diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/autocomplete.js b/app/assets/javascripts/autocomplete.js
index 3471b5de082..edbefbbe9da 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/autocomplete.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/autocomplete.js
@@ -95,7 +95,8 @@
     var $fields_multiple = $('[data-autocomplete="tag-query"], [data-autocomplete="tag-edit"]');
     var $fields_single = $('[data-autocomplete="tag"]');
 
-    var prefixes = "-|~|" + $.map(JSON.parse(Danbooru.meta("tag-category-names")), function (category) { return category + ':'}).join('|');
+    var prefixes = "-|~|" + $.map(JSON.parse(Danbooru.meta("tag-category-names")), function (category) { return category + ':'}).join('|') +
+      $.map(JSON.parse(Danbooru.meta("short-tag-category-names")), function (category) { return category + ':'}).join('|');
     var metatags = "order|-status|status|-rating|rating|-locked|locked|child|filetype|-filetype|" +
       "-user|user|-approver|approver|commenter|comm|noter|noteupdater|artcomm|-fav|fav|ordfav|" +
       "-pool|pool|ordpool|favgroup|-search|search";