diff --git a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/connection/client/ClientPlaySessionHandler.java b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/connection/client/ClientPlaySessionHandler.java
index e9a3211f5..08da36ab5 100644
--- a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/connection/client/ClientPlaySessionHandler.java
+++ b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/connection/client/ClientPlaySessionHandler.java
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ import com.velocitypowered.proxy.protocol.packet.TabCompleteResponse.Offer;
 import com.velocitypowered.proxy.protocol.packet.chat.ChatHandler;
 import com.velocitypowered.proxy.protocol.packet.chat.ChatTimeKeeper;
 import com.velocitypowered.proxy.protocol.packet.chat.CommandHandler;
+import com.velocitypowered.proxy.protocol.packet.chat.ComponentHolder;
 import com.velocitypowered.proxy.protocol.packet.chat.keyed.KeyedChatHandler;
 import com.velocitypowered.proxy.protocol.packet.chat.keyed.KeyedCommandHandler;
 import com.velocitypowered.proxy.protocol.packet.chat.keyed.KeyedPlayerChat;
@@ -631,10 +632,11 @@ public class ClientPlaySessionHandler implements MinecraftSessionHandler {
           List<Offer> offers = new ArrayList<>();
           for (Suggestion suggestion : suggestions.getList()) {
             String offer = suggestion.getText();
-            Component tooltip = null;
+            ComponentHolder tooltip = null;
             if (suggestion.getTooltip() != null
                 && suggestion.getTooltip() instanceof VelocityBrigadierMessage) {
-              tooltip = ((VelocityBrigadierMessage) suggestion.getTooltip()).asComponent();
+              tooltip = new ComponentHolder(player.getProtocolVersion(),
+                  ((VelocityBrigadierMessage) suggestion.getTooltip()).asComponent());
             }
             offers.add(new Offer(offer, tooltip));
           }
@@ -696,10 +698,11 @@ public class ClientPlaySessionHandler implements MinecraftSessionHandler {
               if (legacy && offer.startsWith(command)) {
                 offer = offer.substring(command.length());
               }
-              Component tooltip = null;
+              ComponentHolder tooltip = null;
               if (suggestion.getTooltip() != null
                   && suggestion.getTooltip() instanceof VelocityBrigadierMessage) {
-                tooltip = ((VelocityBrigadierMessage) suggestion.getTooltip()).asComponent();
+                tooltip = new ComponentHolder(player.getProtocolVersion(),
+                        ((VelocityBrigadierMessage) suggestion.getTooltip()).asComponent());
               }
               response.getOffers().add(new Offer(offer, tooltip));
             }
diff --git a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/protocol/packet/TabCompleteResponse.java b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/protocol/packet/TabCompleteResponse.java
index 835c39a00..f6a3aabbb 100644
--- a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/protocol/packet/TabCompleteResponse.java
+++ b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/protocol/packet/TabCompleteResponse.java
@@ -24,10 +24,10 @@ import com.velocitypowered.api.network.ProtocolVersion;
 import com.velocitypowered.proxy.connection.MinecraftSessionHandler;
 import com.velocitypowered.proxy.protocol.MinecraftPacket;
 import com.velocitypowered.proxy.protocol.ProtocolUtils;
+import com.velocitypowered.proxy.protocol.packet.chat.ComponentHolder;
 import io.netty.buffer.ByteBuf;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
-import net.kyori.adventure.text.Component;
 import org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.qual.Nullable;
 
 public class TabCompleteResponse implements MinecraftPacket {
@@ -84,8 +84,7 @@ public class TabCompleteResponse implements MinecraftPacket {
       int offersAvailable = ProtocolUtils.readVarInt(buf);
       for (int i = 0; i < offersAvailable; i++) {
         String offer = ProtocolUtils.readString(buf);
-        Component tooltip = buf.readBoolean() ? ProtocolUtils.getJsonChatSerializer(version)
-            .deserialize(ProtocolUtils.readString(buf)) : null;
+        ComponentHolder tooltip = buf.readBoolean() ? ComponentHolder.read(buf, version) : null;
         offers.add(new Offer(offer, tooltip));
       }
     } else {
@@ -107,8 +106,7 @@ public class TabCompleteResponse implements MinecraftPacket {
         ProtocolUtils.writeString(buf, offer.text);
         buf.writeBoolean(offer.tooltip != null);
         if (offer.tooltip != null) {
-          ProtocolUtils.writeString(buf, ProtocolUtils.getJsonChatSerializer(version)
-              .serialize(offer.tooltip));
+          offer.tooltip.write(buf);
         }
       }
     } else {
@@ -127,14 +125,13 @@ public class TabCompleteResponse implements MinecraftPacket {
   public static class Offer implements Comparable<Offer> {
 
     private final String text;
-    private final @Nullable Component tooltip;
+    private final @Nullable ComponentHolder tooltip;
 
     public Offer(String text) {
       this(text, null);
     }
 
-    public Offer(String text,
-        @Nullable Component tooltip) {
+    public Offer(String text, @Nullable ComponentHolder tooltip) {
       this.text = text;
       this.tooltip = tooltip;
     }