diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9ba8778..d4ab590 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,14 @@
 
 All notable changes to the Docker Language Server will be documented in this file.
 
+## [Unreleased]
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Bake
+  - textDocument/completion
+    - check the type of the block before suggesting items ([#422](https://github.com/docker/docker-language-server/issues/422))
+
 ## [0.16.0] - 2025-08-12
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/internal/bake/hcl/completion.go b/internal/bake/hcl/completion.go
index bb1b885..613f38b 100644
--- a/internal/bake/hcl/completion.go
+++ b/internal/bake/hcl/completion.go
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ func Completion(ctx context.Context, params *protocol.CompletionParams, manager
 	}
 
 	for _, b := range body.Blocks {
-		if isInsideBodyRangeLines(b.Body, int(params.Position.Line)+1) {
+		if b.Type == "target" && isInsideBodyRangeLines(b.Body, int(params.Position.Line)+1) {
 			attributes := b.Body.Attributes
 			if attribute, ok := attributes["inherits"]; ok && isInsideRange(attribute.Expr.Range(), params.Position) {
 				if tupleConsExpr, ok := attribute.Expr.(*hclsyntax.TupleConsExpr); ok {
diff --git a/internal/bake/hcl/completion_test.go b/internal/bake/hcl/completion_test.go
index b004ef5..c9d1df9 100644
--- a/internal/bake/hcl/completion_test.go
+++ b/internal/bake/hcl/completion_test.go
@@ -367,6 +367,20 @@ func TestCompletion(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			name:      "inherits attribute should not suggest anything in a variable block",
+			content:   "variable \"var\" {\n  inherits = [\"\"]\n}\ntarget \"base\" {}",
+			line:      1,
+			character: 15,
+			items:     []protocol.CompletionItem{},
+		},
+		{
+			name:      "network attribute should not suggest anything in a variable block",
+			content:   "variable \"var\" {\n  network = \"\"\n}\ntarget \"base\" {}",
+			line:      1,
+			character: 13,
+			items:     []protocol.CompletionItem{},
+		},
 	}
 
 	bakeFilePath := filepath.Join(completionTestFolderPath, "docker-bake.hcl")