diff --git a/crates/ruff_python_parser/src/error.rs b/crates/ruff_python_parser/src/error.rs
index 0088d9bc8d9ad..143c50e86f725 100644
--- a/crates/ruff_python_parser/src/error.rs
+++ b/crates/ruff_python_parser/src/error.rs
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ impl std::fmt::Display for LexicalErrorType {
                 write!(f, "Got unexpected token {tok}")
             }
             LexicalErrorType::LineContinuationError => {
-                write!(f, "unexpected character after line continuation character")
+                write!(f, "Expected a newline after line continuation character")
             }
             LexicalErrorType::Eof => write!(f, "unexpected EOF while parsing"),
             LexicalErrorType::OtherError(msg) => write!(f, "{msg}"),
diff --git a/crates/ruff_python_parser/src/lexer.rs b/crates/ruff_python_parser/src/lexer.rs
index 5a7fbc7bdb1e9..1aeafd3487923 100644
--- a/crates/ruff_python_parser/src/lexer.rs
+++ b/crates/ruff_python_parser/src/lexer.rs
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ impl<'src> Lexer<'src> {
                     } else if !self.cursor.eat_char('\n') {
                         return Some(self.push_error(LexicalError::new(
                             LexicalErrorType::LineContinuationError,
-                            TextRange::at(self.offset(), self.cursor.first().text_len()),
+                            TextRange::at(self.offset() - '\\'.text_len(), '\\'.text_len()),
                         )));
                     }
                     indentation = Indentation::root();
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ impl<'src> Lexer<'src> {
                     } else if !self.cursor.eat_char('\n') {
                         return Err(LexicalError::new(
                             LexicalErrorType::LineContinuationError,
-                            TextRange::at(self.offset(), self.cursor.first().text_len()),
+                            TextRange::at(self.offset() - '\\'.text_len(), '\\'.text_len()),
                         ));
                     }
                 }
diff --git a/crates/ruff_python_parser/tests/snapshots/invalid_syntax@re_lexing__line_continuation_1.py.snap b/crates/ruff_python_parser/tests/snapshots/invalid_syntax@re_lexing__line_continuation_1.py.snap
index b544d9158d39c..55113bd113f12 100644
--- a/crates/ruff_python_parser/tests/snapshots/invalid_syntax@re_lexing__line_continuation_1.py.snap
+++ b/crates/ruff_python_parser/tests/snapshots/invalid_syntax@re_lexing__line_continuation_1.py.snap
@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@ Module(
         body: [
             Expr(
                 StmtExpr {
-                    range: 0..14,
+                    range: 0..13,
                     value: Call(
                         ExprCall {
-                            range: 0..14,
+                            range: 0..13,
                             func: Name(
                                 ExprName {
                                     range: 0..4,
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ Module(
                                 },
                             ),
                             arguments: Arguments {
-                                range: 4..14,
+                                range: 4..13,
                                 args: [
                                     Name(
                                         ExprName {
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ Module(
 
   |
 1 | call(a, b, \\\
-  |             ^ Syntax Error: unexpected character after line continuation character
+  |            ^ Syntax Error: Expected a newline after line continuation character
 2 | 
 3 | def bar():
   |
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ Module(
 
   |
 1 | call(a, b, \\\
-  |              ^ Syntax Error: unexpected character after line continuation character
+  |             ^ Syntax Error: Expected a newline after line continuation character
 2 | 
 3 | def bar():
   |