diff --git a/plugins/sudoers/gram.c b/plugins/sudoers/gram.c
index c11b8edaa..7a74451eb 100644
--- a/plugins/sudoers/gram.c
+++ b/plugins/sudoers/gram.c
@@ -3135,8 +3135,8 @@ sudoerserror(const char *s)
 
 	    /* Warnings are displayed in the user's locale. */
 	    sudoers_setlocale(SUDOERS_LOCALE_USER, &oldlocale);
-	    sudo_printf(SUDO_CONV_ERROR_MSG, _("%s:%d: %s\n"), sudoers,
-		this_lineno, _(s));
+	    sudo_printf(SUDO_CONV_ERROR_MSG, _("%s:%d:%d: %s\n"), sudoers,
+		this_lineno, (int)sudolinebuf.toke_start + 1, _(s));
 	    sudoers_setlocale(oldlocale, NULL);
 
 	    /* Display the offending line and token if possible. */
diff --git a/plugins/sudoers/gram.y b/plugins/sudoers/gram.y
index cc9b2b9e0..0d4f8be93 100644
--- a/plugins/sudoers/gram.y
+++ b/plugins/sudoers/gram.y
@@ -1050,8 +1050,8 @@ sudoerserror(const char *s)
 
 	    /* Warnings are displayed in the user's locale. */
 	    sudoers_setlocale(SUDOERS_LOCALE_USER, &oldlocale);
-	    sudo_printf(SUDO_CONV_ERROR_MSG, _("%s:%d: %s\n"), sudoers,
-		this_lineno, _(s));
+	    sudo_printf(SUDO_CONV_ERROR_MSG, _("%s:%d:%d: %s\n"), sudoers,
+		this_lineno, (int)sudolinebuf.toke_start + 1, _(s));
 	    sudoers_setlocale(oldlocale, NULL);
 
 	    /* Display the offending line and token if possible. */
diff --git a/plugins/sudoers/regress/testsudoers/test11.out.ok b/plugins/sudoers/regress/testsudoers/test11.out.ok
index 8cf92ad22..987ab6559 100644
--- a/plugins/sudoers/regress/testsudoers/test11.out.ok
+++ b/plugins/sudoers/regress/testsudoers/test11.out.ok
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Testing @include with garbage after the path name
 
-sudoers:1: syntax error
+sudoers:1:24: syntax error
 @include sudoers.local womp womp
                        ^~~~
 testsudoers: unable to stat sudoers.local: No such file or directory
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Command unmatched
 
 Testing #include with garbage after the path name
 
-sudoers:1: syntax error
+sudoers:1:24: syntax error
 #include sudoers.local womp womp
                        ^~~~
 testsudoers: unable to stat sudoers.local: No such file or directory
diff --git a/plugins/sudoers/regress/testsudoers/test12.out.ok b/plugins/sudoers/regress/testsudoers/test12.out.ok
index 5dd75fb19..93205dd47 100644
--- a/plugins/sudoers/regress/testsudoers/test12.out.ok
+++ b/plugins/sudoers/regress/testsudoers/test12.out.ok
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 Testing sudoers with multiple syntax errors
 
-sudoers:1: syntax error
+sudoers:1:20: syntax error
 User_Alias A1 = u1 u2 : A2 = u3, u4
                    ^~
-sudoers:3: syntax error
+sudoers:3:26: syntax error
 millert ALL = /fail : foo
                          ^
-sudoers:5: syntax error
+sudoers:5:16: syntax error
 root ALL = ALL bar
                ^~~
 
diff --git a/plugins/sudoers/regress/testsudoers/test13.out.ok b/plugins/sudoers/regress/testsudoers/test13.out.ok
index fbc86ecaf..2c131113c 100644
--- a/plugins/sudoers/regress/testsudoers/test13.out.ok
+++ b/plugins/sudoers/regress/testsudoers/test13.out.ok
@@ -1,21 +1,21 @@
 Testing alias definitions using reserved words
 
-sudoers:1: syntax error, reserved word used as an alias name
+sudoers:1:12: syntax error, reserved word used as an alias name
 Cmnd_Alias ALL=ALL
            ^~~
-sudoers:2: syntax error, reserved word used as an alias name
+sudoers:2:12: syntax error, reserved word used as an alias name
 Cmnd_Alias CHROOT=foo
            ^~~~~~
-sudoers:3: syntax error, reserved word used as an alias name
+sudoers:3:12: syntax error, reserved word used as an alias name
 User_Alias TIMEOUT=foo
            ^~~~~~~
-sudoers:4: syntax error, reserved word used as an alias name
+sudoers:4:13: syntax error, reserved word used as an alias name
 Runas_Alias CWD=bar
             ^~~
-sudoers:5: syntax error, reserved word used as an alias name
+sudoers:5:12: syntax error, reserved word used as an alias name
 Host_Alias NOTBEFORE=baz
            ^~~~~~~~~
-sudoers:6: syntax error, reserved word used as an alias name
+sudoers:6:12: syntax error, reserved word used as an alias name
 Host_Alias NOTAFTER=biff
            ^~~~~~~~