diff --git a/src/languageservice/services/yamlCompletion.ts b/src/languageservice/services/yamlCompletion.ts
index e0e828798..5283b76a0 100644
--- a/src/languageservice/services/yamlCompletion.ts
+++ b/src/languageservice/services/yamlCompletion.ts
@@ -814,7 +814,7 @@ export class YamlCompletion {
             collector,
             {},
             'property',
-            Array.isArray(nodeParent.items)
+            Array.isArray(nodeParent.items) && !isInArray
           );
         }
 
@@ -910,13 +910,8 @@ export class YamlCompletion {
                 if (index < s.schema.items.length) {
                   this.addSchemaValueCompletions(s.schema.items[index], separatorAfter, collector, types, 'value');
                 }
-              } else if (
-                typeof s.schema.items === 'object' &&
-                (s.schema.items.type === 'object' || isAnyOfAllOfOneOfType(s.schema.items))
-              ) {
-                this.addSchemaValueCompletions(s.schema.items, separatorAfter, collector, types, 'value', true);
               } else {
-                this.addSchemaValueCompletions(s.schema.items, separatorAfter, collector, types, 'value');
+                this.addSchemaValueCompletions(s.schema.items, separatorAfter, collector, types, 'value', true);
               }
             }
           }
@@ -959,7 +954,7 @@ export class YamlCompletion {
     );
     collector.add({
       kind: this.getSuggestionKind(schema.type),
-      label: '- (array item) ' + (schemaType || index),
+      label: '- (array item) ' + ((schemaType || index) ?? ''),
       documentation: documentation,
       insertText: insertText,
       insertTextFormat: InsertTextFormat.Snippet,
@@ -1430,10 +1425,11 @@ export class YamlCompletion {
         } else if (schema.enumDescriptions && i < schema.enumDescriptions.length) {
           documentation = schema.enumDescriptions[i];
         }
+        const insertText = (isArray ? '- ' : '') + this.getInsertTextForValue(enm, separatorAfter, schema.type);
         collector.add({
           kind: this.getSuggestionKind(schema.type),
           label: this.getLabelForValue(enm),
-          insertText: this.getInsertTextForValue(enm, separatorAfter, schema.type),
+          insertText,
           insertTextFormat: InsertTextFormat.Snippet,
           documentation: documentation,
         });
diff --git a/test/autoCompletion.test.ts b/test/autoCompletion.test.ts
index e0cae5c31..06d580ec9 100644
--- a/test/autoCompletion.test.ts
+++ b/test/autoCompletion.test.ts
@@ -1488,6 +1488,39 @@ describe('Auto Completion Tests', () => {
           .then(done, done);
       });
 
+      it('Array of enum autocomplete on 2nd position without `-` should auto add `-` and `- (array item)`', (done) => {
+        schemaProvider.addSchema(SCHEMA_ID, {
+          type: 'object',
+          properties: {
+            references: {
+              type: 'array',
+              items: {
+                enum: ['Test'],
+              },
+            },
+          },
+        });
+        const content = 'references:\n  - Test\n  |\n|';
+        const completion = parseSetup(content);
+        completion
+          .then(function (result) {
+            assert.deepEqual(
+              result.items.map((i) => ({ label: i.label, insertText: i.insertText })),
+              [
+                {
+                  insertText: '- Test', // auto added `- `
+                  label: 'Test',
+                },
+                {
+                  insertText: '- $1\n',
+                  label: '- (array item) ',
+                },
+              ]
+            );
+          })
+          .then(done, done);
+      });
+
       it('Array of objects autocomplete with 4 space indentation check', async () => {
         const languageSettingsSetup = new ServiceSetup().withCompletion().withIndentation('    ');
         languageService.configure(languageSettingsSetup.languageSettings);
@@ -1926,7 +1959,8 @@ describe('Auto Completion Tests', () => {
       assert.equal(result.items.length, 3, `Expecting 3 items in completion but found ${result.items.length}`);
 
       const resultDoc2 = await parseSetup(content, content.length);
-      assert.equal(resultDoc2.items.length, 0, `Expecting no items in completion but found ${resultDoc2.items.length}`);
+      assert.equal(resultDoc2.items.length, 1, `Expecting 1 item in completion but found ${resultDoc2.items.length}`);
+      assert.equal(resultDoc2.items[0].label, '- (array item) ');
     });
 
     it('should handle absolute path', async () => {
diff --git a/test/defaultSnippets.test.ts b/test/defaultSnippets.test.ts
index 4066a2da6..7ffaf9d8b 100644
--- a/test/defaultSnippets.test.ts
+++ b/test/defaultSnippets.test.ts
@@ -91,9 +91,16 @@ describe('Default Snippet Tests', () => {
       const completion = parseSetup(content, content.length);
       completion
         .then(function (result) {
-          assert.equal(result.items.length, 1);
-          assert.equal(result.items[0].insertText, '- item1: $1\n  item2: $2');
-          assert.equal(result.items[0].label, 'My array item');
+          assert.deepEqual(
+            result.items.map((i) => ({ insertText: i.insertText, label: i.label })),
+            [
+              { insertText: '- item1: $1\n  item2: $2', label: 'My array item' },
+              {
+                insertText: '- $1\n',
+                label: '- (array item) ',
+              },
+            ]
+          );
         })
         .then(done, done);
     });
@@ -233,6 +240,19 @@ describe('Default Snippet Tests', () => {
         .then(done, done);
     });
 
+    it('Snippet in string schema should autocomplete on same line (snippet is defined in body property)', (done) => {
+      const content = 'arrayStringValueSnippet:\n - |\n|';
+      const completion = parseSetup(content);
+      completion
+        .then(function (result) {
+          assert.deepEqual(
+            result.items.map((i) => ({ label: i.label, insertText: i.insertText })),
+            [{ insertText: 'banana', label: 'Banana' }]
+          );
+        })
+        .then(done, done);
+    });
+
     it('Snippet in boolean schema should autocomplete on same line', (done) => {
       const content = 'boolean: | |'; // len: 10, pos: 9
       const completion = parseSetup(content);
@@ -266,7 +286,7 @@ describe('Default Snippet Tests', () => {
       const completion = parseSetup(content);
       completion
         .then(function (result) {
-          assert.equal(result.items.length, 15); // This is just checking the total number of snippets in the defaultSnippets.json
+          assert.equal(result.items.length, 16); // This is just checking the total number of snippets in the defaultSnippets.json
           assert.equal(result.items[4].label, 'longSnippet');
           // eslint-disable-next-line
           assert.equal(
diff --git a/test/fixtures/defaultSnippets.json b/test/fixtures/defaultSnippets.json
index 5d4b69d2a..42ff75d06 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/defaultSnippets.json
+++ b/test/fixtures/defaultSnippets.json
@@ -110,6 +110,18 @@
         }
       ]
     },
+    "arrayStringValueSnippet": {
+      "type": "array",
+      "items": {
+        "type": "string",
+        "defaultSnippets": [
+          {
+            "label": "Banana",
+            "body": "banana"
+          }
+        ]
+      }
+    },
     "arrayObjectSnippet": {
       "type": "object",
       "defaultSnippets": [