diff --git a/hledger-ui/Hledger/UI/AccountsScreen.hs b/hledger-ui/Hledger/UI/AccountsScreen.hs
index 2a4994b40..b7e5c7cdd 100644
--- a/hledger-ui/Hledger/UI/AccountsScreen.hs
+++ b/hledger-ui/Hledger/UI/AccountsScreen.hs
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ asHandle ui0@UIState{
         EvKey (KChar c)   [] | c `elem` ['h','?'] -> continue $ setMode Help ui
         EvKey (KChar 'g') [] -> liftIO (uiReloadJournalIfChanged copts d j ui) >>= continue
         EvKey (KChar 'a') [] -> suspendAndResume $ clearScreen >> setCursorPosition 0 0 >> add copts j >> uiReloadJournalIfChanged copts d j ui
-        EvKey (KChar 'E') [] -> suspendAndResume $ void (journalRunEditor endPos j) >> uiReloadJournalIfChanged copts d j ui
+        EvKey (KChar 'E') [] -> suspendAndResume $ void (runEditor endPos (journalFilePath j)) >> uiReloadJournalIfChanged copts d j ui
         EvKey (KChar '0') [] -> continue $ regenerateScreens j d $ setDepth (Just 0) ui
         EvKey (KChar '1') [] -> continue $ regenerateScreens j d $ setDepth (Just 1) ui
         EvKey (KChar '2') [] -> continue $ regenerateScreens j d $ setDepth (Just 2) ui
diff --git a/hledger-ui/Hledger/UI/Editor.hs b/hledger-ui/Hledger/UI/Editor.hs
index e0b403e88..4202b5040 100644
--- a/hledger-ui/Hledger/UI/Editor.hs
+++ b/hledger-ui/Hledger/UI/Editor.hs
@@ -29,9 +29,8 @@ endPos = Just (-1,Nothing)
 -- | Try running the user's preferred text editor, or a default edit command,
 -- on the main journal file, blocking until it exits, and returning the exit code;
 -- or raise an error.
-journalRunEditor :: Maybe TextPosition -> Journal -> IO ExitCode
-journalRunEditor mpos j =
-  editorOpenPositionCommand mpos (journalFilePath j) >>= runCommand >>= waitForProcess
+runEditor :: Maybe TextPosition -> FilePath -> IO ExitCode
+runEditor mpos f = editorOpenPositionCommand mpos f >>= runCommand >>= waitForProcess
 
 -- Get the basic shell command to start the user's preferred text editor.
 -- This is the value of environment variable $HLEDGER_UI_EDITOR, or $EDITOR, or
@@ -64,12 +63,15 @@ editorOpenPositionCommand mpos f = do
   let f' = singleQuoteIfNeeded f
   return $
    case (identifyEditor cmd, mpos) of
-    (Emacs, Just (line,_))    | line < 0  -> cmd ++ " " ++ f' ++ " -f end-of-buffer"
-    (Emacs, Just (line,mcol)) | line >= 0 -> cmd ++ " " ++ posopt ++ " " ++ f'
-      where posopt = "+" ++ show line ++ maybe "" ((":"++).show) mcol
-    (Vi, Just (line,_))                   -> cmd ++ " " ++ posopt ++ " " ++ f'
-      where posopt = "+" ++ if line >= 0 then show line else ""
-    _                                     -> cmd ++ " " ++ f'
+    (EmacsClient, Just (l,mc)) | l >= 0 -> cmd ++ " " ++ emacsposopt l mc ++ " " ++ f'
+    (EmacsClient, Just (l,mc)) | l < 0  -> cmd ++ " " ++ emacsposopt 999999999 mc ++ " " ++ f'
+    (Emacs, Just (l,mc))       | l >= 0 -> cmd ++ " " ++ emacsposopt l mc ++ " " ++ f'
+    (Emacs, Just (l,_))        | l < 0  -> cmd ++ " " ++ f' ++ " -f end-of-buffer"
+    (Vi, Just (l,_))                    -> cmd ++ " " ++ viposopt l ++ " " ++ f'
+    _                                   -> cmd ++ " " ++ f'
+    where
+      emacsposopt l mc = "+" ++ show l ++ maybe "" ((":"++).show) mc
+      viposopt l       = "+" ++ if l >= 0 then show l else ""
 
 -- Identify which text editor is used in the basic editor command, if possible.
 identifyEditor :: String -> EditorType
diff --git a/hledger-ui/Hledger/UI/ErrorScreen.hs b/hledger-ui/Hledger/UI/ErrorScreen.hs
index ca61e05e8..ff1146cd1 100644
--- a/hledger-ui/Hledger/UI/ErrorScreen.hs
+++ b/hledger-ui/Hledger/UI/ErrorScreen.hs
@@ -8,12 +8,13 @@ module Hledger.UI.ErrorScreen
  )
 where
 
+import Brick
 import Control.Monad
 import Control.Monad.IO.Class (liftIO)
 import Data.Monoid
 import Data.Time.Calendar (Day)
-import Graphics.Vty
-import Brick
+import Graphics.Vty hiding (char, string)-- (Event(..))
+import Text.Parsec
 
 import Hledger.Cli hiding (progname,prognameandversion,green)
 import Hledger.UI.UIOptions
@@ -61,7 +62,7 @@ esDraw _ = error "draw function called with wrong screen type, should not happen
 
 esHandle :: UIState -> Event -> EventM (Next UIState)
 esHandle ui@UIState{
-   aScreen=ErrorScreen{}
+   aScreen=ErrorScreen{..}
   ,aopts=UIOpts{cliopts_=copts}
   ,ajournal=j
   ,aMode=mode
@@ -78,7 +79,11 @@ esHandle ui@UIState{
         EvKey (KChar 'q') [] -> halt ui
         EvKey KEsc        [] -> continue $ resetScreens d ui
         EvKey (KChar c)   [] | c `elem` ['h','?'] -> continue $ setMode Help ui
-        EvKey (KChar 'E') [] -> suspendAndResume $ void (journalRunEditor endPos j) >> uiReloadJournalIfChanged copts d j (popScreen ui)
+        EvKey (KChar 'E') [] -> suspendAndResume $ void (runEditor pos f) >> uiReloadJournalIfChanged copts d j (popScreen ui)
+          where
+            (pos,f) = case parsewith hledgerparseerrorpositionp esError of
+                        Right (f,l,c) -> (Just (l, Just c),f)
+                        Left  _       -> (endPos, journalFilePath j)
         EvKey (KChar 'g') [] -> liftIO (uiReloadJournalIfChanged copts d j (popScreen ui)) >>= continue
 --           (ej, _) <- liftIO $ journalReloadIfChanged copts d j
 --           case ej of
@@ -88,6 +93,17 @@ esHandle ui@UIState{
 
 esHandle _ _ = error "event handler called with wrong screen type, should not happen"
 
+-- | Parse the file name, line and column number from a hledger parse error message, if possible.
+-- Temporary, we should keep the original parse error location. XXX
+hledgerparseerrorpositionp = do
+  anyChar `manyTill` char '"'
+  f <- anyChar `manyTill` (oneOf ['"','\n'])
+  string " (line "
+  l <- read <$> many1 digit
+  string ", column "
+  c <- read <$> many1 digit
+  return (f, l, c)
+
 -- If journal file(s) have changed, reload the journal and regenerate all screens.
 -- This is here so it can reference the error screen.
 uiReloadJournalIfChanged :: CliOpts -> Day -> Journal -> UIState -> IO UIState
diff --git a/hledger-ui/Hledger/UI/RegisterScreen.hs b/hledger-ui/Hledger/UI/RegisterScreen.hs
index 1e0c5726c..a92d3f3b3 100644
--- a/hledger-ui/Hledger/UI/RegisterScreen.hs
+++ b/hledger-ui/Hledger/UI/RegisterScreen.hs
@@ -250,7 +250,11 @@ rsHandle ui@UIState{
         EvKey (KChar c)   [] | c `elem` ['h','?'] -> continue $ setMode Help ui
         EvKey (KChar 'g') [] -> liftIO (uiReloadJournalIfChanged copts d j ui) >>= continue
         EvKey (KChar 'a') [] -> suspendAndResume $ clearScreen >> setCursorPosition 0 0 >> add copts j >> uiReloadJournalIfChanged copts d j ui
-        EvKey (KChar 'E') [] -> suspendAndResume $ void (journalRunEditor endPos j) >> uiReloadJournalIfChanged copts d j ui
+        EvKey (KChar 'E') [] -> suspendAndResume $ void (runEditor pos f) >> uiReloadJournalIfChanged copts d j ui
+          where
+            (pos,f) = case listSelectedElement rsList of
+                        Nothing -> (endPos, journalFilePath j)
+                        Just (_, RegisterScreenItem{rsItemTransaction=Transaction{tsourcepos=GenericSourcePos f l c}}) -> (Just (l, Just c),f)
         EvKey (KChar 'F') [] -> scrollTop >> (continue $ regenerateScreens j d $ toggleFlat ui)
         EvKey (KChar 'Z') [] -> scrollTop >> (continue $ regenerateScreens j d $ toggleEmpty ui)
         EvKey (KChar 'C') [] -> scrollTop >> (continue $ regenerateScreens j d $ toggleCleared ui)
diff --git a/hledger-ui/Hledger/UI/TransactionScreen.hs b/hledger-ui/Hledger/UI/TransactionScreen.hs
index 1d8852ce7..354edce03 100644
--- a/hledger-ui/Hledger/UI/TransactionScreen.hs
+++ b/hledger-ui/Hledger/UI/TransactionScreen.hs
@@ -124,7 +124,9 @@ tsHandle ui@UIState{aScreen=s@TransactionScreen{tsTransaction=(i,t)
         EvKey (KChar 'q') [] -> halt ui
         EvKey KEsc        [] -> continue $ resetScreens d ui
         EvKey (KChar c)   [] | c `elem` ['h','?'] -> continue $ setMode Help ui
-        EvKey (KChar 'E') [] -> suspendAndResume $ void (journalRunEditor endPos j) >> uiReloadJournalIfChanged copts d j ui
+        EvKey (KChar 'E') [] -> suspendAndResume $ void (runEditor pos f) >> uiReloadJournalIfChanged copts d j ui
+          where
+            (pos,f) = let GenericSourcePos f l c = tsourcepos t in (Just (l, Just c),f)
         EvKey (KChar 'g') [] -> do
           d <- liftIO getCurrentDay
           (ej, _) <- liftIO $ journalReloadIfChanged copts d j
diff --git a/hledger-ui/hledger-ui.cabal b/hledger-ui/hledger-ui.cabal
index d9ed0d711..b186d69d6 100644
--- a/hledger-ui/hledger-ui.cabal
+++ b/hledger-ui/hledger-ui.cabal
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ executable hledger-ui
     , HUnit
     , microlens >= 0.4 && < 0.5
     , microlens-platform >= 0.2.3.1 && < 0.4
+    , parsec >= 3
     , process >= 1.2
     , safe >= 0.2
     , split >= 0.1 && < 0.3
diff --git a/hledger-ui/package.yaml b/hledger-ui/package.yaml
index 15576b09e..9bf090a59 100644
--- a/hledger-ui/package.yaml
+++ b/hledger-ui/package.yaml
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ executables:
       - HUnit
       - microlens >= 0.4 && < 0.5
       - microlens-platform >= 0.2.3.1 && < 0.4
+      - parsec >= 3
       - process >= 1.2
       - safe >= 0.2
       - split >= 0.1 && < 0.3