diff --git a/latex_cite_completions.py b/latex_cite_completions.py
index b079c472..f61cf8f3 100644
--- a/latex_cite_completions.py
+++ b/latex_cite_completions.py
@@ -271,6 +271,22 @@ def _find_bib_files():
     return cache.LocalCache(root).cache('bib_files', _find_bib_files)
 
 
+def find_open_bib_files(active_window_only=False):
+    # get list of windows we want to check for valid buffers
+    if active_window_only:
+        windows = [sublime.active_window()]
+    else:
+        windows = sublime.windows()
+
+    # find which buffers are .bib files
+    result = []
+    for window in windows:
+        result += [v.file_name() for v in window.views() if (v.file_name() or '').endswith('.bib')]
+
+    # remove duplicates
+    return list(set(result))
+
+
 def run_plugin_command(command, *args, **kwargs):
     '''
     This function is intended to run a command against a user-configurable list
@@ -389,13 +405,19 @@ def get_cite_completions(view):
 
     if root is None:
         # This is an unnamed, unsaved file
-        # FIXME: should probably search the buffer instead of giving up
-        raise NoBibFilesError()
-
-    print(u"TEX root: " + repr(root))
-    bib_files = find_bib_files(root)
-    print("Bib files found: ")
-    print(repr(bib_files))
+        bib_files = None
+    else:
+        print(u"TEX root: " + repr(root))
+        bib_files = find_bib_files(root)
+        print("Bib files found: ")
+        print(repr(bib_files))
+    
+    if not bib_files:
+        # Check the open files, in case the current file is TEX root,
+        # but doesn't reference anything
+        bib_files = find_open_bib_files()
+        print("Open Bib files found: ")
+        print(repr(bib_files))
 
     if not bib_files:
         # sublime.error_message("No bib files found!") # here we can!
diff --git a/latex_ref_completions.py b/latex_ref_completions.py
index c4223de9..81ff86a2 100644
--- a/latex_ref_completions.py
+++ b/latex_ref_completions.py
@@ -55,6 +55,15 @@ def find_labels_in_files(root, labels):
         labels.append(command.args)
 
 
+# grab labels from all open buffers too
+def find_labels_in_open_files(views, labels):
+    for view in views:
+        # XXX: Hardcoded to only look for tex files, so that it doesn't try 
+        # looking for label commands in support files
+        if view.file_name() is None or view.file_name().endswith(".tex"):
+            view.find_all(r'\\label\{([^\{\}]+)\}', 0, '\\1', labels)
+
+
 # get_ref_completions forms the guts of the parsing shared by both the
 # autocomplete plugin and the quick panel command
 def get_ref_completions(view):
@@ -62,7 +71,13 @@ def get_ref_completions(view):
     # Check the file buffer first:
     #    1) in case there are unsaved changes
     #    2) if this file is unnamed and unsaved, get_tex_root will fail
-    view.find_all(r'\\label\{([^\{\}]+)\}', 0, '\\1', completions)
+    find_labels_in_open_files([view], completions)
+
+    # Check all other open buffers too:
+    #    1) for the same reasons as above
+    #    2) in case the project isn't set up to build in Sublime
+    for window in sublime.windows():
+        find_labels_in_open_files(window.views(), completions)
 
     root = getTeXRoot.get_tex_root(view)
     if root: