diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 088ab459..5bc3505c 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Version 2.4.7-stable+timestamp.2013.06.03.22.11.22
+Version 2.4.7-stable+timestamp.2013.06.03.22.16.28
diff --git a/gluon/sqlhtml.py b/gluon/sqlhtml.py
index c1188636..1d52201d 100644
--- a/gluon/sqlhtml.py
+++ b/gluon/sqlhtml.py
@@ -650,7 +650,8 @@ class AutocompleteWidget(object):
         self.help_fields = help_fields or []
         self.help_string = help_string
         if self.help_fields and not self.help_string:
-            self.help_string = ' '.join('%%(%s)s' for f in self.help_fields)
+            self.help_string = ' '.join('%%(%s)s'%f.name 
+                                        for f in self.help_fields)
 
         self.request = request
         self.keyword = keyword % dict(tablename=field.tablename,
@@ -676,9 +677,9 @@ class AutocompleteWidget(object):
         if self.keyword in self.request.vars:
             field = self.fields[0]
             if is_gae:
-                rows = self.db(field.__ge__(self.request.vars[self.keyword]) & field.__lt__(self.request.vars[self.keyword] + u'\ufffd')).select(orderby=self.orderby, limitby=self.limitby, *self.fields)
+                rows = self.db(field.__ge__(self.request.vars[self.keyword]) & field.__lt__(self.request.vars[self.keyword] + u'\ufffd')).select(orderby=self.orderby, limitby=self.limitby, *(self.fields+self.help_field))
             else:
-                rows = self.db(field.like(self.request.vars[self.keyword] + '%')).select(orderby=self.orderby, limitby=self.limitby, distinct=self.distinct, *self.fields)
+                rows = self.db(field.like(self.request.vars[self.keyword] + '%')).select(orderby=self.orderby, limitby=self.limitby, distinct=self.distinct, *(self.fields+self.help_field))
             if rows:
                 if self.is_reference:
                     id_field = self.fields[1]