diff --git a/packages/cursorless-vscode-e2e/package.json b/packages/cursorless-vscode-e2e/package.json
index 972cd136d6..6c3367a587 100644
--- a/packages/cursorless-vscode-e2e/package.json
+++ b/packages/cursorless-vscode-e2e/package.json
@@ -30,11 +30,13 @@
     "@types/js-yaml": "4.0.9",
     "@types/lodash-es": "4.17.12",
     "@types/mocha": "10.0.10",
+    "@types/semver": "7.7.0",
     "@types/sinon": "17.0.4",
     "@types/vscode": "1.82.0",
     "chai": "5.2.0",
     "js-yaml": "4.1.0",
     "mocha": "11.6.0",
+    "semver": "7.7.2",
     "sinon": "21.0.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/cursorless-vscode-e2e/src/suite/recorded.vscode.test.ts b/packages/cursorless-vscode-e2e/src/suite/recorded.vscode.test.ts
index 6f94847da5..7244dff658 100644
--- a/packages/cursorless-vscode-e2e/src/suite/recorded.vscode.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cursorless-vscode-e2e/src/suite/recorded.vscode.test.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import {
 import * as vscode from "vscode";
 import { endToEndTestSetup, sleepWithBackoff } from "../endToEndTestSetup";
 import { setupFake } from "./setupFake";
+import { shouldSkipRecordedTest } from "./shouldSkipTest";
 
 suite("recorded test cases", async function () {
   const { getSpy } = endToEndTestSetup(this);
@@ -27,19 +28,20 @@ suite("recorded test cases", async function () {
   getRecordedTestPaths().forEach(({ name, path }) =>
     test(
       name,
-      asyncSafety(
-        async () =>
-          await runRecordedTest({
-            path,
-            spyIde: getSpy()!,
-
-            openNewTestEditor,
-
-            sleepWithBackoff,
-            testHelpers: (await getCursorlessApi()).testHelpers!,
-            runCursorlessCommand,
-          }),
-      ),
+      asyncSafety(async () => {
+        if (shouldSkipRecordedTest(name)) {
+          this.ctx.skip();
+        }
+
+        await runRecordedTest({
+          path,
+          spyIde: getSpy(),
+          openNewTestEditor,
+          sleepWithBackoff,
+          testHelpers: (await getCursorlessApi()).testHelpers!,
+          runCursorlessCommand,
+        });
+      }),
     ),
   );
 });
diff --git a/packages/cursorless-vscode-e2e/src/suite/scopes.vscode.test.ts b/packages/cursorless-vscode-e2e/src/suite/scopes.vscode.test.ts
index e05213868d..1121485858 100644
--- a/packages/cursorless-vscode-e2e/src/suite/scopes.vscode.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cursorless-vscode-e2e/src/suite/scopes.vscode.test.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import {
   serializeIterationScopeFixture,
   serializeScopeFixture,
 } from "./serializeScopeFixture";
+import { shouldSkipScopeTest } from "./shouldSkipTest";
 
 suite("Scope test cases", async function () {
   endToEndTestSetup(this);
@@ -53,7 +54,13 @@ suite("Scope test cases", async function () {
   testPaths.forEach(({ path, name, languageId, facet }) =>
     test(
       name,
-      asyncSafety(() => runTest(path, languageId, facet)),
+      asyncSafety(() => {
+        if (shouldSkipScopeTest(languageId)) {
+          this.ctx.skip();
+        }
+
+        return runTest(path, languageId, facet);
+      }),
     ),
   );
 });
diff --git a/packages/cursorless-vscode-e2e/src/suite/shouldSkipTest.ts b/packages/cursorless-vscode-e2e/src/suite/shouldSkipTest.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3f6b31930a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cursorless-vscode-e2e/src/suite/shouldSkipTest.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import * as semver from "semver";
+import * as vscode from "vscode";
+
+/**
+ * FIXME: On newer vscode versions some Tree sitter parser throws memory errors
+ * https://github.com/cursorless-dev/cursorless/issues/2879
+ */
+const isVersionProblematic = semver.gte(vscode.version, "1.98.0");
+
+export function shouldSkipRecordedTest(name: string): boolean {
+  return isVersionProblematic && name.startsWith("recorded/languages/latex/");
+}
+
+export function shouldSkipScopeTest(languageId: string): boolean {
+  return isVersionProblematic && languageId === "latex";
+}
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 50d656ba89..a43ca6adcc 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -744,6 +744,9 @@ importers:
       '@types/mocha':
         specifier: 10.0.10
         version: 10.0.10
+      '@types/semver':
+        specifier: 7.7.0
+        version: 7.7.0
       '@types/sinon':
         specifier: 17.0.4
         version: 17.0.4
@@ -759,6 +762,9 @@ importers:
       mocha:
         specifier: 11.6.0
         version: 11.6.0
+      semver:
+        specifier: 7.7.2
+        version: 7.7.2
       sinon:
         specifier: 21.0.0
         version: 21.0.0