diff --git a/crates/oxc_linter/src/rules/eslint/max_lines.rs b/crates/oxc_linter/src/rules/eslint/max_lines.rs
index a438e4bbf593..37fed1696b34 100644
--- a/crates/oxc_linter/src/rules/eslint/max_lines.rs
+++ b/crates/oxc_linter/src/rules/eslint/max_lines.rs
@@ -126,9 +126,19 @@ impl Rule for MaxLines {
                 "File has too many lines ({}). Maximum allowed is {}.",
                 lines_in_file, self.max,
             ));
+
+            let start = ctx
+                .source_text()
+                .lines()
+                .take(self.max)
+                .map(|line| line.chars().count() + 1) // padding 1 each line for '\n'
+                .sum::<usize>();
             ctx.diagnostic(MaxLinesDiagnostic(
                 error,
-                Span::new(0, u32::try_from(ctx.source_text().len()).unwrap_or(u32::MAX)),
+                Span::new(
+                    u32::try_from(start).unwrap_or(u32::MIN),
+                    u32::try_from(ctx.source_text().len()).unwrap_or(u32::MAX),
+                ),
             ));
         }
     }
diff --git a/crates/oxc_linter/src/snapshots/max_lines.snap b/crates/oxc_linter/src/snapshots/max_lines.snap
index 6c4f5cc5980c..e0dfd3416876 100644
--- a/crates/oxc_linter/src/snapshots/max_lines.snap
+++ b/crates/oxc_linter/src/snapshots/max_lines.snap
@@ -3,45 +3,42 @@ source: crates/oxc_linter/src/tester.rs
 expression: max_lines
 ---
   ⚠ eslint(max-lines): "File has too many lines (3). Maximum allowed is 2."
-   ╭─[max_lines.tsx:1:1]
- 1 │ ╭─▶ var xyz;
- 2 │ │   var xyz;
- 3 │ ╰─▶ var xyz;
+   ╭─[max_lines.tsx:3:1]
+ 2 │ var xyz;
+ 3 │ var xyz;
+   · ────────
    ╰────
   help: Reduce the number of lines in this file
 
   ⚠ eslint(max-lines): "File has too many lines (4). Maximum allowed is 2."
-   ╭─[max_lines.tsx:1:1]
- 1 │ ╭─▶ /* a multiline comment
- 2 │ │    that goes to many lines*/
- 3 │ │   var xy;
+   ╭─[max_lines.tsx:3:1]
+ 2 │      that goes to many lines*/
+ 3 │ ╭─▶ var xy;
  4 │ ╰─▶ var xy;
    ╰────
   help: Reduce the number of lines in this file
 
   ⚠ eslint(max-lines): "File has too many lines (3). Maximum allowed is 2."
-   ╭─[max_lines.tsx:1:1]
- 1 │ ╭─▶ //a single line comment
- 2 │ │   var xy;
- 3 │ ╰─▶ var xy;
+   ╭─[max_lines.tsx:3:1]
+ 2 │ var xy;
+ 3 │ var xy;
+   · ───────
    ╰────
   help: Reduce the number of lines in this file
 
   ⚠ eslint(max-lines): "File has too many lines (5). Maximum allowed is 2."
-   ╭─[max_lines.tsx:1:1]
- 1 │ ╭─▶ var x;
- 2 │ │               
- 3 │ │               
+   ╭─[max_lines.tsx:3:1]
+ 2 │                 
+ 3 │ ╭─▶             
  4 │ │               
  5 │ ╰─▶             var y;
    ╰────
   help: Reduce the number of lines in this file
 
   ⚠ eslint(max-lines): "File has too many lines (8). Maximum allowed is 2."
-   ╭─[max_lines.tsx:1:1]
- 1 │ ╭─▶ //a single line comment
- 2 │ │               var xy;
- 3 │ │                
+   ╭─[max_lines.tsx:3:1]
+ 2 │                 var xy;
+ 3 │ ╭─▶              
  4 │ │               var xy;
  5 │ │                
  6 │ │                /* a multiline
@@ -51,27 +48,25 @@ expression: max_lines
   help: Reduce the number of lines in this file
 
   ⚠ eslint(max-lines): "File has too many lines (3). Maximum allowed is 2."
-   ╭─[max_lines.tsx:1:1]
- 1 │ ╭─▶ var x; // inline comment
- 2 │ │               var y;
- 3 │ ╰─▶             var z;
+   ╭─[max_lines.tsx:3:1]
+ 2 │             var y;
+ 3 │             var z;
+   · ──────────────────
    ╰────
   help: Reduce the number of lines in this file
 
   ⚠ eslint(max-lines): "File has too many lines (4). Maximum allowed is 2."
-   ╭─[max_lines.tsx:1:1]
- 1 │ ╭─▶ var x; /* inline comment
- 2 │ │                spanning multiple lines */
- 3 │ │               var y;
+   ╭─[max_lines.tsx:3:1]
+ 2 │                  spanning multiple lines */
+ 3 │ ╭─▶             var y;
  4 │ ╰─▶             var z;
    ╰────
   help: Reduce the number of lines in this file
 
   ⚠ eslint(max-lines): "File has too many lines (8). Maximum allowed is 2."
-   ╭─[max_lines.tsx:1:1]
- 1 │ ╭─▶ //a single line comment
- 2 │ │               var xy;
- 3 │ │                
+   ╭─[max_lines.tsx:3:1]
+ 2 │                 var xy;
+ 3 │ ╭─▶              
  4 │ │               var xy;
  5 │ │                
  6 │ │                /* a multiline
@@ -121,51 +116,49 @@ expression: max_lines
   help: Reduce the number of lines in this file
 
   ⚠ eslint(max-lines): "File has too many lines (2). Maximum allowed is 1."
-   ╭─[max_lines.tsx:1:1]
- 1 │ ╭─▶ A
- 2 │ ╰─▶              
+   ╭─[max_lines.tsx:2:1]
+ 1 │ A
+ 2 │              
+   · ─────────────
    ╰────
   help: Reduce the number of lines in this file
 
   ⚠ eslint(max-lines): "File has too many lines (3). Maximum allowed is 1."
-   ╭─[max_lines.tsx:1:1]
- 1 │ ╭─▶ A
- 2 │ │               
+   ╭─[max_lines.tsx:2:1]
+ 1 │     A
+ 2 │ ╭─▶             
  3 │ ╰─▶             
    ╰────
   help: Reduce the number of lines in this file
 
   ⚠ eslint(max-lines): "File has too many lines (4). Maximum allowed is 2."
-   ╭─[max_lines.tsx:1:1]
- 1 │ ╭─▶ var a = 'a';
- 2 │ │               var x
- 3 │ │               var c;
+   ╭─[max_lines.tsx:3:1]
+ 2 │                 var x
+ 3 │ ╭─▶             var c;
  4 │ ╰─▶             console.log
    ╰────
   help: Reduce the number of lines in this file
 
   ⚠ eslint(max-lines): "File has too many lines (3). Maximum allowed is 2."
-   ╭─[max_lines.tsx:1:1]
- 1 │ ╭─▶ var a = 'a',
- 2 │ │               c,
- 3 │ ╰─▶             x;
+   ╭─[max_lines.tsx:3:1]
+ 2 │             c,
+ 3 │             x;
+   · ───────────────
    ╰────
   help: Reduce the number of lines in this file
 
   ⚠ eslint(max-lines): "File has too many lines (4). Maximum allowed is 2."
-   ╭─[max_lines.tsx:1:1]
- 1 │ ╭─▶ var a = 'a',
- 2 │ │               c,
- 3 │ │               x;
+   ╭─[max_lines.tsx:3:1]
+ 2 │                 c,
+ 3 │ ╭─▶             x;
  4 │ ╰─▶             
    ╰────
   help: Reduce the number of lines in this file
 
   ⚠ eslint(max-lines): "File has too many lines (6). Maximum allowed is 2."
-   ╭─[max_lines.tsx:1:1]
- 1 │ ╭─▶ 
- 2 │ │               
- 3 │ │               var a = 'a',
+   ╭─[max_lines.tsx:3:1]
+ 2 │                 
+ 3 │ ╭─▶             var a = 'a',
  4 │ │               c,
  5 │ │               x;
  6 │ ╰─▶             
@@ -173,10 +166,9 @@ expression: max_lines
   help: Reduce the number of lines in this file
 
   ⚠ eslint(max-lines): "File has too many lines (6). Maximum allowed is 2."
-   ╭─[max_lines.tsx:1:1]
- 1 │ ╭─▶ var a = 'a';
- 2 │ │               var x
- 3 │ │               var c;
+   ╭─[max_lines.tsx:3:1]
+ 2 │                 var x
+ 3 │ ╭─▶             var c;
  4 │ │               console.log
  5 │ │               // some block 
  6 │ ╰─▶             // comments
@@ -184,20 +176,18 @@ expression: max_lines
   help: Reduce the number of lines in this file
 
   ⚠ eslint(max-lines): "File has too many lines (5). Maximum allowed is 2."
-   ╭─[max_lines.tsx:1:1]
- 1 │ ╭─▶ var a = 'a';
- 2 │ │               var x
- 3 │ │               var c;
+   ╭─[max_lines.tsx:3:1]
+ 2 │                 var x
+ 3 │ ╭─▶             var c;
  4 │ │               console.log
  5 │ ╰─▶             /* block comments */
    ╰────
   help: Reduce the number of lines in this file
 
   ⚠ eslint(max-lines): "File has too many lines (6). Maximum allowed is 2."
-   ╭─[max_lines.tsx:1:1]
- 1 │ ╭─▶ var a = 'a';
- 2 │ │               var x
- 3 │ │               var c;
+   ╭─[max_lines.tsx:3:1]
+ 2 │                 var x
+ 3 │ ╭─▶             var c;
  4 │ │               console.log
  5 │ │               /* block comments */
  6 │ ╰─▶             
@@ -205,10 +195,9 @@ expression: max_lines
   help: Reduce the number of lines in this file
 
   ⚠ eslint(max-lines): "File has too many lines (7). Maximum allowed is 2."
-   ╭─[max_lines.tsx:1:1]
- 1 │ ╭─▶ var a = 'a';
- 2 │ │               var x
- 3 │ │               var c;
+   ╭─[max_lines.tsx:3:1]
+ 2 │                 var x
+ 3 │ ╭─▶             var c;
  4 │ │               console.log
  5 │ │               /** block 
  6 │ │               
@@ -217,19 +206,17 @@ expression: max_lines
   help: Reduce the number of lines in this file
 
   ⚠ eslint(max-lines): "File has too many lines (4). Maximum allowed is 2."
-   ╭─[max_lines.tsx:1:1]
- 1 │ ╭─▶ var a = 'a';
- 2 │ │               
- 3 │ │               
+   ╭─[max_lines.tsx:3:1]
+ 2 │                 
+ 3 │ ╭─▶             
  4 │ ╰─▶             // comment
    ╰────
   help: Reduce the number of lines in this file
 
   ⚠ eslint(max-lines): "File has too many lines (8). Maximum allowed is 2."
-   ╭─[max_lines.tsx:1:1]
- 1 │ ╭─▶ var a = 'a';
- 2 │ │               var x
- 3 │ │               
+   ╭─[max_lines.tsx:3:1]
+ 2 │                 var x
+ 3 │ ╭─▶             
  4 │ │               
  5 │ │               var c;
  6 │ │               console.log
@@ -239,10 +226,9 @@ expression: max_lines
   help: Reduce the number of lines in this file
 
   ⚠ eslint(max-lines): "File has too many lines (8). Maximum allowed is 2."
-   ╭─[max_lines.tsx:1:1]
- 1 │ ╭─▶ var a = 'a';
- 2 │ │               
- 3 │ │               
+   ╭─[max_lines.tsx:3:1]
+ 2 │                 
+ 3 │ ╭─▶             
  4 │ │               var x
  5 │ │               var c;
  6 │ │               console.log
@@ -252,10 +238,9 @@ expression: max_lines
   help: Reduce the number of lines in this file
 
   ⚠ eslint(max-lines): "File has too many lines (6). Maximum allowed is 2."
-   ╭─[max_lines.tsx:1:1]
- 1 │ ╭─▶ var a = 'a';
- 2 │ │               //
- 3 │ │               var x
+   ╭─[max_lines.tsx:3:1]
+ 2 │                 //
+ 3 │ ╭─▶             var x
  4 │ │               var c;
  5 │ │               console.log
  6 │ ╰─▶             //
@@ -263,10 +248,9 @@ expression: max_lines
   help: Reduce the number of lines in this file
 
   ⚠ eslint(max-lines): "File has too many lines (9). Maximum allowed is 2."
-   ╭─[max_lines.tsx:1:1]
- 1 │ ╭─▶ // hello world
- 2 │ │               /*hello
- 3 │ │                world 2 */
+   ╭─[max_lines.tsx:3:1]
+ 2 │                 /*hello
+ 3 │ ╭─▶              world 2 */
  4 │ │               var a,
  5 │ │               b
  6 │ │               // hh
@@ -277,10 +261,9 @@ expression: max_lines
   help: Reduce the number of lines in this file
 
   ⚠ eslint(max-lines): "File has too many lines (11). Maximum allowed is 2."
-    ╭─[max_lines.tsx:1:1]
-  1 │ ╭─▶ 
-  2 │ │               var x = '';
-  3 │ │               
+    ╭─[max_lines.tsx:3:1]
+  2 │                 var x = '';
+  3 │ ╭─▶             
   4 │ │               // comment
   5 │ │               
   6 │ │               var b = '',