diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/gfm_auto_complete.js.coffee b/app/assets/javascripts/gfm_auto_complete.js.coffee
index 54d89ef69a..0f2c5a6241 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/gfm_auto_complete.js.coffee
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/gfm_auto_complete.js.coffee
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ GitLab.GfmAutoComplete =
       alias: 'milestones'
       searchKey: 'search'
       displayTpl: @Milestones.template
-      insertTpl: '${atwho-at}${id}'
+      insertTpl: '${atwho-at}${title}'
       callbacks:
         beforeSave: (milestones) ->
           $.map milestones, (m) ->