diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index 76ad00d0..1546aba1 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ Bug Fixes
 ---------
 * Watch command now returns correct time when ran as part of a multi-part query (#1565)
 * Don't diagnose free-entry sections such as `[favorite_queries]` in `--checkup`.
+* When accepting a filename completion, fill in leading `./` if given.
 
 
 1.54.1 (2026/02/17)
diff --git a/mycli/packages/parseutils.py b/mycli/packages/parseutils.py
index b4ab4b8f..96c498a1 100644
--- a/mycli/packages/parseutils.py
+++ b/mycli/packages/parseutils.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import re
-from typing import Any, Generator
+from typing import Any, Generator, Literal
 
 import sqlglot
 import sqlparse
@@ -34,7 +34,15 @@ def is_valid_connection_scheme(text: str) -> tuple[bool, str | None]:
         return True, None
 
 
-def last_word(text: str, include: str = "alphanum_underscore") -> str:
+def last_word(
+    text: str,
+    include: Literal[
+        'alphanum_underscore',
+        'many_punctuations',
+        'most_punctuations',
+        'all_punctuations',
+    ] = 'alphanum_underscore',
+) -> str:
     r"""
     Find the last word in a sentence.
 
diff --git a/mycli/sqlcompleter.py b/mycli/sqlcompleter.py
index 8595b008..c9f85162 100644
--- a/mycli/sqlcompleter.py
+++ b/mycli/sqlcompleter.py
@@ -1075,6 +1075,7 @@ def get_completions(
         word_before_cursor = document.get_word_before_cursor(WORD=True)
         last_for_len = last_word(word_before_cursor, include="most_punctuations")
         text_for_len = last_for_len.lower()
+        last_for_len_paths = last_word(word_before_cursor, include='alphanum_underscore')
 
         if smart_completion is None:
             smart_completion = self.smart_completion
@@ -1088,6 +1089,7 @@ def get_completions(
         completions: list[tuple[str, int, int]] = []
         suggestions = suggest_type(document.text, document.text_before_cursor)
         rigid_sort = False
+        length_based_on_path = False
 
         rank = 0
         for suggestion in suggestions:
@@ -1196,6 +1198,7 @@ def get_completions(
                 completions.extend([(*x, rank) for x in file_names_m])
                 # for filenames we _really_ want directories to go last
                 rigid_sort = True
+                length_based_on_path = True
             elif suggestion["type"] == "llm":
                 if not word_before_cursor:
                     tokens = document.text.split()[1:]
@@ -1238,7 +1241,10 @@ def completion_sort_key(item: tuple[str, int, int], text_for_len: str):
             sorted_completions = sorted(completions, key=lambda item: completion_sort_key(item, text_for_len.lower()))
             uniq_completions_str = dict.fromkeys(x[0] for x in sorted_completions)
 
-        return (Completion(x, -len(text_for_len)) for x in uniq_completions_str)
+        if length_based_on_path:
+            return (Completion(x, -len(last_for_len_paths)) for x in uniq_completions_str)
+        else:
+            return (Completion(x, -len(text_for_len)) for x in uniq_completions_str)
 
     def find_files(self, word: str) -> Generator[tuple[str, int], None, None]:
         """Yield matching directory or file names.
diff --git a/test/test_smart_completion_public_schema_only.py b/test/test_smart_completion_public_schema_only.py
index ee6b27fc..3c6521ed 100644
--- a/test/test_smart_completion_public_schema_only.py
+++ b/test/test_smart_completion_public_schema_only.py
@@ -631,13 +631,11 @@ def dummy_list_path(dir_name):
 @patch("mycli.packages.filepaths.list_path", new=dummy_list_path)
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     "text,expected",
-    # it may be that the cursor positions should be 0, but the position
-    # info is currently being dropped in find_files()
     [
         ('source ', [('/', 0), ('~', 0), ('.', 0), ('..', 0)]),
-        ("source /", [("dir1", -1), ("file1.sql", -1), ("file2.sql", -1)]),
-        ("source /dir1/", [("subdir1", -6), ("subfile1.sql", -6), ("subfile2.sql", -6)]),
-        ("source /dir1/subdir1/", [("lastfile.sql", -14)]),
+        ("source /", [("dir1", 0), ("file1.sql", 0), ("file2.sql", 0)]),
+        ("source /dir1/", [("subdir1", 0), ("subfile1.sql", 0), ("subfile2.sql", 0)]),
+        ("source /dir1/subdir1/", [("lastfile.sql", 0)]),
     ],
 )
 def test_file_name_completion(completer, complete_event, text, expected):
@@ -697,6 +695,30 @@ def test_source_eager_completion(completer, complete_event):
         raise AssertionError(error)
 
 
+def test_source_leading_dot_suggestions_completion(completer, complete_event):
+    text = "source ./sc"
+    position = len(text)
+    script_filename = 'script_for_test_suite.sql'
+    f = open(script_filename, 'w')
+    f.close()
+    special.register_special_command(..., 'source', '\\. filename', 'Execute commands from file.', aliases=['\\.'])
+    result = list(completer.get_completions(Document(text=text, cursor_position=position), complete_event))
+    success = True
+    error = 'unknown'
+    try:
+        assert [x.text for x in result] == [
+            script_filename,
+            'screenshots/',
+        ]
+    except AssertionError as e:
+        success = False
+        error = e
+    if os.path.exists(script_filename):
+        os.remove(script_filename)
+    if not success:
+        raise AssertionError(error)
+
+
 def test_string_no_completion(completer, complete_event):
     text = 'select "json'
     position = len(text)