diff -r -X skiplist -U 3 zsh/Src/zle.h /home/marvin/src/zsh/Src/zle.h
--- zsh/Src/zle.h	Wed Jul 22 13:26:22 1998
+++ /home/marvin/src/zsh/Src/zle.h	Fri Jul 24 12:27:28 1998
@@ -36,6 +36,12 @@
 #endif
 
 #ifdef ZLE
+
+/* Number of tabs in a sequence needed to show completionlist */
+#define TABS_REQUIRED 2
+
+/* Number of tabs pressed in sequence */
+ZLEXTERN int tabcount;
 
 /* size of line buffer */
 ZLEXTERN int linesz;
diff -r -X skiplist -U 3 zsh/Src/zle_main.c /home/marvin/src/zsh/Src/zle_main.c
--- zsh/Src/zle_main.c	Wed Jul 22 13:26:23 1998
+++ /home/marvin/src/zsh/Src/zle_main.c	Fri Jul 24 12:27:28 1998
@@ -360,6 +360,7 @@
     tv.tv_sec = 0;
 #endif
 
+    tabcount = 0;
     keytimeout = getiparam("KEYTIMEOUT");
     if (!shout) {
 	if (SHTTY != -1)
diff -r -X skiplist -U 3 zsh/Src/zle_tricky.c /home/marvin/src/zsh/Src/zle_tricky.c
--- zsh/Src/zle_tricky.c	Wed Jul 22 13:26:23 1998
+++ /home/marvin/src/zsh/Src/zle_tricky.c	Fri Jul 24 12:27:29 1998
@@ -2994,6 +2994,8 @@
 {
     if(showinglist == -2)
 	listmatches();
+    else
+       tabcount = 0;
     if(validlist) {
 	freearray(amatches);
 	zsfree(rpre);
@@ -3177,9 +3179,10 @@
     }
     /* At this point, we might want a completion listing.  Show the listing *
      * if it is needed.                                                     */
-    if (isset(LISTBEEP))
+    if (isset(LISTBEEP) && tabcount==0)
 	feep();
-    if (isset(AUTOLIST) && !amenu && !showinglist)
+    if ( (isset(AUTOLIST) || (tabcount++ == TABS_REQUIRED-1))
+	 && !amenu && !showinglist)
 	showinglist = -2;
     if(inv)
 	invalidatelist();