diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/actions/compose.js b/app/javascript/mastodon/actions/compose.js
index cd9955505f..c27c53df0b 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/actions/compose.js
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/actions/compose.js
@@ -418,16 +418,16 @@ export function selectComposeSuggestion(position, token, suggestion, path) {
   return (dispatch, getState) => {
     let completion, startPosition;
 
-    if (typeof suggestion === 'object' && suggestion.id) {
+    if (suggestion.type === 'emoji') {
       completion    = suggestion.native || suggestion.colons;
       startPosition = position - 1;
 
       dispatch(useEmoji(suggestion));
-    } else if (typeof suggestion === 'object' && suggestion.name) {
+    } else if (suggestion.type === 'hashtag') {
       completion    = `#${suggestion.name}`;
       startPosition = position - 1;
-    } else {
-      completion    = getState().getIn(['accounts', suggestion, 'acct']);
+    } else if (suggestion.type === 'account') {
+      completion    = getState().getIn(['accounts', suggestion.id, 'acct']);
       startPosition = position;
     }
 
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/autosuggest_input.js b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/autosuggest_input.js
index 0df8bf64e1..6d2035add0 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/autosuggest_input.js
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/autosuggest_input.js
@@ -168,15 +168,15 @@ export default class AutosuggestInput extends ImmutablePureComponent {
     const { selectedSuggestion } = this.state;
     let inner, key;
 
-    if (typeof suggestion === 'object' && suggestion.shortcode) {
+    if (suggestion.type === 'emoji') {
       inner = <AutosuggestEmoji emoji={suggestion} />;
       key   = suggestion.id;
-    } else if (typeof suggestion === 'object' && suggestion.name) {
+    } else if (suggestion.type ==='hashtag') {
       inner = <AutosuggestHashtag tag={suggestion} />;
       key   = suggestion.name;
-    } else {
-      inner = <AutosuggestAccountContainer id={suggestion} />;
-      key   = suggestion;
+    } else if (suggestion.type === 'account') {
+      inner = <AutosuggestAccountContainer id={suggestion.id} />;
+      key   = suggestion.id;
     }
 
     return (
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/autosuggest_textarea.js b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/autosuggest_textarea.js
index 2bd06d28a9..ac2a6366a0 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/autosuggest_textarea.js
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/autosuggest_textarea.js
@@ -174,15 +174,15 @@ export default class AutosuggestTextarea extends ImmutablePureComponent {
     const { selectedSuggestion } = this.state;
     let inner, key;
 
-    if (typeof suggestion === 'object' && suggestion.shortcode) {
+    if (suggestion.type === 'emoji') {
       inner = <AutosuggestEmoji emoji={suggestion} />;
       key   = suggestion.id;
-    } else if (typeof suggestion === 'object' && suggestion.name) {
+    } else if (suggestion.type === 'hashtag') {
       inner = <AutosuggestHashtag tag={suggestion} />;
       key   = suggestion.name;
-    } else {
-      inner = <AutosuggestAccountContainer id={suggestion} />;
-      key   = suggestion;
+    } else if (suggestion.type === 'account') {
+      inner = <AutosuggestAccountContainer id={suggestion.id} />;
+      key   = suggestion.id;
     }
 
     return (
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/reducers/compose.js b/app/javascript/mastodon/reducers/compose.js
index fc6d5f30f1..e683a9c1af 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/reducers/compose.js
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/reducers/compose.js
@@ -207,11 +207,11 @@ const expiresInFromExpiresAt = expires_at => {
 
 const normalizeSuggestions = (state, { accounts, emojis, tags }) => {
   if (accounts) {
-    return accounts.map(item => item.id);
+    return accounts.map(item => ({ id: item.id, type: 'account' }));
   } else if (emojis) {
-    return emojis;
+    return emojis.map(item => ({ ...item, type: 'emoji' }));
   } else {
-    return sortHashtagsByUse(state, tags);
+    return sortHashtagsByUse(state, tags.map(item => ({ ...item, type: 'hashtag' })));
   }
 };