diff --git a/helix-term/src/handlers/completion.rs b/helix-term/src/handlers/completion.rs
index 6f0b73d7c..4e03a0636 100644
--- a/helix-term/src/handlers/completion.rs
+++ b/helix-term/src/handlers/completion.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ use helix_lsp::lsp;
 use helix_lsp::util::pos_to_lsp_pos;
 use helix_stdx::rope::RopeSliceExt;
 use helix_view::document::{Mode, SavePoint};
-use helix_view::handlers::lsp::CompletionEvent;
+use helix_view::handlers::completion::CompletionEvent;
 use helix_view::{DocumentId, Editor, ViewId};
 use path::path_completion;
 use tokio::sync::mpsc::Sender;
diff --git a/helix-view/src/handlers.rs b/helix-view/src/handlers.rs
index 93336beb5..e2f95ded5 100644
--- a/helix-view/src/handlers.rs
+++ b/helix-view/src/handlers.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ use tokio::sync::mpsc::Sender;
 use crate::handlers::lsp::SignatureHelpInvoked;
 use crate::{DocumentId, Editor, ViewId};
 
+pub mod completion;
 pub mod dap;
 pub mod diagnostics;
 pub mod lsp;
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@ pub enum AutoSaveEvent {
 
 pub struct Handlers {
     // only public because most of the actual implementation is in helix-term right now :/
-    pub completions: Sender<lsp::CompletionEvent>,
+    pub completions: Sender<completion::CompletionEvent>,
     pub signature_hints: Sender<lsp::SignatureHelpEvent>,
     pub auto_save: Sender<AutoSaveEvent>,
 }
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ impl Handlers {
     pub fn trigger_completions(&self, trigger_pos: usize, doc: DocumentId, view: ViewId) {
         send_blocking(
             &self.completions,
-            lsp::CompletionEvent::ManualTrigger {
+            completion::CompletionEvent::ManualTrigger {
                 cursor: trigger_pos,
                 doc,
                 view,
diff --git a/helix-view/src/handlers/completion.rs b/helix-view/src/handlers/completion.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..27ca1d715
--- /dev/null
+++ b/helix-view/src/handlers/completion.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+use crate::{DocumentId, ViewId};
+
+pub enum CompletionEvent {
+    /// Auto completion was triggered by typing a word char
+    AutoTrigger {
+        cursor: usize,
+        doc: DocumentId,
+        view: ViewId,
+    },
+    /// Auto completion was triggered by typing a trigger char
+    /// specified by the LSP
+    TriggerChar {
+        cursor: usize,
+        doc: DocumentId,
+        view: ViewId,
+    },
+    /// A completion was manually requested (c-x)
+    ManualTrigger {
+        cursor: usize,
+        doc: DocumentId,
+        view: ViewId,
+    },
+    /// Some text was deleted and the cursor is now at `pos`
+    DeleteText { cursor: usize },
+    /// Invalidate the current auto completion trigger
+    Cancel,
+}
diff --git a/helix-view/src/handlers/lsp.rs b/helix-view/src/handlers/lsp.rs
index e76b4c633..39e7dba99 100644
--- a/helix-view/src/handlers/lsp.rs
+++ b/helix-view/src/handlers/lsp.rs
@@ -2,37 +2,10 @@ use std::fmt::Display;
 
 use crate::editor::Action;
 use crate::Editor;
-use crate::{DocumentId, ViewId};
 use helix_core::Uri;
 use helix_lsp::util::generate_transaction_from_edits;
 use helix_lsp::{lsp, OffsetEncoding};
 
-pub enum CompletionEvent {
-    /// Auto completion was triggered by typing a word char
-    AutoTrigger {
-        cursor: usize,
-        doc: DocumentId,
-        view: ViewId,
-    },
-    /// Auto completion was triggered by typing a trigger char
-    /// specified by the LSP
-    TriggerChar {
-        cursor: usize,
-        doc: DocumentId,
-        view: ViewId,
-    },
-    /// A completion was manually requested (c-x)
-    ManualTrigger {
-        cursor: usize,
-        doc: DocumentId,
-        view: ViewId,
-    },
-    /// Some text was deleted and the cursor is now at `pos`
-    DeleteText { cursor: usize },
-    /// Invalidate the current auto completion trigger
-    Cancel,
-}
-
 #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Clone, Copy)]
 pub enum SignatureHelpInvoked {
     Automatic,