diff --git a/src/parse_util.cpp b/src/parse_util.cpp
index 7943adb74..9f90aac65 100644
--- a/src/parse_util.cpp
+++ b/src/parse_util.cpp
@@ -1225,7 +1225,10 @@ static bool detect_errors_in_decorated_statement(const wcstring &buff_src,
         }
 
         if (parse_errors) {
-            parse_error_offset_source_start(&new_errors, source_start);
+            // The expansion errors here go from the *command* onwards,
+            // so we need to offset them by the *command* offset,
+            // excluding the decoration.
+            parse_error_offset_source_start(&new_errors, dst.command.source_range().start);
             vec_append(*parse_errors, std::move(new_errors));
         }
     }
diff --git a/tests/checks/expansion.fish b/tests/checks/expansion.fish
index 15435161f..52bdfb957 100644
--- a/tests/checks/expansion.fish
+++ b/tests/checks/expansion.fish
@@ -324,8 +324,8 @@ $fish -c 'echo {}}'
 #CHECKERR: fish: Unexpected '}' for unopened brace expansion
 #CHECKERR: echo {}}
 #CHECKERR: ^
-$fish -c 'command (asd)'
-#CHECKERR: fish: Command substitutions not allowed
-#CHECKERR: command (asd)
-#CHECKERR: ^
+printf '<%s>\n' ($fish -c 'command (asd)' 2>&1)
+#CHECK: <fish: Command substitutions not allowed>
+#CHECK: <command (asd)>
+#CHECK: <        ^~~~^>
 true