diff --git a/client/src/ui/autocomplete.js b/client/src/ui/autocomplete.js
index 66a282e653..3a6f8615ab 100644
--- a/client/src/ui/autocomplete.js
+++ b/client/src/ui/autocomplete.js
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ class Autocomplete {
      * @param {module:ui/autocomplete~options} options
      */
     constructor(element, options) {
+        /** @private */
         this.$element = $(element);
 
         const lookup = options.lookupFunction ?
@@ -166,6 +167,10 @@ class Autocomplete {
     dispose() {
         this.$element.autocomplete('dispose');
     }
+
+    hide() {
+        this.$element.autocomplete('hide');
+    }
 }
 
 export default Autocomplete;
diff --git a/client/src/views/fields/link-multiple.js b/client/src/views/fields/link-multiple.js
index 9f344064c5..8dcac105ad 100644
--- a/client/src/views/fields/link-multiple.js
+++ b/client/src/views/fields/link-multiple.js
@@ -525,6 +525,7 @@ class LinkMultipleFieldView extends BaseFieldView {
                     focusOnSelect: true,
                     handleFocusMode: 3,
                     autoSelectFirst: true,
+                    triggerSelectOnValidInput: false,
                     forceHide: true,
                     onSelect: item => {
                         this.getModelFactory().create(this.foreignScope, model => {
diff --git a/client/src/views/fields/link-parent.js b/client/src/views/fields/link-parent.js
index 0313fcadf0..f95c730af1 100644
--- a/client/src/views/fields/link-parent.js
+++ b/client/src/views/fields/link-parent.js
@@ -507,6 +507,7 @@ class LinkParentFieldView extends BaseFieldView {
                     focusOnSelect: true,
                     handleFocusMode: 2,
                     autoSelectFirst: true,
+                    triggerSelectOnValidInput: false,
                     forceHide: true,
                     minChars: this.autocompleteOnEmpty ? 0 : 1,
                     onSelect: item => {
diff --git a/client/src/views/fields/link.js b/client/src/views/fields/link.js
index d8d78a603d..c445b613d1 100644
--- a/client/src/views/fields/link.js
+++ b/client/src/views/fields/link.js
@@ -625,6 +625,7 @@ class LinkFieldView extends BaseFieldView {
                     handleFocusMode: 2,
                     autoSelectFirst: true,
                     forceHide: true,
+                    triggerSelectOnValidInput: false,
                     onSelect: item => {
                         this.getModelFactory().create(this.foreignScope, model => {
                             model.set(item.attributes);
@@ -664,6 +665,7 @@ class LinkFieldView extends BaseFieldView {
                         focusOnSelect: true,
                         handleFocusMode: 3,
                         autoSelectFirst: true,
+                        triggerSelectOnValidInput: false,
                         forceHide: true,
                         onSelect: item => {
                             this.getModelFactory().create(this.foreignScope, model => {