diff --git a/packages/metro/src/JSTransformer/worker/__tests__/__snapshots__/worker-test.js.snap b/packages/metro/src/JSTransformer/worker/__tests__/__snapshots__/worker-test.js.snap
index 991006b1..b8874390 100644
--- a/packages/metro/src/JSTransformer/worker/__tests__/__snapshots__/worker-test.js.snap
+++ b/packages/metro/src/JSTransformer/worker/__tests__/__snapshots__/worker-test.js.snap
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 // Jest Snapshot v1, https://goo.gl/fbAQLP
 
-exports[`code transformation worker: reports filename when encountering unsupported dynamic dependency 1`] = `"\`arbitrary/file.js\`: Calls to require() expect exactly 1 string literal argument, but this was found: \`require(a)\`."`;
+exports[`code transformation worker: reports filename when encountering unsupported dynamic dependency 1`] = `"arbitrary/file.js:3:10: calls to \`require\` expect exactly 1 string literal argument, but this was found: \`require(a)\`."`;
diff --git a/packages/metro/src/JSTransformer/worker/__tests__/worker-test.js b/packages/metro/src/JSTransformer/worker/__tests__/worker-test.js
index d338ec48..4255306d 100644
--- a/packages/metro/src/JSTransformer/worker/__tests__/worker-test.js
+++ b/packages/metro/src/JSTransformer/worker/__tests__/worker-test.js
@@ -16,11 +16,9 @@ jest
   .mock('../inline')
   .mock('../minify');
 
-const {
-  InvalidRequireCallError,
-} = require('../../../ModuleGraph/worker/collectDependencies');
 const path = require('path');
 const transformCode = require('..').transform;
+const {InvalidRequireCallError} = require('..');
 
 describe('code transformation worker:', () => {
   it('transforms a simple script', async () => {
diff --git a/packages/metro/src/JSTransformer/worker/index.js b/packages/metro/src/JSTransformer/worker/index.js
index 135da666..b7e02a65 100644
--- a/packages/metro/src/JSTransformer/worker/index.js
+++ b/packages/metro/src/JSTransformer/worker/index.js
@@ -127,9 +127,7 @@ function postTransform(
       ({dependencies, dependencyMapName} = collectDependencies(ast));
     } catch (error) {
       if (error instanceof collectDependencies.InvalidRequireCallError) {
-        throw new collectDependencies.InvalidRequireCallError(
-          `\`${filename}\`: ${error.message}`,
-        );
+        throw new InvalidRequireCallError(error, filename);
       }
       throw error;
     }
@@ -242,7 +240,22 @@ function isAsset(filePath: string, assetExts: $ReadOnlyArray<string>): boolean {
   return assetExts.indexOf(path.extname(filePath).slice(1)) !== -1;
 }
 
+class InvalidRequireCallError extends Error {
+  innerError: collectDependencies.InvalidRequireCallError;
+  filename: string;
+
+  constructor(
+    innerError: collectDependencies.InvalidRequireCallError,
+    filename: string,
+  ) {
+    super(`${filename}:${innerError.message}`);
+    this.innerError = innerError;
+    this.filename = filename;
+  }
+}
+
 module.exports = {
   transform: transformCode,
   minify: minifyCode,
+  InvalidRequireCallError,
 };
diff --git a/packages/metro/src/ModuleGraph/worker/__tests__/__snapshots__/collectDependencies-test.js.snap b/packages/metro/src/ModuleGraph/worker/__tests__/__snapshots__/collectDependencies-test.js.snap
index 6e86d66f..6ca3be01 100644
--- a/packages/metro/src/ModuleGraph/worker/__tests__/__snapshots__/collectDependencies-test.js.snap
+++ b/packages/metro/src/ModuleGraph/worker/__tests__/__snapshots__/collectDependencies-test.js.snap
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Jest Snapshot v1, https://goo.gl/fbAQLP
 
-exports[`Evaluating static arguments throws on tagged template literals 1`] = `"Calls to require() expect exactly 1 string literal argument, but this was found: \`require(tag\`left-pad\`)\`."`;
+exports[`Evaluating static arguments throws on tagged template literals 1`] = `"1:0: calls to \`require\` expect exactly 1 string literal argument, but this was found: \`require(tag\`left-pad\`)\`."`;
 
-exports[`Evaluating static arguments throws template literals with dyncamic interpolations 1`] = `"Calls to require() expect exactly 1 string literal argument, but this was found: \`require(\`left\${foo}pad\`)\`."`;
+exports[`Evaluating static arguments throws template literals with dyncamic interpolations 1`] = `"1:8: calls to \`require\` expect exactly 1 string literal argument, but this was found: \`require(\`left\${foo}pad\`)\`."`;
 
-exports[`Evaluating static arguments throws when requiring non-strings 1`] = `"Calls to require() expect exactly 1 string literal argument, but this was found: \`require(1)\`."`;
+exports[`Evaluating static arguments throws when requiring non-strings 1`] = `"1:0: calls to \`require\` expect exactly 1 string literal argument, but this was found: \`require(1)\`."`;
diff --git a/packages/metro/src/ModuleGraph/worker/collectDependencies.js b/packages/metro/src/ModuleGraph/worker/collectDependencies.js
index ab256ebf..7c5c3959 100644
--- a/packages/metro/src/ModuleGraph/worker/collectDependencies.js
+++ b/packages/metro/src/ModuleGraph/worker/collectDependencies.js
@@ -153,15 +153,24 @@ const makeAsyncRequire = babelTemplate(
 );
 
 function invalidRequireOf(type, node) {
-  return new InvalidRequireCallError(
-    `Calls to ${type}() expect exactly 1 string literal argument, ` +
-      `but this was found: \`${prettyPrint(node).code}\`.`,
-  );
+  const str = prettyPrint(node).code;
+  return new InvalidRequireCallError(type, str, node.loc.start);
 }
 
 class InvalidRequireCallError extends Error {
-  constructor(message) {
-    super(message);
+  callType: string;
+  nodeString: string;
+  location: string;
+
+  constructor(callType, nodeString, loc) {
+    super(
+      `${loc.line}:${loc.column}: ` +
+        `calls to \`${callType}\` expect exactly 1 string literal ` +
+        `argument, but this was found: \`${nodeString}\`.`,
+    );
+    this.callType = callType;
+    this.nodeString = nodeString;
+    this.location = loc;
   }
 }
 collectDependencies.InvalidRequireCallError = InvalidRequireCallError;