diff --git a/runtime/doc/lsp.txt b/runtime/doc/lsp.txt
index 32d414e9a7..05734c3ac1 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/lsp.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/lsp.txt
@@ -1630,6 +1630,9 @@ Lua module: vim.lsp.completion                                *lsp-completion*
     Fields: ~
       • {autotrigger}?  (`boolean`) Whether to trigger completion
                         automatically. Default: false
+      • {convert}?      (`fun(item: lsp.CompletionItem): table`) An optional
+                        function used to customize the transformation of an
+                        LSP CompletionItem to |complete-items|.
 
 
                                                  *vim.lsp.completion.enable()*
diff --git a/runtime/doc/news.txt b/runtime/doc/news.txt
index 7c842f42dd..1d1e87fd0b 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/news.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/news.txt
@@ -65,7 +65,9 @@ EVENTS
 
 LSP
 
-• TODO
+• Add convert field in |vim.lsp.completion.BufferOpts| of
+  |vim.lsp.completion.enable()| an optional function used to customize the
+  transformation of an Lsp CompletionItem to |complete-items|.
 
 LUA
 
diff --git a/runtime/lua/vim/lsp/completion.lua b/runtime/lua/vim/lsp/completion.lua
index 022edf5fab..89d9a0e9b1 100644
--- a/runtime/lua/vim/lsp/completion.lua
+++ b/runtime/lua/vim/lsp/completion.lua
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ local ns_to_ms = 0.000001
 --- @class vim.lsp.completion.BufHandle
 --- @field clients table<integer, vim.lsp.Client>
 --- @field triggers table<string, vim.lsp.Client[]>
+--- @field convert? fun(item: lsp.CompletionItem): table
 
 --- @type table<integer, vim.lsp.completion.BufHandle>
 local buf_handles = {}
@@ -250,6 +251,8 @@ function M._lsp_to_complete_items(result, prefix, client_id)
   end
 
   local candidates = {}
+  local bufnr = api.nvim_get_current_buf()
+  local user_convert = vim.tbl_get(buf_handles, bufnr, 'convert')
   for _, item in ipairs(items) do
     if matches(item) then
       local word = get_completion_word(item)
@@ -260,7 +263,7 @@ function M._lsp_to_complete_items(result, prefix, client_id)
       then
         hl_group = 'DiagnosticDeprecated'
       end
-      table.insert(candidates, {
+      local completion_item = {
         word = word,
         abbr = item.label,
         kind = protocol.CompletionItemKind[item.kind] or 'Unknown',
@@ -278,7 +281,11 @@ function M._lsp_to_complete_items(result, prefix, client_id)
             },
           },
         },
-      })
+      }
+      if user_convert then
+        completion_item = vim.tbl_extend('keep', user_convert(item), completion_item)
+      end
+      table.insert(candidates, completion_item)
     end
   end
   ---@diagnostic disable-next-line: no-unknown
@@ -590,14 +597,15 @@ end
 
 --- @class vim.lsp.completion.BufferOpts
 --- @field autotrigger? boolean Whether to trigger completion automatically. Default: false
+--- @field convert? fun(item: lsp.CompletionItem): table An optional function used to customize the transformation of an LSP CompletionItem to |complete-items|.
 
---- @param client_id integer
+---@param client_id integer
 ---@param bufnr integer
 ---@param opts vim.lsp.completion.BufferOpts
 local function enable_completions(client_id, bufnr, opts)
   local buf_handle = buf_handles[bufnr]
   if not buf_handle then
-    buf_handle = { clients = {}, triggers = {} }
+    buf_handle = { clients = {}, triggers = {}, convert = opts.convert }
     buf_handles[bufnr] = buf_handle
 
     -- Attach to buffer events.
diff --git a/test/functional/plugin/lsp/completion_spec.lua b/test/functional/plugin/lsp/completion_spec.lua
index aad7e350ee..766dd16541 100644
--- a/test/functional/plugin/lsp/completion_spec.lua
+++ b/test/functional/plugin/lsp/completion_spec.lua
@@ -495,7 +495,9 @@ describe('vim.lsp.completion: protocol', function()
       bufnr = vim.api.nvim_get_current_buf()
       vim.api.nvim_win_set_buf(0, bufnr)
       return vim.lsp.start({ name = 'dummy', cmd = server.cmd, on_attach = function(client, bufnr)
-        vim.lsp.completion.enable(true, client.id, bufnr)
+        vim.lsp.completion.enable(true, client.id, bufnr, { convert = function(item)
+          return { abbr = item.label:gsub('%b()', '')}
+        end})
       end})
     ]],
       completion_result
@@ -700,4 +702,21 @@ describe('vim.lsp.completion: protocol', function()
       eq(true, exec_lua('return _G.called'))
     end)
   end)
+
+  it('custom word/abbar format', function()
+    create_server({
+      isIncomplete = false,
+      items = {
+        {
+          label = 'foo(bar)',
+        },
+      },
+    })
+
+    feed('ifo')
+    trigger_at_pos({ 1, 1 })
+    assert_matches(function(matches)
+      eq('foo', matches[1].abbr)
+    end)
+  end)
 end)