diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e089eea6..a2b23f3e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 # Development version
 
+- Parse errors in your document no longer trigger an LSP error when you request
+  document or range formatting (which typically would show up as an annoying
+  toast notification in your code editor) (#120).
+
 - `air format` is now faster on Windows when nothing changes (#90).
 
 - `air format --check` now works correctly with Windows line endings (#123).
diff --git a/crates/lsp/src/handlers_format.rs b/crates/lsp/src/handlers_format.rs
index 3a635843..0655075e 100644
--- a/crates/lsp/src/handlers_format.rs
+++ b/crates/lsp/src/handlers_format.rs
@@ -27,7 +27,13 @@ pub(crate) fn document_formatting(
     let format_options = settings.format.to_format_options(&doc.contents);
 
     if doc.parse.has_errors() {
-        return Err(anyhow::anyhow!("Can't format when there are parse errors."));
+        // Refuse to format in the face of parse errors, but only log a warning
+        // rather than returning an LSP error, as toast notifications here are distracting.
+        tracing::warn!(
+            "Failed to format {uri}. Can't format when there are parse errors.",
+            uri = params.text_document.uri
+        );
+        return Ok(None);
     }
 
     let formatted = format_node(format_options, &doc.parse.syntax())?;
@@ -49,6 +55,16 @@ pub(crate) fn document_range_formatting(
 ) -> anyhow::Result<Option<Vec<lsp_types::TextEdit>>> {
     let doc = state.get_document(&params.text_document.uri)?;
 
+    if doc.parse.has_errors() {
+        // Refuse to format in the face of parse errors, but only log a warning
+        // rather than returning an LSP error, as toast notifications here are distracting.
+        tracing::warn!(
+            "Failed to format {uri}. Can't format when there are parse errors.",
+            uri = params.text_document.uri
+        );
+        return Ok(None);
+    }
+
     let range =
         from_proto::text_range(&doc.line_index.index, params.range, doc.line_index.encoding)?;