diff --git a/crates/nu-cli/src/completions/completion_options.rs b/crates/nu-cli/src/completions/completion_options.rs
index 7022d7988d..493f30d341 100644
--- a/crates/nu-cli/src/completions/completion_options.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-cli/src/completions/completion_options.rs
@@ -102,7 +102,11 @@ impl<T> NuMatcher<'_, T> {
                     options,
                     needle: needle.to_owned(),
                     state: State::Fuzzy {
-                        matcher: Matcher::new(Config::DEFAULT),
+                        matcher: Matcher::new({
+                            let mut cfg = Config::DEFAULT;
+                            cfg.prefer_prefix = true;
+                            cfg
+                        }),
                         atom,
                         items: Vec::new(),
                     },
diff --git a/crates/nu-lsp/src/symbols.rs b/crates/nu-lsp/src/symbols.rs
index bea7bab3e8..07b01d2028 100644
--- a/crates/nu-lsp/src/symbols.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-lsp/src/symbols.rs
@@ -80,7 +80,11 @@ pub(crate) struct SymbolCache {
 impl SymbolCache {
     pub fn new() -> Self {
         SymbolCache {
-            matcher: Matcher::new(Config::DEFAULT),
+            matcher: Matcher::new({
+                let mut cfg = Config::DEFAULT;
+                cfg.prefer_prefix = true;
+                cfg
+            }),
             cache: BTreeMap::new(),
             dirty_flags: BTreeMap::new(),
         }