diff --git a/Resources/public/js/adapter/fancytree.js b/Resources/public/js/adapter/fancytree.js
index d793a86..693aa1e 100644
--- a/Resources/public/js/adapter/fancytree.js
+++ b/Resources/public/js/adapter/fancytree.js
@@ -195,6 +195,10 @@
 
         addAction: function (name, url, icon) {
             this.actions[name] = { url: url, icon: icon };
+        },
+
+        getFromCache: function (name) {
+            return cache.hasOwnProperty(name) ? cache[name] : undefined;
         }
     };
 
diff --git a/Resources/public/js/jquery.cmf_autocomplete.js b/Resources/public/js/jquery.cmf_autocomplete.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..93e5a49
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Resources/public/js/jquery.cmf_autocomplete.js
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+!function () {
+    var cache = [];
+
+    /**
+     * A small plugin to add autocompletion features for paths
+     * in browsers.
+     *
+     * @author Wouter J <wouter@wouterj.nl>
+     */
+    window.jQuery.fn.cmfAutoComplete = function (options) {
+        options = jQuery.extend({
+            /**
+             * The element used to show the suggestions.
+             *
+             * This has to be a <datalist> element.
+             *
+             * @var string|null A selector or use the selector in
+             *                  the `list` attribute (when null is used)
+             */
+            datalist_selector: null,
+
+            /**
+             * A callback to retrieve the data.
+             *
+             * @return array
+             */
+            data: function (path, next) { next([]); },
+        }, options);
+
+        var $input = $(this);
+        var $autocompleteList;
+        var previousBase;
+
+        // find datalist
+        if (options.datalist_selector) {
+            $autocompleteList = $(options.datalist_selector);
+            $(this).attr('list', options.datalist_selector);
+        } else if ($(this).attr('list')) {
+            $autocompleteList = $('#' + $(this).attr('list'));
+        } else {
+            throw 'No datalist selected';
+        }
+
+        if ('DATALIST' !== $autocompleteList.prop('tagName')) {
+            throw 'The configured datalist element should be a <datalist> element, <' + $autocompleteList.prop('tagName').toLowerCase() + '> given.';
+        }
+
+        // find autocompletion values
+        $input.on('keyup', function (e) {
+            // arrows are used to navigate through the data list, don't update it then
+            if (e.keyCode >= 37 && e.keyCode <= 40) {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            var path = $(this).val();
+            var base = path.substr(0, path.lastIndexOf('/')); // get everything except the child
+
+            // skip if still in same node
+            if (base === previousBase) {
+                return;
+            }
+            previousBase = base;
+
+            // cache node
+            if (!cache[base]) {
+                options.data(base, function (nodes) {
+                    cache[base] = nodes;
+                    updateAutocompleteList(base);
+                });
+            } else {
+                updateAutocompleteList(base);
+            }
+        });
+
+        function updateAutocompleteList(base) {
+            // clear datalist
+            $autocompleteList.empty();
+
+            // add new autocomplete values
+            cache[base].forEach(function (child) {
+                $autocompleteList.append('<option label="' + child + '" value="' + base + child + '">');
+            });
+        }
+    };
+}();
diff --git a/Resources/views/Base/scripts.html.twig b/Resources/views/Base/scripts.html.twig
index e1c338c..c4e5680 100644
--- a/Resources/views/Base/scripts.html.twig
+++ b/Resources/views/Base/scripts.html.twig
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 <script src="{{ asset('bundles/cmftreebrowser/js/adapter/' ~ treeAdapter ~ '.js') }}"></script>
 <script src="{{ asset('bundles/cmftreebrowser/js/jquery.cmf_context_menu.js') }}"></script>
 <script src="{{ asset('bundles/cmftreebrowser/js/jquery.cmf_tree.js') }}"></script>
+<script src="{{ asset('bundles/cmftreebrowser/js/jquery.cmf_autocomplete.js') }}"></script>
 
 <link rel="stylesheet" href="{{ asset(assetsBasePath ~ '/fancytree/dist/skin-win8/ui.fancytree.min.css') }}" media="all"/>
 <link rel="stylesheet" href="{{ asset('bundles/cmftreebrowser/css/fontawesome-style.css') }}" media="all"/>
diff --git a/Tests/js/cmfAutoCompleteSpec.js b/Tests/js/cmfAutoCompleteSpec.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4f3ffeb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/js/cmfAutoCompleteSpec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+describe('The cmfAutoComplete plugin', function () {
+
+    beforeEach(function () {
+        setFixtures('<input type=text id=field list=suggestion-list><datalist id="suggestion-list"></datalist>');
+        this.$field = $('#field');
+        this.$list = $('#suggestion-list');
+    });
+
+    function type($field, value) {
+        $field.val(value);
+        $field.trigger('keyup');
+    }
+
+    it('has a constructor named cmfAutoComplete', function () {
+        expect(jQuery.fn.cmfAutoComplete).toBeDefined();
+    });
+
+    it('updates the datalist with possible elements', function () {
+        this.$field.cmfAutoComplete({
+            data: function (path, next) {
+                next(['some suggestion', 'another suggestion']);
+            }
+        });
+
+        type(this.$field, 'value');
+
+        expect(this.$list.find('option')).toHaveLength(2);
+    });
+
+    it('calls the data function with the base node', function () {
+        var spy = jasmine.createSpy('data');
+
+        this.$field.cmfAutoComplete({
+            data: spy
+        });
+
+        type(this.$field, '/cms/cont');
+        type(this.$field, '/cms/content/h');
+
+        expect(spy.calls.count()).toBe(2);
+        expect(spy.calls.argsFor(0)[0]).toBe('/cms');
+        expect(spy.calls.argsFor(1)[0]).toBe('/cms/content');
+    });
+
+    it('caches previous data', function () {
+        var spy = jasmine.createSpy('data');
+
+        this.$field.cmfAutoComplete({
+            data: spy
+        });
+
+        type(this.$field, '/cms/cont');
+        type(this.$field, '/cms/me');
+
+        expect(spy.calls.count()).toBe(1);
+    });
+
+});