diff --git a/autoload/ale/util.vim b/autoload/ale/util.vim
index be37d1b5..e9b5688d 100644
--- a/autoload/ale/util.vim
+++ b/autoload/ale/util.vim
@@ -88,10 +88,10 @@ endfunction
 
 function! ale#util#Open(filename, line, column, options) abort
     if get(a:options, 'open_in_tab', 0)
-        call ale#util#Execute('tabedit ' . fnameescape(a:filename))
+        call ale#util#Execute('tabedit +' . a:line . ' ' . fnameescape(a:filename))
     elseif bufnr(a:filename) isnot bufnr('')
         " Open another file only if we need to.
-        call ale#util#Execute('edit ' . fnameescape(a:filename))
+        call ale#util#Execute('edit +' . a:line . ' ' . fnameescape(a:filename))
     else
         normal! m`
     endif
diff --git a/test/test_go_to_definition.vader b/test/test_go_to_definition.vader
index 7f0e3fcb..53f566e9 100644
--- a/test/test_go_to_definition.vader
+++ b/test/test_go_to_definition.vader
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ Execute(Other files should be jumped to for definition responses):
 
   AssertEqual
   \ [
-  \   'edit ' . fnameescape(ale#path#Simplify(g:dir . '/completion_dummy_file')),
+  \   'edit +3 ' . fnameescape(ale#path#Simplify(g:dir . '/completion_dummy_file')),
   \ ],
   \ g:expr_list
   AssertEqual [3, 7], getpos('.')[1:2]
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ Execute(Other files should be jumped to for definition responses in tabs too):
 
   AssertEqual
   \ [
-  \   'tabedit ' . fnameescape(ale#path#Simplify(g:dir . '/completion_dummy_file')),
+  \   'tabedit +3 ' . fnameescape(ale#path#Simplify(g:dir . '/completion_dummy_file')),
   \ ],
   \ g:expr_list
   AssertEqual [3, 7], getpos('.')[1:2]
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ Execute(Other files should be jumped to for LSP definition responses):
 
   AssertEqual
   \ [
-  \   'edit ' . fnameescape(ale#path#Simplify(g:dir . '/completion_dummy_file')),
+  \   'edit +3 ' . fnameescape(ale#path#Simplify(g:dir . '/completion_dummy_file')),
   \ ],
   \ g:expr_list
   AssertEqual [3, 7], getpos('.')[1:2]
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ Execute(Other files should be jumped to in tabs for LSP definition responses):
 
   AssertEqual
   \ [
-  \   'tabedit ' . fnameescape(ale#path#Simplify(g:dir . '/completion_dummy_file')),
+  \   'tabedit +3 ' . fnameescape(ale#path#Simplify(g:dir . '/completion_dummy_file')),
   \ ],
   \ g:expr_list
   AssertEqual [3, 7], getpos('.')[1:2]
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ Execute(Definition responses with lists should be handled):
 
   AssertEqual
   \ [
-  \   'edit ' . fnameescape(ale#path#Simplify(g:dir . '/completion_dummy_file')),
+  \   'edit +3 ' . fnameescape(ale#path#Simplify(g:dir . '/completion_dummy_file')),
   \ ],
   \ g:expr_list
   AssertEqual [3, 7], getpos('.')[1:2]