diff --git a/plugins/degesch/slack.lua b/plugins/degesch/slack.lua
index 456d3b0..87786da 100644
--- a/plugins/degesch/slack.lua
+++ b/plugins/degesch/slack.lua
@@ -85,12 +85,17 @@ degesch.hook_completion (function (hook, data, word)
 	local needle = word:gsub ("^@", ""):lower ()
 
 	local t = {}
-	for i, chan_user in ipairs (chan.users) do
-		local nick = chan_user.user.nickname
-		if data.location == 0 then nick = nick .. ":" end
-		if nick:sub (1, #needle):lower () == needle then
-			table.insert (t, "@" .. nick)
+	local try = function (name)
+		if data.location == 0 then name = name .. ":" end
+		if name:sub (1, #needle):lower () == needle then
+			table.insert (t, "@" .. name)
 		end
 	end
+	for _, chan_user in ipairs (chan.users) do
+		try (chan_user.user.nickname)
+	end
+	for _, special in ipairs { "channel", "here" } do
+		try (special)
+	end
 	return t
 end)