diff --git a/src/Project.zig b/src/Project.zig
index 80c2351..f2d7693 100644
--- a/src/Project.zig
+++ b/src/Project.zig
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 const std = @import("std");
 const tp = @import("thespian");
 const cbor = @import("cbor");
+const log = @import("log");
 const root = @import("root");
 const dizzy = @import("dizzy");
 const Buffer = @import("Buffer");
@@ -587,6 +588,31 @@ fn read_position(position: []const u8) !Position {
     return .{ .line = line.?, .character = character.? };
 }
 
+pub fn show_message(_: *Self, _: tp.pid_ref, params_cb: []const u8) !void {
+    var type_: i32 = 0;
+    var message: ?[]const u8 = null;
+    var iter = params_cb;
+    var len = try cbor.decodeMapHeader(&iter);
+    while (len > 0) : (len -= 1) {
+        var field_name: []const u8 = undefined;
+        if (!(try cbor.matchString(&iter, &field_name))) return error.InvalidMessage;
+        if (std.mem.eql(u8, field_name, "type")) {
+            if (!(try cbor.matchValue(&iter, cbor.extract(&type_)))) return error.InvalidMessageField;
+        } else if (std.mem.eql(u8, field_name, "message")) {
+            if (!(try cbor.matchValue(&iter, cbor.extract(&message)))) return error.InvalidMessageField;
+        } else {
+            try cbor.skipValue(&iter);
+        }
+    }
+    const msg = if (message) |m| m else return;
+    const logger = log.logger("lsp");
+    defer logger.deinit();
+    if (type_ <= 2)
+        logger.err_msg("lsp", msg)
+    else
+        logger.print("{s}", .{msg});
+}
+
 fn send_lsp_init_request(self: *Self, lsp: LSP, project_path: []const u8, project_basename: []const u8, project_uri: []const u8) error{Exit}!tp.message {
     return lsp.send_request(self.a, "initialize", .{
         .processId = if (builtin.os.tag == .linux) std.os.linux.getpid() else null,
diff --git a/src/log.zig b/src/log.zig
index 3455b9b..c635d64 100644
--- a/src/log.zig
+++ b/src/log.zig
@@ -121,6 +121,12 @@ pub const Logger = struct {
         self.proc.send(.{ "log", self.tag, output }) catch {};
     }
 
+    pub fn print_err(self: Logger, context: []const u8, comptime fmt: anytype, args: anytype) void {
+        var buf: [max_log_message]u8 = undefined;
+        const output = std.fmt.bufPrint(&buf, fmt, args) catch "MESSAGE TOO LARGE";
+        self.err_msg(context, output);
+    }
+
     pub fn err(self: Logger, context: []const u8, e: anyerror) void {
         defer tp.reset_error();
         var buf: [max_log_message]u8 = undefined;
@@ -143,6 +149,10 @@ pub const Logger = struct {
                 msg = @errorName(e);
             },
         }
+        self.err_msg(context, msg);
+    }
+
+    pub fn err_msg(self: Logger, context: []const u8, msg: []const u8) void {
         self.proc.send(.{ "log", "error", self.tag, context, "->", msg }) catch {};
     }
 };
diff --git a/src/project_manager.zig b/src/project_manager.zig
index 9d34cd5..56ae5d3 100644
--- a/src/project_manager.zig
+++ b/src/project_manager.zig
@@ -318,6 +318,8 @@ const Process = struct {
         const project = if (self.projects.get(project_directory)) |p| p else return tp.exit("No project");
         return if (std.mem.eql(u8, method, "textDocument/publishDiagnostics"))
             project.publish_diagnostics(self.parent.ref(), params_cb) catch |e| tp.exit_error(e)
+        else if (std.mem.eql(u8, method, "window/showMessage"))
+            project.show_message(self.parent.ref(), params_cb) catch |e| tp.exit_error(e)
         else
             tp.unexpected(.{ .buf = params_cb });
     }
diff --git a/src/tui/tui.zig b/src/tui/tui.zig
index c3df327..538bfb7 100644
--- a/src/tui/tui.zig
+++ b/src/tui/tui.zig
@@ -317,6 +317,12 @@ fn receive_safe(self: *Self, from: tp.pid_ref, m: tp.message) tp.result {
     if (try m.match(.{ "exit", "DEADSEND", tp.more }))
         return;
 
+    var msg: []const u8 = undefined;
+    if (try m.match(.{ "exit", tp.extract(&msg), tp.more })) {
+        self.logger.err_msg("tui", msg);
+        return;
+    }
+
     if (try m.match(.{ "PRJ", tp.more })) // drop late project manager query responses
         return;