diff --git a/internal/action/infocomplete.go b/internal/action/infocomplete.go
index 11e60918..c373e923 100644
--- a/internal/action/infocomplete.go
+++ b/internal/action/infocomplete.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/zyedidia/micro/v2/internal/buffer"
 	"github.com/zyedidia/micro/v2/internal/config"
 	"github.com/zyedidia/micro/v2/internal/util"
+	"github.com/zyedidia/micro/v2/pkg/highlight"
 )
 
 // This file is meant (for now) for autocompletion in command mode, not
@@ -81,9 +82,44 @@ func colorschemeComplete(input string) (string, []string) {
 func filetypeComplete(input string) (string, []string) {
 	var suggestions []string
 
-	for _, f := range config.ListRuntimeFiles(config.RTSyntax) {
-		if strings.HasPrefix(f.Name(), input) {
-			suggestions = append(suggestions, f.Name())
+	// We cannot match filetypes just by names of syntax files,
+	// since those names may be different from the actual filetype values
+	// specified inside syntax files (e.g. "c++" filetype in cpp.yaml).
+	// So we need to parse filetype values out of those files.
+	for _, f := range config.ListRealRuntimeFiles(config.RTSyntax) {
+		data, err := f.Data()
+		if err != nil {
+			continue
+		}
+		header, err := highlight.MakeHeaderYaml(data)
+		if err != nil {
+			continue
+		}
+		// Prevent duplicated defaults
+		if header.FileType == "off" || header.FileType == "unknown" {
+			continue
+		}
+		if strings.HasPrefix(header.FileType, input) {
+			suggestions = append(suggestions, header.FileType)
+		}
+	}
+headerLoop:
+	for _, f := range config.ListRuntimeFiles(config.RTSyntaxHeader) {
+		data, err := f.Data()
+		if err != nil {
+			continue
+		}
+		header, err := highlight.MakeHeader(data)
+		if err != nil {
+			continue
+		}
+		for _, v := range suggestions {
+			if v == header.FileType {
+				continue headerLoop
+			}
+		}
+		if strings.HasPrefix(header.FileType, input) {
+			suggestions = append(suggestions, header.FileType)
 		}
 	}