diff --git a/internal/hcl/errors.go b/internal/hcl/errors.go
index 49e8e333b..2bfeda796 100644
--- a/internal/hcl/errors.go
+++ b/internal/hcl/errors.go
@@ -22,3 +22,8 @@ type NoBlockFoundErr struct {
 func (e *NoBlockFoundErr) Error() string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("no block found at %#v", e.AtPos)
 }
+
+func IsNoBlockFoundErr(err error) bool {
+	_, ok := err.(*NoBlockFoundErr)
+	return ok
+}
diff --git a/internal/terraform/lang/config_block.go b/internal/terraform/lang/config_block.go
index 402af85f5..5dd70ae00 100644
--- a/internal/terraform/lang/config_block.go
+++ b/internal/terraform/lang/config_block.go
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ import (
 
 type configBlockFactory interface {
 	New(*hclsyntax.Block) (ConfigBlock, error)
+	LabelSchema() LabelSchema
 }
 
-
 type labelCandidates map[string][]CompletionCandidate
 
 type completableLabels struct {
@@ -120,6 +120,10 @@ func (l *completeList) List() []CompletionCandidate {
 	return l.candidates
 }
 
+func (l *completeList) Len() int {
+	return len(l.candidates)
+}
+
 func (l *completeList) IsComplete() bool {
 	return true
 }
diff --git a/internal/terraform/lang/config_block_test.go b/internal/terraform/lang/config_block_test.go
index 50b9d7b5c..a935d224d 100644
--- a/internal/terraform/lang/config_block_test.go
+++ b/internal/terraform/lang/config_block_test.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package lang
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"sort"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
@@ -294,6 +295,12 @@ func renderCandidates(list CompletionCandidates, pos hcl.Pos) []renderedCandidat
 	return rendered
 }
 
+func sortRenderedCandidates(candidates []renderedCandidate) {
+	sort.Slice(candidates, func(i, j int) bool {
+		return candidates[i].Label < candidates[j].Label
+	})
+}
+
 type renderedCandidate struct {
 	Label   string
 	Detail  string
diff --git a/internal/terraform/lang/datasource_block.go b/internal/terraform/lang/datasource_block.go
index dd52c595e..5bb023a33 100644
--- a/internal/terraform/lang/datasource_block.go
+++ b/internal/terraform/lang/datasource_block.go
@@ -24,13 +24,20 @@ func (f *datasourceBlockFactory) New(block *hclsyntax.Block) (ConfigBlock, error
 	return &datasourceBlock{
 		logger: f.logger,
 
-		labelSchema: LabelSchema{"type", "name"},
+		labelSchema: f.LabelSchema(),
 		hclBlock:    block,
 		sr:          f.schemaReader,
 	}, nil
 }
 
-func (r *datasourceBlockFactory) BlockType() string {
+func (f *datasourceBlockFactory) LabelSchema() LabelSchema {
+	return LabelSchema{
+		Label{Name: "type", IsCompletable: true},
+		Label{Name: "name"},
+	}
+}
+
+func (f *datasourceBlockFactory) BlockType() string {
 	return "data"
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/terraform/lang/labels.go b/internal/terraform/lang/labels.go
index 0277840d9..31e5ccc2b 100644
--- a/internal/terraform/lang/labels.go
+++ b/internal/terraform/lang/labels.go
@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@ package lang
 func parseLabels(blockType string, schema LabelSchema, parsed []string) []*ParsedLabel {
 	labels := make([]*ParsedLabel, len(schema))
 
-	for i, labelName := range schema {
+	for i, l := range schema {
 		var value string
 		if len(parsed)-1 >= i {
 			value = parsed[i]
 		}
 		labels[i] = &ParsedLabel{
-			Name:  labelName,
+			Name:  l.Name,
 			Value: value,
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/internal/terraform/lang/parser.go b/internal/terraform/lang/parser.go
index 2eb6e73cf..88a13e0ba 100644
--- a/internal/terraform/lang/parser.go
+++ b/internal/terraform/lang/parser.go
@@ -91,6 +91,40 @@ func (p *parser) blockTypes() map[string]configBlockFactory {
 	}
 }
 
+func (p *parser) BlockTypeCandidates() CompletionCandidates {
+	bTypes := p.blockTypes()
+
+	list := &completeList{
+		candidates: make([]CompletionCandidate, 0),
+	}
+
+	for name, t := range bTypes {
+		list.candidates = append(list.candidates, &completableBlockType{
+			TypeName:    name,
+			LabelSchema: t.LabelSchema(),
+		})
+	}
+
+	return list
+}
+
+type completableBlockType struct {
+	TypeName    string
+	LabelSchema LabelSchema
+}
+
+func (bt *completableBlockType) Label() string {
+	return bt.TypeName
+}
+
+func (bt *completableBlockType) Snippet(pos hcl.Pos) (hcl.Pos, string) {
+	return pos, snippetForBlock(bt.TypeName, bt.LabelSchema)
+}
+
+func (bt *completableBlockType) Detail() string {
+	return ""
+}
+
 func (p *parser) ParseBlockFromHCL(block *hcl.Block) (ConfigBlock, error) {
 	if block == nil {
 		return nil, EmptyConfigErr
diff --git a/internal/terraform/lang/parser_test.go b/internal/terraform/lang/parser_test.go
index 29edcc4d1..968e0cb47 100644
--- a/internal/terraform/lang/parser_test.go
+++ b/internal/terraform/lang/parser_test.go
@@ -8,10 +8,42 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"testing"
 
+	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/hcl/v2"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/hcl/v2/hclsyntax"
 )
 
+func TestParser_BlockTypeCandidates_len(t *testing.T) {
+	p := newParser()
+
+	candidates := p.BlockTypeCandidates()
+	if candidates.Len() < 3 {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected >= 3 candidates, %d given", candidates.Len())
+	}
+}
+
+func TestParser_BlockTypeCandidates_snippet(t *testing.T) {
+	p := newParser()
+
+	list := p.BlockTypeCandidates()
+	rendered := renderCandidates(list, hcl.InitialPos)
+	sortRenderedCandidates(rendered)
+
+	expectedCandidate := renderedCandidate{
+		Label:  "data",
+		Detail: "",
+		Snippet: renderedSnippet{
+			Pos: hcl.InitialPos,
+			Text: `data "${1}" "${2:name}" {
+  ${3}
+}`,
+		},
+	}
+	if diff := cmp.Diff(expectedCandidate, rendered[0]); diff != "" {
+		t.Fatalf("Completion candidate does not match.\n%s", diff)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestParser_ParseBlockFromHCL(t *testing.T) {
 	testCases := []struct {
 		name string
diff --git a/internal/terraform/lang/provider_block.go b/internal/terraform/lang/provider_block.go
index 33a788830..338b04b43 100644
--- a/internal/terraform/lang/provider_block.go
+++ b/internal/terraform/lang/provider_block.go
@@ -23,12 +23,18 @@ func (f *providerBlockFactory) New(block *hclsyntax.Block) (ConfigBlock, error)
 	return &providerBlock{
 		logger: f.logger,
 
-		labelSchema: LabelSchema{"name"},
+		labelSchema: f.LabelSchema(),
 		hclBlock:    block,
 		sr:          f.schemaReader,
 	}, nil
 }
 
+func (f *providerBlockFactory) LabelSchema() LabelSchema {
+	return LabelSchema{
+		Label{Name: "name", IsCompletable: true},
+	}
+}
+
 func (f *providerBlockFactory) BlockType() string {
 	return "provider"
 }
diff --git a/internal/terraform/lang/resource_block.go b/internal/terraform/lang/resource_block.go
index dbbabcdf5..425958319 100644
--- a/internal/terraform/lang/resource_block.go
+++ b/internal/terraform/lang/resource_block.go
@@ -24,12 +24,19 @@ func (f *resourceBlockFactory) New(block *hclsyntax.Block) (ConfigBlock, error)
 	return &resourceBlock{
 		logger: f.logger,
 
-		labelSchema: LabelSchema{"type", "name"},
+		labelSchema: f.LabelSchema(),
 		hclBlock:    block,
 		sr:          f.schemaReader,
 	}, nil
 }
 
+func (f *resourceBlockFactory) LabelSchema() LabelSchema {
+	return LabelSchema{
+		Label{Name: "type", IsCompletable: true},
+		Label{Name: "name", IsCompletable: false},
+	}
+}
+
 func (r *resourceBlockFactory) BlockType() string {
 	return "resource"
 }
diff --git a/internal/terraform/lang/schema.go b/internal/terraform/lang/schema.go
index 323845fda..af2e442af 100644
--- a/internal/terraform/lang/schema.go
+++ b/internal/terraform/lang/schema.go
@@ -44,6 +44,22 @@ func snippetForNestedBlock(name string) string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("%s {\n  ${0}\n}", name)
 }
 
+func snippetForBlock(name string, labelSchema LabelSchema) string {
+	bodyPlaceholder := 0
+	labels := make([]string, len(labelSchema))
+	for i, l := range labelSchema {
+		if l.IsCompletable {
+			labels[i] = fmt.Sprintf(`"${%d}"`, i+1)
+		} else {
+			labels[i] = fmt.Sprintf(`"${%d:%s}"`, i+1, l.Name)
+		}
+		bodyPlaceholder = i + 2
+	}
+
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%s %s {\n  ${%d}\n}",
+		name, strings.Join(labels, " "), bodyPlaceholder)
+}
+
 func schemaAttributeDetail(attr *tfjson.SchemaAttribute) string {
 	var requiredText string
 	if attr.Optional {
diff --git a/internal/terraform/lang/types.go b/internal/terraform/lang/types.go
index 59e26f7fe..b34fbc7f1 100644
--- a/internal/terraform/lang/types.go
+++ b/internal/terraform/lang/types.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 type Parser interface {
 	SetLogger(*log.Logger)
 	SetSchemaReader(schema.Reader)
+	BlockTypeCandidates() CompletionCandidates
 	ParseBlockFromHCL(*hcl.Block) (ConfigBlock, error)
 }
 
@@ -38,7 +39,12 @@ type Block interface {
 	BlockTypes() map[string]*BlockType
 }
 
-type LabelSchema []string
+type LabelSchema []Label
+
+type Label struct {
+	Name          string
+	IsCompletable bool
+}
 
 type ParsedLabel struct {
 	Name  string
@@ -59,6 +65,7 @@ type Attribute struct {
 // for completion loosely reflecting lsp.CompletionList
 type CompletionCandidates interface {
 	List() []CompletionCandidate
+	Len() int
 	IsComplete() bool
 }
 
diff --git a/langserver/handlers/complete.go b/langserver/handlers/complete.go
index 8946f3602..d90815440 100644
--- a/langserver/handlers/complete.go
+++ b/langserver/handlers/complete.go
@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 
+	hcl "github.com/hashicorp/hcl/v2"
 	lsctx "github.com/hashicorp/terraform-ls/internal/context"
-	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform-ls/internal/hcl"
+	ihcl "github.com/hashicorp/terraform-ls/internal/hcl"
 	ilsp "github.com/hashicorp/terraform-ls/internal/lsp"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform-ls/internal/terraform/lang"
 	lsp "github.com/sourcegraph/go-lsp"
@@ -40,18 +41,12 @@ func (h *logHandler) TextDocumentComplete(ctx context.Context, params lsp.Comple
 	if err != nil {
 		return list, err
 	}
-	hclFile := hcl.NewFile(file)
+	hclFile := ihcl.NewFile(file)
 	fPos, err := ilsp.FilePositionFromDocumentPosition(params.TextDocumentPositionParams, file)
 	if err != nil {
 		return list, err
 	}
 
-	hclBlock, hclPos, err := hclFile.BlockAtPosition(fPos)
-	if err != nil {
-		return list, fmt.Errorf("finding HCL block failed: %s", err)
-	}
-	h.logger.Printf("HCL block found at HCL pos %#v", hclPos)
-
 	p, err := lang.FindCompatibleParser(tfVersion)
 	if err != nil {
 		return list, fmt.Errorf("finding compatible parser failed: %w", err)
@@ -59,16 +54,30 @@ func (h *logHandler) TextDocumentComplete(ctx context.Context, params lsp.Comple
 	p.SetLogger(h.logger)
 	p.SetSchemaReader(sr)
 
-	cfgBlock, err := p.ParseBlockFromHCL(hclBlock)
+	hclBlock, hclPos, err := hclFile.BlockAtPosition(fPos)
 	if err != nil {
-		return list, fmt.Errorf("finding config block failed: %w", err)
+		if ihcl.IsNoBlockFoundErr(err) {
+			return ilsp.CompletionList(p.BlockTypeCandidates(), fPos.Position(), cc.TextDocument), nil
+		}
+
+		return list, fmt.Errorf("finding HCL block failed: %#v", err)
 	}
-	h.logger.Printf("Configuration block %q parsed", cfgBlock.BlockType())
 
-	candidates, err := cfgBlock.CompletionCandidatesAtPos(hclPos)
+	h.logger.Printf("HCL block found at HCL pos %#v", hclPos)
+	candidates, err := h.completeBlock(p, hclBlock, hclPos)
 	if err != nil {
 		return list, fmt.Errorf("finding completion items failed: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	return ilsp.CompletionList(candidates, fPos.Position(), cc.TextDocument), nil
 }
+
+func (h *logHandler) completeBlock(p lang.Parser, block *hcl.Block, pos hcl.Pos) (lang.CompletionCandidates, error) {
+	cfgBlock, err := p.ParseBlockFromHCL(block)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("finding config block failed: %w", err)
+	}
+	h.logger.Printf("Configuration block %q parsed", cfgBlock.BlockType())
+
+	return cfgBlock.CompletionCandidatesAtPos(pos)
+}