},
   context = nil,
+  auto_show = config.auto_show,
   open_emitter = require('blink.cmp.lib.event_emitter').new('completion_menu_open', 'BlinkCmpCompletionMenuOpen'),
   close_emitter = require('blink.cmp.lib.event_emitter').new('completion_menu_close', 'BlinkCmpCompletionMenuClose'),
   position_update_emitter = require('blink.cmp.lib.event_emitter').new(
@@ -43,8 +44,6 @@ vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd({ 'CursorMovedI', 'WinScrolled', 'WinResized' }, {
   callback = function() menu.update_position() end,
 })
 
---- @param context blink.cmp.Context
---- @param items blink.cmp.CompletionItem[]
 function menu.open_with_items(context, items)
   menu.context = context
   menu.items = items
@@ -53,12 +52,7 @@ function menu.open_with_items(context, items)
   if not menu.renderer then menu.renderer = require('blink.cmp.completion.windows.render').new(config.draw) end
   menu.renderer:draw(menu.win:get_buf(), items)
 
-  menu.open()
-  menu.update_position()
-
-  -- it's possible for the window to close after updating the position
-  -- if there was nowhere to place the window
-  if not menu.win:is_open() then return end
+  if menu.auto_show then menu.open() end
 end
 
 function menu.open()
@@ -68,11 +62,13 @@ function menu.open()
   if menu.selected_item_idx ~= nil then
     vim.api.nvim_win_set_cursor(menu.win:get_win(), { menu.selected_item_idx, 0 })
   end
+  menu.update_position()
 
   menu.open_emitter:emit()
 end
 
 function menu.close()
+  menu.auto_show = config.auto_show
   if not menu.win:is_open() then return end
 
   menu.win:close()
diff --git a/lua/blink/cmp/config/completion/menu.lua b/lua/blink/cmp/config/completion/menu.lua
index e378807b..876bbe11 100644
--- a/lua/blink/cmp/config/completion/menu.lua
+++ b/lua/blink/cmp/config/completion/menu.lua
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 --- @field winblend number
 --- @field winhighlight string
 --- @field scrolloff number Keep the cursor X lines away from the top/bottom of the window
+--- @field auto_show boolean Whether to automatically show the window when new completion items are available
 --- @field draw blink.cmp.Draw Controls how the completion items are rendered on the popup window
 
 --- @class (exact) blink.cmp.CompletionMenuOrderConfig
@@ -36,6 +37,9 @@ local window = {
     -- TODO: implement
     order = { n = 'bottom_up', s = 'top_down' },
 
+    -- Whether to automatically show the window when new completion items are available
+    auto_show = true,
+
     -- Controls how the completion items are rendered on the popup window
     draw = {
       -- Aligns the keyword you've typed to a component in the menu
diff --git a/lua/blink/cmp/init.lua b/lua/blink/cmp/init.lua
index 6818fb4a..85278f1a 100644
--- a/lua/blink/cmp/init.lua
+++ b/lua/blink/cmp/init.lua
@@ -22,7 +22,10 @@ end
 function cmp.show()
   if require('blink.cmp.completion.windows.menu').win:is_open() then return end
 
-  vim.schedule(function() require('blink.cmp.completion.trigger').show({ force = true }) end)
+  vim.schedule(function()
+    require('blink.cmp.completion.windows.menu').auto_show = true
+    require('blink.cmp.completion.trigger').show({ force = true })
+  end)
   return true
 end