diff --git a/apps/vscode/build.ts b/apps/vscode/build.ts
index 8595c118..7d4a3a5c 100644
--- a/apps/vscode/build.ts
+++ b/apps/vscode/build.ts
@@ -24,14 +24,14 @@ const testFiles = glob.sync("src/test/*.ts");
 const testBuildOptions = {
   entryPoints: testFiles,
   outdir: 'test-out',
-  external: ['vscode', 'mocha', 'glob'],
+  external: ['vscode', 'positron', 'mocha', 'glob'],
   sourcemap: true,
 };
 
 const defaultBuildOptions = {
   entryPoints: ['./src/main.ts'],
   outfile: './out/main.js',
-  external: ['vscode'],
+  external: ['vscode', 'positron'],
   minify: !dev,
   dev
 };
diff --git a/apps/vscode/src/@types/hooks.d.ts b/apps/vscode/src/@types/hooks.d.ts
index 32bf8a12..932e09a2 100644
--- a/apps/vscode/src/@types/hooks.d.ts
+++ b/apps/vscode/src/@types/hooks.d.ts
@@ -58,6 +58,11 @@ declare module 'positron' {
 		readonly code?: string;
 	}
 
+	export class StatementRangeSyntaxError extends Error {
+		readonly line?: number;
+		constructor(line?: number);
+	}
+
 	export interface PositronWindow {
 		createPreviewPanel(
 			viewType: string,
diff --git a/apps/vscode/src/host/hooks.ts b/apps/vscode/src/host/hooks.ts
index afcd8b34..21cc1b02 100644
--- a/apps/vscode/src/host/hooks.ts
+++ b/apps/vscode/src/host/hooks.ts
@@ -18,11 +18,12 @@
 import * as vscode from 'vscode';
 import * as hooks from 'positron';
 
+import semver from "semver";
 import { ExtensionHost, HostWebviewPanel, HostStatementRangeProvider, HostHelpTopicProvider } from '.';
 import { CellExecutor, cellExecutorForLanguage, executableLanguages, isKnitrDocument, pythonWithReticulate } from './executors';
 import { ExecuteQueue } from './execute-queue';
 import { MarkdownEngine } from '../markdown/engine';
-import { virtualDoc, adjustedPosition, unadjustedRange, withVirtualDocUri, VirtualDocStyle } from "../vdoc/vdoc";
+import { virtualDoc, adjustedPosition, unadjustedRange, withVirtualDocUri, VirtualDocStyle, unadjustedLine } from "../vdoc/vdoc";
 import { Position, Range } from 'vscode';
 import { Uri } from 'vscode';
 
@@ -200,18 +201,32 @@ class EmbeddedStatementRangeProvider implements HostStatementRangeProvider {
     position: vscode.Position,
     token: vscode.CancellationToken): Promise<hooks.StatementRange | undefined> {
     const vdoc = await virtualDoc(document, position, this._engine, VirtualDocStyle.Block);
-    if (vdoc) {
-      return await withVirtualDocUri(vdoc, document.uri, "statementRange", async (uri: vscode.Uri) => {
+
+    if (!vdoc) {
+      return undefined;
+    }
+
+    return await withVirtualDocUri(vdoc, document.uri, "statementRange", async (uri: vscode.Uri) => {
+      try {
         const result = await vscode.commands.executeCommand<hooks.StatementRange>(
           "vscode.executeStatementRangeProvider",
           uri,
           adjustedPosition(vdoc.language, position)
         );
         return { range: unadjustedRange(vdoc.language, result.range), code: result.code };
-      });
-    } else {
-      return undefined;
-    }
+      } catch (err) {
+        // TODO: Remove this once `apps/vscode/package.json` bumps to `"positron": "^2026.03.0"` or higher.
+        // For now we avoid aggressive bumping due to https://github.com/posit-dev/positron/issues/11321.
+        if (semver.gte(hooks.version, "2026.03.0")) {
+          if (err instanceof hooks.StatementRangeSyntaxError) {
+            // Rethrow syntax error with unadjusted line number, so Positron's notification will
+            // jump to the correct line
+            throw new hooks.StatementRangeSyntaxError(err.line ? unadjustedLine(vdoc.language, err.line) : undefined);
+          }
+        }
+        throw err;
+      }
+    });
   };
 }
 
diff --git a/apps/vscode/src/vdoc/vdoc.ts b/apps/vscode/src/vdoc/vdoc.ts
index 29a8c178..c17720e4 100644
--- a/apps/vscode/src/vdoc/vdoc.ts
+++ b/apps/vscode/src/vdoc/vdoc.ts
@@ -240,13 +240,21 @@ export function isBlockOfLanguage(language: EmbeddedLanguage) {
   };
 }
 
-// adjust position for inject
+// adjust line for inject
+export function adjustedLine(language: EmbeddedLanguage, line: number): number {
+  return line + (language.inject?.length || 0);
+}
+
+export function unadjustedLine(language: EmbeddedLanguage, line: number): number {
+  return line - (language.inject?.length || 0);
+}
+
 export function adjustedPosition(language: EmbeddedLanguage, pos: Position) {
-  return new Position(pos.line + (language.inject?.length || 0), pos.character);
+  return new Position(adjustedLine(language, pos.line), pos.character);
 }
 
 export function unadjustedPosition(language: EmbeddedLanguage, pos: Position) {
-  return new Position(pos.line - (language.inject?.length || 0), pos.character);
+  return new Position(unadjustedLine(language, pos.line), pos.character);
 }
 
 export function unadjustedRange(language: EmbeddedLanguage, range: Range) {