diff --git a/latex.el b/latex.el
index 6d255591..beb65b91 100644
--- a/latex.el
+++ b/latex.el
@@ -1253,7 +1253,22 @@ If SHORT-CAPTION is non-nil pass it as an optional argument to
                ;; Suppose an existing tabular environment should just
                ;; be wrapped into a table if there is an active region.
                (not active-mark))
-      (LaTeX-environment-menu LaTeX-default-tabular-environment))))
+      (LaTeX-environment-menu
+       (completing-read
+        (TeX-argument-prompt nil nil
+                             (concat
+                              "Tabular environment to insert (default "
+                              LaTeX-default-tabular-environment
+                              ")"))
+        (let (result)
+          (dolist (env (mapcar #'car (LaTeX-environment-list)) result)
+            (when (string-match (concat
+                                 "\\`tabular"
+                                 "\\|"
+                                 "\\(tabular\\|[a-zA-Z]+tables?\\)\\*?\\'")
+                                env)
+              (push env result))))
+        nil nil nil nil LaTeX-default-tabular-environment)))))
 
 (defun LaTeX-env-array (environment)
   "Insert ENVIRONMENT with position and column specifications.