diff --git a/crates/ra_ide/src/completion/completion_config.rs b/crates/ra_ide/src/completion/completion_config.rs
index 6cf7ed6e4c9..71b49ace8bf 100644
--- a/crates/ra_ide/src/completion/completion_config.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_ide/src/completion/completion_config.rs
@@ -12,6 +12,12 @@ pub struct CompletionConfig {
     pub snippet_cap: Option<SnippetCap>,
 }
 
+impl CompletionConfig {
+    pub fn allow_snippets(&mut self, yes: bool) {
+        self.snippet_cap = if yes { Some(SnippetCap { _private: () }) } else { None }
+    }
+}
+
 #[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, PartialEq, Eq)]
 pub struct SnippetCap {
     _private: (),
diff --git a/crates/rust-analyzer/src/config.rs b/crates/rust-analyzer/src/config.rs
index 33d7c95a802..715eddadb68 100644
--- a/crates/rust-analyzer/src/config.rs
+++ b/crates/rust-analyzer/src/config.rs
@@ -215,5 +215,13 @@ impl Config {
         if let Some(value) = caps.folding_range.as_ref().and_then(|it| it.line_folding_only) {
             self.client_caps.line_folding_only = value
         }
+        self.completion.allow_snippets(false);
+        if let Some(completion) = &caps.completion {
+            if let Some(completion_item) = &completion.completion_item {
+                if let Some(value) = completion_item.snippet_support {
+                    self.completion.allow_snippets(value);
+                }
+            }
+        }
     }
 }