diff --git a/src/platform/packages/shared/kbn-esql-ast/src/commands/registry/rerank/autocomplete.test.ts b/src/platform/packages/shared/kbn-esql-ast/src/commands/registry/rerank/autocomplete.test.ts
index 0b6c0df274cef..e4c7e7cbd9299 100644
--- a/src/platform/packages/shared/kbn-esql-ast/src/commands/registry/rerank/autocomplete.test.ts
+++ b/src/platform/packages/shared/kbn-esql-ast/src/commands/registry/rerank/autocomplete.test.ts
@@ -253,6 +253,18 @@ describe('RERANK Autocomplete', () => {
 
       await expectRerankSuggestions(query, NEXT_ACTIONS_EXPRESSIONS);
     });
+
+    test('suggests next actions after simple field assignment', async () => {
+      const query =
+        buildRerankQuery({
+          query: '"search query"',
+          onClause: 'col0 = keywordField',
+        }) + ' ';
+
+      await expectRerankSuggestions(query, {
+        contains: NEXT_ACTIONS,
+      });
+    });
   });
 
   describe('Terminal operators', () => {
diff --git a/src/platform/packages/shared/kbn-esql-ast/src/commands/registry/rerank/autocomplete.ts b/src/platform/packages/shared/kbn-esql-ast/src/commands/registry/rerank/autocomplete.ts
index 0c4e8dc9ee835..6678810c8b396 100644
--- a/src/platform/packages/shared/kbn-esql-ast/src/commands/registry/rerank/autocomplete.ts
+++ b/src/platform/packages/shared/kbn-esql-ast/src/commands/registry/rerank/autocomplete.ts
@@ -235,9 +235,9 @@ async function handleOnExpression({
     },
   });
 
-  const { expressionType, isComplete, insideFunction } = computed;
+  const { isComplete, insideFunction } = computed;
 
-  if (expressionRoot && expressionType === 'boolean' && isComplete && !insideFunction) {
+  if (expressionRoot && isComplete && !insideFunction) {
     suggestions.push(...buildNextActions());
   }