diff --git a/generator/codefactory.cpp b/generator/codefactory.cpp
index c61ea1c..3924de5 100644
--- a/generator/codefactory.cpp
+++ b/generator/codefactory.cpp
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ CodeFactory::CodeFactory(
     , m_clangOptions(clangOptions)
     , m_os(os)
     , m_compilerInstance(nullptr)
+    , m_errorResilient(true)
 {
 }
 
diff --git a/generator/codefactory.h b/generator/codefactory.h
index db9de4c..386a749 100644
--- a/generator/codefactory.h
+++ b/generator/codefactory.h
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ public:
     bool run();
     clang::CompilerInstance *compilerInstance();
     void setCompilerInstance(clang::CompilerInstance *compilerInstance);
+    bool isErrorResilient() const;
+    void setErrorResilient(bool errorResilient);
 
 private:
     struct ToolInvocation;
@@ -55,6 +57,7 @@ private:
     std::vector<std::unique_ptr<CodeGenerator>> m_generators;
     std::unique_ptr<ToolInvocation> m_toolInvocation;
     clang::CompilerInstance *m_compilerInstance;
+    bool m_errorResilient;
 };
 
 /*!
@@ -129,6 +132,22 @@ inline void CodeFactory::setCompilerInstance(clang::CompilerInstance *compilerIn
     m_compilerInstance = compilerInstance;
 }
 
+/*!
+ * \brief Returns whether most errors will be turned into warnings (by default false).
+ */
+inline bool CodeFactory::isErrorResilient() const
+{
+    return m_errorResilient;
+}
+
+/*!
+ * \brief Sets whether most errors will be turned into warnings (by default false).
+ */
+inline void CodeFactory::setErrorResilient(bool errorResilient)
+{
+    m_errorResilient = errorResilient;
+}
+
 } // namespace ReflectiveRapidJSON
 
 #endif // REFLECTIVE_RAPIDJSON_CODE_FACTORY_H
diff --git a/generator/consumer.cpp b/generator/consumer.cpp
index f2f5bd7..9cf2512 100644
--- a/generator/consumer.cpp
+++ b/generator/consumer.cpp
@@ -61,18 +61,20 @@ void DiagConsumer::finish()
  */
 void DiagConsumer::HandleDiagnostic(clang::DiagnosticsEngine::Level diagLevel, const clang::Diagnostic &info)
 {
-    const auto diagId = info.getID();
-    const auto category = info.getDiags()->getDiagnosticIDs()->getCategoryNumberForDiag(diagId);
-
     bool shouldReset = false;
-    if (diagLevel >= clang::DiagnosticsEngine::Error) {
-        if (category == 2 /* 2 means "Semantic Issue" */) {
-            if (!m_realErrorCount) {
-                shouldReset = true;
+    if (m_errorResilient) {
+        const auto diagId = info.getID();
+        const auto category = info.getDiags()->getDiagnosticIDs()->getCategoryNumberForDiag(diagId);
+
+        if (diagLevel >= clang::DiagnosticsEngine::Error) {
+            if (category == 2 /* 2 means "Semantic Issue" */) {
+                if (!m_realErrorCount) {
+                    shouldReset = true;
+                }
+                diagLevel = clang::DiagnosticsEngine::Warning;
+            } else {
+                ++m_realErrorCount;
             }
-            diagLevel = clang::DiagnosticsEngine::Warning;
-        } else {
-            ++m_realErrorCount;
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/generator/consumer.h b/generator/consumer.h
index 4a14978..4d832a2 100644
--- a/generator/consumer.h
+++ b/generator/consumer.h
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ inline Consumer::Consumer(CodeFactory &factory, clang::CompilerInstance &compile
  */
 class DiagConsumer : public clang::DiagnosticConsumer {
 public:
-    DiagConsumer(std::unique_ptr<DiagnosticConsumer> Previous);
+    DiagConsumer(std::unique_ptr<DiagnosticConsumer> previous, bool errorResilient);
     unsigned int realErrorCount() const;
 
     void BeginSourceFile(const clang::LangOptions &langOpts, const clang::Preprocessor *pp = nullptr) override;
@@ -62,11 +62,13 @@ public:
 private:
     std::unique_ptr<DiagnosticConsumer> m_proxy;
     unsigned int m_realErrorCount;
+    bool m_errorResilient;
 };
 
-inline DiagConsumer::DiagConsumer(std::unique_ptr<clang::DiagnosticConsumer> Previous)
-    : m_proxy(std::move(Previous))
+inline DiagConsumer::DiagConsumer(std::unique_ptr<clang::DiagnosticConsumer> previous, bool errorResilient)
+    : m_proxy(std::move(previous))
     , m_realErrorCount(0)
+    , m_errorResilient(errorResilient)
 {
 }
 
diff --git a/generator/main.cpp b/generator/main.cpp
index b1dbdcd..8e4f94a 100644
--- a/generator/main.cpp
+++ b/generator/main.cpp
@@ -42,9 +42,10 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     generatorsArg.setCombinable(true);
     ConfigValueArgument clangOptionsArg("clang-opt", '\0', "specifies arguments/options to be passed to Clang", { "option" });
     clangOptionsArg.setRequiredValueCount(Argument::varValueCount);
+    ConfigValueArgument errorResilientArg("error-resilient", '\0', "turns most errors into warnings");
     HelpArgument helpArg(parser);
     NoColorArgument noColorArg;
-    generateArg.setSubArguments({ &inputFileArg, &outputFileArg, &generatorsArg, &clangOptionsArg });
+    generateArg.setSubArguments({ &inputFileArg, &outputFileArg, &generatorsArg, &clangOptionsArg, &errorResilientArg });
     JsonSerializationCodeGenerator::Options jsonOptions;
     jsonOptions.appendTo(&generateArg);
     parser.setMainArguments({ &generateArg, &noColorArg, &helpArg });
@@ -83,9 +84,10 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
         // instantiate the code factory and add generators to it
         CodeFactory factory(parser.executable(), inputFileArg.values(0), clangOptions, *os);
+        factory.setErrorResilient(errorResilientArg.isPresent());
         // add specified generators if the --generator argument is present; otherwise add default generators
         if (generatorsArg.isPresent()) {
-            // define mapping of generator names to generator constructions (add new generators here!)
+            // define mapping of generator names to generator constructors (add new generators here!)
             // clang-format off
             const std::unordered_map<std::string, std::function<void()>> generatorsByName{
                 { "json", factory.bindGenerator<JsonSerializationCodeGenerator, const JsonSerializationCodeGenerator::Options &>(jsonOptions) }