diff --git a/packages/tiptap-extensions/src/nodes/Mention.js b/packages/tiptap-extensions/src/nodes/Mention.js
index aa44a164..0e9a1cd8 100644
--- a/packages/tiptap-extensions/src/nodes/Mention.js
+++ b/packages/tiptap-extensions/src/nodes/Mention.js
@@ -45,7 +45,10 @@ export default class BlockquoteNode extends Node {
 		return [
 			suggestionsPlugin({
 				debug: true,
-				matcher: triggerCharacter('@', { allowSpaces: false }),
+				matcher: triggerCharacter('@', {
+					allowSpaces: true,
+					startOfLine: false,
+				}),
 				onEnter(args) {
 					console.log('start', args);
 				},
diff --git a/packages/tiptap-extensions/src/plugins/suggestions.js b/packages/tiptap-extensions/src/plugins/suggestions.js
index dc644b3d..8d85b3fb 100644
--- a/packages/tiptap-extensions/src/plugins/suggestions.js
+++ b/packages/tiptap-extensions/src/plugins/suggestions.js
@@ -8,16 +8,18 @@ import { Decoration, DecorationSet } from 'prosemirror-view';
  * @param {Boolean} allowSpaces
  * @returns {function(*)}
  */
-export function triggerCharacter(char, { allowSpaces = false }) {
+export function triggerCharacter(char, { allowSpaces = false, startOfLine = false }) {
+
   /**
    * @param {ResolvedPos} $position
    */
   return $position => {
     // Matching expressions used for later
     const suffix = new RegExp(`\\s${char}$`);
+    const prefix = startOfLine ? '^' : ''
     const regexp = allowSpaces
-      ? new RegExp(`${char}.*?(?=\\s${char}|$)`, 'g')
-      : new RegExp(`(?:^)?${char}[^\\s${char}]*`, 'g');
+      ? new RegExp(`${prefix}${char}.*?(?=\\s${char}|$)`, 'g')
+      : new RegExp(`${prefix}(?:^)?${char}[^\\s${char}]*`, 'g');
 
     // Lookup the boundaries of the current node
     const textFrom = $position.before();