diff --git a/extensions/emmet/src/abbreviationActions.ts b/extensions/emmet/src/abbreviationActions.ts
index 5d341c2c636..eaec9939c2e 100644
--- a/extensions/emmet/src/abbreviationActions.ts
+++ b/extensions/emmet/src/abbreviationActions.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  *--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
 import * as vscode from 'vscode';
-import { Node, HtmlNode, Rule } from 'EmmetNode';
+import { Node, HtmlNode, Rule, Property } from 'EmmetNode';
 import { getNode, getInnerRange, getMappingForIncludedLanguages, parseDocument, validate, getEmmetConfiguration } from './util';
 import { getExpandOptions, extractAbbreviation, extractAbbreviationFromText, isStyleSheet, isAbbreviationValid, getEmmetMode, expandAbbreviation } from 'vscode-emmet-helper';
 
@@ -149,8 +149,8 @@ export function expandEmmetAbbreviation(args): Thenable<boolean> {
 			return;
 		}
 
-		let currentNode = getNode(rootNode, position);
-		if (!isValidLocationForEmmetAbbreviation(currentNode, syntax, position)) {
+		let currentNode = getNode(rootNode, position, true);
+		if (!isValidLocationForEmmetAbbreviation(currentNode, syntax, position, abbreviation)) {
 			return;
 		}
 
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ function fallbackTab(): Thenable<boolean> {
  * @param syntax syntax of the abbreviation
  * @param position position to validate
  */
-export function isValidLocationForEmmetAbbreviation(currentNode: Node, syntax: string, position: vscode.Position): boolean {
+export function isValidLocationForEmmetAbbreviation(currentNode: Node, syntax: string, position: vscode.Position, abbreviation: string): boolean {
 	// Continue validation only if the file was parse-able and the currentNode has been found
 	if (!currentNode) {
 		return true;
@@ -190,6 +190,14 @@ export function isValidLocationForEmmetAbbreviation(currentNode: Node, syntax: s
 
 	if (isStyleSheet(syntax)) {
 
+		// CSS Emmet snippets are for property-value or in case of colors, just value
+		if (currentNode.type === 'property' && (<Property>currentNode).value) {
+			if (position.isBefore((<Property>currentNode).valueToken.start)) {
+				return false;
+			}
+			return /^#\d+$/.test(abbreviation);
+		}
+
 		// If current node is a rule or at-rule, then perform additional checks to ensure
 		// emmet suggestions are not provided in the rule selector
 		if (currentNode.type !== 'rule' && currentNode.type !== 'at-rule') {
diff --git a/extensions/emmet/src/defaultCompletionProvider.ts b/extensions/emmet/src/defaultCompletionProvider.ts
index f01fb6db568..36b07ea06aa 100644
--- a/extensions/emmet/src/defaultCompletionProvider.ts
+++ b/extensions/emmet/src/defaultCompletionProvider.ts
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ export class DefaultCompletionItemProvider implements vscode.CompletionItemProvi
 			return;
 		}
 
-		let currentNode = getNode(rootNode, position);
+		let currentNode = getNode(rootNode, position, true);
 
 		if (!isStyleSheet(syntax)) {
 			const currentHtmlNode = <HtmlNode>currentNode;
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ export class DefaultCompletionItemProvider implements vscode.CompletionItemProvi
 			}
 		}
 
-		if (!isValidLocationForEmmetAbbreviation(currentNode, syntax, position)) {
+		if (!isValidLocationForEmmetAbbreviation(currentNode, syntax, position, document.getText(document.getWordRangeAtPosition(position)))) {
 			return;
 		}
 		return syntax;
diff --git a/extensions/emmet/src/test/abbreviationAction.test.ts b/extensions/emmet/src/test/abbreviationAction.test.ts
index 4dd97f7a7e1..d35fc4a394b 100644
--- a/extensions/emmet/src/test/abbreviationAction.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/emmet/src/test/abbreviationAction.test.ts
@@ -211,6 +211,29 @@ suite('Tests for Expand Abbreviations (CSS)', () => {
 			});
 		});
 	});
+
+	test('Invalid locations for abbreviations in css', () => {
+		const scssContentsNoExpand = `
+m10
+		.boo {
+			margin: 10px;
+			.hoo {
+				background:
+			}
+		}		
+		`
+
+		return withRandomFileEditor(scssContentsNoExpand, 'scss', (editor, doc) => {
+			editor.selections = [
+				new Selection(1, 3, 1, 3), // outside rule
+				new Selection(5, 15, 5, 15) // in the value part of property value				
+			];
+			return expandEmmetAbbreviation(null).then(() => {
+				assert.equal(editor.document.getText(), scssContentsNoExpand);
+				return Promise.resolve();
+			});
+		});
+	});
 });
 
 suite('Tests for Wrap with Abbreviations', () => {