diff --git a/crates/ide-completion/src/completions/expr.rs b/crates/ide-completion/src/completions/expr.rs
index 49a96e27e7..db18b531d7 100644
--- a/crates/ide-completion/src/completions/expr.rs
+++ b/crates/ide-completion/src/completions/expr.rs
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ pub(crate) fn complete_expr_path(
         in_condition,
         incomplete_let,
         ref ref_expr_parent,
+        after_amp,
         ref is_func_update,
         ref innermost_ret_ty,
         ref impl_,
@@ -69,14 +70,12 @@ pub(crate) fn complete_expr_path(
         ..
     } = expr_ctx;
 
-    let has_raw_token =
-        ref_expr_parent.as_ref().map(|it| it.raw_token().is_some()).unwrap_or(false);
-    let has_const_token =
-        ref_expr_parent.as_ref().map(|it| it.const_token().is_some()).unwrap_or(false);
-    let has_mut_token =
-        ref_expr_parent.as_ref().map(|it| it.mut_token().is_some()).unwrap_or(false);
+    let (has_raw_token, has_const_token, has_mut_token) = ref_expr_parent
+        .as_ref()
+        .map(|it| (it.raw_token().is_some(), it.const_token().is_some(), it.mut_token().is_some()))
+        .unwrap_or((false, false, false));
 
-    let wants_raw_token = ref_expr_parent.is_some() && !has_raw_token;
+    let wants_raw_token = ref_expr_parent.is_some() && !has_raw_token && after_amp;
     let wants_const_token =
         ref_expr_parent.is_some() && has_raw_token && !has_const_token && !has_mut_token;
     let wants_mut_token = if ref_expr_parent.is_some() {
diff --git a/crates/ide-completion/src/context.rs b/crates/ide-completion/src/context.rs
index 3705e2c73d..b3b456d556 100644
--- a/crates/ide-completion/src/context.rs
+++ b/crates/ide-completion/src/context.rs
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ pub(crate) struct PathExprCtx {
     pub(crate) in_condition: bool,
     pub(crate) incomplete_let: bool,
     pub(crate) ref_expr_parent: Option<ast::RefExpr>,
+    pub(crate) after_amp: bool,
     /// The surrounding RecordExpression we are completing a functional update
     pub(crate) is_func_update: Option<ast::RecordExpr>,
     pub(crate) self_param: Option<hir::SelfParam>,
diff --git a/crates/ide-completion/src/context/analysis.rs b/crates/ide-completion/src/context/analysis.rs
index 1a5609baf9..3c4d489c0f 100644
--- a/crates/ide-completion/src/context/analysis.rs
+++ b/crates/ide-completion/src/context/analysis.rs
@@ -1151,6 +1151,9 @@ fn classify_name_ref(
         let after_if_expr = after_if_expr(it.clone());
         let ref_expr_parent =
             path.as_single_name_ref().and_then(|_| it.parent()).and_then(ast::RefExpr::cast);
+        let after_amp = non_trivia_sibling(it.clone().into(), Direction::Prev)
+            .map(|it| it.kind() == SyntaxKind::AMP)
+            .unwrap_or(false);
         let (innermost_ret_ty, self_param) = {
             let find_ret_ty = |it: SyntaxNode| {
                 if let Some(item) = ast::Item::cast(it.clone()) {
@@ -1220,6 +1223,7 @@ fn classify_name_ref(
                 after_if_expr,
                 in_condition,
                 ref_expr_parent,
+                after_amp,
                 is_func_update,
                 innermost_ret_ty,
                 self_param,
diff --git a/crates/ide-completion/src/tests/expression.rs b/crates/ide-completion/src/tests/expression.rs
index 6937874734..e117dbf4bd 100644
--- a/crates/ide-completion/src/tests/expression.rs
+++ b/crates/ide-completion/src/tests/expression.rs
@@ -522,6 +522,26 @@ fn completes_after_ref_expr() {
             kw while
             kw while let
         "#]],
+    );
+    check(
+        r#"fn main() { let _ = &mut $0 }"#,
+        expect![[r#"
+            fn main() fn()
+            bt u32     u32
+            kw crate::
+            kw false
+            kw for
+            kw if
+            kw if let
+            kw loop
+            kw match
+            kw return
+            kw self::
+            kw true
+            kw unsafe
+            kw while
+            kw while let
+        "#]],
     )
 }