diff --git a/headless-services/bosh-language-server/src/main/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/bosh/BoshCloudConfigSchema.java b/headless-services/bosh-language-server/src/main/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/bosh/BoshCloudConfigSchema.java
index 12edaa271..1375b34f6 100644
--- a/headless-services/bosh-language-server/src/main/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/bosh/BoshCloudConfigSchema.java
+++ b/headless-services/bosh-language-server/src/main/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/bosh/BoshCloudConfigSchema.java
@@ -73,7 +73,9 @@ public class BoshCloudConfigSchema extends SchemaSupport implements YamlSchema {
 			models.astTypes.getDefinedNames(dc, t_vm_type_def)
 		));
 		t_network_def = f.yatomic("NetworkName").parseWith(ValueParsers.NE_STRING);
-		t_network_ref = t_ne_string;
+		t_network_ref = f.yenumFromDynamicValues("NetworkName",  (dc) -> PartialCollection.compute(() ->
+			models.astTypes.getDefinedNames(dc, t_network_def)
+		));
 		t_ip_address = t_ne_string; //TODO? Syntax for ip addresses like 192.168.1.22 ?
 		t_ip_range = t_ne_string; //TODO? Syntax for ip ranges like 10.10.0.0/22 ?
 		t_ip_address_or_range = t_ne_string; //TODO?
diff --git a/headless-services/bosh-language-server/src/test/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/bosh/BoshEditorTest.java b/headless-services/bosh-language-server/src/test/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/bosh/BoshEditorTest.java
index a6224dc68..baed77979 100644
--- a/headless-services/bosh-language-server/src/test/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/bosh/BoshEditorTest.java
+++ b/headless-services/bosh-language-server/src/test/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/bosh/BoshEditorTest.java
@@ -1951,7 +1951,8 @@ public class BoshEditorTest {
 				"not-int|NumberFormatException",
 				"not-bool|unknown 'boolean'",
 				"z1|unknown 'AZName'",
-				"default|unknown 'VMTypeName'"
+				"default|unknown 'VMTypeName'",
+				"private|unknown 'NetworkName'"
 		);
 		editor.assertHoverContains("workers", "The maximum number of compilation VMs");
 		editor.assertHoverContains("reuse_compilation_vms", "If `false`, BOSH creates a new compilation VM");
@@ -2038,8 +2039,7 @@ public class BoshEditorTest {
 				"  workers: 5\n" +
 				"  reuse_compilation_vms: true\n" +
 				"  az: z1\n" +
-				"  vm_type: medium\n" +
-				"  network: private"
+				"  vm_type: medium\n"
 		);
 		editor.ignoreProblem(YamlSchemaProblems.MISSING_PROPERTY);
 		editor.assertProblems(
@@ -2060,8 +2060,7 @@ public class BoshEditorTest {
 				"  workers: 5\n" +
 				"  reuse_compilation_vms: true\n" +
 				"  az: z1\n" +
-				"  vm_type: woot-vm\n" +
-				"  network: private"
+				"  vm_type: woot-vm\n"
 		);
 		editor.ignoreProblem(YamlSchemaProblems.MISSING_PROPERTY);
 		editor.assertProblems(
@@ -2328,4 +2327,35 @@ public class BoshEditorTest {
 		editor.assertHoverContains("cloud_properties", "Describes any IaaS-specific properties for the network");
 	}
 
+	@Test public void cloudconfig_network_ref() throws Exception {
+		Editor editor = harness.newEditor(LanguageId.BOSH_CLOUD_CONFIG,
+			"networks:\n" +
+			"- name: private\n" +
+			"- name: vip\n" +
+			"\n" +
+			"compilation:\n" +
+			"  workers: 5\n" +
+			"  reuse_compilation_vms: true\n" +
+			"  az: z1\n" +
+			"  vm_type: medium\n" +
+			"  network: <*>"
+		);
+		editor.assertContextualCompletions("<*>", "private<*>", "vip<*>");
+
+		editor = harness.newEditor(LanguageId.BOSH_CLOUD_CONFIG,
+				"networks:\n" +
+				"- name: private\n" +
+				"  type: manual\n" +
+				"- name: vip\n" +
+				"  type: vip\n" +
+				"\n" +
+				"compilation:\n" +
+				"  workers: 5\n" +
+				"  reuse_compilation_vms: true\n" +
+				"  network: bad-network"
+		);
+		editor.ignoreProblem(YamlSchemaProblems.MISSING_PROPERTY);
+		editor.assertProblems("bad-network|unknown 'NetworkName'");
+	}
+
 }