diff --git a/mtags/src/main/scala-2/scala/meta/internal/pc/completions/ArgCompletions.scala b/mtags/src/main/scala-2/scala/meta/internal/pc/completions/ArgCompletions.scala
index 65962379327..817a72df999 100644
--- a/mtags/src/main/scala-2/scala/meta/internal/pc/completions/ArgCompletions.scala
+++ b/mtags/src/main/scala-2/scala/meta/internal/pc/completions/ArgCompletions.scala
@@ -126,7 +126,8 @@ trait ArgCompletions { this: MetalsGlobal =>
       completions match {
         case members: CompletionResult.ScopeMembers
             if paramType != definitions.AnyTpe =>
-          members.results
+          members
+            .matchingResults(_ => _ => true)
             .collect {
               case mem
                   if mem.sym.tpe <:< paramType && notNothingOrNull(
diff --git a/tests/cross/src/test/scala/tests/pc/CompletionArgSuite.scala b/tests/cross/src/test/scala/tests/pc/CompletionArgSuite.scala
index 77a29261635..d3a3c3b2ddb 100644
--- a/tests/cross/src/test/scala/tests/pc/CompletionArgSuite.scala
+++ b/tests/cross/src/test/scala/tests/pc/CompletionArgSuite.scala
@@ -1290,4 +1290,28 @@ class CompletionArgSuite extends BaseCompletionSuite {
     topLines = Some(1)
   )
 
+  check(
+    "inaccessible-defaults",
+    """|/a/src/main/scala/A/package.scala
+       |package object A {
+       |  private[A] val somePackagePrivStr = "foo"
+       |  private val somePrivStr = "foo"
+       |  val somePubStr = "bar"
+       |}
+       |/a/src/main/scala/B/Testing.scala
+       |package B
+       |
+       |import A._
+       |object Testing {
+       |  def foo(arg: String): Unit = ()
+       |  foo(@@)
+       |}
+       |""".stripMargin,
+    """|arg = : String
+       |arg = somePubStr : String
+       |somePubStr: String
+       |""".stripMargin,
+    topLines = Some(3)
+  )
+
 }