diff --git a/include/tree_sitter/runtime.h b/include/tree_sitter/runtime.h
index 5ee8b2e7..a4dbedc9 100644
--- a/include/tree_sitter/runtime.h
+++ b/include/tree_sitter/runtime.h
@@ -34,8 +34,10 @@ typedef struct {
 } TSPoint;
 
 typedef struct {
-  TSPoint start;
-  TSPoint end;
+  TSPoint start_point;
+  TSPoint end_point;
+  uint32_t start_byte;
+  uint32_t end_byte;
 } TSRange;
 
 typedef struct {
@@ -90,6 +92,8 @@ void ts_parser_set_enabled(TSParser *, bool);
 size_t ts_parser_operation_limit(const TSParser *);
 void ts_parser_set_operation_limit(TSParser *, size_t);
 void ts_parser_reset(TSParser *);
+void ts_parser_set_included_ranges(TSParser *, const TSRange *, uint32_t);
+const TSRange *ts_parser_included_ranges(const TSParser *, uint32_t *);
 
 TSTree *ts_tree_copy(const TSTree *);
 void ts_tree_delete(TSTree *);
diff --git a/src/runtime/get_changed_ranges.c b/src/runtime/get_changed_ranges.c
index d46bf704..f83e0493 100644
--- a/src/runtime/get_changed_ranges.c
+++ b/src/runtime/get_changed_ranges.c
@@ -9,17 +9,18 @@
 
 typedef Array(TSRange) RangeArray;
 
-static void range_array_add(RangeArray *results, TSPoint start, TSPoint end) {
+static void range_array_add(RangeArray *results, Length start, Length end) {
   if (results->size > 0) {
     TSRange *last_range = array_back(results);
-    if (point_lte(start, last_range->end)) {
-      last_range->end = end;
+    if (start.bytes <= last_range->end_byte) {
+      last_range->end_byte = end.bytes;
+      last_range->end_point = end.extent;
       return;
     }
   }
 
-  if (point_lt(start, end)) {
-    TSRange range = { start, end };
+  if (start.bytes < end.bytes) {
+    TSRange range = { start.extent, end.extent, start.bytes, end.bytes };
     array_push(results, range);
   }
 }
@@ -272,10 +273,10 @@ unsigned ts_subtree_get_changed_ranges(const Subtree *old_tree, const Subtree *n
   Length position = iterator_start_position(&old_iter);
   Length next_position = iterator_start_position(&new_iter);
   if (position.bytes < next_position.bytes) {
-    range_array_add(&results, position.extent, next_position.extent);
+    range_array_add(&results, position, next_position);
     position = next_position;
   } else if (position.bytes > next_position.bytes) {
-    range_array_add(&results, next_position.extent, position.extent);
+    range_array_add(&results, next_position, position);
     next_position = position;
   }
 
@@ -343,7 +344,7 @@ unsigned ts_subtree_get_changed_ranges(const Subtree *old_tree, const Subtree *n
       );
       #endif
 
-      range_array_add(&results, position.extent, next_position.extent);
+      range_array_add(&results, position, next_position);
     }
 
     position = next_position;
diff --git a/src/runtime/lexer.c b/src/runtime/lexer.c
index e78a0778..2443fb1a 100644
--- a/src/runtime/lexer.c
+++ b/src/runtime/lexer.c
@@ -72,6 +72,22 @@ static void ts_lexer__advance(void *payload, bool skip) {
     LOG_CHARACTER("consume", self->data.lookahead);
   }
 
+  TSRange *current_range = &self->included_ranges[self->current_included_range_index];
+  if (self->current_position.bytes == current_range->end_byte) {
+    self->current_included_range_index++;
+    if (self->current_included_range_index == self->included_range_count) {
+      self->data.lookahead = '\0';
+      self->lookahead_size = 1;
+      return;
+    } else {
+      current_range++;
+      self->current_position = (Length) {
+        current_range->start_byte,
+        current_range->start_point,
+      };
+    }
+  }
+
   if (self->current_position.bytes >= self->chunk_start + self->chunk_size) {
     ts_lexer__get_chunk(self);
   }
@@ -118,14 +134,23 @@ void ts_lexer_init(Lexer *self) {
     },
     .chunk = NULL,
     .chunk_start = 0,
+    .current_position = {UINT32_MAX, {0, 0}},
     .logger = {
       .payload = NULL,
       .log = NULL
     },
+    .current_included_range_index = 0,
   };
+
+  self->included_ranges = NULL;
+  ts_lexer_set_included_ranges(self, NULL, 0);
   ts_lexer_reset(self, length_zero());
 }
 
+void ts_lexer_delete(Lexer *self) {
+  ts_free(self->included_ranges);
+}
+
 void ts_lexer_set_input(Lexer *self, TSInput input) {
   self->input = input;
   self->data.lookahead = 0;
@@ -135,22 +160,52 @@ void ts_lexer_set_input(Lexer *self, TSInput input) {
   self->chunk_size = 0;
 }
 
-void ts_lexer_reset(Lexer *self, Length position) {
-  if (position.bytes != self->current_position.bytes) {
-    self->token_start_position = position;
-    self->token_end_position = LENGTH_UNDEFINED;
-    self->current_position = position;
+static void ts_lexer_goto(Lexer *self, Length position) {
+  bool found_included_range = false;
+  for (unsigned i = 0; i < self->included_range_count; i++) {
+    TSRange *included_range = &self->included_ranges[i];
+    if (included_range->end_byte > position.bytes) {
+      if (included_range->start_byte > position.bytes) {
+        position = (Length) {
+          .bytes = included_range->start_byte,
+          .extent = included_range->start_point,
+        };
+      }
 
-    if (self->chunk && (position.bytes < self->chunk_start ||
-                        position.bytes >= self->chunk_start + self->chunk_size)) {
-      self->chunk = 0;
-      self->chunk_start = 0;
-      self->chunk_size = 0;
+      self->current_included_range_index = i;
+      found_included_range = true;
+      break;
     }
-
-    self->lookahead_size = 0;
-    self->data.lookahead = 0;
   }
+
+  if (!found_included_range) {
+    TSRange *last_included_range = &self->included_ranges[self->included_range_count - 1];
+    position = (Length) {
+      .bytes = last_included_range->end_byte,
+      .extent = last_included_range->end_point,
+    };
+    self->chunk = empty_chunk;
+    self->chunk_start = position.bytes;
+    self->chunk_size = 1;
+  }
+
+  self->token_start_position = position;
+  self->token_end_position = LENGTH_UNDEFINED;
+  self->current_position = position;
+
+  if (self->chunk && (position.bytes < self->chunk_start ||
+                      position.bytes >= self->chunk_start + self->chunk_size)) {
+    self->chunk = 0;
+    self->chunk_start = 0;
+    self->chunk_size = 0;
+  }
+
+  self->lookahead_size = 0;
+  self->data.lookahead = 0;
+}
+
+void ts_lexer_reset(Lexer *self, Length position) {
+  if (position.bytes != self->current_position.bytes) ts_lexer_goto(self, position);
 }
 
 void ts_lexer_start(Lexer *self) {
@@ -164,3 +219,36 @@ void ts_lexer_start(Lexer *self) {
 void ts_lexer_advance_to_end(Lexer *self) {
   while (self->data.lookahead != 0) ts_lexer__advance(self, false);
 }
+
+static const TSRange DEFAULT_RANGES[] = {
+  {
+    .start_point = {
+      .row = 0,
+      .column = 0,
+    },
+    .end_point = {
+      .row = UINT32_MAX,
+      .column = UINT32_MAX,
+    },
+    .start_byte = 0,
+    .end_byte = UINT32_MAX
+  }
+};
+
+void ts_lexer_set_included_ranges(Lexer *self, const TSRange *ranges, uint32_t count) {
+  if (!ranges) {
+    ranges = DEFAULT_RANGES;
+    count = 1;
+  }
+
+  size_t sz = count * sizeof(TSRange);
+  self->included_ranges = ts_realloc(self->included_ranges, sz);
+  memcpy(self->included_ranges, ranges, sz);
+  self->included_range_count = count;
+  ts_lexer_goto(self, self->current_position);
+}
+
+TSRange *ts_lexer_included_ranges(const Lexer *self, uint32_t *count) {
+  *count = self->included_range_count;
+  return self->included_ranges;
+}
diff --git a/src/runtime/lexer.h b/src/runtime/lexer.h
index d6cf6279..68ded2b0 100644
--- a/src/runtime/lexer.h
+++ b/src/runtime/lexer.h
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ typedef struct {
   Length token_start_position;
   Length token_end_position;
 
+  TSRange * included_ranges;
+  size_t included_range_count;
+  size_t current_included_range_index;
+
   const char *chunk;
   uint32_t chunk_start;
   uint32_t chunk_size;
@@ -27,10 +31,13 @@ typedef struct {
 } Lexer;
 
 void ts_lexer_init(Lexer *);
+void ts_lexer_delete(Lexer *);
 void ts_lexer_set_input(Lexer *, TSInput);
 void ts_lexer_reset(Lexer *, Length);
 void ts_lexer_start(Lexer *);
 void ts_lexer_advance_to_end(Lexer *);
+void ts_lexer_set_included_ranges(Lexer *self, const TSRange *ranges, uint32_t count);
+TSRange *ts_lexer_included_ranges(const Lexer *self, uint32_t *count);
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
diff --git a/src/runtime/parser.c b/src/runtime/parser.c
index ed854ea0..cda33c58 100644
--- a/src/runtime/parser.c
+++ b/src/runtime/parser.c
@@ -1359,6 +1359,7 @@ void ts_parser_delete(TSParser *self) {
     ts_subtree_release(&self->tree_pool, self->old_tree);
     self->old_tree = NULL;
   }
+  ts_lexer_delete(&self->lexer);
   ts_parser__set_cached_token(self, 0, NULL, NULL);
   ts_subtree_pool_delete(&self->tree_pool);
   reusable_node_delete(&self->reusable_node);
@@ -1419,6 +1420,14 @@ void ts_parser_set_operation_limit(TSParser *self, size_t limit) {
   self->operation_limit = limit;
 }
 
+void ts_parser_set_included_ranges(TSParser *self, const TSRange *ranges, uint32_t count) {
+  ts_lexer_set_included_ranges(&self->lexer, ranges, count);
+}
+
+const TSRange *ts_parser_included_ranges(const TSParser *self, uint32_t *count) {
+  return ts_lexer_included_ranges(&self->lexer, count);
+}
+
 void ts_parser_reset(TSParser *self) {
   if (self->language->external_scanner.deserialize) {
     self->language->external_scanner.deserialize(self->external_scanner_payload, NULL, 0);
diff --git a/test/helpers/point_helpers.cc b/test/helpers/point_helpers.cc
index 40dd67fd..fd6d8bb1 100644
--- a/test/helpers/point_helpers.cc
+++ b/test/helpers/point_helpers.cc
@@ -11,7 +11,12 @@ bool operator==(const TSPoint &left, const TSPoint &right) {
 }
 
 bool operator==(const TSRange &left, const TSRange &right) {
-  return left.start == right.start && left.end == right.end;
+  return (
+    left.start_byte == right.start_byte &&
+    left.end_byte == right.end_byte &&
+    left.start_point == right.start_point &&
+    left.end_point == right.end_point
+  );
 }
 
 bool operator==(const Length &left, const Length &right) {
@@ -34,7 +39,7 @@ std::ostream &operator<<(std::ostream &stream, const TSPoint &point) {
 }
 
 std::ostream &operator<<(std::ostream &stream, const TSRange &range) {
-  return stream << "{" << range.start << ", " << range.end << "}";
+  return stream << "{" << range.start_point << ", " << range.end_point << "}";
 }
 
 ostream &operator<<(ostream &stream, const Length &length) {
diff --git a/test/helpers/scope_sequence.cc b/test/helpers/scope_sequence.cc
index 8851f0c4..1121b80e 100644
--- a/test/helpers/scope_sequence.cc
+++ b/test/helpers/scope_sequence.cc
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ void verify_changed_ranges(const ScopeSequence &old_sequence, const ScopeSequenc
       bool found_containing_range = false;
       for (size_t j = 0; j < range_count; j++) {
         TSRange range = ranges[j];
-        if (range.start <= current_position && current_position <= range.end) {
+        if (range.start_point <= current_position && current_position <= range.end_point) {
           found_containing_range = true;
           break;
         }
diff --git a/test/runtime/parser_test.cc b/test/runtime/parser_test.cc
index b9a41715..fd2697da 100644
--- a/test/runtime/parser_test.cc
+++ b/test/runtime/parser_test.cc
@@ -768,6 +768,113 @@ describe("Parser", [&]() {
       assert_root_node("(value (array (null) (number) (number) (number) (number)))");
     });
   });
+
+  describe("set_skipped_ranges", [&]() {
+    it("can parse code within a single range of a document", [&]() {
+      string source_code = "<span>hi</span><script>console.log('sup');</script>";
+
+      ts_parser_set_language(parser, load_real_language("html"));
+      TSTree *html_tree = ts_parser_parse_string(parser, nullptr, source_code.c_str(), source_code.size());
+      TSNode script_content_node = ts_node_child(
+        ts_node_child(ts_tree_root_node(html_tree), 1),
+        1
+      );
+      AssertThat(ts_node_type(script_content_node), Equals("raw_text"));
+      TSRange included_range = {
+        ts_node_start_point(script_content_node),
+        ts_node_end_point(script_content_node),
+        ts_node_start_byte(script_content_node),
+        ts_node_end_byte(script_content_node),
+      };
+      ts_tree_delete(html_tree);
+
+      ts_parser_set_included_ranges(parser, &included_range, 1);
+      ts_parser_set_language(parser, load_real_language("javascript"));
+      tree = ts_parser_parse_string(parser, nullptr, source_code.c_str(), source_code.size());
+
+      assert_root_node("(program (expression_statement (call_expression "
+        "(member_expression (identifier) (property_identifier)) "
+        "(arguments (string)))))");
+
+      AssertThat(
+        ts_node_start_point(ts_tree_root_node(tree)),
+        Equals<TSPoint>({0, static_cast<uint32_t>(source_code.find("console"))})
+      );
+    });
+
+    it("can parse code spread across multiple ranges in a document", [&]() {
+      string source_code =
+        "html `<div>Hello, ${name.toUpperCase()}, it's <b>${now()}</b>.</div>`";
+
+      ts_parser_set_language(parser, load_real_language("javascript"));
+      TSTree *js_tree = ts_parser_parse_string(parser, nullptr, source_code.c_str(), source_code.size());
+      TSNode root_node = ts_tree_root_node(js_tree);
+      TSNode string_node = ts_node_descendant_for_byte_range(
+        root_node,
+        source_code.find("<div>"),
+        source_code.find("Hell")
+      );
+      TSNode open_quote_node = ts_node_child(string_node, 0);
+      TSNode interpolation_node1 = ts_node_child(string_node, 1);
+      TSNode interpolation_node2 = ts_node_child(string_node, 2);
+      TSNode close_quote_node = ts_node_child(string_node, 3);
+
+      AssertThat(ts_node_type(string_node), Equals("template_string"));
+      AssertThat(ts_node_type(open_quote_node), Equals("`"));
+      AssertThat(ts_node_type(interpolation_node1), Equals("template_substitution"));
+      AssertThat(ts_node_type(interpolation_node2), Equals("template_substitution"));
+      AssertThat(ts_node_type(close_quote_node), Equals("`"));
+      ts_tree_delete(js_tree);
+
+      TSRange included_ranges[] = {
+        {
+          ts_node_end_point(open_quote_node),
+          ts_node_start_point(interpolation_node1),
+          ts_node_end_byte(open_quote_node),
+          ts_node_start_byte(interpolation_node1),
+        },
+        {
+          ts_node_end_point(interpolation_node1),
+          ts_node_start_point(interpolation_node2),
+          ts_node_end_byte(interpolation_node1),
+          ts_node_start_byte(interpolation_node2),
+        },
+        {
+          ts_node_end_point(interpolation_node2),
+          ts_node_start_point(close_quote_node),
+          ts_node_end_byte(interpolation_node2),
+          ts_node_start_byte(close_quote_node),
+        }
+      };
+
+      ts_parser_set_included_ranges(parser, included_ranges, 3);
+      ts_parser_set_language(parser, load_real_language("html"));
+      tree = ts_parser_parse_string(parser, nullptr, source_code.c_str(), source_code.size());
+
+      assert_root_node("(fragment "
+        "(element "
+          "(start_tag (tag_name)) "
+          "(text) "
+          "(element "
+            "(start_tag (tag_name)) "
+            "(end_tag (tag_name))) "
+          "(text) "
+          "(end_tag (tag_name))))");
+
+      root_node = ts_tree_root_node(tree);
+      TSNode hello_text_node = ts_node_child(ts_node_child(root_node, 0), 1);
+
+      AssertThat(ts_node_type(hello_text_node), Equals("text"));
+      AssertThat(
+        ts_node_start_point(hello_text_node),
+        Equals<TSPoint>({0, static_cast<uint32_t>(source_code.find("Hello"))})
+      );
+      AssertThat(
+        ts_node_end_point(hello_text_node),
+        Equals<TSPoint>({0, static_cast<uint32_t>(source_code.find("<b>"))})
+      );
+    });
+  });
 });
 
 END_TEST
diff --git a/test/runtime/tree_test.cc b/test/runtime/tree_test.cc
index b599f568..d703cd60 100644
--- a/test/runtime/tree_test.cc
+++ b/test/runtime/tree_test.cc
@@ -131,16 +131,22 @@ describe("Tree", [&]() {
       return result;
     };
 
+    auto range_for_text = [&](string start_text, string end_text) {
+      return TSRange {
+        point(0, input->content.find(start_text)),
+        point(0, input->content.find(end_text)),
+        static_cast<uint32_t>(input->content.find(start_text)),
+        static_cast<uint32_t>(input->content.find(end_text)),
+      };
+    };
+
     it("reports changes when one token has been updated", [&]() {
       // Replace `null` with `nothing`
       auto ranges = get_changed_ranges_for_edit([&]() {
         return input->replace(input->content.find("ull"), 1, "othing");
       });
       AssertThat(ranges, Equals(vector<TSRange>({
-        TSRange{
-          point(0, input->content.find("nothing")),
-          point(0, input->content.find("}"))
-        },
+        range_for_text("nothing", "}"),
       })));
 
       // Replace `nothing` with `null` again
@@ -148,10 +154,7 @@ describe("Tree", [&]() {
         return input->undo();
       });
       AssertThat(ranges, Equals(vector<TSRange>({
-        TSRange{
-          point(0, input->content.find("null")),
-          point(0, input->content.find("}"))
-        },
+        range_for_text("null", "}"),
       })));
     });
 
@@ -192,10 +195,7 @@ describe("Tree", [&]() {
         return input->replace(input->content.find("}"), 0, ", b: false");
       });
       AssertThat(ranges, Equals(vector<TSRange>({
-        TSRange{
-          point(0, input->content.find(",")),
-          point(0, input->content.find("}"))
-        },
+        range_for_text(",", "}"),
       })));
 
       // Add a third key-value pair in between the first two
@@ -209,10 +209,7 @@ describe("Tree", [&]() {
           "(pair (property_identifier) (false)))))"
       );
       AssertThat(ranges, Equals(vector<TSRange>({
-        TSRange{
-          point(0, input->content.find(", c")),
-          point(0, input->content.find(", b"))
-        },
+        range_for_text(", c", ", b"),
       })));
 
       // Delete the middle pair.
@@ -247,10 +244,7 @@ describe("Tree", [&]() {
           "(pair (property_identifier) (binary_expression (identifier) (null))))))"
       );
       AssertThat(ranges, Equals(vector<TSRange>({
-        TSRange{
-          point(0, input->content.find("b ===")),
-          point(0, input->content.find("}"))
-        },
+        range_for_text("b ===", "}"),
       })));
     });
   });