diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/lib/autocomplete.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/lib/autocomplete.js
index 92e03606a4..f08ac17ee9 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/lib/autocomplete.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/lib/autocomplete.js
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ export default function (options) {
 
     if (isInput || options.treatAsTextarea) {
       return createPopper(me[0], div[0], {
-        placement: "auto-start",
+        placement: "bottom-start",
         strategy: "fixed",
       });
     }