diff --git a/roles/dotfiles/files/vimrc b/roles/dotfiles/files/vimrc
index 4f06016..e46dd20 100644
--- a/roles/dotfiles/files/vimrc
+++ b/roles/dotfiles/files/vimrc
@@ -74,8 +74,8 @@ set   viminfofile=$XDG_DATA_HOME/vim/viminfo
 set   virtualedit=block  " position the cursor anywhere in Visual Block mode
 set   wildignore=*.o,*.obj,*.pyc,*.exe,*.so,*.dll
 set   wildignorecase    " ignore case when completing file names
-set nowildmenu          " I am using list for commandline completion instead
-set   wildmode=list:longest  " list all matches and complete longest common
+set   wildmenu          " show wildmenu after list (see 'wildmode')
+set   wildmode=longest,list,full  " complete longest common, then list, then wildmenu
 set   wrap              " wrap long lines
 set   writebackup       " make a backup before overwriting a file