diff --git a/test/CommonSyntaxTest.cpp b/test/CommonSyntaxTest.cpp
index 5b66aea30..b05c25959 100644
--- a/test/CommonSyntaxTest.cpp
+++ b/test/CommonSyntaxTest.cpp
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ void CommonSyntaxTest::printErrorList(
 	vector<SyntaxTestError> const& _errorList,
 	string const& _linePrefix,
 	bool _formatted
-)
+) const
 {
 	if (_errorList.empty())
 		util::AnsiColorized(_stream, _formatted, {BOLD, GREEN}) << _linePrefix << "Success" << endl;
@@ -178,6 +178,9 @@ void CommonSyntaxTest::printErrorList(
 				_stream << "-";
 				if (error.locationEnd >= 0)
 					_stream << error.locationEnd;
+				string locString = locationString(error.sourceName, error.locationStart, error.locationEnd);
+				if (!locString.empty())
+					_stream << "='" << locString << "'";
 				_stream << "): ";
 			}
 			_stream << error.message << endl;
@@ -192,6 +195,26 @@ string CommonSyntaxTest::errorMessage(util::Exception const& _e)
 		return "NONE";
 }
 
+string CommonSyntaxTest::locationString(string const& _sourceName, int _locationStart, int _locationEnd) const
+{
+	auto source = m_sources.sources.find(_sourceName);
+	if (source != m_sources.sources.end())
+	{
+		std::string locationString;
+		std::string content{source->second};
+		if ((_locationStart >= 0) && (_locationEnd >= 0))
+			locationString = content.substr(
+				static_cast<unsigned long>(_locationStart),
+				static_cast<unsigned long>(_locationEnd)
+				- static_cast<unsigned long>(_locationStart));
+		boost::replace_all(locationString, "\r\n", "\n");
+		boost::replace_all(locationString, "\n", " ");
+		if (!locationString.empty() && locationString.length() <= 32)
+			return boost::trim_copy(locationString);
+	}
+	return {};
+}
+
 vector<SyntaxTestError> CommonSyntaxTest::parseExpectations(istream& _stream)
 {
 	vector<SyntaxTestError> expectations;
@@ -219,6 +242,7 @@ vector<SyntaxTestError> CommonSyntaxTest::parseExpectations(istream& _stream)
 		expect(it, line.end(), ':');
 		skipWhitespace(it, line.end());
 
+		std::string locString;
 		int locationStart = -1;
 		int locationEnd = -1;
 		std::string sourceName;
@@ -237,10 +261,19 @@ vector<SyntaxTestError> CommonSyntaxTest::parseExpectations(istream& _stream)
 			locationStart = parseUnsignedInteger(it, line.end());
 			expect(it, line.end(), '-');
 			locationEnd = parseUnsignedInteger(it, line.end());
+			locString = locationString(sourceName, locationStart, locationEnd);
+			if (*it != '=')
+				locString = "";
+			else if (!locString.empty())
+			{
+				expect(it, line.end(), '=');
+				expect(it, line.end(), '\'');
+				it += static_cast<unsigned>(locString.length());
+				expect(it, line.end(), '\'');
+			}
 			expect(it, line.end(), ')');
 			expect(it, line.end(), ':');
 		}
-
 		skipWhitespace(it, line.end());
 
 		string errorMessage(it, line.end());
@@ -249,6 +282,7 @@ vector<SyntaxTestError> CommonSyntaxTest::parseExpectations(istream& _stream)
 			move(errorId),
 			move(errorMessage),
 			move(sourceName),
+			locString,
 			locationStart,
 			locationEnd
 		});
diff --git a/test/CommonSyntaxTest.h b/test/CommonSyntaxTest.h
index 169824252..f544d8f9b 100644
--- a/test/CommonSyntaxTest.h
+++ b/test/CommonSyntaxTest.h
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ struct SyntaxTestError
 	std::optional<langutil::ErrorId> errorId;
 	std::string message;
 	std::string sourceName;
+	std::string locationString;
 	int locationStart = -1;
 	int locationEnd = -1;
 	bool operator==(SyntaxTestError const& _rhs) const
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ struct SyntaxTestError
 			errorId == _rhs.errorId &&
 			message == _rhs.message &&
 			sourceName == _rhs.sourceName &&
+			locationString == _rhs.locationString &&
 			locationStart == _rhs.locationStart &&
 			locationEnd == _rhs.locationEnd;
 	}
@@ -70,17 +72,19 @@ public:
 protected:
 	virtual void parseAndAnalyze() = 0;
 
-	static void printErrorList(
+	void printErrorList(
 		std::ostream& _stream,
 		std::vector<SyntaxTestError> const& _errors,
 		std::string const& _linePrefix,
 		bool _formatted = false
-	);
+	) const;
 
 	TestResult conclude(std::ostream& _stream, std::string const& _linePrefix = "", bool _formatted = false);
 	void printExpectationAndError(std::ostream& _stream, std::string const& _linePrefix = "", bool _formatted = false);
 
-	static std::vector<SyntaxTestError> parseExpectations(std::istream& _stream);
+	std::vector<SyntaxTestError> parseExpectations(std::istream& _stream);
+
+	std::string locationString(std::string const& _sourceName, int _locationStart, int _locationEnd) const;
 
 	frontend::test::SourceMap m_sources;
 	std::vector<SyntaxTestError> m_expectations;
diff --git a/test/libsolidity/SyntaxTest.cpp b/test/libsolidity/SyntaxTest.cpp
index d3e512450..88168a987 100644
--- a/test/libsolidity/SyntaxTest.cpp
+++ b/test/libsolidity/SyntaxTest.cpp
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ void SyntaxTest::parseAndAnalyze()
 				nullopt,
 				errorMessage(_e),
 				"",
+				"",
 				-1,
 				-1
 			});
@@ -149,6 +150,7 @@ void SyntaxTest::filterObtainedErrors()
 			currentError->errorId(),
 			errorMessage(*currentError),
 			sourceName,
+			locationString(sourceName, locationStart, locationEnd),
 			locationStart,
 			locationEnd
 		});
diff --git a/test/libyul/SyntaxTest.cpp b/test/libyul/SyntaxTest.cpp
index 8ab5bb953..8f83ced18 100644
--- a/test/libyul/SyntaxTest.cpp
+++ b/test/libyul/SyntaxTest.cpp
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ void SyntaxTest::parseAndAnalyze()
 			error->errorId(),
 			errorMessage(*error),
 			name,
+			locationString(name, locationStart, locationEnd),
 			locationStart,
 			locationEnd
 		});