diff --git a/crates/typst-ide/src/complete.rs b/crates/typst-ide/src/complete.rs
index 4a36045a..a042b164 100644
--- a/crates/typst-ide/src/complete.rs
+++ b/crates/typst-ide/src/complete.rs
@@ -298,13 +298,20 @@ fn complete_math(ctx: &mut CompletionContext) -> bool {
         return false;
     }
 
-    // Start of an interpolated identifier: "#|".
+    // Start of an interpolated identifier: "$#|$".
     if ctx.leaf.kind() == SyntaxKind::Hash {
         ctx.from = ctx.cursor;
         code_completions(ctx, true);
         return true;
     }
 
+    // Behind existing interpolated identifier: "$#pa|$".
+    if ctx.leaf.kind() == SyntaxKind::Ident {
+        ctx.from = ctx.leaf.offset();
+        code_completions(ctx, true);
+        return true;
+    }
+
     // Behind existing atom or identifier: "$a|$" or "$abc|$".
     if matches!(
         ctx.leaf.kind(),
@@ -1666,6 +1673,13 @@ mod tests {
         test("#{() .a}", -2).must_include(["at", "any", "all"]);
     }
 
+    /// Test that autocomplete in math uses the correct global scope.
+    #[test]
+    fn test_autocomplete_math_scope() {
+        test("$#col$", -2).must_include(["colbreak"]).must_exclude(["colon"]);
+        test("$col$", -2).must_include(["colon"]).must_exclude(["colbreak"]);
+    }
+
     /// Test that the `before_window` doesn't slice into invalid byte
     /// boundaries.
     #[test]
diff --git a/crates/typst-ide/src/utils.rs b/crates/typst-ide/src/utils.rs
index 887e851f..13de402b 100644
--- a/crates/typst-ide/src/utils.rs
+++ b/crates/typst-ide/src/utils.rs
@@ -114,7 +114,9 @@ pub fn globals<'a>(world: &'a dyn IdeWorld, leaf: &LinkedNode) -> &'a Scope {
             | Some(SyntaxKind::Math)
             | Some(SyntaxKind::MathFrac)
             | Some(SyntaxKind::MathAttach)
-    );
+    ) && leaf
+        .prev_leaf()
+        .is_none_or(|prev| !matches!(prev.kind(), SyntaxKind::Hash));
 
     let library = world.library();
     if in_math {