diff --git a/lisp/progmodes/eglot.el b/lisp/progmodes/eglot.el
index 353877f60c2..59d9c346424 100644
--- a/lisp/progmodes/eglot.el
+++ b/lisp/progmodes/eglot.el
@@ -3142,8 +3142,18 @@ eglot--dumb-allc
 (defun eglot--dumb-tryc (pat table pred point)
   (let ((probe (funcall table pat pred nil)))
     (cond ((eq probe t) t)
-          (probe (cons probe (length probe)))
-          (t (cons pat point)))))
+          (probe
+           (if (and (not (equal probe pat))
+                    (cl-every
+                     (lambda (s) (string-prefix-p probe s completion-ignore-case))
+                     (funcall table pat pred t)))
+               (cons probe (length probe))
+             (cons pat point)))
+          (t
+           ;; Match ignoring suffix: if there are any completions for
+           ;; the current prefix at least, keep the current input.
+           (and (funcall table (substring pat 0 point) pred t)
+                (cons pat point))))))
 
 (add-to-list 'completion-category-defaults '(eglot-capf (styles eglot--dumb-flex)))
 (add-to-list 'completion-styles-alist '(eglot--dumb-flex eglot--dumb-tryc eglot--dumb-allc))
diff --git a/test/lisp/progmodes/eglot-tests.el b/test/lisp/progmodes/eglot-tests.el
index 534c47b2646..4f745b26b42 100644
--- a/test/lisp/progmodes/eglot-tests.el
+++ b/test/lisp/progmodes/eglot-tests.el
@@ -600,6 +600,20 @@ eglot-test-basic-completions
       (message (buffer-string))
       (should (looking-back "fprintf.?")))))
 
+(ert-deftest eglot-test-common-prefix-completion ()
+  "Test completion appending the common prefix."
+  (skip-unless (executable-find "clangd"))
+  (eglot--with-fixture
+      `(("project" . (("coiso.c" .
+                       ,(concat "int foo_bar; int foo_bar_baz;"
+                                "int main() {foo")))))
+    (with-current-buffer
+        (eglot--find-file-noselect "project/coiso.c")
+      (eglot--wait-for-clangd)
+      (goto-char (point-max))
+      (completion-at-point)
+      (should (looking-back "{foo_bar")))))
+
 (ert-deftest eglot-test-non-unique-completions ()
   "Test completion resulting in 'Complete, but not unique'."
   (skip-unless (executable-find "clangd"))
@@ -619,6 +633,55 @@ eglot-test-non-unique-completions
         (forward-line -1)
         (should (looking-at "Complete, but not unique")))))))
 
+(ert-deftest eglot-test-stop-completion-on-nonprefix ()
+  "Test completion also resulting in 'Complete, but not unique'."
+  (skip-unless (executable-find "clangd"))
+  (eglot--with-fixture
+      `(("project" . (("coiso.c" .
+                       ,(concat "int foot; int footer; int fo_obar;"
+                                "int main() {foo")))))
+    (with-current-buffer
+        (eglot--find-file-noselect "project/coiso.c")
+      (eglot--wait-for-clangd)
+      (goto-char (point-max))
+      (completion-at-point)
+      (should (looking-back "foo")))))
+
+(ert-deftest eglot-test-try-completion-nomatch ()
+  "Test completion table with non-matching input, returning nil."
+  (skip-unless (executable-find "clangd"))
+  (eglot--with-fixture
+      `(("project" . (("coiso.c" .
+                       ,(concat "int main() {abc")))))
+    (with-current-buffer
+        (eglot--find-file-noselect "project/coiso.c")
+      (eglot--wait-for-clangd)
+      (goto-char (point-max))
+      (should
+       (null
+        (completion-try-completion
+         "abc"
+         (nth 2 (eglot-completion-at-point)) nil 3))))))
+
+(ert-deftest eglot-test-try-completion-inside-symbol ()
+  "Test completion table inside symbol, with only prefix matching."
+  (skip-unless (executable-find "clangd"))
+  (eglot--with-fixture
+      `(("project" . (("coiso.c" .
+                       ,(concat
+                         "int foobar;"
+                         "int main() {foo123")))))
+    (with-current-buffer
+        (eglot--find-file-noselect "project/coiso.c")
+      (eglot--wait-for-clangd)
+      (goto-char (- (point-max) 3))
+      (should
+       (equal
+        '("foo123" . 3)
+        (completion-try-completion
+         "foo123"
+         (nth 2 (eglot-completion-at-point)) nil 3))))))
+
 (ert-deftest eglot-test-basic-xref ()
   "Test basic xref functionality in a clangd LSP."
   (skip-unless (executable-find "clangd"))