diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/reporting/UniqueMessagePositions.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/reporting/UniqueMessagePositions.scala
index 6fd971c2a4c0..b7049f8038b6 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/reporting/UniqueMessagePositions.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/reporting/UniqueMessagePositions.scala
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ trait UniqueMessagePositions extends Reporter {
    */
   override def isHidden(m: MessageContainer)(implicit ctx: Context): Boolean =
     super.isHidden(m) || {
-      m.pos.exists && {
+      m.pos.exists && !ctx.settings.YshowSuppressedErrors.value && {
         var shouldHide = false
         for (pos <- m.pos.start to m.pos.end) {
           positions get (ctx.source, pos) match {
diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/typer/ErrorReporting.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/typer/ErrorReporting.scala
index 6e03384e31e1..bb71813b60fc 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/typer/ErrorReporting.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/typer/ErrorReporting.scala
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ object ErrorReporting {
   import tpd._
 
   def errorTree(tree: untpd.Tree, msg: => Message)(implicit ctx: Context): tpd.Tree =
-    tree withType errorType(msg, tree.pos)
+    tree withType errorType(msg, tree.pos.focus)
 
   def errorType(msg: => Message, pos: Position)(implicit ctx: Context): ErrorType = {
     ctx.error(msg, pos)