diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/struct.v b/vlib/v/parser/struct.v
index 3c1d4b8037..abb368b0d3 100644
--- a/vlib/v/parser/struct.v
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/struct.v
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ fn (mut p Parser) struct_decl(is_anon bool) ast.StructDecl {
 	mut pre_comments := p.eat_comments()
 	no_body := p.tok.kind != .lcbr && p.tok.kind != .key_implements
 	if language == .v && no_body {
-		p.error('`${p.tok.lit}` lacks body')
+		p.error_with_pos('`${p.tok.lit}` lacks body', name_pos)
 		return ast.StructDecl{}
 	}
 	if name.len == 1 {
diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/tests/struct_no_body_err.out b/vlib/v/parser/tests/struct_no_body_err.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..27e5852374
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/tests/struct_no_body_err.out
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+vlib/v/parser/tests/struct_no_body_err.vv:1:8: error: `struct` lacks body
+    1 | struct Lexer
+      |        ~~~~~
+    2 | 
+    3 | struct Token {
diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/tests/struct_no_body_err.vv b/vlib/v/parser/tests/struct_no_body_err.vv
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2b5646bddc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/tests/struct_no_body_err.vv
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+struct Lexer
+
+struct Token {
+	token_u string
+}
+
+fn main() {
+	token := Token{"this is a token"}
+	println(token.token_u)
+}
\ No newline at end of file