diff --git a/src/syntax/parser.rs b/src/syntax/parser.rs
index 0e211e692..46150ff2b 100644
--- a/src/syntax/parser.rs
+++ b/src/syntax/parser.rs
@@ -361,6 +361,8 @@ fn math_delimited(p: &mut Parser, stop: MathClass) {
             p.unexpected();
         }
     }
+
+    p.wrap(m, SyntaxKind::Math);
 }
 
 fn math_unparen(p: &mut Parser, m: Marker) {
diff --git a/tests/ref/math/unbalanced.png b/tests/ref/math/unbalanced.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5b4d77363
Binary files /dev/null and b/tests/ref/math/unbalanced.png differ
diff --git a/tests/typ/math/unbalanced.typ b/tests/typ/math/unbalanced.typ
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9eeb3bfc9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/typ/math/unbalanced.typ
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+// Test unbalanced delimiters.
+
+---
+$ 1/(2 (x) $
+$ 1_(2 y (x) () $
+$ 1/(2 y (x) (2(3)) $