diff --git a/src/autocomplete.js b/src/autocomplete.js
index 041829bb4a..6dc65455b1 100644
--- a/src/autocomplete.js
+++ b/src/autocomplete.js
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ var preventParentScroll = require("./lib/scroll").preventParentScroll;
  * it would be used instead of `docText`.
  * @property {string} [completerId] - the identifier of the completer
  * @property {boolean} [skipFilter] - a boolean value to decide if the popup item is going to skip the filtering process done using prefix text.
+ * @property {string} [filterText] - the text this completion is filtered and scored against, in place of the text it
+ * displays. Follows the semantics of the language server protocol's `CompletionItem.filterText`, and takes precedence
+ * over the `ignoreCaption` option. An empty string is ignored. The match highlight in the popup is still derived from
+ * the caption, so a completion reached through text that does not occur in its caption is shown without a highlight.
  * @property {import("../ace-internal").Ace.IRange} [range] - An object specifying the range of text to be replaced with the new completion value (experimental)
  * @property {any} [command] - A command to be executed after the completion is inserted (experimental)
  * @property {string} [snippet] - a text snippet that would be inserted when the completion is selected
@@ -1085,28 +1089,29 @@ class FilteredList {
             }
             var caption = (!this.ignoreCaption && item.caption) || item.value || item.snippet;
             if (!caption) continue;
+            var matchText = item.filterText || caption;
             var lastIndex = -1;
             var matchMask = 0;
             var penalty = 0;
             var index, distance;
 
             if (this.exactMatch) {
-                if (needle !== caption.substr(0, needle.length))
+                if (needle !== matchText.substr(0, needle.length))
                     continue loop;
             } else {
                 /**
                  * It is for situation then, for example, we find some like 'tab' in item.value="Check the table"
                  * and want to see "Check the TABle" but see "Check The tABle".
                  */
-                var fullMatchIndex = caption.toLowerCase().indexOf(lower);
+                var fullMatchIndex = matchText.toLowerCase().indexOf(lower);
                 if (fullMatchIndex > -1) {
                     penalty = fullMatchIndex;
                 } else {
-                    // caption char iteration is faster in Chrome but slower in Firefox, so lets use indexOf
+                    // char iteration is faster in Chrome but slower in Firefox, so lets use indexOf
                     for (var j = 0; j < needle.length; j++) {
                         // TODO add penalty on case mismatch
-                        var i1 = caption.indexOf(lower[j], lastIndex + 1);
-                        var i2 = caption.indexOf(upper[j], lastIndex + 1);
+                        var i1 = matchText.indexOf(lower[j], lastIndex + 1);
+                        var i2 = matchText.indexOf(upper[j], lastIndex + 1);
                         index = (i1 >= 0) ? ((i2 < 0 || i1 < i2) ? i1 : i2) : i2;
                         if (index < 0)
                             continue loop;
diff --git a/src/autocomplete_test.js b/src/autocomplete_test.js
index f598f29bcc..0ba765cad3 100644
--- a/src/autocomplete_test.js
+++ b/src/autocomplete_test.js
@@ -201,6 +201,45 @@ module.exports = {
         assert.equal(editor.getValue(), "<dialog");
         done();
     },
+    "test: completions are matched against filterText when it is provided": async function (done) {
+        editor = initEditor("<");
+
+        editor.completers = [
+            {
+                // a language in which "<" is part of the identifier the user is typing
+                identifierRegexps: [/[a-zA-Z_0-9<]/],
+                getCompletions: function (editor, session, pos, prefix, callback) {
+                    var completions = [
+                        {
+                            caption: "iframe",
+                            value: "<iframe></iframe>",
+                            filterText: "<iframe"
+                        }, {
+                            caption: "img",
+                            value: "<img>"
+                        }
+                    ];
+                    callback(null, completions);
+                }
+            }
+        ];
+
+        editor.moveCursorTo(0, 1);
+        sendKey("ifra");
+        await lang.sleep(10);
+
+        // the prefix is "<ifra", which is only reachable through the filterText of the first completion,
+        // while the caption of the second one is matched as usual and therefore filtered out
+        var popup = editor.completer && editor.completer.popup;
+        assert.ok(popup && popup.isOpen, "the completion popup should be open");
+        assert.equal(popup.data.length, 1);
+        assert.equal(popup.getData(0).caption, "iframe");
+
+        editor.onCommandKey(null, 0, 13);
+        await lang.sleep(10);
+        assert.equal(editor.getValue(), "<iframe></iframe>");
+        done();
+    },
     "test: symbols after selection are not removed when replacement range is present": async function (done) {
         editor = initEditor("{}");
         editor.completers = [
@@ -874,6 +913,36 @@ module.exports = {
         user.type(" value");
         assert.equal(completer.popup.isOpen, true);
     },
+    "test: should filter using filterText even if ignoreCaption true": function() {
+        editor = initEditor("hello world\n");
+
+        var completer = {
+            getCompletions: function (editor, session, pos, prefix, callback) {
+                var completions = [
+                    {
+                        caption: "caption",
+                        value: "value",
+                        filterText: "filter"
+                    }
+                ];
+                callback(null,  completions);
+            }
+        };
+
+        editor.completers = [completer];
+
+        var autocomplete = Autocomplete.for(editor);
+        autocomplete.ignoreCaption = true;
+
+        // Neither the caption nor the value is matched once the completion carries a filterText.
+        user.type(" val");
+        assert.equal(autocomplete.popup, undefined);
+
+        // Should filter using the filterText instead.
+        user.type(" filt");
+        assert.equal(autocomplete.popup.isOpen, true);
+        assert.equal(autocomplete.popup.data.length, 1);
+    },
     "test: should skip filter if skipFilter flag is set to true in completion": function() {
         editor = initEditor("hello world\n");
 
diff --git a/types/ace-modules.d.ts b/types/ace-modules.d.ts
index 08e4c19aeb..31b9995c90 100644
--- a/types/ace-modules.d.ts
+++ b/types/ace-modules.d.ts
@@ -3437,6 +3437,13 @@ declare module "ace-code/src/autocomplete" {
          * - a boolean value to decide if the popup item is going to skip the filtering process done using prefix text.
          */
         skipFilter?: boolean;
+        /**
+         * - the text this completion is filtered and scored against, in place of the text it
+         * displays. Follows the semantics of the language server protocol's `CompletionItem.filterText`, and takes precedence
+         * over the `ignoreCaption` option. An empty string is ignored. The match highlight in the popup is still derived from
+         * the caption, so a completion reached through text that does not occur in its caption is shown without a highlight.
+         */
+        filterText?: string;
         /**
          * - An object specifying the range of text to be replaced with the new completion value (experimental)
          */