diff --git a/detekt-api/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/api/Findings.kt b/detekt-api/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/api/Findings.kt
index 312e69517..8ee28c108 100644
--- a/detekt-api/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/api/Findings.kt
+++ b/detekt-api/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/api/Findings.kt
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api
 
 import com.intellij.psi.PsiElement
+import com.intellij.testFramework.LightVirtualFile
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.diagnostics.DiagnosticUtils
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.psiUtil.endOffset
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.psiUtil.getTextWithLocation
@@ -101,7 +102,7 @@ data class Location(val source: SourceLocation,
 					val file: String) : Compactable {
 
 	override fun compact(): String {
-		return "Line/Column=$source - CharRange=$text - $file"
+		return "Line/Column=$source - CharRange=$text - Path=$file"
 	}
 
 	companion object {
@@ -109,8 +110,13 @@ data class Location(val source: SourceLocation,
 			val start = startLineAndColumn(element)
 			val sourceLocation = SourceLocation(start.line, start.column)
 			val textLocation = TextLocation(element.startOffset, element.endOffset)
+			val fileName = element.originalFilePath() ?: element.containingFile.name
 			return Location(sourceLocation, textLocation,
-					element.getTextWithLocation(), element.containingFile.name)
+					element.getTextWithLocation(), fileName)
+		}
+
+		private fun PsiElement.originalFilePath(): String? {
+			return (this.containingFile.viewProvider.virtualFile as LightVirtualFile).originalFile?.name
 		}
 
 		private fun startLineAndColumn(element: PsiElement) = DiagnosticUtils.getLineAndColumnInPsiFile(
diff --git a/detekt-core/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/core/KtCompiler.kt b/detekt-core/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/core/KtCompiler.kt
index 780c25538..a6bbd97cf 100644
--- a/detekt-core/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/core/KtCompiler.kt
+++ b/detekt-core/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/core/KtCompiler.kt
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.core
 
 import com.intellij.openapi.util.Disposer
 import com.intellij.psi.PsiFileFactory
+import com.intellij.testFramework.LightVirtualFile
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.cli.jvm.compiler.EnvironmentConfigFiles
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.cli.jvm.compiler.KotlinCoreEnvironment
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.config.CompilerConfiguration
@@ -25,9 +26,10 @@ class KtCompiler {
 
 	fun compile(path: Path): KtFile {
 		require(path.isFile()) { "Given path should be a regular file!" }
-		val file = path.normalize()
+		val file = path.normalize().toAbsolutePath()
 		val content = String(Files.readAllBytes(file))
-		return psiFileFactory.createFileFromText(file.fileName.toString(), KotlinLanguage.INSTANCE, content) as KtFile
+		return psiFileFactory.createFileFromText(file.fileName.toString(), KotlinLanguage.INSTANCE,
+				content, true, true, false, LightVirtualFile(file.toString())) as KtFile
 	}
 
 	fun compileFromText(content: String): KtFile {