diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 92368f6d..5bf16360 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@
       },
       {
         "id": "vscode-db2i.syntax",
-        "title": "SQL Syntax Checking",
+        "title": "SQL Syntax Options",
         "properties": {
           "vscode-db2i.syntax.checkOnOpen": {
             "type": "boolean",
@@ -232,6 +232,11 @@
             "type": "boolean",
             "description": "Whether SQL syntax warnings should show in the editor",
             "default": false
+          },
+          "vscode-db2i.syntax.useSystemNames": {
+            "type": "boolean",
+            "description": "Whether to use system names for columns in the content assist",
+            "default": false
           }
         }
       }
diff --git a/src/database/table.ts b/src/database/table.ts
index f54e673f..9fb43b61 100644
--- a/src/database/table.ts
+++ b/src/database/table.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ export default class Table {
       `SELECT `,
       `  column.TABLE_SCHEMA,`,
       `  column.TABLE_NAME,`,
+      `  column.SYSTEM_COLUMN_NAME,`,
       `  column.COLUMN_NAME,`,
       `  key.CONSTRAINT_NAME,`,
       `  column.DATA_TYPE, `,
diff --git a/src/language/providers/completionProvider.ts b/src/language/providers/completionProvider.ts
index c72748f4..6460d664 100644
--- a/src/language/providers/completionProvider.ts
+++ b/src/language/providers/completionProvider.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import { CTEReference, ClauseType, ObjectRef, StatementType } from "../sql/types
 import { CallableType } from "../../database/callable";
 import { prepareParamType, createCompletionItem, getParmAttributes } from "./logic/completion";
 import { isCallableType, getCallableParameters } from "./logic/callable";
-import { localAssistIsEnabled, remoteAssistIsEnabled } from "./logic/available";
+import { localAssistIsEnabled, remoteAssistIsEnabled, useSystemNames } from "./logic/available";
 import { DbCache } from "./logic/cache";
 import { getSqlDocument } from "./logic/parse";
 import { TableColumn, BasicSQLObject } from "../../types";
@@ -57,9 +57,9 @@ const completionTypes: { [index: string]: CompletionType } = {
 
 
 
-function getColumnAttributes(column: TableColumn): string {
+function getColumnAttributes(column: TableColumn, useSystemName: boolean): string {
   const lines: string[] = [
-    `Column: ${column.COLUMN_NAME}`,
+    `Column: ${useSystemName ? column.SYSTEM_COLUMN_NAME : column.COLUMN_NAME}`,
     `Type: ${prepareParamType(column)}`,
     `HAS_DEFAULT: ${column.HAS_DEFAULT}`,
     `IS_IDENTITY: ${column.IS_IDENTITY}`,
@@ -85,7 +85,8 @@ function getAllColumns(name: string, schema: string, items: CompletionItem[]) {
 async function getObjectColumns(
   schema: string,
   name: string,
-  isUDTF = false
+  isUDTF: boolean,
+  useSystemNamesInColumn: boolean,
 ): Promise<CompletionItem[]> {
 
   let completionItems: CompletionItem[];
@@ -121,9 +122,9 @@ async function getObjectColumns(
 
     completionItems = columns.map((i) =>
       createCompletionItem(
-        Statement.prettyName(i.COLUMN_NAME),
+        Statement.prettyName(useSystemNamesInColumn ? i.SYSTEM_COLUMN_NAME : i.COLUMN_NAME),
         CompletionItemKind.Field,
-        getColumnAttributes(i),
+        getColumnAttributes(i, useSystemNamesInColumn),
         `Schema: ${schema}\nTable: ${name}\n`,
         `a@objectcolumn`
       )
@@ -268,7 +269,8 @@ async function getCompletionItemsForTriggerDot(
       const completionItems = await getObjectColumns(
         curRefIdentifier.object.schema,
         curRefIdentifier.object.name,
-        curRefIdentifier.isUDTF
+        curRefIdentifier.isUDTF,
+        useSystemNames()
       );
 
       list.push(...completionItems);
@@ -346,7 +348,7 @@ async function getCompletionItemsForRefs(currentStatement: LanguageStatement.def
   // Fetch all the columns for tables that have references in the statement
   const tableItemPromises = objectRefs.map((ref) =>
     ref.object.name && ref.object.schema
-      ? getObjectColumns(ref.object.schema, ref.object.name, ref.isUDTF)
+      ? getObjectColumns(ref.object.schema, ref.object.name, ref.isUDTF, useSystemNames())
       : Promise.resolve([])
   );
   const results = await Promise.allSettled(tableItemPromises);
diff --git a/src/language/providers/contributes.json b/src/language/providers/contributes.json
index 56b78d78..3002842a 100644
--- a/src/language/providers/contributes.json
+++ b/src/language/providers/contributes.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     "configuration": [
       {
         "id": "vscode-db2i.syntax",
-        "title": "SQL Syntax Checking",
+        "title": "SQL Syntax Options",
         "properties": {
           "vscode-db2i.syntax.checkOnOpen": {
             "type": "boolean",
@@ -24,6 +24,11 @@
             "type": "boolean",
             "description": "Whether SQL syntax warnings should show in the editor",
             "default": false
+          },
+          "vscode-db2i.syntax.useSystemNames": {
+            "type": "boolean",
+            "description": "Whether to use system names for columns in the content assist",
+            "default": false
           }
         }
       }
diff --git a/src/language/providers/logic/available.ts b/src/language/providers/logic/available.ts
index d4342579..21b7378e 100644
--- a/src/language/providers/logic/available.ts
+++ b/src/language/providers/logic/available.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,11 @@ import { env } from "process";
 import { ServerComponent } from "../../../connection/serverComponent";
 import { JobManager } from "../../../config";
 import { JobInfo } from "../../../connection/manager";
+import Configuration from "../../../configuration";
+
+export function useSystemNames() {
+  return Configuration.get<boolean>(`syntax.useSystemNames`) || false;
+}
 
 export function localAssistIsEnabled() {
   return (env.DB2I_DISABLE_CA !== `true`);
diff --git a/src/language/providers/statusProvider.ts b/src/language/providers/statusProvider.ts
index 242212d4..f8ed9ffa 100644
--- a/src/language/providers/statusProvider.ts
+++ b/src/language/providers/statusProvider.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { Disposable, languages, LanguageStatusSeverity } from "vscode";
 import { SQLStatementChecker } from "../../connection/syntaxChecker";
 import { getCheckerTimeout } from "./problemProvider";
+import { useSystemNames } from "./logic/available";
 
 export class Db2StatusProvider extends Disposable {
   private item = languages.createLanguageStatusItem(`sql`, {language: `sql`});
@@ -16,7 +17,12 @@ export class Db2StatusProvider extends Disposable {
       const checker = SQLStatementChecker.get();
       const checkerTimeout = getCheckerTimeout() / 1000;
       this.item.text = `SQL assistance available. ${checker ? `Syntax checking enabled (every ${checkerTimeout}s after editing)` : `Syntax checking not available.`}`;
-      this.item.detail = `You're connected to an IBM i - you can use the advanced SQL language tooling. ${checker ? `` : `Syntax checking not available. This means that the syntax checker did not install when connecting to this system.`}`;
+      this.item.detail = `You're connected to an IBM i. ${checker ? `You can use the advanced SQL language tooling.` : `Syntax checking not available. This means that the syntax checker did not install when connecting to this system.`}`;
+      this.item.detail = [
+        `You're connected to an IBM i.`,
+        checker ? `You can use the advanced SQL language tooling.` : `Syntax checking not available. This means that the syntax checker did not install when connecting to this system.`,
+        (useSystemNames() ? `System names` : `SQL names`) + ` for columns will be used in the content assist.`
+      ].join(` `);
       this.item.severity = checker ? LanguageStatusSeverity.Information : LanguageStatusSeverity.Warning;
     } else {
       this.item.text = `Basic SQL assistance available`;