diff --git a/source/ide/ide_methods.bas b/source/ide/ide_methods.bas
index 5163ec22b..1e727873f 100644
--- a/source/ide/ide_methods.bas
+++ b/source/ide/ide_methods.bas
@@ -2706,7 +2706,11 @@ FUNCTION ide2 (ignore)
                             PCOPY 3, 0
 
                             _DELAY .2
-                            SHELL QuotedFilename$(COMMAND$(0)) + " " + QuotedFilename$(f$)
+                            p$ = QuotedFilename$(COMMAND$(0)) + " " + QuotedFilename$(f$)
+                            IF errorLineInInclude > 0 AND idefocusline = idecy THEN
+                                p$ = p$ + " -l:" + str2$(errorLineInInclude)
+                            END IF
+                            SHELL p$
 
                             IF IDE_AutoPosition THEN
                                 WriteConfigSetting "'[IDE DISPLAY SETTINGS]", "IDE_AutoPosition", "TRUE"
diff --git a/source/qb64.bas b/source/qb64.bas
index dbee22487..34d495f76 100644
--- a/source/qb64.bas
+++ b/source/qb64.bas
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ DIM SHARED idemessage AS STRING 'set by qb64-error(...) to the error message to
 
 DIM SHARED optionexplicit AS _BYTE
 DIM SHARED optionexplicit_cmd AS _BYTE
-DIM SHARED ideStartAtLine AS LONG
+DIM SHARED ideStartAtLine AS LONG, errorLineInInclude AS LONG
 DIM SHARED outputfile_cmd$
 DIM SHARED compilelog$
 
@@ -1500,6 +1500,7 @@ layout = ""
 layoutok = 0
 NoChecks = 0
 inclevel = 0
+errorLineInInclude = 0
 addmetainclude$ = ""
 nextrunlineindex = 1
 lasttype = 0
@@ -2783,6 +2784,7 @@ DO
             wholeline$ = x$
             inclinenumber(inclevel) = inclinenumber(inclevel) + 1
             'create extended error string 'incerror$'
+            errorLineInInclude = inclinenumber(inclevel)
             e$ = " in line " + str2(inclinenumber(inclevel)) + " of " + incname$(inclevel) + " included"
             IF inclevel > 1 THEN
                 e$ = e$ + " (through "
@@ -10721,6 +10723,7 @@ DO
                 continuelinefrom = 0
                 inclinenumber(inclevel) = inclinenumber(inclevel) + 1
                 'create extended error string 'incerror$'
+                errorLineInInclude = inclinenumber(inclevel)
                 e$ = " in line " + str2(inclinenumber(inclevel)) + " of " + incname$(inclevel) + " included"
                 IF inclevel > 1 THEN
                     e$ = e$ + " (through "