diff --git a/releasenotes.md b/releasenotes.md
index 29405cc33..d286e1f07 100644
--- a/releasenotes.md
+++ b/releasenotes.md
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 - Splatting const slices would not be const. #2185
 - Fixes to `$define` handling of binary ops.
 - Fixes methodsof to pick up all sorts of extension methods. #2192
+- `--lsp` sometimes does not emit end tag #2194.
 
 ### Stdlib changes
 - Deprecate `String.is_zstr` and `String.quick_zstr` #2188.
diff --git a/src/compiler/compiler.c b/src/compiler/compiler.c
index 8e68eadbc..eb6a9ba3c 100644
--- a/src/compiler/compiler.c
+++ b/src/compiler/compiler.c
@@ -415,7 +415,15 @@ void compiler_parse(void)
 		if (!parse_stdin()) has_error = true;
 	}
 
-	if (has_error) exit_compiler(EXIT_FAILURE);
+	if (has_error)
+	{
+		if (compiler.build.lsp_output)
+		{
+			eprintf("> ENDLSP-ERROR\n");
+			exit_compiler(COMPILER_SUCCESS_EXIT);
+		}
+		exit_compiler(EXIT_FAILURE);
+	}
 	compiler_parsing_time = bench_mark();
 }