diff --git a/org.eclipse.lsp4e.test/src/org/eclipse/lsp4e/test/definition/HyperlinkDetectorErrorHandlingTest.java b/org.eclipse.lsp4e.test/src/org/eclipse/lsp4e/test/definition/HyperlinkDetectorErrorHandlingTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..558dde6f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.eclipse.lsp4e.test/src/org/eclipse/lsp4e/test/definition/HyperlinkDetectorErrorHandlingTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+/*******************************************************************************
+ * Copyright (c) 2025 Vegard IT GmbH and others.
+ * This program and the accompanying materials are made
+ * available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License 2.0
+ * which is available at https://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-2.0/
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: EPL-2.0
+ *
+ * Contributors:
+ *  Sebastian Thomschke (Vegard IT GmbH) - initial implementation
+ *******************************************************************************/
+package org.eclipse.lsp4e.test.definition;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.*;
+
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture;
+
+import org.eclipse.core.resources.IFile;
+import org.eclipse.jface.text.ITextViewer;
+import org.eclipse.jface.text.Region;
+import org.eclipse.jface.text.hyperlink.IHyperlink;
+import org.eclipse.lsp4e.operations.declaration.OpenDeclarationHyperlinkDetector;
+import org.eclipse.lsp4e.test.utils.AbstractTestWithProject;
+import org.eclipse.lsp4e.test.utils.TestUtils;
+import org.eclipse.lsp4e.tests.mock.MockLanguageServer;
+import org.eclipse.lsp4e.tests.mock.MockTextDocumentService;
+import org.eclipse.lsp4j.DeclarationParams;
+import org.eclipse.lsp4j.ImplementationParams;
+import org.eclipse.lsp4j.Location;
+import org.eclipse.lsp4j.LocationLink;
+import org.eclipse.lsp4j.Position;
+import org.eclipse.lsp4j.Range;
+import org.eclipse.lsp4j.ServerCapabilities;
+import org.eclipse.lsp4j.TypeDefinitionParams;
+import org.eclipse.lsp4j.jsonrpc.messages.Either;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+public class HyperlinkDetectorErrorHandlingTest extends AbstractTestWithProject {
+
+	private final OpenDeclarationHyperlinkDetector detector = new OpenDeclarationHyperlinkDetector();
+
+	@Override
+	protected ServerCapabilities getServerCapabilities() {
+		// Ensure providers are enabled to exercise all branches
+		var caps = MockLanguageServer.defaultServerCapabilities();
+		caps.setDefinitionProvider(true);
+		caps.setTypeDefinitionProvider(true);
+		caps.setDeclarationProvider(true);
+		caps.setImplementationProvider(true);
+		return caps;
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void testDefinitionRemainsWhenTypeDefinitionErrors() throws Exception {
+		MockLanguageServer.INSTANCE.setTextDocumentService(
+				// Simulate server error for typeDefinition (mirrors issue
+				// https://github.com/eclipse-lsp4e/lsp4e/issues/1169)
+				new MockTextDocumentService(MockLanguageServer.INSTANCE::buildMaybeDelayedFuture) {
+					@Override
+					public CompletableFuture<Either<List<? extends Location>, List<? extends LocationLink>>> typeDefinition(
+							TypeDefinitionParams params) {
+						var f = new CompletableFuture<Either<List<? extends Location>, List<? extends LocationLink>>>();
+						f.completeExceptionally(
+								new RuntimeException("unexpected error during typeDefinition retrieval"));
+						return f;
+					}
+
+					@Override
+					public CompletableFuture<Either<List<? extends Location>, List<? extends LocationLink>>> implementation(
+							ImplementationParams params) {
+						throw new RuntimeException("unexpected error during implementation retrieval");
+					}
+
+					@Override
+					public CompletableFuture<Either<List<? extends Location>, List<? extends LocationLink>>> declaration(
+							DeclarationParams params) {
+						throw new RuntimeException("unexpected error during declaration retrieval");
+					}
+				});
+
+		// ensure TextDocumentService is faulty
+		assertThrows(RuntimeException.class,
+				() -> MockLanguageServer.INSTANCE.getTextDocumentService().declaration(null));
+		assertThrows(RuntimeException.class,
+				() -> MockLanguageServer.INSTANCE.getTextDocumentService().implementation(null));
+		assertTrue(
+				MockLanguageServer.INSTANCE.getTextDocumentService().typeDefinition(null).isCompletedExceptionally());
+
+		// Configure 1 good definition result
+		MockLanguageServer.INSTANCE.setDefinition(List.of( //
+				new Location("file://def", new Range(new Position(0, 0), new Position(0, 10))), //
+				new Location("file://def", new Range(new Position(1, 10), new Position(1, 20)))));
+
+		IFile file = TestUtils.createUniqueTestFile(project, "Example Text");
+		ITextViewer viewer = TestUtils.openTextViewer(file);
+
+		IHyperlink[] links = detector.detectHyperlinks(viewer, new Region(0, 0), true);
+
+		// Expected: 1 link (from definition) even if typeDefinition fails
+		assertNotNull("Hyperlinks should not be null when definition succeeds despite typeDefinition error", links);
+		assertEquals(2, links.length);
+	}
+}
diff --git a/org.eclipse.lsp4e/src/org/eclipse/lsp4e/operations/declaration/OpenDeclarationHyperlinkDetector.java b/org.eclipse.lsp4e/src/org/eclipse/lsp4e/operations/declaration/OpenDeclarationHyperlinkDetector.java
index e08998172..4b18d4388 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.lsp4e/src/org/eclipse/lsp4e/operations/declaration/OpenDeclarationHyperlinkDetector.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.lsp4e/src/org/eclipse/lsp4e/operations/declaration/OpenDeclarationHyperlinkDetector.java
@@ -74,24 +74,29 @@ private static record LabeledLocations(String label,
 		final int offset = region.getOffset();
 
 		final CompletableFuture<List<LSBasedHyperlink>> request = CACHE.computeIfAbsent(document, offset, () -> {
-			var definitions = LanguageServers.forDocument(document)
+			final var definitions = LanguageServers.forDocument(document)
 					.withCapability(ServerCapabilities::getDefinitionProvider)
 					.collectAll(ls -> ls.getTextDocumentService().definition(LSPEclipseUtils.toDefinitionParams(params))
-							.thenApply(l -> new LabeledLocations(Messages.definitionHyperlinkLabel, l)));
+							.thenApply(l -> new LabeledLocations(Messages.definitionHyperlinkLabel, l))
+							.exceptionally(err -> new LabeledLocations(Messages.definitionHyperlinkLabel, null)));
 			final var declarations = LanguageServers.forDocument(document)
-					.withCapability(ServerCapabilities::getDeclarationProvider).collectAll(
-							ls -> ls.getTextDocumentService().declaration(LSPEclipseUtils.toDeclarationParams(params))
-									.thenApply(l -> new LabeledLocations(Messages.declarationHyperlinkLabel, l)));
+					.withCapability(ServerCapabilities::getDeclarationProvider)
+					.collectAll(ls -> ls.getTextDocumentService()
+							.declaration(LSPEclipseUtils.toDeclarationParams(params))
+							.thenApply(l -> new LabeledLocations(Messages.declarationHyperlinkLabel, l))
+							.exceptionally(err -> new LabeledLocations(Messages.declarationHyperlinkLabel, null)));
 			final var typeDefinitions = LanguageServers.forDocument(document)
 					.withCapability(ServerCapabilities::getTypeDefinitionProvider)
 					.collectAll(ls -> ls.getTextDocumentService()
 							.typeDefinition(LSPEclipseUtils.toTypeDefinitionParams(params))
-							.thenApply(l -> new LabeledLocations(Messages.typeDefinitionHyperlinkLabel, l)));
+							.thenApply(l -> new LabeledLocations(Messages.typeDefinitionHyperlinkLabel, l))
+							.exceptionally(err -> new LabeledLocations(Messages.typeDefinitionHyperlinkLabel, null)));
 			final var implementations = LanguageServers.forDocument(document)
 					.withCapability(ServerCapabilities::getImplementationProvider)
 					.collectAll(ls -> ls.getTextDocumentService()
 							.implementation(LSPEclipseUtils.toImplementationParams(params))
-							.thenApply(l -> new LabeledLocations(Messages.implementationHyperlinkLabel, l)));
+							.thenApply(l -> new LabeledLocations(Messages.implementationHyperlinkLabel, l))
+							.exceptionally(err -> new LabeledLocations(Messages.implementationHyperlinkLabel, null)));
 
 			CompletableFuture<List<LabeledLocations>> combined = LanguageServers.addAll(
 					LanguageServers.addAll(LanguageServers.addAll(definitions, declarations), typeDefinitions),