diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 789406c02..1b8ced65b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,11 +1,23 @@
 ## CHANGELOG
 
+### `@krassowski/jupyterlab-lsp 3.3.1` (unreleased)
+
+- bug fixes:
+
+  - LaTeX is now rendered in documentation panel of completer ([#506])
+  - completion response returned as plain text use pre tag to retain whitespace formatting ([#506])
+  - pre-formatted code font size was reduced to match font-size of the text in completion panel ([#506])
+
+[#506]: https://github.com/krassowski/jupyterlab-lsp/pull/506
+
 ### `jupyter-lsp 1.1.3` (unreleased)
 
 - features:
 
   - add config for the classic notebook server extension ([#504])
 
+[#504]: https://github.com/krassowski/jupyterlab-lsp/pull/504
+
 ### `@krassowski/jupyterlab-lsp 3.3.0` (2021-01-31)
 
 - features:
diff --git a/packages/completion-theme/style/index.css b/packages/completion-theme/style/index.css
index 276993e23..d54145b82 100644
--- a/packages/completion-theme/style/index.css
+++ b/packages/completion-theme/style/index.css
@@ -28,3 +28,8 @@
   content: 'Loading...';
   color: #7f7f7f;
 }
+
+/* a workaround for code being larger font size than text in markdown-rendered panel */
+.jp-Completer-docpanel pre code {
+  font-size: 90%;
+}
diff --git a/packages/jupyterlab-lsp/src/features/completion/completion.ts b/packages/jupyterlab-lsp/src/features/completion/completion.ts
index ef350df6b..95aa4164f 100644
--- a/packages/jupyterlab-lsp/src/features/completion/completion.ts
+++ b/packages/jupyterlab-lsp/src/features/completion/completion.ts
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ export class CompletionLabIntegration implements IFeatureLabIntegration {
     this.renderer = new LSPCompletionRenderer({
       integrator: this,
       markdownRenderer: markdown_renderer,
+      latexTypesetter: this.renderMimeRegistry.latexTypesetter,
       console: console.scope('renderer')
     });
     this.renderer.activeChanged.connect(this.active_completion_changed, this);
diff --git a/packages/jupyterlab-lsp/src/features/completion/renderer.ts b/packages/jupyterlab-lsp/src/features/completion/renderer.ts
index 6abee0be5..99ae8d862 100644
--- a/packages/jupyterlab-lsp/src/features/completion/renderer.ts
+++ b/packages/jupyterlab-lsp/src/features/completion/renderer.ts
@@ -52,10 +52,11 @@ export class LSPCompletionRenderer
 
   createDocumentationNode(item: LazyCompletionItem): HTMLElement {
     if (item.isDocumentationMarkdown) {
+      let documentation = item.documentation;
       this.options.markdownRenderer
         .renderModel({
           data: {
-            'text/markdown': item.documentation
+            'text/markdown': documentation
           },
           trusted: false,
           metadata: {},
@@ -63,10 +64,17 @@ export class LSPCompletionRenderer
             // empty
           }
         })
+        .then(() => {
+          if (this.options.latexTypesetter && documentation.includes('$')) {
+            this.options.latexTypesetter.typeset(
+              this.options.markdownRenderer.node
+            );
+          }
+        })
         .catch(this.options.console.warn);
       return this.options.markdownRenderer.node;
     } else {
-      let node = document.createElement('div');
+      let node = document.createElement('pre');
       node.textContent = item.documentation;
       return node;
     }
@@ -77,6 +85,7 @@ export namespace LSPCompletionRenderer {
   export interface IOptions {
     integrator: CompletionLabIntegration;
     markdownRenderer: IRenderMime.IRenderer;
+    latexTypesetter?: IRenderMime.ILatexTypesetter;
     console: ILSPLogConsole;
   }
 }
diff --git a/python_packages/jupyter_lsp/setup.py b/python_packages/jupyter_lsp/setup.py
index 2cc1b6949..50eb56ee3 100644
--- a/python_packages/jupyter_lsp/setup.py
+++ b/python_packages/jupyter_lsp/setup.py
@@ -20,6 +20,6 @@
         (
             "etc/jupyter/jupyter_notebook_config.d",
             ["jupyter_lsp/etc/jupyter_notebook_config.json"],
-        )
+        ),
     ],
 )