diff --git a/zsh-autosuggestions.zsh b/zsh-autosuggestions.zsh
index 17e0d52..5927bd9 100644
--- a/zsh-autosuggestions.zsh
+++ b/zsh-autosuggestions.zsh
@@ -379,6 +379,7 @@ _zsh_autosuggest_modify() {
 
 # Fetch a new suggestion based on what's currently in the buffer
 _zsh_autosuggest_fetch() {
+	[[ $CURSOR -eq $#BUFFER ]] || return 0
 	if [[ -n "${ZSH_AUTOSUGGEST_USE_ASYNC+x}" ]]; then
 		_zsh_autosuggest_async_request "$BUFFER"
 	else