diff --git a/plugin/core/protocol.py b/plugin/core/protocol.py
index 7df2d7e4b..7ef381fc9 100644
--- a/plugin/core/protocol.py
+++ b/plugin/core/protocol.py
@@ -72,6 +72,12 @@ class InsertTextMode:
     'position': Position,
 }, total=True)
 
+ExperimentalTextDocumentRangeParams = TypedDict('ExperimentalTextDocumentRangeParams', {
+    'textDocument': TextDocumentIdentifier,
+    'position': Position,
+    'range': RangeLsp,
+}, total=True)
+
 CodeDescription = TypedDict('CodeDescription', {
     'href': str
 }, total=True)
diff --git a/plugin/core/views.py b/plugin/core/views.py
index 9b1a471a8..8edcae6e1 100644
--- a/plugin/core/views.py
+++ b/plugin/core/views.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 from .protocol import DiagnosticRelatedInformation
 from .protocol import DiagnosticSeverity
 from .protocol import DocumentUri
+from .protocol import ExperimentalTextDocumentRangeParams
 from .protocol import Location
 from .protocol import LocationLink
 from .protocol import MarkedString
@@ -271,6 +272,15 @@ def text_document_position_params(view: sublime.View, location: int) -> TextDocu
     return {"textDocument": text_document_identifier(view), "position": position(view, location)}
 
 
+def text_document_range_params(view: sublime.View, location: int,
+                               region: sublime.Region) -> ExperimentalTextDocumentRangeParams:
+    return {
+        "textDocument": text_document_identifier(view),
+        "position": position(view, location),
+        "range": region_to_range(view, region).to_lsp()
+    }
+
+
 def did_open_text_document_params(view: sublime.View, language_id: str) -> Dict[str, Any]:
     return {"textDocument": text_document_item(view, language_id)}
 
diff --git a/plugin/hover.py b/plugin/hover.py
index aecbd2557..40ae7337f 100644
--- a/plugin/hover.py
+++ b/plugin/hover.py
@@ -4,12 +4,15 @@
 from .core.promise import Promise
 from .core.protocol import Diagnostic
 from .core.protocol import Error
+from .core.protocol import ExperimentalTextDocumentRangeParams
 from .core.protocol import Hover
 from .core.protocol import Position
 from .core.protocol import RangeLsp
 from .core.protocol import Request
+from .core.protocol import TextDocumentPositionParams
 from .core.registry import LspTextCommand
 from .core.registry import windows
+from .core.sessions import Session
 from .core.sessions import SessionBufferProtocol
 from .core.settings import userprefs
 from .core.typing import List, Optional, Dict, Tuple, Sequence, Union
@@ -22,6 +25,7 @@
 from .core.views import make_link
 from .core.views import show_lsp_popup
 from .core.views import text_document_position_params
+from .core.views import text_document_range_params
 from .core.views import unpack_href_location
 from .core.views import update_lsp_popup
 from .core.windows import AbstractViewListener
@@ -120,14 +124,23 @@ def run_async() -> None:
 
     def request_symbol_hover_async(self, listener: AbstractViewListener, point: int) -> None:
         hover_promises = []  # type: List[Promise[ResolvedHover]]
-        document_position = text_document_position_params(self.view, point)
         for session in listener.sessions_async('hoverProvider'):
+            document_position = self._create_hover_request(session, point)
             hover_promises.append(session.send_request_task(
                 Request("textDocument/hover", document_position, self.view)
             ))
 
         Promise.all(hover_promises).then(lambda responses: self._on_all_settled(responses, listener, point))
 
+    def _create_hover_request(
+        self, session: Session, point: int
+    ) -> Union[TextDocumentPositionParams, ExperimentalTextDocumentRangeParams]:
+        if session.get_capability('experimental.rangeHoverProvider'):
+            region = first_selection_region(self.view)
+            if region is not None and region.contains(point):
+                return text_document_range_params(self.view, point, region)
+        return text_document_position_params(self.view, point)
+
     def _on_all_settled(self, responses: List[ResolvedHover], listener: AbstractViewListener, point: int) -> None:
         hovers = []  # type: List[Hover]
         errors = []  # type: List[Error]