diff --git a/packages/kbn-monaco/scripts/utils/clone_es.js b/packages/kbn-monaco/scripts/utils/clone_es.js
index 511cfd89fbf54..51063b8901731 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-monaco/scripts/utils/clone_es.js
+++ b/packages/kbn-monaco/scripts/utils/clone_es.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ const { accessSync, mkdirSync } = require('fs');
 const { join } = require('path');
 const simpleGit = require('simple-git');
 
-// Note: The generated whitelists have not yet been merged to master
+// Note: The generated allowlists have not yet been merged to ES
 // so this script may fail until code in this branch has been merged:
 // https://github.com/stu-elastic/elasticsearch/tree/scripting/whitelists
 const esRepo = 'https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch.git';
diff --git a/packages/kbn-monaco/src/painless/index.ts b/packages/kbn-monaco/src/painless/index.ts
index 4693fa2418b66..10c82d2ae6695 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-monaco/src/painless/index.ts
+++ b/packages/kbn-monaco/src/painless/index.ts
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@
  */
 
 import { ID } from './constants';
-import { lexerRules } from './lexer_rules';
+import { lexerRules, languageConfiguration } from './lexer_rules';
 import { getSuggestionProvider } from './language';
 
-export const PainlessLang = { ID, getSuggestionProvider, lexerRules };
+export const PainlessLang = { ID, getSuggestionProvider, lexerRules, languageConfiguration };
 
 export { PainlessContext, PainlessAutocompleteField } from './types';
diff --git a/packages/kbn-monaco/src/painless/lexer_rules/index.ts b/packages/kbn-monaco/src/painless/lexer_rules/index.ts
index 7cf9064c6aa51..718231b4fe0cd 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-monaco/src/painless/lexer_rules/index.ts
+++ b/packages/kbn-monaco/src/painless/lexer_rules/index.ts
@@ -17,4 +17,4 @@
  * under the License.
  */
 
-export { lexerRules } from './painless';
+export { lexerRules, languageConfiguration } from './painless';
diff --git a/packages/kbn-monaco/src/painless/lexer_rules/painless.ts b/packages/kbn-monaco/src/painless/lexer_rules/painless.ts
index 2f4383911c9ad..580c6f9499569 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-monaco/src/painless/lexer_rules/painless.ts
+++ b/packages/kbn-monaco/src/painless/lexer_rules/painless.ts
@@ -180,3 +180,17 @@ export const lexerRules = {
     ],
   },
 } as Language;
+
+export const languageConfiguration: monaco.languages.LanguageConfiguration = {
+  brackets: [
+    ['{', '}'],
+    ['[', ']'],
+    ['(', ')'],
+  ],
+  autoClosingPairs: [
+    { open: '{', close: '}' },
+    { open: '[', close: ']' },
+    { open: '(', close: ')' },
+    { open: '"', close: '"' },
+  ],
+};
diff --git a/packages/kbn-monaco/src/painless/worker/lib/autocomplete.test.ts b/packages/kbn-monaco/src/painless/worker/lib/autocomplete.test.ts
index 8cc5d21d9d7e0..4a975596affba 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-monaco/src/painless/worker/lib/autocomplete.test.ts
+++ b/packages/kbn-monaco/src/painless/worker/lib/autocomplete.test.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
  */
 
 import { PainlessCompletionItem } from '../../types';
-import { lexerRules } from '../../lexer_rules';
 
 import {
   getStaticSuggestions,
@@ -26,17 +25,11 @@ import {
   getClassMemberSuggestions,
   getPrimitives,
   getConstructorSuggestions,
+  getKeywords,
   Suggestion,
 } from './autocomplete';
 
-const keywords: PainlessCompletionItem[] = lexerRules.keywords.map((keyword) => {
-  return {
-    label: keyword,
-    kind: 'keyword',
-    documentation: 'Keyword: char',
-    insertText: keyword,
-  };
-});
+const keywords: PainlessCompletionItem[] = getKeywords();
 
 const testSuggestions: Suggestion[] = [
   {
@@ -101,7 +94,7 @@ const testSuggestions: Suggestion[] = [
 describe('Autocomplete lib', () => {
   describe('Static suggestions', () => {
     test('returns static suggestions', () => {
-      expect(getStaticSuggestions(testSuggestions, false)).toEqual({
+      expect(getStaticSuggestions({ suggestions: testSuggestions })).toEqual({
         isIncomplete: false,
         suggestions: [
           {
@@ -134,12 +127,26 @@ describe('Autocomplete lib', () => {
     });
 
     test('returns doc keyword when fields exist', () => {
-      const autocompletion = getStaticSuggestions(testSuggestions, true);
+      const autocompletion = getStaticSuggestions({
+        suggestions: testSuggestions,
+        hasFields: true,
+      });
       const docSuggestion = autocompletion.suggestions.find(
         (suggestion) => suggestion.label === 'doc'
       );
       expect(Boolean(docSuggestion)).toBe(true);
     });
+
+    test('returns emit keyword for runtime fields', () => {
+      const autocompletion = getStaticSuggestions({
+        suggestions: testSuggestions,
+        isRuntimeContext: true,
+      });
+      const emitSuggestion = autocompletion.suggestions.find(
+        (suggestion) => suggestion.label === 'emit'
+      );
+      expect(Boolean(emitSuggestion)).toBe(true);
+    });
   });
 
   describe('getPrimitives()', () => {
diff --git a/packages/kbn-monaco/src/painless/worker/lib/autocomplete.ts b/packages/kbn-monaco/src/painless/worker/lib/autocomplete.ts
index e8e795e99b259..9bdaa298fb1c9 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-monaco/src/painless/worker/lib/autocomplete.ts
+++ b/packages/kbn-monaco/src/painless/worker/lib/autocomplete.ts
@@ -53,14 +53,42 @@ export interface Suggestion extends PainlessCompletionItem {
   constructorDefinition?: PainlessCompletionItem;
 }
 
-const keywords: PainlessCompletionItem[] = lexerRules.keywords.map((keyword) => {
-  return {
-    label: keyword,
-    kind: 'keyword',
-    documentation: 'Keyword: char',
-    insertText: keyword,
-  };
-});
+export const getKeywords = (): PainlessCompletionItem[] => {
+  const lexerKeywords: PainlessCompletionItem[] = lexerRules.keywords.map((keyword) => {
+    return {
+      label: keyword,
+      kind: 'keyword',
+      documentation: `Keyword: ${keyword}`,
+      insertText: keyword,
+    };
+  });
+
+  const allKeywords: PainlessCompletionItem[] = [
+    ...lexerKeywords,
+    {
+      label: 'params',
+      kind: 'keyword',
+      documentation: i18n.translate(
+        'monaco.painlessLanguage.autocomplete.paramsKeywordDescription',
+        {
+          defaultMessage: 'Access variables passed into the script.',
+        }
+      ),
+      insertText: 'params',
+    },
+  ];
+
+  return allKeywords;
+};
+
+const runtimeContexts: PainlessContext[] = [
+  'boolean_script_field_script_field',
+  'date_script_field',
+  'double_script_field_script_field',
+  'ip_script_field_script_field',
+  'long_script_field_script_field',
+  'string_script_field_script_field',
+];
 
 const mapContextToData: { [key: string]: { suggestions: any[] } } = {
   painless_test: painlessTestContext,
@@ -75,16 +103,23 @@ const mapContextToData: { [key: string]: { suggestions: any[] } } = {
   string_script_field_script_field: stringScriptFieldScriptFieldContext,
 };
 
-export const getStaticSuggestions = (
-  suggestions: Suggestion[],
-  hasFields: boolean
-): PainlessCompletionResult => {
+export const getStaticSuggestions = ({
+  suggestions,
+  hasFields,
+  isRuntimeContext,
+}: {
+  suggestions: Suggestion[];
+  hasFields?: boolean;
+  isRuntimeContext?: boolean;
+}): PainlessCompletionResult => {
   const classSuggestions: PainlessCompletionItem[] = suggestions.map((suggestion) => {
     const { properties, constructorDefinition, ...rootSuggestion } = suggestion;
     return rootSuggestion;
   });
 
-  const keywordSuggestions: PainlessCompletionItem[] = hasFields
+  const keywords = getKeywords();
+
+  let keywordSuggestions: PainlessCompletionItem[] = hasFields
     ? [
         ...keywords,
         {
@@ -102,6 +137,23 @@ export const getStaticSuggestions = (
       ]
     : keywords;
 
+  keywordSuggestions = isRuntimeContext
+    ? [
+        ...keywordSuggestions,
+        {
+          label: 'emit',
+          kind: 'keyword',
+          documentation: i18n.translate(
+            'monaco.painlessLanguage.autocomplete.emitKeywordDescription',
+            {
+              defaultMessage: 'Emit value without returning.',
+            }
+          ),
+          insertText: 'emit',
+        },
+      ]
+    : keywordSuggestions;
+
   return {
     isIncomplete: false,
     suggestions: [...classSuggestions, ...keywordSuggestions],
@@ -176,6 +228,12 @@ export const getAutocompleteSuggestions = (
   // What the user is currently typing
   const activeTyping = words[words.length - 1];
   const primitives = getPrimitives(suggestions);
+  // This logic may end up needing to be more robust as we integrate autocomplete into more editors
+  // For now, we're assuming there is a list of painless contexts that are only applicable in runtime fields
+  const isRuntimeContext = runtimeContexts.includes(painlessContext);
+  // "text" field types are not available in doc values and should be removed for autocompletion
+  const filteredFields = fields?.filter((field) => field.type !== 'text');
+  const hasFields = Boolean(filteredFields?.length);
 
   let autocompleteSuggestions: PainlessCompletionResult = {
     isIncomplete: false,
@@ -184,13 +242,13 @@ export const getAutocompleteSuggestions = (
 
   if (isConstructorInstance(words)) {
     autocompleteSuggestions = getConstructorSuggestions(suggestions);
-  } else if (fields && isDeclaringField(activeTyping)) {
-    autocompleteSuggestions = getFieldSuggestions(fields);
+  } else if (filteredFields && isDeclaringField(activeTyping)) {
+    autocompleteSuggestions = getFieldSuggestions(filteredFields);
   } else if (isAccessingProperty(activeTyping)) {
     const className = activeTyping.substring(0, activeTyping.length - 1).split('.')[0];
     autocompleteSuggestions = getClassMemberSuggestions(suggestions, className);
   } else if (showStaticSuggestions(activeTyping, words, primitives)) {
-    autocompleteSuggestions = getStaticSuggestions(suggestions, Boolean(fields?.length));
+    autocompleteSuggestions = getStaticSuggestions({ suggestions, hasFields, isRuntimeContext });
   }
   return autocompleteSuggestions;
 };
diff --git a/packages/kbn-monaco/src/painless/worker/lib/autocomplete_utils.test.ts b/packages/kbn-monaco/src/painless/worker/lib/autocomplete_utils.test.ts
index d9420719f6923..802fd0073963a 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-monaco/src/painless/worker/lib/autocomplete_utils.test.ts
+++ b/packages/kbn-monaco/src/painless/worker/lib/autocomplete_utils.test.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ import {
   hasDeclaredType,
   isAccessingProperty,
   showStaticSuggestions,
+  isDefiningString,
+  isDefiningBoolean,
 } from './autocomplete_utils';
 
 const primitives = ['boolean', 'int', 'char', 'float', 'double'];
@@ -62,6 +64,24 @@ describe('Utils', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  describe('isDefiningBoolean()', () => {
+    test('returns true or false depending if an array contains a boolean type and "=" token at a specific index', () => {
+      expect(isDefiningBoolean(['boolean', 'myBoolean', '=', 't'])).toEqual(true);
+      expect(isDefiningBoolean(['double', 'myBoolean', '=', 't'])).toEqual(false);
+      expect(isDefiningBoolean(['boolean', '='])).toEqual(false);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('isDefiningString()', () => {
+    test('returns true or false depending if active typing contains a single or double quotation mark', () => {
+      expect(isDefiningString(`'mystring'`)).toEqual(true);
+      expect(isDefiningString(`"mystring"`)).toEqual(true);
+      expect(isDefiningString(`'`)).toEqual(true);
+      expect(isDefiningString(`"`)).toEqual(true);
+      expect(isDefiningString('mystring')).toEqual(false);
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('showStaticSuggestions()', () => {
     test('returns true or false depending if a type is declared or the string contains a "."', () => {
       expect(showStaticSuggestions('a', ['a'], primitives)).toEqual(true);
diff --git a/packages/kbn-monaco/src/painless/worker/lib/autocomplete_utils.ts b/packages/kbn-monaco/src/painless/worker/lib/autocomplete_utils.ts
index 7c53d2f8167bd..97a05daf37842 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-monaco/src/painless/worker/lib/autocomplete_utils.ts
+++ b/packages/kbn-monaco/src/painless/worker/lib/autocomplete_utils.ts
@@ -36,11 +36,39 @@ export const isAccessingProperty = (activeTyping: string): boolean => {
 /**
  * If the preceding word is a primitive type, e.g., "boolean",
  * we assume the user is declaring a variable and will skip autocomplete
+ *
+ * Note: this isn't entirely exhaustive. For example, "def myVar =" is not included in context
+ * It's also acceptable to use a class as a type, e.g., "String myVar ="
  */
 export const hasDeclaredType = (activeLineWords: string[], primitives: string[]): boolean => {
   return activeLineWords.length === 2 && primitives.includes(activeLineWords[0]);
 };
 
+/**
+ * If the active line words contains the "boolean" type and "=" token,
+ * we assume the user is defining a boolean value and skip autocomplete
+ */
+export const isDefiningBoolean = (activeLineWords: string[]): boolean => {
+  if (activeLineWords.length === 4) {
+    const maybePrimitiveType = activeLineWords[0];
+    const maybeEqualToken = activeLineWords[2];
+    return maybePrimitiveType === 'boolean' && maybeEqualToken === '=';
+  }
+  return false;
+};
+
+/**
+ * If the active typing contains a start or end quotation mark,
+ * we assume the user is defining a string and skip autocomplete
+ */
+export const isDefiningString = (activeTyping: string): boolean => {
+  const quoteTokens = [`'`, `"`];
+  const activeTypingParts = activeTyping.split('');
+  const startCharacter = activeTypingParts[0];
+  const endCharacter = activeTypingParts[activeTypingParts.length - 1];
+  return quoteTokens.includes(startCharacter) || quoteTokens.includes(endCharacter);
+};
+
 /**
  * Check if the preceding word contains the "new" keyword
  */
@@ -62,8 +90,10 @@ export const isDeclaringField = (activeTyping: string): boolean => {
 /**
  * Static suggestions serve as a catch-all most of the time
  * However, there are a few situations where we do not want to show them and instead default to the built-in monaco (abc) autocomplete
- * 1. If the preceding word is a type, e.g., "boolean", we assume the user is declaring a variable name
+ * 1. If the preceding word is a primitive type, e.g., "boolean", we assume the user is declaring a variable name
  * 2. If the string contains a "dot" character, we assume the user is attempting to access a property that we do not have information for
+ * 3. If the user is defining a variable with a boolean type, e.g., "boolean myBoolean ="
+ * 4. If the user is defining a string
  */
 export const showStaticSuggestions = (
   activeTyping: string,
@@ -72,5 +102,10 @@ export const showStaticSuggestions = (
 ): boolean => {
   const activeTypingParts = activeTyping.split('.');
 
-  return hasDeclaredType(activeLineWords, primitives) === false && activeTypingParts.length === 1;
+  return (
+    hasDeclaredType(activeLineWords, primitives) === false &&
+    isDefiningBoolean(activeLineWords) === false &&
+    isDefiningString(activeTyping) === false &&
+    activeTypingParts.length === 1
+  );
 };
diff --git a/packages/kbn-monaco/src/register_globals.ts b/packages/kbn-monaco/src/register_globals.ts
index 630467dd81711..db97b69c013af 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-monaco/src/register_globals.ts
+++ b/packages/kbn-monaco/src/register_globals.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ monaco.languages.setMonarchTokensProvider(XJsonLang.ID, XJsonLang.lexerRules);
 monaco.languages.setLanguageConfiguration(XJsonLang.ID, XJsonLang.languageConfiguration);
 monaco.languages.register({ id: PainlessLang.ID });
 monaco.languages.setMonarchTokensProvider(PainlessLang.ID, PainlessLang.lexerRules);
+monaco.languages.setLanguageConfiguration(PainlessLang.ID, PainlessLang.languageConfiguration);
 monaco.languages.register({ id: EsqlLang.ID });
 monaco.languages.setMonarchTokensProvider(EsqlLang.ID, EsqlLang.lexerRules);