diff --git a/tabby-serial/src/components/serialProfileSettings.component.pug b/tabby-serial/src/components/serialProfileSettings.component.pug
index e29ae568..41b46f56 100644
--- a/tabby-serial/src/components/serialProfileSettings.component.pug
+++ b/tabby-serial/src/components/serialProfileSettings.component.pug
@@ -8,9 +8,10 @@ ul.nav-tabs(ngbNav, #nav='ngbNav')
                         label Device
                         input.form-control(
                             type='text',
+                            alwaysShowTypeahead,
                             [(ngModel)]='profile.options.port',
                             [ngbTypeahead]='portsAutocomplete',
-                            [resultFormatter]='portsFormatter',
+                            [resultFormatter]='portsFormatter'
                         )
 
                 .col-6
@@ -18,8 +19,10 @@ ul.nav-tabs(ngbNav, #nav='ngbNav')
                         label Baud Rate
                         input.form-control(
                             type='number',
+                            alwaysShowTypeahead,
+                            placeholder='Ask every time',
                             [(ngModel)]='profile.options.baudrate',
-                            [ngbTypeahead]='baudratesAutocomplete',
+                            [ngbTypeahead]='baudratesAutocomplete'
                         )
 
             .form-line
diff --git a/tabby-serial/src/components/serialProfileSettings.component.ts b/tabby-serial/src/components/serialProfileSettings.component.ts
index 6e17be49..cae6e8d2 100644
--- a/tabby-serial/src/components/serialProfileSettings.component.ts
+++ b/tabby-serial/src/components/serialProfileSettings.component.ts
@@ -49,7 +49,10 @@ export class SerialProfileSettingsComponent implements ProfileSettingsComponent
     baudratesAutocomplete = text$ => text$.pipe(
         debounceTime(200),
         distinctUntilChanged(),
-        map((q: string) => BAUD_RATES.filter(x => !q || x.toString().startsWith(q)))
+        map((q: string) => [
+            null,
+            ...BAUD_RATES.filter(x => !q || x.toString().startsWith(q)),
+        ])
     )
 
     portsFormatter = port => {