diff --git a/BUILD.gn b/BUILD.gn
index 37098ed..61e64b5 100644
--- a/BUILD.gn
+++ b/BUILD.gn
@@ -1036,6 +1036,7 @@
     "src/reader/wgsl/parser_impl_assignment_stmt_test.cc",
     "src/reader/wgsl/parser_impl_body_stmt_test.cc",
     "src/reader/wgsl/parser_impl_break_stmt_test.cc",
+    "src/reader/wgsl/parser_impl_bug_cases_test.cc",
     "src/reader/wgsl/parser_impl_call_stmt_test.cc",
     "src/reader/wgsl/parser_impl_case_body_test.cc",
     "src/reader/wgsl/parser_impl_const_expr_test.cc",
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 2704dcb..885d0bd 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -567,6 +567,7 @@
       reader/wgsl/parser_impl_assignment_stmt_test.cc
       reader/wgsl/parser_impl_body_stmt_test.cc
       reader/wgsl/parser_impl_break_stmt_test.cc
+      reader/wgsl/parser_impl_bug_cases_test.cc
       reader/wgsl/parser_impl_call_stmt_test.cc
       reader/wgsl/parser_impl_case_body_test.cc
       reader/wgsl/parser_impl_const_expr_test.cc
diff --git a/src/reader/wgsl/parser_impl.cc b/src/reader/wgsl/parser_impl.cc
index 727603a..94ffb5a 100644
--- a/src/reader/wgsl/parser_impl.cc
+++ b/src/reader/wgsl/parser_impl.cc
@@ -3162,7 +3162,15 @@
 template <typename F, typename T>
 T ParserImpl::sync(Token::Type tok, F&& body) {
   if (sync_depth_ >= kMaxSyncDepth) {
-    return add_error(peek(), "maximum parser recursive depth reached");
+    // We've hit a maximum parser recursive depth.
+    // We can't call into body() as we might stack overflow.
+    // Instead, report an error...
+    add_error(peek(), "maximum parser recursive depth reached");
+    // ...and try to resynchronize. If we cannot resynchronize to `tok` then
+    // synchronized_ is set to false, and the parser knows that forward progress
+    // is not being made.
+    sync_to(tok, /* consume: */ true);
+    return Failure::kErrored;
   }
 
   sync_tokens_.push_back(tok);
diff --git a/src/reader/wgsl/parser_impl_bug_cases_test.cc b/src/reader/wgsl/parser_impl_bug_cases_test.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..891c682
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/reader/wgsl/parser_impl_bug_cases_test.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+// Copyright 2021 The Tint Authors.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+#include "gtest/gtest.h"
+#include "src/ast/break_statement.h"
+#include "src/reader/wgsl/parser_impl.h"
+#include "src/reader/wgsl/parser_impl_test_helper.h"
+
+namespace tint {
+namespace reader {
+namespace wgsl {
+namespace {
+
+TEST_F(ParserImplTest, Bug_chromium_1180130) {
+  auto p = parser(
+      R"(a;{}}a;}};{{{;{}};{};{}}a;{}};{{{}};{{{;{}};{};{}}a;{}};{{{}}{}};{{{;{}};{};{}{}};{{{}};{{{;{}};{};}a{}};{{{;{}};{};}a;{}};{{{}};{{{;u[({}};{{{}};{{}a;{}};{{{}};{{{;{}};{};{}{}};{{{}};{{{;{}};{};}a;{}};{{{}}{{}};{{{;{}};{};}a;{}};{{{}};{{{;u[({}};{{{}};{{}a;{}};{{{}};{{{;{}};{};{}{}};{{{}};{{{;{}};{};}a;{}};{{{}}{{}};{{{;{}};{};}a;{}};{{{}};{{{;u[({}};{{{}};{{}a;{}};{{{}};{{{;{}};{{{;u[([[,a;{}}a;{}};{{{}};{{}a;{}};{{{}};{{{;{}};{};{}{}};{{{}};{{{;{}};{};}a;{}};{{{}};{{{;u[({}};{{{}};{{}a;{}};{{{}};{{{;{}};{};{}{}};{{{}};{{{;{}};{};}a;{}};{{{}};{{{;u[({}};{{{}};{{}a;{}};{{{}};{{{;{}};{};{}{}};{{{}};{{{;{}};{};}a;{}};{{{}};{{{;u[({}};{{{}};{{}a;{}};{{{}};{z{;{}};{};{}{}};{{{}};{{{;{}};{};}a;{}};{{{}}{{}};{{{;{}};{};}a;{}};{{{}};{{{;u[({}};{{{}};{{}a;{}};{{{}};{{{;{}};{};{}{}};{{{}};{{{;{}};{};}a;{}};{{{}}{{}};{{{;{}};{};}a;{}};{{{}};{{{;u[({}};{{{}};{{}a;{}};{{{}};{{{;{}};{};{}{}};{{{}};{{{;{}};{};}a;{}};{{{}}{{}};{{{;{}};{};}a;{}};{{{}};{{{;u[({}};{{{}};{{}a;{}};{{{}};{{{;{}};{};{}{}};{{{}};{{{;{}};{};}a;{}};{};{{{;{}};{};{}{}};{{{}};{{{;{}};{};}a;{}};{{{}}{{}};{{{;{}};{};}a;{}};{{{}};{{{;u[({}};{{{}};{{}a;{}};{{{}};{{{;{}};{};{}{}};{{{}};{{{;{}};{};}a;{}};{{{}}{{}};{{{;{}};{};}a;{}};{{{}};{{{;u[({}};{{{}};{{}a;{}};{{{}};{{{;{}};{};{}{}};{{{}};{{{;{}};{};}a;{}};{{{}}{{}};{{{;{}};{};}a;{}};{{{}};{{{;u[({}};{{{}};{{}a;{}};{{{}};{{{;{}};{};{}{}};{{{}};{{{;{}};{};}a;{}};{{{}};{{{;u[({}};{{{}};{{}a;{}};{{{}};{{{;{}};{};{}{}};{{{}};{{{;{}};{};}a;{}};{{{}};{{{;u[({}};{{{}};{{}a;{}};{{{}};{{{;{}};{};{}{}};{{{}};{{{;{}};{};}a;{}};{{{}};{{{;u[({}};{{{}};{{}a;{}};{{{}};{{{;{}};{};{}{}};{{{}};{{{;{}};{};}a;{}};{{{}};{{{;u[({}};{{{}};{{}a;{}};{{{}};{{{;{}};{};{}{}};{{{}};{{{;{}};{};}a;{}};{{{}};{{{;u[({}};{{{}};{{}a;{}}i;{{{}};{{{;{}};{};{}{}};{{{}};{{{;{}};{};}a;{}};{{{}};{{{;u[({}};{{{}};{{}a;{}};{{{}};{{{;{}};{};{}{}};{{{}};{{{;{}};{};}a;{}};{{{}};{{{;u[({}};{{{}};{{}a;{}};{{{}};{{{;{}};{};{}{}};{{{}};{{{;{}};{};}a;{}};{{{}};{{{;u[({}};{{{}};{{}a;{}};{{{}};{{{;{}};{};}a;{}};{{{}};{{;u[[a,([}};{{{;{}})");
+  EXPECT_FALSE(p->Parse());
+  EXPECT_TRUE(p->has_error());
+}
+
+}  // namespace
+}  // namespace wgsl
+}  // namespace reader
+}  // namespace tint