diff --git a/ckan/templates/user/snippets/followee_dropdown.html b/ckan/templates/user/snippets/followee_dropdown.html
index c3daffbce64..f76e5fb9ebf 100644
--- a/ckan/templates/user/snippets/followee_dropdown.html
+++ b/ckan/templates/user/snippets/followee_dropdown.html
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     <div class="popover-header">
       <div class="input-prepend">
         <span class="add-on"><i class="icon-search"></i></span>
-        <input type="text" name="q" placeholder="{{ _('Search list...') }}" value="{{context.q}}">
+        <input type="text" name="q" placeholder="{{ _('Search list...') }}" value="{{context.q}}" autocomplete="off">
       </div>
     </div>
     {% if followees %}