diff --git a/cypress/integration/textarea.js b/cypress/integration/textarea.js
index b3a1745..521d8c9 100644
--- a/cypress/integration/textarea.js
+++ b/cypress/integration/textarea.js
@@ -339,6 +339,16 @@ describe("React Textarea Autocomplete", () => {
       cy.get(".rta__textarea").should("have.value", "This is test test2");
     });
 
+    // https://github.com/webscopeio/react-textarea-autocomplete/issues/219
+    it("test multi-character trigger doesn't replace entire text", () => {
+      cy.get(".rta__textarea").type("This is test /filtere");
+      cy.get(".rta__autocomplete").should("be.visible");
+      cy.get(".rta__list")
+        .get("li:nth-child(1)")
+        .click();
+      cy.get(".rta__textarea").should("have.value", "This is test emily");
+    });
+
     it("change value from outside should trigger the autocomplete as well", () => {
       cy.get(".rta__autocomplete").should("not.be.visible");
       cy.get('[data-test="changeValueTo"]').click();
diff --git a/example/App.jsx b/example/App.jsx
index 3bdd382..1600230 100644
--- a/example/App.jsx
+++ b/example/App.jsx
@@ -367,6 +367,17 @@ class App extends React.Component {
               component: Item,
               output: this._outputCaretEnd
             },
+            "/filter": {
+              dataProvider: token => [
+                { name: "a", char: "amy" },
+                { name: "b", char: "ben" },
+                { name: "c", char: "cheryl" },
+                { name: "d", char: "daniel" },
+                { name: "e", char: "emily" }
+              ].filter(x => x.name == token.slice(6) || token.length === 6),
+              component: Item,
+              output: this._outputCaretEnd
+            },
             "(": {
               dataProvider: token => [
                 { name: "country", char: "country" },
diff --git a/src/Textarea.jsx b/src/Textarea.jsx
index 7826508..1e3a1b8 100644
--- a/src/Textarea.jsx
+++ b/src/Textarea.jsx
@@ -435,14 +435,14 @@ class ReactTextareaAutocomplete extends React.Component<
 
     const textToModify = textareaValue.slice(0, selectionEnd);
 
+    /**
+     * It's important to escape the currentTrigger char for chars like [, (,...
+     */
+    const escapedCurrentTrigger = escapeRegex(currentTrigger);
+    const escapedCurrentTriggerWithWhitespace = escapedCurrentTrigger + (trigger[currentTrigger].allowWhitespace ? "" : "\\s");
     const startOfTokenPosition = textToModify.search(
-      /**
-       * It's important to escape the currentTrigger char for chars like [, (,...
-       */
       new RegExp(
-        `${escapeRegex(currentTrigger)}${`[^${escapeRegex(currentTrigger)}${
-          trigger[currentTrigger].allowWhitespace ? "" : "\\s"
-        }]`}*$`
+        `${escapedCurrentTrigger}((?!${escapedCurrentTriggerWithWhitespace}).)*$`
       )
     );