diff --git a/pyls/plugins/pycodestyle_lint.py b/pyls/plugins/pycodestyle_lint.py
index bfdaf8b4..a6fcd5fe 100644
--- a/pyls/plugins/pycodestyle_lint.py
+++ b/pyls/plugins/pycodestyle_lint.py
@@ -78,5 +78,13 @@ def error(self, line_number, offset, text, check):
             'message': text,
             'code': code,
             # Are style errors really ever errors?
-            'severity': lsp.DiagnosticSeverity.Warning
+            'severity': _get_severity(code)
         })
+
+
+def _get_severity(code):
+    # Are style errors ever really errors?
+    if code[0] == 'E' or code[0] == 'W':
+        return lsp.DiagnosticSeverity.Warning
+    # If no severity is specified, why wouldn't this be informational only?
+    return lsp.DiagnosticSeverity.Information