diff --git a/services/web/public/coffee/ide/editor/directives/aceEditor/auto-complete/AutoCompleteManager.coffee b/services/web/public/coffee/ide/editor/directives/aceEditor/auto-complete/AutoCompleteManager.coffee
index 030b2d4abf..5a8ad66a2c 100644
--- a/services/web/public/coffee/ide/editor/directives/aceEditor/auto-complete/AutoCompleteManager.coffee
+++ b/services/web/public/coffee/ide/editor/directives/aceEditor/auto-complete/AutoCompleteManager.coffee
@@ -188,8 +188,22 @@ define [
 									leftRange = _.clone(range)
 									rightRange = _.clone(range)
 									# trim to left of cursor
-									leftRange.start.column -= completions.filterText.length;
-									editor.session.remove(leftRange);
+									lineUpToCursor = editor.getSession().getTextRange(
+										new Range(
+											range.start.row,
+											0,
+											range.start.row,
+											range.start.column,
+										)
+									)
+									# Delete back to last backslash, as appropriate
+									lastBackslashIndex = lineUpToCursor.lastIndexOf('\\')
+									if lastBackslashIndex != -1
+										leftRange.start.column = lastBackslashIndex
+									else
+										leftRange.start.column -= completions.filterText.length
+									editor.session.remove(leftRange)
+									# look at text after cursor
 									lineBeyondCursor = editor.getSession().getTextRange(
 										new Range(
 											rightRange.start.row,