diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 29d03d4..76962b4 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "ngc-omnibox",
-  "version": "0.4.3",
+  "version": "0.5.0",
   "description": "A modern, flexible, Angular 1.x autocomplete library with limited assumptions.",
   "main": "dist/ngc-omnibox.js",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/spec/tests/angularComponent/ngcOmniboxControllerSpec.js b/spec/tests/angularComponent/ngcOmniboxControllerSpec.js
index ddd157f..7382c3d 100644
--- a/spec/tests/angularComponent/ngcOmniboxControllerSpec.js
+++ b/spec/tests/angularComponent/ngcOmniboxControllerSpec.js
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ describe('ngcOmnibox.angularComponent.ngcOmniboxController', () => {
     omniboxController.isSelectable = () => {};
     omniboxController.onChosen = () => {};
     omniboxController.onUnchosen = () => {};
+    omniboxController.canShowSuggestions = () => {};
+    omniboxController.source = () => Promise.resolve([]);
   });
 
   it('should inject $document, $element, and $scope', () => {
diff --git a/src/angularComponent/ngcOmniboxController.js b/src/angularComponent/ngcOmniboxController.js
index 49d5d6e..71b3896 100644
--- a/src/angularComponent/ngcOmniboxController.js
+++ b/src/angularComponent/ngcOmniboxController.js
@@ -521,7 +521,9 @@ export default class NgcOmniboxController {
     if (!this.query) {
       this.hideSuggestions = true;
       this.hint = null;
-    } else {
+    }
+
+    if (this.canShowSuggestions({query: this.query, omnibox: this}) !== false) {
       this.updateSuggestions();
     }
   }