diff --git a/src/extension.ts b/src/extension.ts
index 5629a6e..5e3834d 100644
--- a/src/extension.ts
+++ b/src/extension.ts
@@ -254,7 +254,6 @@ async function runCppcheckOnFileXML(
                     continue;
                 }
 
-                // Cppcheck line number is 1-indexed, while VS Code uses 0-indexing
                 const mainLoc = locations[locations.length - 1].$;
                 
                 // If main location is not current file, then skip displaying warning
@@ -262,18 +261,25 @@ async function runCppcheckOnFileXML(
                     continue;
                 }
 
+                // Cppcheck line number is 1-indexed, while VS Code uses 0-indexing
                 const line = Number(mainLoc.line) - 1;
                 // Invalid line number usually means non-analysis output 
                 if (isNaN(line) || line < 0 || line >= document.lineCount) {
                     continue;
                 }
 
+                // Cppcheck col number is 1-indexed, while VS Code uses 0-indexing
+                let col = Number(mainLoc.column) - 1;
+                if (isNaN(col) || col < 0 || col > document.lineAt(line).text.length) {
+                    col = 0;
+                }
+
                 const severity = parseSeverity(e.$.severity);
                 if (severityToNumber(severity) < minSevNum) {
                     continue;
                 }
 
-                const range = new vscode.Range(line, 0, line, document.lineAt(line).text.length);
+                const range = new vscode.Range(line, col, line, document.lineAt(line).text.length);
                 const diagnostic = new vscode.Diagnostic(range, e.$.msg, severity);
                 diagnostic.source = "cppcheck";
                 diagnostic.code = e.$.id;