diff --git a/src/Ramstack.Parsing/Parser`1.cs b/src/Ramstack.Parsing/Parser`1.cs
index ceb75e0..5a4cfd4 100644
--- a/src/Ramstack.Parsing/Parser`1.cs
+++ b/src/Ramstack.Parsing/Parser`1.cs
@@ -34,6 +34,18 @@ protected Parser(string? name) =>
     /// <returns>
     /// <see langword="true"/> if the parser succeeded; otherwise, <see langword="false"/>.
     /// </returns>
+    /// <remarks>
+    /// <para>
+    ///   Any failed match returns <see langword="false"/>, including a forced termination
+    ///   through <see cref="Parser.Fail{T}(string)"/> or <see cref="Parser.FatalError(string)"/>.
+    /// </para>
+    /// <para>
+    ///   Exceptions thrown by user-provided functions, such as the callbacks passed to
+    ///   <c>Map</c>, <c>Do</c>, or <c>Fold</c>, are not suppressed and propagate to the caller.
+    ///   Use <see cref="Parse(ReadOnlySpan{char})"/> to capture them in
+    ///   <see cref="ParseResult{T}.Exception"/> instead.
+    /// </para>
+    /// </remarks>
     public bool TryParse(ReadOnlySpan<char> source, [NotNullWhen(true)] out T? value)
     {
         try
@@ -46,9 +58,9 @@ public bool TryParse(ReadOnlySpan<char> source, [NotNullWhen(true)] out T? value
             if (TryParse(ref context, out value))
                 return true;
         }
-        catch
+        catch (FatalErrorException)
         {
-            // Ignore exceptions
+            // A forced parse error is an ordinary failed match for the boolean API.
         }
 
         value = default;
diff --git a/tests/Ramstack.Parsing.Tests/ParsersTests.Exceptions.cs b/tests/Ramstack.Parsing.Tests/ParsersTests.Exceptions.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c838763
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Ramstack.Parsing.Tests/ParsersTests.Exceptions.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+using static Ramstack.Parsing.Parser;
+
+namespace Ramstack.Parsing;
+
+partial class ParsersTests
+{
+    [Test]
+    public void TryParse_FatalErrorParser_ReturnsFalse()
+    {
+        var parser = Fail<char>("failure message");
+
+        Assert.That(parser.TryParse("x", out var value), Is.False);
+        Assert.That(value, Is.EqualTo('\0'));
+    }
+
+    [Test]
+    public void TryParse_FatalErrorCallback_ReturnsFalse()
+    {
+        var parser = L('a').Do(c =>
+        {
+            if (c == 'a')
+                FatalError("forced failure");
+
+            return c;
+        });
+
+        Assert.That(parser.TryParse("a", out var value), Is.False);
+        Assert.That(value, Is.EqualTo('\0'));
+
+        var result = parser.Parse("a");
+
+        Assert.That(result.ErrorMessage, Is.EqualTo("(1:2) forced failure"));
+        Assert.That(result.Exception, Is.Null);
+    }
+
+    [Test]
+    public void TryParse_FailedMatch_ReturnsFalse()
+    {
+        var parser = L('a');
+
+        Assert.That(parser.TryParse("b", out var value), Is.False);
+        Assert.That(value, Is.EqualTo('\0'));
+    }
+
+    [Test]
+    public void TryParse_UserCallbackThrows_PropagatesException()
+    {
+        var parser = L('a').Map<char, char>(_ => throw new InvalidOperationException("callback failure"));
+
+        Assert.That(
+            () => parser.TryParse("a", out _),
+            Throws
+                .TypeOf<InvalidOperationException>()
+                .With.Message.EqualTo("callback failure"));
+    }
+
+    [Test]
+    public void TryParse_UninitializedDeferredParser_ReturnsFalse()
+    {
+        var parser = Deferred<char>();
+
+        Assert.That(parser.TryParse("x", out var value), Is.False);
+        Assert.That(value, Is.EqualTo('\0'));
+
+        Assert.That(
+            parser.Parse("x").ErrorMessage,
+            Is.EqualTo("(1:1) The deferred parser has not been initialized."));
+    }
+
+    [Test]
+    public void Parse_UserCallbackThrows_ReportsException()
+    {
+        var parser = L('a').Map<char, char>(_ => throw new InvalidOperationException("callback failure"));
+
+        var result = parser.Parse("a");
+
+        Assert.That(result.Success, Is.False);
+        Assert.That(result.Exception, Is.TypeOf<InvalidOperationException>());
+        Assert.That(result.Exception!.Message, Is.EqualTo("callback failure"));
+        Assert.That(result.ErrorMessage, Does.Contain("callback failure"));
+    }
+}