diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/util/SourcePosition.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/util/SourcePosition.scala
index a68531138e94..51dde590c475 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/util/SourcePosition.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/util/SourcePosition.scala
@@ -29,15 +29,15 @@ extends interfaces.SourcePosition with Showable {
     source.content.slice(source.startOfLine(start), source.nextLine(end))
 
   /** The lines of the position */
-  def lines: List[Int] = {
+  def lines: Range = {
     val startOffset = source.offsetToLine(start)
-    val endOffset = source.offsetToLine(end + 1)
-    if (startOffset >= endOffset) line :: Nil
-    else (startOffset until endOffset).toList
+    val endOffset = source.offsetToLine(end - 1) // -1 to drop a line if no chars in it form part of the position
+    if (startOffset >= endOffset) line to line
+    else startOffset to endOffset
   }
 
   def lineOffsets: List[Int] =
-    lines.map(source.lineToOffset(_))
+    lines.toList.map(source.lineToOffset(_))
 
   def beforeAndAfterPoint: (List[Int], List[Int]) =
     lineOffsets.partition(_ <= point)
diff --git a/tests/neg/i7028.scala b/tests/neg/i7028.scala
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..290931370cc6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/neg/i7028.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+object Test {
+  "abc"
+    .foo       // error
+
+  "abc"
+    .bar.baz   // error
+
+  "abc"
+    .bar       // error
+    .baz
+}
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