diff --git a/mypy/semanal_typeargs.py b/mypy/semanal_typeargs.py
index 646bb28a3b6e..435abb78ca43 100644
--- a/mypy/semanal_typeargs.py
+++ b/mypy/semanal_typeargs.py
@@ -148,17 +148,18 @@ def validate_args(
         is_error = False
         is_invalid = False
         for (i, arg), tvar in zip(enumerate(args), type_vars):
+            context = ctx if arg.line < 0 else arg
             if isinstance(tvar, TypeVarType):
                 if isinstance(arg, ParamSpecType):
                     is_invalid = True
                     self.fail(
                         INVALID_PARAM_SPEC_LOCATION.format(format_type(arg, self.options)),
-                        ctx,
+                        context,
                         code=codes.VALID_TYPE,
                     )
                     self.note(
                         INVALID_PARAM_SPEC_LOCATION_NOTE.format(arg.name),
-                        ctx,
+                        context,
                         code=codes.VALID_TYPE,
                     )
                     continue
@@ -167,7 +168,7 @@ def validate_args(
                     self.fail(
                         f"Cannot use {format_type(arg, self.options)} for regular type variable,"
                         " only for ParamSpec",
-                        ctx,
+                        context,
                         code=codes.VALID_TYPE,
                     )
                     continue
@@ -182,13 +183,15 @@ def validate_args(
                             is_error = True
                             self.fail(
                                 message_registry.INVALID_TYPEVAR_AS_TYPEARG.format(arg.name, name),
-                                ctx,
+                                context,
                                 code=codes.TYPE_VAR,
                             )
                             continue
                     else:
                         arg_values = [arg]
-                    if self.check_type_var_values(name, arg_values, tvar.name, tvar.values, ctx):
+                    if self.check_type_var_values(
+                        name, arg_values, tvar.name, tvar.values, context
+                    ):
                         is_error = True
                 # Check against upper bound. Since it's object the vast majority of the time,
                 # add fast path to avoid a potentially slow subtype check.
@@ -209,7 +212,7 @@ def validate_args(
                             name,
                             format_type(upper_bound, self.options),
                         ),
-                        ctx,
+                        context,
                         code=codes.TYPE_VAR,
                     )
             elif isinstance(tvar, ParamSpecType):
@@ -220,7 +223,7 @@ def validate_args(
                     self.fail(
                         "Can only replace ParamSpec with a parameter types list or"
                         f" another ParamSpec, got {format_type(arg, self.options)}",
-                        ctx,
+                        context,
                         code=codes.VALID_TYPE,
                     )
         if is_invalid:
diff --git a/test-data/unit/check-classes.test b/test-data/unit/check-classes.test
index 5ce80faaee18..a3d35da15107 100644
--- a/test-data/unit/check-classes.test
+++ b/test-data/unit/check-classes.test
@@ -6112,8 +6112,8 @@ A = G
 x: A[B[int]] # E
 B = G
 [out]
-main:8:4: error: Type argument "G[int]" of "G" must be a subtype of "str"
-main:8:6: error: Type argument "int" of "G" must be a subtype of "str"
+main:8:6: error: Type argument "G[int]" of "G" must be a subtype of "str"
+main:8:8: error: Type argument "int" of "G" must be a subtype of "str"
 
 [case testExtremeForwardReferencing]
 from typing import TypeVar, Generic
diff --git a/test-data/unit/check-columns.test b/test-data/unit/check-columns.test
index 44524b9df943..79a2f31b574b 100644
--- a/test-data/unit/check-columns.test
+++ b/test-data/unit/check-columns.test
@@ -310,9 +310,18 @@ T = TypeVar('T', int, str)
 class C(Generic[T]):
     pass
 
-def f(c: C[object]) -> None: pass # E:10: Value of type variable "T" of "C" cannot be "object"
+def f(c: C[object]) -> None: pass # E:12: Value of type variable "T" of "C" cannot be "object"
 (C[object]()) # E:2: Value of type variable "T" of "C" cannot be "object"
 
+[case testColumnInvalidLocationForParamSpec]
+from typing import List
+from typing_extensions import ParamSpec
+
+P = ParamSpec('P')
+def foo(x: List[P]): pass  # E:17: Invalid location for ParamSpec "P" \
+                           # N:17: You can use ParamSpec as the first argument to Callable, e.g., "Callable[P, int]"
+[builtins fixtures/list.pyi]
+
 [case testColumnSyntaxErrorInTypeAnnotation]
 if int():
     def f(x # type: int,
diff --git a/test-data/unit/check-generics.test b/test-data/unit/check-generics.test
index b8cc0422b749..5791b9c471d5 100644
--- a/test-data/unit/check-generics.test
+++ b/test-data/unit/check-generics.test
@@ -671,7 +671,7 @@ reveal_type(a) # N: Revealed type is "other.array[Any, other.dtype[builtins.floa
 [out]
 main:3: error: Type argument "float" of "Array" must be a subtype of "generic"  [type-var]
     a: other.Array[float]
-       ^
+                   ^
 [file other.py]
 from typing import Any, Generic, TypeVar
 
diff --git a/test-data/unit/check-newsemanal.test b/test-data/unit/check-newsemanal.test
index 784b9db9f66e..81b0066dbf81 100644
--- a/test-data/unit/check-newsemanal.test
+++ b/test-data/unit/check-newsemanal.test
@@ -1666,8 +1666,8 @@ T = TypeVar('T', bound=int)
 class C(Generic[T]): pass
 class C2(Generic[T]): pass
 
-A = C[str] # E: Type argument "str" of "C" must be a subtype of "int" \
-           # E: Value of type variable "T" of "C" cannot be "str"
+A = C[str] # E: Value of type variable "T" of "C" cannot be "str" \
+           # E: Type argument "str" of "C" must be a subtype of "int"
 B = Union[C[str], int] # E: Type argument "str" of "C" must be a subtype of "int"
 S = TypeVar('S', bound=C[str]) # E: Type argument "str" of "C" must be a subtype of "int"
 U = TypeVar('U', C[str], str) # E: Type argument "str" of "C" must be a subtype of "int"