diff --git a/src/nvim/insexpand.c b/src/nvim/insexpand.c
index eff661dc6d..56748eb645 100644
--- a/src/nvim/insexpand.c
+++ b/src/nvim/insexpand.c
@@ -4291,8 +4291,9 @@ static int get_next_default_completion(ins_compl_next_state_T *st, pos_T *start_
 {
   char *ptr = NULL;
   int len = 0;
-  bool in_fuzzy_collect = (cfc_has_mode() && compl_length > 0)
-                          || ((get_cot_flags() & kOptCotFlagFuzzy) && compl_autocomplete);
+  bool in_fuzzy_collect = !compl_status_adding()
+                          && ((cfc_has_mode() && compl_length > 0)
+                              || ((get_cot_flags() & kOptCotFlagFuzzy) && compl_autocomplete));
   char *leader = ins_compl_leader();
   int score = FUZZY_SCORE_NONE;
   const bool in_curbuf = st->ins_buf == curbuf;
@@ -6065,9 +6066,6 @@ static int ins_compl_start(void)
       compl_length = 0;
       compl_col = curwin->w_cursor.col;
       compl_lnum = curwin->w_cursor.lnum;
-    } else if (ctrl_x_mode_normal() && cfc_has_mode()) {
-      compl_startpos = curwin->w_cursor;
-      compl_cont_status &= CONT_S_IPOS;
     }
   } else {
     edit_submode_pre = NULL;
diff --git a/test/old/testdir/test_ins_complete.vim b/test/old/testdir/test_ins_complete.vim
index d08ba57513..af1ab51c18 100644
--- a/test/old/testdir/test_ins_complete.vim
+++ b/test/old/testdir/test_ins_complete.vim
@@ -3718,6 +3718,14 @@ func Test_complete_fuzzy_collect()
   call feedkeys("A\<C-X>\<C-N>\<C-N>\<Esc>0", 'tx!')
   call assert_equal('你的 我的 我的', getline('.'))
 
+  " check that "adding" expansion works
+  call setline(1, ['hello world foo bar'])
+  call feedkeys("Ohlo\<C-X>\<C-N>\<C-X>\<C-N>\<C-X>\<C-N>\<C-X>\<C-N>\<Esc>0", 'tx!')
+  call assert_equal('hello world foo bar', getline('.'))
+  call feedkeys("Swld\<C-X>\<C-N>\<C-X>\<C-N>\<C-X>\<C-N>\<Esc>0", 'tx!')
+  call assert_equal('world foo bar', getline('.'))
+  %delete
+
   " fuzzy on file
   call writefile([''], 'fobar', 'D')
   call writefile([''], 'foobar', 'D')