diff --git a/src/dune_rules/module.ml b/src/dune_rules/module.ml
index ada39d63387..ebaf4efbcc7 100644
--- a/src/dune_rules/module.ml
+++ b/src/dune_rules/module.ml
@@ -336,6 +336,15 @@ let sources_without_pp t =
     ~f:(Option.map ~f:(fun (x : File.t) -> x.original_path))
 ;;
 
+let source_without_pp ~ml_kind t =
+  let source =
+    match (ml_kind : Ml_kind.t) with
+    | Impl -> t.source.files.impl
+    | Intf -> t.source.files.intf
+  in
+  Option.map source ~f:(fun (x : File.t) -> x.original_path)
+;;
+
 module Obj_map = struct
   include Map.Make (struct
       type nonrec t = t
diff --git a/src/dune_rules/module.mli b/src/dune_rules/module.mli
index b95cf62cbc6..fe095bb12e5 100644
--- a/src/dune_rules/module.mli
+++ b/src/dune_rules/module.mli
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ end
 
 val sources : t -> Path.t list
 val sources_without_pp : t -> Path.t list
+val source_without_pp : ml_kind:Ml_kind.t -> t -> Path.t option
 val visibility : t -> Visibility.t
 val encode : t -> src_dir:Path.t -> Dune_lang.t list
 val decode : src_dir:Path.t -> t Dune_lang.Decoder.t
diff --git a/src/dune_rules/module_compilation.ml b/src/dune_rules/module_compilation.ml
index ac1780467e2..91e8cc0f3c2 100644
--- a/src/dune_rules/module_compilation.ml
+++ b/src/dune_rules/module_compilation.ml
@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@ let build_cm
    let* compiler = compiler in
    let ml_kind = Lib_mode.Cm_kind.source cm_kind in
    let+ src = Module.file m ~ml_kind in
+   let original = Module.source_without_pp m ~ml_kind in
    let dst = Obj_dir.Module.cm_file_exn obj_dir m ~kind:cm_kind in
    let obj =
      Obj_dir.Module.obj_file obj_dir m ~kind:(Ocaml Cmx) ~ext:ocaml.lib_config.ext_obj
@@ -324,6 +325,10 @@ let build_cm
             ; A "-c"
             ; Command.Ml_kind.flag ml_kind
             ; Dep src
+            ; (* We add a hidden dependency on the original, pre-PPX source
+                 file, which the compiler wants to find to display error
+                 location snippets. *)
+              Hidden_deps (Dep.Set.of_files (Option.to_list original))
             ; other_targets
             ]
       >>| Action.Full.add_sandbox sandbox))
diff --git a/test/blackbox-tests/test-cases/melange/ppx-preview.t b/test/blackbox-tests/test-cases/melange/ppx-preview.t
index 5a7d7daa994..f1831957885 100644
--- a/test/blackbox-tests/test-cases/melange/ppx-preview.t
+++ b/test/blackbox-tests/test-cases/melange/ppx-preview.t
@@ -15,26 +15,41 @@ Show PPX snippet preview is shown in Dune
   > let x: nope = "hello"
   > EOF
 
-  $ cat > dune <<EOF
-  > (melange.emit
-  >  (target output)
-  >  (libraries the_lib)
-  >  (emit_stdlib false))
-  > EOF
-
   $ export DUNE_SANDBOX=symlink
-  $ dune build @melange
+  $ dune build @all
   File "lib/the_lib.ml", line 1, characters 7-11:
+  1 | let x: nope = "hello"
+             ^^^^
   Error: Unbound type constructor nope
   [1]
 
 Works if the sandbox is disabled
 
   $ export DUNE_SANDBOX=none
-  $ dune build @melange
+  $ dune build @all
   File "lib/the_lib.ml", line 1, characters 7-11:
   1 | let x: nope = "hello"
              ^^^^
   Error: Unbound type constructor nope
   [1]
 
+  $ cat > lib/the_lib.mli <<EOF
+  > val x: nope
+  > EOF
+
+  $ export DUNE_SANDBOX=symlink
+  $ dune build @all
+  File "lib/the_lib.mli", line 1, characters 7-11:
+  1 | val x: nope
+             ^^^^
+  Error: Unbound type constructor nope
+  [1]
+
+  $ export DUNE_SANDBOX=none
+  $ dune build @all
+  File "lib/the_lib.mli", line 1, characters 7-11:
+  1 | val x: nope
+             ^^^^
+  Error: Unbound type constructor nope
+  [1]
+