diff --git a/internal/lsp/source/format.go b/internal/lsp/source/format.go
index e9f12d2..7a52cbc 100644
--- a/internal/lsp/source/format.go
+++ b/internal/lsp/source/format.go
@@ -31,7 +31,15 @@
 	}
 	pkg := f.GetPackage(ctx)
 	if hasListErrors(pkg.GetErrors()) || hasParseErrors(pkg.GetErrors()) {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("%s has parse errors, not formatting", f.URI())
+		// Even if this package has list or parse errors, this file may not
+		// have any parse errors and can still be formatted. Using format.Node
+		// on an ast with errors may result in code being added or removed.
+		// Attempt to format the source of this file instead.
+		formatted, err := formatSource(ctx, f)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		return computeTextEdits(ctx, f, string(formatted)), nil
 	}
 	path, exact := astutil.PathEnclosingInterval(file, rng.Start, rng.End)
 	if !exact || len(path) == 0 {
@@ -52,6 +60,16 @@
 	return computeTextEdits(ctx, f, buf.String()), nil
 }
 
+func formatSource(ctx context.Context, file File) ([]byte, error) {
+	ctx, done := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "source.formatSource")
+	defer done()
+	data, _, err := file.Handle(ctx).Read(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return format.Source(data)
+}
+
 // Imports formats a file using the goimports tool.
 func Imports(ctx context.Context, view View, f GoFile, rng span.Range) ([]TextEdit, error) {
 	ctx, done := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "source.Imports")
diff --git a/internal/lsp/testdata/noparse_format/parse_format.go.golden b/internal/lsp/testdata/noparse_format/parse_format.go.golden
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..474ad90
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/lsp/testdata/noparse_format/parse_format.go.golden
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+-- gofmt --
+package noparse_format //@format("package")
+
+func _() {
+	f()
+}
+
+-- gofmt-d --
+
diff --git a/internal/lsp/testdata/noparse_format/parse_format.go.in b/internal/lsp/testdata/noparse_format/parse_format.go.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4b98cf8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/lsp/testdata/noparse_format/parse_format.go.in
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+package noparse_format //@format("package")
+
+func _() {
+f()
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/internal/lsp/tests/tests.go b/internal/lsp/tests/tests.go
index 767d817..d649864 100644
--- a/internal/lsp/tests/tests.go
+++ b/internal/lsp/tests/tests.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 	ExpectedCompletionsCount       = 144
 	ExpectedCompletionSnippetCount = 15
 	ExpectedDiagnosticsCount       = 17
-	ExpectedFormatCount            = 5
+	ExpectedFormatCount            = 6
 	ExpectedImportCount            = 2
 	ExpectedDefinitionsCount       = 38
 	ExpectedTypeDefinitionsCount   = 2