diff --git a/lib/cucumber/autocomplete.rb b/lib/cucumber/autocomplete.rb
index 63720d2f..67bcf542 100644
--- a/lib/cucumber/autocomplete.rb
+++ b/lib/cucumber/autocomplete.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 Given /^I choose "([^"]*)" in the autocomplete list$/ do |text|
+  find('input[data-autocomplete]').set(text)
   page.execute_script %Q{ $('input[data-autocomplete]').trigger("focus") }
   page.execute_script %Q{ $('input[data-autocomplete]').trigger("keydown") }
   sleep 1