diff --git a/.changeset/khaki-dryers-kneel.md b/.changeset/khaki-dryers-kneel.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a7a741c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/khaki-dryers-kneel.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"react-mentions": patch
+---
+
+Fix suggestions not showing while composing
diff --git a/src/MentionsInput.js b/src/MentionsInput.js
index a69903ef..9efc60aa 100755
--- a/src/MentionsInput.js
+++ b/src/MentionsInput.js
@@ -564,6 +564,10 @@ class MentionsInput extends React.Component {
 
     let mentions = getMentions(newValue, config)
 
+    if (ev.nativeEvent.isComposing && selectionStart === selectionEnd) {
+      this.updateMentionsQueries(this.inputElement.value, selectionStart)
+    }
+
     // Propagate change
     // let handleChange = this.getOnChange(this.props) || emptyFunction;
     let eventMock = { target: { value: newValue } }