diff --git a/packages/language-service/src/completions.ts b/packages/language-service/src/completions.ts
index 79ea098da0..de3c53cdc3 100644
--- a/packages/language-service/src/completions.ts
+++ b/packages/language-service/src/completions.ts
@@ -469,11 +469,15 @@ class ExpressionVisitor extends NullTemplateVisitor {
       if (s.name.startsWith('__') || !s.public || this.completions.has(s.name)) {
         continue;
       }
+
+      // The pipe method should not include parentheses.
+      // e.g. {{ value_expression | slice : start [ : end ] }}
+      const shouldInsertParentheses = s.callable && s.kind !== ng.CompletionKind.PIPE;
       this.completions.set(s.name, {
         name: s.name,
         kind: s.kind as ng.CompletionKind,
         sortText: s.name,
-        insertText: s.callable ? `${s.name}()` : s.name,
+        insertText: shouldInsertParentheses ? `${s.name}()` : s.name,
       });
     }
   }
diff --git a/packages/language-service/test/completions_spec.ts b/packages/language-service/test/completions_spec.ts
index e94977dd9f..4f8e03f5c5 100644
--- a/packages/language-service/test/completions_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/language-service/test/completions_spec.ts
@@ -208,6 +208,18 @@ describe('completions', () => {
     }));
   });
 
+  it('for methods of pipe should not include parentheses', () => {
+    mockHost.override(TEST_TEMPLATE, `<h1>{{title | lowe~{pipe-method} }}`);
+    const marker = mockHost.getLocationMarkerFor(TEST_TEMPLATE, 'pipe-method');
+    const completions = ngLS.getCompletionsAt(TEST_TEMPLATE, marker.start);
+    expect(completions).toBeDefined();
+    expect(completions !.entries).toContain(jasmine.objectContaining({
+      name: 'lowercase',
+      kind: CompletionKind.PIPE as any,
+      insertText: 'lowercase',
+    }));
+  });
+
   describe('in external template', () => {
     it('should be able to get entity completions in external template', () => {
       const marker = mockHost.getLocationMarkerFor(TEST_TEMPLATE, 'entity-amp');