diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index c2151fb854..14c245db7f 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -90,6 +90,8 @@
             "tests/data/register_command/examples",
             "tests/data/DummyClass.php",
             "tests/data/DummyOverloadableClass.php",
+            "tests/data/InvalidClass.php",
+            "tests/data/InvalidChildClass.php",
             "tests/data/services/UserModel.php",
             "tests/data/services/UserService.php",
             "tests/unit/Codeception/Command/BaseCommandRunner.php",
diff --git a/src/Codeception/Exception/TestParseException.php b/src/Codeception/Exception/TestParseException.php
index 4e2df4cb13..dc6a3014f2 100644
--- a/src/Codeception/Exception/TestParseException.php
+++ b/src/Codeception/Exception/TestParseException.php
@@ -8,14 +8,23 @@
 
 class TestParseException extends Exception
 {
-    public function __construct(string $fileName, string $errors = null, int $line = null)
+    public function __construct(string $fileName, string $errors = null, int $line = null, string $testFile = null)
     {
+        $fileName = self::normalizePathSeparators($fileName);
         $this->message = "Couldn't parse test '{$fileName}'";
         if ($line !== null) {
             $this->message .= " on line {$line}";
         }
         if ($errors) {
-            $this->message .= PHP_EOL . $errors;
+            $this->message .= ":" . PHP_EOL . $errors;
         }
+        if (($testFile = self::normalizePathSeparators($testFile)) && realpath($fileName) !== realpath($testFile)) {
+            $this->message .= PHP_EOL . "(Error occurred while parsing Test '{$testFile}')";
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static function normalizePathSeparators(?string $testFile): ?string
+    {
+        return str_replace(['/', '\\'], DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR, $testFile);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Codeception/Lib/Parser.php b/src/Codeception/Lib/Parser.php
index 4c91a59d7f..447baced19 100644
--- a/src/Codeception/Lib/Parser.php
+++ b/src/Codeception/Lib/Parser.php
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ public static function load(string $file): void
         try {
             self::includeFile($file);
         } catch (ParseError $e) {
-            throw new TestParseException($file, $e->getMessage(), $e->getLine());
+            throw new TestParseException($e->getFile(), $e->getMessage(), $e->getLine(), $file);
         } catch (Exception) {
             // file is valid otherwise
         }
diff --git a/tests/data/InvalidChildClass.php b/tests/data/InvalidChildClass.php
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..6557c271fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/data/InvalidChildClass.php
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<?php
+
+class InvalidChildClass extends InvalidClass
+{
+}
diff --git a/tests/data/InvalidClass.php b/tests/data/InvalidClass.php
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..ba65851f45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/data/InvalidClass.php
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<?php
+
+class InvalidClass
+{
+    foo
+}
diff --git a/tests/unit/Codeception/Lib/ParserTest.php b/tests/unit/Codeception/Lib/ParserTest.php
index 4e86a9a6f5..8cf8b0be0c 100644
--- a/tests/unit/Codeception/Lib/ParserTest.php
+++ b/tests/unit/Codeception/Lib/ParserTest.php
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 declare(strict_types=1);
 
 use Codeception\Attribute\Group;
+use Codeception\Exception\TestParseException;
 use Codeception\Lib\Parser;
 use Codeception\Scenario;
 use Codeception\Test\Cept;
@@ -146,13 +147,86 @@ public function testParseFileWhichUnsetsFileVariable()
         $this->assertSame([], $classes);
     }
 
+    #[Group('core')]
+    public function testParseExceptionWithFileNameOnly()
+    {
+        $this->expectException(TestParseException::class);
+        $this->expectExceptionMessage("Couldn't parse test 'test.file'");
+        throw new TestParseException('test.file');
+    }
+
+    #[Group('core')]
+    public function testParseExceptionWithErrors()
+    {
+        $this->expectException(TestParseException::class);
+        $this->expectExceptionMessage("Couldn't parse test 'test.file':" . PHP_EOL . "Funny error");
+        throw new TestParseException('test.file', 'Funny error');
+    }
+
+    #[Group('core')]
+    public function testParseExceptionWithLineNumber()
+    {
+        $this->expectException(TestParseException::class);
+        $this->expectExceptionMessage("Couldn't parse test 'test.file' on line 27:" . PHP_EOL . "Funny error");
+        throw new TestParseException('test.file', 'Funny error', 27);
+    }
+
+    #[Group('core')]
+    public function testParseExceptionWithTestFile()
+    {
+        $this->expectException(TestParseException::class);
+        $this->expectExceptionMessage("Couldn't parse test 'test.file' on line 27:" . PHP_EOL . "Funny error");
+        throw new TestParseException('test.file', 'Funny error', 27, 'test.file');
+    }
+
+    #[Group('core')]
+    public function testParseExceptionWithDifferentTestFile()
+    {
+        $this->expectException(TestParseException::class);
+        $this->expectExceptionMessage(sprintf(
+            "Couldn't parse test '%s' on line %d:" . PHP_EOL . "%s" . PHP_EOL . "(Error occurred while parsing Test '%s')",
+            'parent.file',
+            27,
+            'Funny error',
+            'test.file'
+        ));
+        throw new TestParseException('parent.file', 'Funny error', 27, 'test.file');
+    }
+
     #[Group('core')]
     public function testModernValidation()
     {
-        $this->expectException(\Codeception\Exception\TestParseException::class);
+        $this->expectException(TestParseException::class);
         Parser::load(codecept_data_dir('Invalid.php'));
     }
 
+    #[Group('core')]
+    public function testModernClassValidation()
+    {
+        $this->expectException(TestParseException::class);
+        $this->expectExceptionMessage(sprintf(
+            "Couldn't parse test '%s' on line %d:" . PHP_EOL . "%s",
+            TestParseException::normalizePathSeparators(codecept_data_dir('InvalidClass.php')),
+            5,
+            'syntax error, unexpected identifier "foo", expecting "function" or "const"'
+        ));
+        Parser::load(codecept_data_dir('InvalidClass.php'));
+    }
+
+    #[Group('core')]
+    public function testModernChildClassValidation()
+    {
+        $this->expectException(TestParseException::class);
+        $this->expectExceptionMessage(sprintf(
+            "Couldn't parse test '%s' on line %d:" . PHP_EOL . "%s" . PHP_EOL . "(Error occurred while parsing Test '%s')",
+            TestParseException::normalizePathSeparators(codecept_data_dir('InvalidClass.php')),
+            5,
+            'syntax error, unexpected identifier "foo", expecting "function" or "const"',
+            TestParseException::normalizePathSeparators(codecept_data_dir('InvalidChildClass.php'))
+        ));
+        Parser::load(codecept_data_dir('InvalidChildClass.php'));
+    }
+
     #[Group('core')]
     public function testClassesFromFile()
     {