diff --git a/compiler/src/scala/quoted/runtime/impl/QuotesImpl.scala b/compiler/src/scala/quoted/runtime/impl/QuotesImpl.scala
index 2d3f5490563c..de2839ea19f0 100644
--- a/compiler/src/scala/quoted/runtime/impl/QuotesImpl.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/scala/quoted/runtime/impl/QuotesImpl.scala
@@ -2777,6 +2777,8 @@ class QuotesImpl private (using val ctx: Context) extends Quotes, QuoteUnpickler
         def sourceCode: Option[String] =
           // TODO detect when we do not have a source and return None
           Some(new String(self.source.content(), self.start, self.end - self.start))
+        def exists: Boolean =
+          self.exists
       end extension
     end PositionMethods
 
diff --git a/library/src/scala/quoted/Quotes.scala b/library/src/scala/quoted/Quotes.scala
index e6f229676d34..171197df7bef 100644
--- a/library/src/scala/quoted/Quotes.scala
+++ b/library/src/scala/quoted/Quotes.scala
@@ -4179,6 +4179,9 @@ trait Quotes { self: runtime.QuoteUnpickler & runtime.QuoteMatching =>
         /** Source code within the position */
         def sourceCode: Option[String]
 
+        /** Does the position exist? */
+        def exists: Boolean
+
       end extension
     }
 
diff --git a/project/MiMaFilters.scala b/project/MiMaFilters.scala
index 697f0bca662b..bf43dead7299 100644
--- a/project/MiMaFilters.scala
+++ b/project/MiMaFilters.scala
@@ -18,5 +18,6 @@ object MiMaFilters {
     exclude[ReversedMissingMethodProblem]("scala.quoted.Quotes#reflectModule.TypedOrTestTypeTest"),
     exclude[ReversedMissingMethodProblem]("scala.quoted.Quotes#reflectModule.TypedOrTest"),
     exclude[ReversedMissingMethodProblem]("scala.quoted.Quotes#reflectModule.TypedOrTestMethods"),
+    exclude[ReversedMissingMethodProblem]("scala.quoted.Quotes#reflectModule#PositionMethods.exists"),
   )
 }
diff --git a/scaladoc/src/dotty/tools/scaladoc/tasty/SyntheticSupport.scala b/scaladoc/src/dotty/tools/scaladoc/tasty/SyntheticSupport.scala
index 689c66a200ee..e79c07fb416c 100644
--- a/scaladoc/src/dotty/tools/scaladoc/tasty/SyntheticSupport.scala
+++ b/scaladoc/src/dotty/tools/scaladoc/tasty/SyntheticSupport.scala
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ object SyntheticsSupport:
   end extension
 
   def isValidPos(using Quotes)(pos: reflect.Position) =
-    if hackExists(pos) then pos.start != pos.end else false
+    if pos.exists then pos.start != pos.end else false
 
   def isSyntheticField(using Quotes)(c: reflect.Symbol) =
     import reflect._