diff --git a/after/syntax/tex.vim b/after/syntax/tex.vim
index 879af67..944c4b8 100644
--- a/after/syntax/tex.vim
+++ b/after/syntax/tex.vim
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ syntax match texRefZone
 " Add support for cleverref package
 " \Cref, \cref, \cpageref, \labelcref, \labelcpageref
 syntax region texRefZone matchgroup=texStatement
-      \ start="\\\(\(label\)\?c\(page\)\?\|C\)ref{"
+      \ start="\\\(\(label\)\?c\(page\)\?\|C\|auto\)ref{"
       \ end="}\|%stopzone\>"
       \ contains=@texRefGroup
 
diff --git a/autoload/vimtex/complete.vim b/autoload/vimtex/complete.vim
index dec36ab..43ba15e 100644
--- a/autoload/vimtex/complete.vim
+++ b/autoload/vimtex/complete.vim
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ function! vimtex#complete#init(initialized) " {{{1
   call vimtex#util#set_default('g:vimtex_complete_recursive_bib', 0)
   call vimtex#util#set_default('g:vimtex_complete_patterns',
         \ {
-        \ 'ref' : '\C\\v\?\(eq\|page\|[cC]\|labelc\)\?ref\*\?\_\s*{[^{}]*',
+        \ 'ref' : '\C\\v\?\(auto\|eq\|page\|[cC]\|labelc\)\?ref\*\?\_\s*{[^{}]*',
         \ 'bib' : '\C\\\a*cite\a*\*\?\(\[[^\]]*\]\)*\_\s*{[^{}]*',
         \ })