diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/typer/EtaExpansion.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/typer/EtaExpansion.scala
index 2f39b07aa998..80dec10a5c6a 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/typer/EtaExpansion.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/typer/EtaExpansion.scala
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ abstract class Lifter {
       var liftedType = fullyDefinedType(expr.tpe.widen, "lifted expression", expr.pos)
       if (liftedFlags.is(Method)) liftedType = ExprType(liftedType)
       val lifted = ctx.newSymbol(ctx.owner, name, liftedFlags, liftedType, coord = positionCoord(expr.pos))
-      defs += liftedDef(lifted, expr).withPos(expr.pos.focus)
-      ref(lifted.termRef).withPos(expr.pos)
+      defs += liftedDef(lifted, expr).withPos(expr.pos)
+      ref(lifted.termRef).withPos(expr.pos.focus)
     }
 
   /** Lift out common part of lhs tree taking part in an operator assignment such as
diff --git a/language-server/test/dotty/tools/languageserver/DefinitionTest.scala b/language-server/test/dotty/tools/languageserver/DefinitionTest.scala
index cf18ea0914b8..a95efe2258f9 100644
--- a/language-server/test/dotty/tools/languageserver/DefinitionTest.scala
+++ b/language-server/test/dotty/tools/languageserver/DefinitionTest.scala
@@ -36,4 +36,11 @@ class DefinitionTest {
       .definition(m5 to m6, List(m1 to m2))
   }
 
+  @Test def liftedExpression: Unit = {
+    withSources(
+      code"class ${m1}A${m2}",
+      code"object B { val lst = new ${m3}A${m4} :: Nil }"
+    ).definition(m3 to m4, List(m1 to m2))
+  }
+
 }