diff --git a/autoload/airline/extensions/ale.vim b/autoload/airline/extensions/ale.vim
index 07639a8..51755b9 100644
--- a/autoload/airline/extensions/ale.vim
+++ b/autoload/airline/extensions/ale.vim
@@ -8,6 +8,27 @@ function! s:airline_ale_count(cnt, symbol)
   return a:cnt ? a:symbol. a:cnt : ''
 endfunction
 
+function! s:airline_ale_get_line_number(cnt, type) abort
+  if a:cnt == 0
+    return ''
+  endif
+
+  let buffer       = bufnr('')
+  let problem_type = (a:type ==# 'error') ? 'E' : 'W'
+  let problems     = copy(ale#engine#GetLoclist(buffer))
+
+  call filter(problems, 'v:val.bufnr is buffer && v:val.type is# problem_type')
+
+  if empty(problems)
+    return ''
+  endif
+
+  let open_lnum_symbol  = get(g:, 'airline#extensions#ale#open_lnum_symbol', '(L')
+  let close_lnum_symbol = get(g:, 'airline#extensions#ale#close_lnum_symbol', ')')
+
+  return open_lnum_symbol . problems[0].lnum . close_lnum_symbol
+endfunction
+
 function! airline#extensions#ale#get(type)
   if !exists(':ALELint')
     return ''
@@ -29,7 +50,7 @@ function! airline#extensions#ale#get(type)
     let num = is_err ? counts[0] : counts[1]
   endif
 
-  return s:airline_ale_count(num, symbol)
+  return s:airline_ale_count(num, symbol) . <sid>airline_ale_get_line_number(num, a:type)
 endfunction
 
 function! airline#extensions#ale#get_warning()
diff --git a/doc/airline.txt b/doc/airline.txt
index b829872..ae43254 100644
--- a/doc/airline.txt
+++ b/doc/airline.txt
@@ -987,6 +987,12 @@ ale <https://github.com/w0rp/ale>
 * ale warning >
   let airline#extensions#ale#warning_symbol = 'W:'
 <
+* ale open_lnum_symbol >
+  let airline#extensions#ale#open_lnum_symbol = '(L'
+<
+* ale close_lnum_symbol >
+  let airline#extensions#ale#close_lnum_symbol = ')'
+<
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