diff --git a/.config/kak/autoload/picker.kak b/.config/kak/autoload/picker.kak
index abf9a6fd..5e2049ee 100644
--- a/.config/kak/autoload/picker.kak
+++ b/.config/kak/autoload/picker.kak
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ define-command file-picker %{
 map -docstring 'file picker with .kakignore' global user F ':file-picker<ret>'
 
 define-command buffer-picker %{
-    prompt -buffer-completion 'open buffer:' %{
+    prompt -menu -buffer-completion 'open buffer:' %{
         buffer %val{text}
     }
 }