diff --git a/examples/nuxt-app/test/features/landingpage/custom-collection.feature b/examples/nuxt-app/test/features/landingpage/custom-collection.feature
index 16b9334f40..cfae917ec1 100644
--- a/examples/nuxt-app/test/features/landingpage/custom-collection.feature
+++ b/examples/nuxt-app/test/features/landingpage/custom-collection.feature
@@ -129,3 +129,48 @@ Feature: Custom Collection
 
     When I visit the page "/filter-only"
     Then the custom collection component results count should be hidden
+
+  @mockserver
+  Example: Autocomplete suggestions are disabled by default
+    Given the page endpoint for path "/custom-collection-suggestions" returns fixture "/landingpage/custom-collection/page" with status 200
+    And the search network request is stubbed with fixture "/landingpage/custom-collection/response" and status 200
+
+    When I visit the page "/custom-collection-suggestions"
+    Then I type "The" into the custom collection input
+    And the search suggestions should not be displayed
+
+  @mockserver
+  Example: Autocomplete suggestions can be enabled
+    Given I load the page fixture with "/landingpage/custom-collection/page"
+    And the search autocomplete request is stubbed with "/landingpage/custom-collection/response-suggestions" fixture
+    And the custom collection config has "suggestions.enabled" set to "true"
+    And the search network request is stubbed with fixture "/landingpage/custom-collection/response" and status 200
+    Then the page endpoint for path "/custom-collection-suggestions" returns the loaded fixture
+
+    When I visit the page "/custom-collection-suggestions"
+    Then I type "gover" into the custom collection input
+    Then the search autocomplete request should be called with the "/landingpage/custom-collection/request-suggestions" fixture
+    And the search suggestions displayed should include
+      | govern            |
+      | government        |
+      | government agency |
+
+  @mockserver
+  Example: Autocomplete minimum characters can be customised
+    Given I load the page fixture with "/landingpage/custom-collection/page"
+    And the search autocomplete request is stubbed with "/landingpage/custom-collection/response-suggestions" fixture
+    And the custom collection config has "suggestions.enabled" set to "true"
+    And the custom collection config has "suggestions.minCharacters" set to "5"
+    And the search network request is stubbed with fixture "/landingpage/custom-collection/response" and status 200
+    Then the page endpoint for path "/custom-collection-suggestions" returns the loaded fixture
+
+    When I visit the page "/custom-collection-suggestions"
+    Then I type "gov" into the custom collection input
+    Then the search suggestions should not be displayed
+
+    When I type "er" into the custom collection input
+    Then the search autocomplete request should be called with the "/landingpage/custom-collection/request-suggestions" fixture
+    And the search suggestions displayed should include
+      | govern            |
+      | government        |
+      | government agency |
diff --git a/examples/nuxt-app/test/features/search-listing/suggestions.feature b/examples/nuxt-app/test/features/search-listing/suggestions.feature
index 7bc0933a28..fa6f3fb6b1 100644
--- a/examples/nuxt-app/test/features/search-listing/suggestions.feature
+++ b/examples/nuxt-app/test/features/search-listing/suggestions.feature
@@ -7,7 +7,18 @@ Feature: Search listing - Suggestions
     And I am using a "macbook-16" device
 
   @mockserver
-  Example: Displays autocomplete suggestions
+  Example: Autocomplete suggestions are disabled by default
+    Given the page endpoint for path "/no-suggestions" returns fixture "/search-listing/suggestions/page-no-suggestions" with status 200
+    And the search network request is stubbed with fixture "/search-listing/suggestions/search-response" and status 200
+
+    When I visit the page "/no-suggestions"
+    Then the search listing page should have 2 results
+
+    When I type "The" into the search input
+    Then the search suggestions should not be displayed
+
+  @mockserver
+  Example: Autocomplete suggestions can be enabled
     Given the page endpoint for path "/suggestions" returns fixture "/search-listing/suggestions/page-suggestions" with status 200
     And the search network request is stubbed with fixture "/search-listing/suggestions/search-response" and status 200
     And the search autocomplete request is stubbed with "/search-listing/suggestions/response" fixture
@@ -32,19 +43,21 @@ Feature: Search listing - Suggestions
     And the search autocomplete request is stubbed with "/search-listing/suggestions/response" fixture
 
     When I visit the page "/suggestions-override"
-    And I type "The" into the search input
+    And I type "There" into the search input
     Then the search autocomplete request should be called with the "/search-listing/suggestions/request-override" fixture
 
   @mockserver
-  Example: Autocomplete suggestions can be disabled
-    Given the page endpoint for path "/no-suggestions" returns fixture "/search-listing/suggestions/page-no-suggestions" with status 200
+  Example: Autocomplete minimum characters can be customised
+    Given the page endpoint for path "/suggestions-characters" returns fixture "/search-listing/suggestions/page-suggestions-override" with status 200
     And the search network request is stubbed with fixture "/search-listing/suggestions/search-response" and status 200
+    And the search autocomplete request is stubbed with "/search-listing/suggestions/response" fixture
 
-    When I visit the page "/no-suggestions"
-    Then the search listing page should have 2 results
+    When I visit the page "/suggestions-characters"
+    Then I type "The" into the search input
+    And the search suggestions should not be displayed
 
-    When I type "The" into the search input
-    Then the search suggestions should not be displayed
+    When I type "re" into the search input
+    Then the search suggestions should be displayed
 
   @mockserver
   Example: Search bar max input length
diff --git a/examples/nuxt-app/test/fixtures/landingpage/custom-collection/request-suggestions.json b/examples/nuxt-app/test/fixtures/landingpage/custom-collection/request-suggestions.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..67096fdab3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/nuxt-app/test/fixtures/landingpage/custom-collection/request-suggestions.json
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{
+  "query": "gover",
+  "types": {
+    "documents": {
+      "fields": [
+        "title"
+      ]
+    }
+  },
+  "size": 8
+}
diff --git a/examples/nuxt-app/test/fixtures/landingpage/custom-collection/response-suggestions.json b/examples/nuxt-app/test/fixtures/landingpage/custom-collection/response-suggestions.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8567242e47
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/nuxt-app/test/fixtures/landingpage/custom-collection/response-suggestions.json
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+{
+  "results": {
+    "documents": [
+      {
+        "suggestion": "govern"
+      },
+      {
+        "suggestion": "government"
+      },
+      {
+        "suggestion": "government agency"
+      }
+    ]
+  },
+  "meta": {
+    "request_id": "9b60a1b5a0ec63cc9b61f39236649a04"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/examples/nuxt-app/test/fixtures/search-listing/suggestions/page-no-suggestions.json b/examples/nuxt-app/test/fixtures/search-listing/suggestions/page-no-suggestions.json
index 8427a6a120..279e9557c6 100644
--- a/examples/nuxt-app/test/fixtures/search-listing/suggestions/page-no-suggestions.json
+++ b/examples/nuxt-app/test/fixtures/search-listing/suggestions/page-no-suggestions.json
@@ -9,10 +9,7 @@
   "config": {
     "searchListingConfig": {
       "index": "suggestion_index",
-      "resultsPerPage": 10,
-      "suggestions": {
-        "enabled": false
-      }
+      "resultsPerPage": 10
     },
     "queryConfig": {
       "multi_match": {
diff --git a/examples/nuxt-app/test/fixtures/search-listing/suggestions/page-suggestions-override.json b/examples/nuxt-app/test/fixtures/search-listing/suggestions/page-suggestions-override.json
index 20351c3c93..4b0de1e98f 100644
--- a/examples/nuxt-app/test/fixtures/search-listing/suggestions/page-suggestions-override.json
+++ b/examples/nuxt-app/test/fixtures/search-listing/suggestions/page-suggestions-override.json
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@
       "resultsPerPage": 10,
       "suggestions": {
         "enabled": true,
-        "key": "suggestion_override_key"
+        "key": "suggestion_override_key",
+        "minCharacters": 5
       }
     },
     "queryConfig": {
diff --git a/examples/nuxt-app/test/fixtures/search-listing/suggestions/page-suggestions.json b/examples/nuxt-app/test/fixtures/search-listing/suggestions/page-suggestions.json
index 279e9557c6..892e031fa9 100644
--- a/examples/nuxt-app/test/fixtures/search-listing/suggestions/page-suggestions.json
+++ b/examples/nuxt-app/test/fixtures/search-listing/suggestions/page-suggestions.json
@@ -9,7 +9,10 @@
   "config": {
     "searchListingConfig": {
       "index": "suggestion_index",
-      "resultsPerPage": 10
+      "resultsPerPage": 10,
+      "suggestions": {
+        "enabled": true
+      }
     },
     "queryConfig": {
       "multi_match": {
diff --git a/examples/nuxt-app/test/fixtures/search-listing/suggestions/request-override.json b/examples/nuxt-app/test/fixtures/search-listing/suggestions/request-override.json
index 846fbd529e..7f8e6631ce 100644
--- a/examples/nuxt-app/test/fixtures/search-listing/suggestions/request-override.json
+++ b/examples/nuxt-app/test/fixtures/search-listing/suggestions/request-override.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "query": "The",
+  "query": "There",
   "types": {
     "documents": {
       "fields": [
diff --git a/packages/ripple-test-utils/step_definitions/components/custom-collection.ts b/packages/ripple-test-utils/step_definitions/components/custom-collection.ts
index 5e5aef64ae..95007f2326 100644
--- a/packages/ripple-test-utils/step_definitions/components/custom-collection.ts
+++ b/packages/ripple-test-utils/step_definitions/components/custom-collection.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ Then(
   }
 )
 
+When(`I type {string} into the custom collection input`, (inputStr: string) => {
+  cy.get(`[id="custom-collection-search-bar"]`).type(`${inputStr}`)
+})
+
 Then(`the custom collection component results count should be hidden`, () => {
   cy.get(`[data-component-type="search-listing-result-count"]`).should(
     'not.exist'
@@ -124,8 +128,9 @@ When(`I toggle the content collection filters`, () => {
 
 Then(
   'the custom collection config has {string} set to {string}',
-  (key: string, value: string | boolean) => {
+  (key: string, value: string | boolean | number) => {
     cy.get('@pageFixture').then((response) => {
+      if (!isNaN(Number(value))) value = Number(value)
       if (value === 'true') value = true
       if (value === 'false') value = false
       set(response, `bodyComponents[0].props.searchListingConfig.${key}`, value)
diff --git a/packages/ripple-test-utils/step_definitions/content-types/listing.ts b/packages/ripple-test-utils/step_definitions/content-types/listing.ts
index 5345e354b2..67c7ad9e0e 100644
--- a/packages/ripple-test-utils/step_definitions/content-types/listing.ts
+++ b/packages/ripple-test-utils/step_definitions/content-types/listing.ts
@@ -507,6 +507,10 @@ When('I click the search suggestion labelled {string}', (label: string) => {
     .click()
 })
 
+Then('the search suggestions should be displayed', () => {
+  cy.get('#tide-search-bar__menu').should('exist')
+})
+
 Then('the search suggestions should not be displayed', () => {
   cy.get('#tide-search-bar__menu').should('not.exist')
 })
diff --git a/packages/ripple-tide-search/components/TideSearchListingPage.vue b/packages/ripple-tide-search/components/TideSearchListingPage.vue
index 9c43c28e1f..892708076a 100644
--- a/packages/ripple-tide-search/components/TideSearchListingPage.vue
+++ b/packages/ripple-tide-search/components/TideSearchListingPage.vue
@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@ interface Props {
   id?: string
   title: string
   introText?: string
-  autocompleteQuery?: boolean
-  autocompleteMinimumCharacters?: number
   searchListingConfig?: TideSearchListingConfig['searchListingConfig']
   sortOptions?: TideSearchListingConfig['sortOptions']
   customQueryConfig?: TideSearchListingConfig['customQueryConfig']
@@ -51,8 +49,6 @@ const props = withDefaults(defineProps<Props>(), {
   id: 'tide-search-listing',
   title: 'Search',
   introText: '',
-  autocompleteQuery: true,
-  autocompleteMinimumCharacters: 3,
   globalFilters: () => [],
   userFilters: () => [],
   customQueryConfig: undefined,
@@ -280,11 +276,11 @@ const handleUpdateSearchTerm = (term: string) => {
 }
 
 const getDebouncedSuggestions = useDebounceFn((term: string) => {
-  if (
-    props.autocompleteQuery &&
-    props.searchListingConfig?.suggestions?.enabled !== false
-  ) {
-    if (term?.length >= props.autocompleteMinimumCharacters) {
+  if (props.searchListingConfig?.suggestions?.enabled) {
+    const minCharacters =
+      props.searchListingConfig?.suggestions?.minCharacters || 3
+
+    if (term?.length >= minCharacters) {
       getSuggestions()
     } else if (suggestions.value?.length) {
       clearSuggestions()
diff --git a/packages/ripple-tide-search/components/global/TideCustomCollection.vue b/packages/ripple-tide-search/components/global/TideCustomCollection.vue
index b2e85ad3cd..dfd79182db 100644
--- a/packages/ripple-tide-search/components/global/TideCustomCollection.vue
+++ b/packages/ripple-tide-search/components/global/TideCustomCollection.vue
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ interface Props {
   id: string
   title?: string
   introText?: string
-  autocompleteQuery?: boolean
   searchListingConfig?: TideSearchListingConfig['searchListingConfig']
   sortOptions?: TideSearchListingConfig['sortOptions']
   customQueryConfig?: TideSearchListingConfig['customQueryConfig']
@@ -42,7 +41,6 @@ const props = withDefaults(defineProps<Props>(), {
   title: 'Search',
   introText: '',
   index: undefined,
-  autocompleteQuery: false,
   globalFilters: () => [],
   userFilters: () => [],
   customQueryConfig: undefined,
@@ -189,6 +187,8 @@ const {
   isBusy,
   searchError,
   getSuggestions,
+  clearSuggestions,
+  suggestions,
   searchTerm,
   results,
   filterForm,
@@ -391,15 +391,19 @@ const handleFilterReset = (event: rplEventPayload) => {
 
 const handleUpdateSearchTerm = (term: string) => {
   searchTerm.value.q = term
-  getDebouncedSuggestions()
+  getDebouncedSuggestions(term)
 }
 
-const getDebouncedSuggestions = useDebounceFn(() => {
-  if (
-    props.autocompleteQuery &&
-    props.searchListingConfig?.suggestions?.enabled !== false
-  ) {
-    getSuggestions()
+const getDebouncedSuggestions = useDebounceFn((term: string) => {
+  if (props.searchListingConfig?.suggestions?.enabled) {
+    const minCharacters =
+      props.searchListingConfig?.suggestions?.minCharacters || 3
+
+    if (term?.length >= minCharacters) {
+      getSuggestions()
+    } else if (suggestions.value?.length) {
+      clearSuggestions()
+    }
   }
 }, 300)
 
@@ -584,6 +588,7 @@ const locationOrGeolocation = computed(() => {
           :input-label="searchListingConfig?.labels?.submit"
           :inputValue="searchTerm"
           :placeholder="searchListingConfig?.labels?.placeholder"
+          :suggestions="suggestions"
           :global-events="false"
           :handle-submit="handleSearchSubmit"
           :handle-update="handleUpdateSearch"
@@ -595,6 +600,7 @@ const locationOrGeolocation = computed(() => {
           :input-label="searchListingConfig.labels?.submit"
           :inputValue="searchTerm.q"
           :placeholder="searchListingConfig.labels?.placeholder"
+          :suggestions="suggestions"
           :global-events="false"
           :maxlength="128"
           @submit="handleSearchSubmit"
diff --git a/packages/ripple-tide-search/types.ts b/packages/ripple-tide-search/types.ts
index 0729dd62f3..6b4b953d88 100644
--- a/packages/ripple-tide-search/types.ts
+++ b/packages/ripple-tide-search/types.ts
@@ -262,8 +262,9 @@ export type TideSearchListingConfig = {
      * @description options for utilizing the auto suggestions
      */
     suggestions: {
-      key: string
+      key?: string
       enabled: boolean
+      minCharacters?: number
     }
     /**
      * @description The theme to use for the display of form section and fields