diff --git a/parso/normalizer.py b/parso/normalizer.py
index 92eac93..825fd60 100644
--- a/parso/normalizer.py
+++ b/parso/normalizer.py
@@ -6,6 +6,11 @@ class Normalizer(object):
         self._config = config
         self.issues = []
 
+    def walk(self, node):
+        value = self.visit(node)
+        self.finalize()
+        return value
+
     def visit(self, node):
         try:
             children = node.children
@@ -16,12 +21,15 @@ class Normalizer(object):
                return ''.join(self.visit(child) for child in children)
 
     @contextmanager
-    def visit_node(self):
+    def visit_node(self, node):
         yield
 
-    def normalize(self, leaf):
+    def visit_leaf(self, leaf):
         return leaf.prefix + leaf.value
 
+    def finalize(self):
+        pass
+
     def add_issue(self, code, message, node):
         issue = Issue(node, code, message)
         if issue not in self.issues:
diff --git a/parso/python/normalizer.py b/parso/python/normalizer.py
index 04860cb..4655fda 100644
--- a/parso/python/normalizer.py
+++ b/parso/python/normalizer.py
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-from parso.normalizer import Normalizer
+from contextlib import contextmanager
+
+from parso.normalizer import Normalizer, NormalizerConfig
 
 
 class CompressNormalizer(Normalizer):
@@ -7,3 +9,48 @@ class CompressNormalizer(Normalizer):
     """
     def normalize(self, leaf):
         return leaf.prefix + leaf.value
+
+
+class ErrorFinder(Normalizer):
+    """
+    Searches for errors in the syntax tree.
+    """
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        super(ErrorFinder, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+        self._error_dict = {}
+
+    @contextmanager
+    def visit_node(self, node):
+        if node.type == 'error_node':
+            leaf = node.get_next_leaf()
+            self._add_error(901, "Syntax Error", leaf)
+
+        yield
+
+    def visit_leaf(self, leaf):
+        if leaf.type == 'error_leaf':
+            self._add_error(901, "Syntax Error", leaf)
+
+        return ''
+
+    def _add_error(self, code, message, node):
+        line = node.start_pos[0]
+        self._error_dict.setdefault(line, (code, message, node))
+
+    def finalize(self):
+        for code, message, node in self._error_dict.values():
+            self.add_issue(code, message, node)
+
+    def add_issue(self, code, message, node):
+        # Check if the issues are on the same line.
+        prev = node.get_previous_leaf()
+        if prev is not None and prev.type == 'error_leaf':
+            # There's already an error nearby. There's a huge chance they are
+            # related, so don't report this one.
+            return
+
+        super(ErrorFinder, self).add_issue(code, message, node)
+
+
+class ErrorFinderConfig(NormalizerConfig):
+    normalizer_class = ErrorFinder
diff --git a/parso/tree.py b/parso/tree.py
index eb5bb8e..1965c68 100644
--- a/parso/tree.py
+++ b/parso/tree.py
@@ -168,11 +168,11 @@ class NodeOrLeaf(object):
         The returned code will be normalized, e.g. PEP8 for Python.
         """
         normalizer = self._get_normalizer(normalizer_config)
-        return normalizer.visit(self)
+        return normalizer.walk(self)
 
     def _get_normalizer_issues(self, normalizer_config=None):
         normalizer = self._get_normalizer(normalizer_config)
-        normalizer.visit(self)
+        normalizer.walk(self)
         return normalizer.issues