diff --git a/src/syntax/element.rs b/src/syntax/element.rs
index 85d352f..b133f15 100644
--- a/src/syntax/element.rs
+++ b/src/syntax/element.rs
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ use super::{
     fn_def::fn_def_node,
     input::Input,
     keyword::{affiliated_keyword_nodes, keyword_node},
+    latex_environment::latex_environment_node,
     list::list_node,
     paragraph::{paragraph_node, paragraph_nodes},
     rule::rule_node,
@@ -96,6 +97,7 @@ pub fn element_node(input: Input) -> IResult<Input, GreenElement, ()> {
             .or_else(|_| keyword_node(input))
             .or_else(|_| dyn_block_node(input))
             .or_else(|_| comment_node(input)),
+        Some(b'\\') => latex_environment_node(input),
         _ => Err(nom::Err::Error(())),
     };
 
@@ -134,7 +136,7 @@ impl<'a> Iterator for ElementPositions<'a> {
 
             if matches!(
                 b,
-                b'[' | b'0'..=b'9' | b'*' | b'C' | b'-' | b':' | b'|' | b'+' | b'#'
+                b'[' | b'0'..=b'9' | b'*' | b'C' | b'-' | b':' | b'|' | b'+' | b'#' | b'\\'
             ) {
                 let previous = self.pos;
                 self.pos = iter
diff --git a/src/syntax/latex_environment.rs b/src/syntax/latex_environment.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2136585
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/syntax/latex_environment.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,126 @@
+use nom::{
+    branch::alt,
+    bytes::complete::{tag, take_while1},
+    character::complete::{line_ending, space0},
+    combinator::eof,
+    sequence::tuple,
+    IResult, InputTake,
+};
+
+use crate::SyntaxKind;
+
+use super::{
+    combinator::{l_curly_token, line_starts_iter, node, r_curly_token, GreenElement},
+    input::Input,
+};
+
+#[tracing::instrument(level = "debug", skip(input), fields(input = input.s))]
+pub fn latex_environment_node(input: Input) -> IResult<Input, GreenElement, ()> {
+    crate::lossless_parser!(latex_environment_node_base, input)
+}
+
+fn latex_environment_node_base(input: Input) -> IResult<Input, GreenElement, ()> {
+    let (input, (ws1, begin, l1, name1, r1)) = tuple((
+        space0,
+        tag("\\begin"),
+        l_curly_token,
+        take_while1(|c: char| c.is_ascii_alphanumeric() || c == '*'),
+        r_curly_token,
+    ))(input)?;
+
+    for (input, contents) in line_starts_iter(input.s).map(|i| input.take_split(i)) {
+        if let Ok((input, (ws2, end, l2, name2, r2, ws3, nl))) = tuple((
+            space0,
+            tag("\\end"),
+            l_curly_token,
+            tag(name1.s),
+            r_curly_token,
+            space0,
+            alt((line_ending, eof)),
+        ))(input)
+        {
+            return Ok((
+                input,
+                node(
+                    SyntaxKind::LATEX_ENVIRONMENT,
+                    [
+                        ws1.ws_token(),
+                        begin.text_token(),
+                        l1,
+                        name1.text_token(),
+                        r1,
+                        contents.text_token(),
+                        ws2.ws_token(),
+                        end.text_token(),
+                        l2,
+                        name2.text_token(),
+                        r2,
+                        ws3.ws_token(),
+                        nl.nl_token(),
+                    ],
+                ),
+            ));
+        }
+    }
+
+    Err(nom::Err::Error(()))
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn parse() {
+    use crate::ast::LatexEnvironment;
+    use crate::config::ParseConfig;
+    use crate::tests::to_ast;
+
+    let to_latex = to_ast::<LatexEnvironment>(latex_environment_node);
+
+    insta::assert_debug_snapshot!(
+        to_latex(r#"\begin{NAME}\end{NAME}"#).syntax,
+        @r###"
+    LATEX_ENVIRONMENT@0..22
+      WHITESPACE@0..0 ""
+      TEXT@0..6 "\\begin"
+      L_CURLY@6..7 "{"
+      TEXT@7..11 "NAME"
+      R_CURLY@11..12 "}"
+      TEXT@12..12 ""
+      WHITESPACE@12..12 ""
+      TEXT@12..16 "\\end"
+      L_CURLY@16..17 "{"
+      TEXT@17..21 "NAME"
+      R_CURLY@21..22 "}"
+      WHITESPACE@22..22 ""
+      NEW_LINE@22..22 ""
+    "###
+    );
+
+    insta::assert_debug_snapshot!(
+        to_latex(
+        r#"\begin{align*}
+    2x - 5y &= 8 \\
+    3x + 9y &= -12
+    \end{align*}"#
+        ).syntax,
+        @r###"
+    LATEX_ENVIRONMENT@0..70
+      WHITESPACE@0..0 ""
+      TEXT@0..6 "\\begin"
+      L_CURLY@6..7 "{"
+      TEXT@7..13 "align*"
+      R_CURLY@13..14 "}"
+      TEXT@14..54 "\n    2x - 5y &= 8 \\\\\n ..."
+      WHITESPACE@54..58 "    "
+      TEXT@58..62 "\\end"
+      L_CURLY@62..63 "{"
+      TEXT@63..69 "align*"
+      R_CURLY@69..70 "}"
+      WHITESPACE@70..70 ""
+      NEW_LINE@70..70 ""
+    "###
+    );
+
+    let c = ParseConfig::default();
+
+    assert!(latex_environment_node((r#"\begin{equation}\end{align}"#, &c).into()).is_err());
+    assert!(latex_environment_node((r#"\begin{_}\end{_}"#, &c).into()).is_err());
+}
diff --git a/src/syntax/mod.rs b/src/syntax/mod.rs
index 7df9a45..df57fe5 100644
--- a/src/syntax/mod.rs
+++ b/src/syntax/mod.rs
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ pub mod inline_call;
 pub mod inline_src;
 pub mod input;
 pub mod keyword;
+pub mod latex_environment;
 pub mod latex_fragment;
 pub mod link;
 pub mod list;