diff --git a/crates/client/src/client.rs b/crates/client/src/client.rs
index 62d2c6fb31e780c89a26b7c35134d8ad2ef7869d..59110f73c643cfac93730a0ef5e1900d896397eb 100644
--- a/crates/client/src/client.rs
+++ b/crates/client/src/client.rs
@@ -631,6 +631,9 @@ impl Client {
                         } else {
                             log::info!("unhandled message {}", type_name);
                         }
+
+                        // Don't starve the main thread when receiving lots of messages at once.
+                        smol::future::yield_now().await;
                     }
                 }
             })
diff --git a/crates/project/src/project.rs b/crates/project/src/project.rs
index 430c6875d0be02492223d1feaaef3071767585b3..2f84f702bec9a169af6767f0ed3695f8c6f0d6ae 100644
--- a/crates/project/src/project.rs
+++ b/crates/project/src/project.rs
@@ -1278,6 +1278,9 @@ impl Project {
                                 this.update(&mut cx, |this, cx| {
                                     this.on_lsp_event(server_id, event, &language, cx)
                                 });
+
+                                // Don't starve the main thread when lots of events arrive all at once.
+                                smol::future::yield_now().await;
                             }
                             Some(())
                         }