diff --git a/mtags/src/main/scala-2/scala/meta/internal/pc/completions/Completions.scala b/mtags/src/main/scala-2/scala/meta/internal/pc/completions/Completions.scala
index a8271d106e6..a9d2ec5ca15 100644
--- a/mtags/src/main/scala-2/scala/meta/internal/pc/completions/Completions.scala
+++ b/mtags/src/main/scala-2/scala/meta/internal/pc/completions/Completions.scala
@@ -906,7 +906,8 @@ trait Completions { this: MetalsGlobal =>
             }
           }
       }
-    loop(lastVisitedParentTrees)
+    val start = loop(lastVisitedParentTrees)
+    Math.min(start, pos.point)
   }
 
   /** Can character form part of an alphanumeric Scala identifier? */
diff --git a/tests/cross/src/test/scala/tests/pc/CompletionSuite.scala b/tests/cross/src/test/scala/tests/pc/CompletionSuite.scala
index b51d0fcf4ff..92dc37d635e 100644
--- a/tests/cross/src/test/scala/tests/pc/CompletionSuite.scala
+++ b/tests/cross/src/test/scala/tests/pc/CompletionSuite.scala
@@ -2281,4 +2281,15 @@ class CompletionSuite extends BaseCompletionSuite {
     ""
   )
 
+  // This checks if inferStart doesn't crash
+  check(
+    "infer-correct-start".tag(IgnoreScala3),
+    """|object O {
+       |  val alpha = (((hex >> 24) / 0xff & 1@@).toInt
+       |  val red = ((hex >> 16) & 0xff).toInt
+       |}
+       |""".stripMargin,
+    ""
+  )
+
 }