diff --git a/sbt-bridge/src/xsbt/DelegatingReporter.java b/sbt-bridge/src/xsbt/DelegatingReporter.java
index 0f533a0e0d9a..59fd5464bd61 100644
--- a/sbt-bridge/src/xsbt/DelegatingReporter.java
+++ b/sbt-bridge/src/xsbt/DelegatingReporter.java
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ public Optional<String> sourcePath() {
           else return Optional.ofNullable(src.file().path());
         }
         public Optional<Integer> line() {
-          int line = pos.line();
+          int line = pos.line() + 1;
           if (line == -1) return Optional.empty();
           else return Optional.of(line);
         }
diff --git a/sbt-dotty/sbt-test/compilerReporter/simple/project/Reporter.scala b/sbt-dotty/sbt-test/compilerReporter/simple/project/Reporter.scala
index 1d72caa02cab..46e042cb08b4 100644
--- a/sbt-dotty/sbt-test/compilerReporter/simple/project/Reporter.scala
+++ b/sbt-dotty/sbt-test/compilerReporter/simple/project/Reporter.scala
@@ -29,9 +29,18 @@ object Reporter {
       println(problems.toList)
       assert(problems.size == 1)
 
-      // Assert disabled because we don't currently pass positions to sbt
-      // See https://github.com/lampepfl/dotty/pull/2107
-      // assert(problems.forall(_.position.offset.isDefined))
+      // make sure position reported by zinc are proper
+      val mainProblem = problems.head
+
+      val line = mainProblem.position().line() 
+      assert(line.isPresent() == true)
+      assert(line.get() == 9)
+
+      val pointer = mainProblem.position().pointer() 
+      assert(pointer.isPresent() == true)
+      assert(pointer.get() == 10)
+
+      assert(problems.forall(_.position.offset.isPresent))
 
       assert(problems.count(_.severity == Severity.Error) == 1) // not found: er1,
     }).value