diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/autosuggest_input.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/autosuggest_input.js
index 4797767b0..ca0dcb64f 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/autosuggest_input.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/autosuggest_input.js
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ export default class AutosuggestInput extends ImmutablePureComponent {
   };
 
   state = {
-    suggestionsHidden: false,
+    suggestionsHidden: true,
     focused: false,
     selectedSuggestion: 0,
     lastToken: null,
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/autosuggest_textarea.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/autosuggest_textarea.js
index 2be29feb4..e1ded2b3a 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/autosuggest_textarea.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/autosuggest_textarea.js
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ export default class AutosuggestTextarea extends ImmutablePureComponent {
   };
 
   state = {
-    suggestionsHidden: false,
+    suggestionsHidden: true,
     focused: false,
     selectedSuggestion: 0,
     lastToken: null,