diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 13c481e9..9e03f1f3 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ Status of the `main` branch. Changes prior to the next official version change w
 * General:
   - Support `serena --version` CLI command for displaying the current version #1347
   - Fix: Check for ignored path ignored `.git` folder only at the top level, not in every subdirectory (`Project._is_ignored_relative_path`) #1350
+  - `GetSymbolsOverviewTool`: ignored paths were not respected in LSP variant (fix in `SolidLanguageServer`)
   - Fix: Duplicate comments in re-saved YAML configuration files #1285
 
 * JetBrains:
diff --git a/src/solidlsp/ls.py b/src/solidlsp/ls.py
index 5b679ce9..6ae69a39 100644
--- a/src/solidlsp/ls.py
+++ b/src/solidlsp/ls.py
@@ -1694,6 +1694,7 @@ class SolidLanguageServer(ABC):
     def request_overview(self, within_relative_path: str) -> dict[str, list[UnifiedSymbolInformation]]:
         """
         An overview of all symbols in the given file or directory.
+        Raises a ValueError if a path to an ignored file is passed.
 
         :param within_relative_path: the relative path to the file or directory to get the overview of.
         :return: A mapping of all relative paths analyzed to lists of top-level symbols in the corresponding file.
@@ -1703,6 +1704,8 @@ class SolidLanguageServer(ABC):
             raise FileNotFoundError(f"File or directory not found: {abs_path}")
 
         if abs_path.is_file():
+            if self.is_ignored_path(within_relative_path):
+                raise ValueError(f"The explicitly passed file {within_relative_path} is ignored, not returning overview.")
             symbols_overview = self.request_document_overview(within_relative_path)
             return {within_relative_path: symbols_overview}
         else: