diff --git a/src/core/suggestionCollection/HeaderSuggestionCollector.ts b/src/core/suggestionCollection/HeaderSuggestionCollector.ts
index 1151ca3..4431aa6 100644
--- a/src/core/suggestionCollection/HeaderSuggestionCollector.ts
+++ b/src/core/suggestionCollection/HeaderSuggestionCollector.ts
@@ -13,9 +13,19 @@ export class HeaderSuggestionCollector {
 		const [query, alias] = headerQuery.split('|')
 		const lowerCaseQuery = query.toLowerCase()
 		const headersInNote = this.metadataCollection.getHeadersIn(noteSuggestion.Path.VaultPath)
-		const aliasToUse = noteSuggestion.Alias ? noteSuggestion.Alias : alias
-		return headersInNote
+		let aliasToUse = noteSuggestion.Alias ? noteSuggestion.Alias : alias
+		let validHeaders = headersInNote
 			.filter(h => h.heading.toLowerCase().includes(lowerCaseQuery))
+		let headerCanBeUsedAsAlias = false
+		if (validHeaders.length === 0 && query.endsWith("!")){
+			const queryWithoutBang = lowerCaseQuery.slice(0, query.length - 1)
+			validHeaders = headersInNote.filter(h => h.heading.toLowerCase().includes(queryWithoutBang))
+			headerCanBeUsedAsAlias = true
+		}
+		if (headerCanBeUsedAsAlias && validHeaders.length === 1 && !alias){
+			aliasToUse = validHeaders[0].heading
+		}
+		return validHeaders
 			.map(h => new HeaderSuggestion(h.heading, h.level, aliasToUse, noteSuggestion))
 	}
 }
diff --git a/tests/headerSuggestionCollector.test.ts b/tests/headerSuggestionCollector.test.ts
index f0e332b..8746304 100644
--- a/tests/headerSuggestionCollector.test.ts
+++ b/tests/headerSuggestionCollector.test.ts
@@ -65,6 +65,38 @@ describe('when there are headers in the note', function () {
 		expect(suggestion.Title).toBe('Header 1')
 	})
 
+	test('uses the header as alias if bang character is given after header trigger', () => {
+		const headers = [
+			Fake.HeadingCache.withTitle('Header 1').withLevel(1),
+		]
+
+		const headerMap = new Map<string, HeadingCache[]>([[fakeExistingNote.VaultPath, headers]])
+		const metadataCollection = Fake.MetaDataCollection.withHeaders(headerMap)
+		const collector = new HeaderSuggestionCollector(metadataCollection)
+
+		const observedSuggestions = collector.getSuggestions('Header 1!', fakeExistingNote)
+		expect(observedSuggestions.length).toBe(1)
+		const suggestion = observedSuggestions[0]
+		expect(suggestion.Alias).toBe('Header 1')
+		expect(suggestion.Title).toBe('Header 1')
+	})
+
+	test('does not use the header as alias if header includes bang character', () => {
+		const headers = [
+			Fake.HeadingCache.withTitle('Header 1!').withLevel(1),
+		]
+
+		const headerMap = new Map<string, HeadingCache[]>([[fakeExistingNote.VaultPath, headers]])
+		const metadataCollection = Fake.MetaDataCollection.withHeaders(headerMap)
+		const collector = new HeaderSuggestionCollector(metadataCollection)
+
+		const observedSuggestions = collector.getSuggestions('Header 1!', fakeExistingNote)
+		expect(observedSuggestions.length).toBe(1)
+		const suggestion = observedSuggestions[0]
+		expect(suggestion.Alias).toBeUndefined()
+		expect(suggestion.Title).toBe('Header 1!')
+	})
+
 	test('uses the original note alias if two aliases are given', () => {
 		const headers = [
 			Fake.HeadingCache.withTitle('Header 1').withLevel(1),