diff --git a/org.eclipse.jdt.ls.core/src/org/eclipse/jdt/ls/core/internal/contentassist/CompletionProposalReplacementProvider.java b/org.eclipse.jdt.ls.core/src/org/eclipse/jdt/ls/core/internal/contentassist/CompletionProposalReplacementProvider.java
index 90523a6255..e01b793d29 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jdt.ls.core/src/org/eclipse/jdt/ls/core/internal/contentassist/CompletionProposalReplacementProvider.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jdt.ls.core/src/org/eclipse/jdt/ls/core/internal/contentassist/CompletionProposalReplacementProvider.java
@@ -408,6 +408,9 @@ private void appendReplacementString(StringBuilder buffer, CompletionProposal pr
 			String str = proposal.getKind() == CompletionProposal.TYPE_REF ? computeJavaTypeReplacementString(proposal) : String.valueOf(proposal.getCompletion());
 			if (client.isCompletionSnippetsSupported()) {
 				str = CompletionUtils.sanitizeCompletion(str);
+				if (proposal.getKind() == CompletionProposal.PACKAGE_REF && str != null && str.endsWith(".*;")) {
+					str = str.replace(".*;", ".${0:*};");
+				}
 			}
 			buffer.append(str);
 			return;
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jdt.ls.tests/src/org/eclipse/jdt/ls/core/internal/handlers/CompletionHandlerTest.java b/org.eclipse.jdt.ls.tests/src/org/eclipse/jdt/ls/core/internal/handlers/CompletionHandlerTest.java
index 3f3523664c..46265067ef 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jdt.ls.tests/src/org/eclipse/jdt/ls/core/internal/handlers/CompletionHandlerTest.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jdt.ls.tests/src/org/eclipse/jdt/ls/core/internal/handlers/CompletionHandlerTest.java
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ public void testCompletion_import_package() throws JavaModelException{
 		assertNotNull(item.getTextEdit());
 		TextEdit te = item.getTextEdit();
 		assertNotNull(te);
-		assertEquals("java.sql.*;",te.getNewText());
+		assertEquals("java.sql.${0:*};", te.getNewText());
 		assertNotNull(te.getRange());
 		Range range = te.getRange();
 		assertEquals(0, range.getStart().getLine());