diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/filters/flatten.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/filters/flatten.rs
index 287dee0f51..055b230ccf 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/filters/flatten.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/filters/flatten.rs
@@ -84,12 +84,12 @@ enum TableInside<'a> {
     Entries(&'a str, &'a Span, Vec<&'a Value>),
 }
 
-fn is_table(value: &Value) -> bool {
-    match value {
-        Value::List { vals, span: _ } => vals.iter().all(|f| f.as_record().is_ok()),
-        _ => false,
-    }
-}
+// fn is_table(value: &Value) -> bool {
+//     match value {
+//         Value::List { vals, span: _ } => vals.iter().all(|f| f.as_record().is_ok()),
+//         _ => false,
+//     }
+// }
 
 fn flat_value(columns: &[CellPath], item: &Value, _name_tag: Span) -> Vec<Value> {
     let tag = match item.span() {
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ fn flat_value(columns: &[CellPath], item: &Value, _name_tag: Span) -> Vec<Value>
                 expanded.push(r);
             }
             expanded
-        } else if !is_table(item) {
+        } else if item.as_list().is_ok() {
             if let Value::List { vals, span: _ } = item {
                 vals.to_vec()
             } else {
diff --git a/crates/nu-protocol/src/value/mod.rs b/crates/nu-protocol/src/value/mod.rs
index 70606dcc57..80fd2d8eed 100644
--- a/crates/nu-protocol/src/value/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-protocol/src/value/mod.rs
@@ -195,6 +195,17 @@ impl Value {
         }
     }
 
+    pub fn as_list(&self) -> Result<&[Value], ShellError> {
+        match self {
+            Value::List { vals, .. } => Ok(vals),
+            x => Err(ShellError::CantConvert(
+                "list".into(),
+                x.get_type().to_string(),
+                self.span()?,
+            )),
+        }
+    }
+
     pub fn as_bool(&self) -> Result<bool, ShellError> {
         match self {
             Value::Bool { val, .. } => Ok(*val),
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 881564a70f..3517afb58f 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,10 @@ use nu_protocol::{
     engine::{EngineState, Stack, StateWorkingSet},
     Config, PipelineData, ShellError, Span, Value, CONFIG_VARIABLE_ID,
 };
-use reedline::{Completer, CompletionActionHandler, DefaultPrompt, LineBuffer, Prompt};
+use reedline::{
+    Completer, CompletionActionHandler, DefaultCompleter, DefaultHinter, DefaultPrompt, LineBuffer,
+    Prompt,
+};
 use std::{
     io::Write,
     sync::{
@@ -353,12 +356,28 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
             // turn off the hinter but I don't see any way to do that yet.
 
             let mut line_editor = if let Some(history_path) = history_path.clone() {
-                line_editor
-                    .with_history(Box::new(
-                        FileBackedHistory::with_file(1000, history_path.clone())
-                            .into_diagnostic()?,
-                    ))
-                    .into_diagnostic()?
+                let history = std::fs::read_to_string(&history_path);
+                if let Ok(history) = history {
+                    let history_lines = history.lines().map(|x| x.to_string()).collect::<Vec<_>>();
+                    line_editor
+                        .with_hinter(Box::new(
+                            DefaultHinter::default()
+                                .with_completer(Box::new(DefaultCompleter::new(history_lines))) // or .with_history()
+                                // .with_inside_line()
+                                .with_style(
+                                    nu_ansi_term::Style::new()
+                                        .italic()
+                                        .fg(nu_ansi_term::Color::LightGray),
+                                ),
+                        ))
+                        .with_history(Box::new(
+                            FileBackedHistory::with_file(1000, history_path.clone())
+                                .into_diagnostic()?,
+                        ))
+                        .into_diagnostic()?
+                } else {
+                    line_editor
+                }
             } else {
                 line_editor
             };
diff --git a/src/tests.rs b/src/tests.rs
index 61f2fdfac0..a87fed402f 100644
--- a/src/tests.rs
+++ b/src/tests.rs
@@ -1308,3 +1308,11 @@ fn allow_missing_optional_params() -> TestResult {
         "5",
     )
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn flatten_should_flatten_inner_table() -> TestResult {
+    run_test(
+        "[[[name, value]; [abc, 123]]] | flatten | get value.0",
+        "123",
+    )
+}