diff --git a/external-crates/move/crates/move-compiler/src/expansion/ast.rs b/external-crates/move/crates/move-compiler/src/expansion/ast.rs
index 2d261314788b9..51f2e732af3b6 100644
--- a/external-crates/move/crates/move-compiler/src/expansion/ast.rs
+++ b/external-crates/move/crates/move-compiler/src/expansion/ast.rs
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ pub enum ExpDotted_ {
     Exp(Box<Exp>),
     Dot(Box<ExpDotted>, Name),
     Index(Box<ExpDotted>, Spanned<Vec<Exp>>),
-    DotUnresolved(Box<ExpDotted>), // dot where Name could not be parsed
+    DotUnresolved(Loc, Box<ExpDotted>), // dot where Name could not be parsed
 }
 pub type ExpDotted = Spanned<ExpDotted_>;
 
@@ -1735,7 +1735,7 @@ impl AstDebug for ExpDotted_ {
                 w.comma(&rhs.value, |w, e| e.ast_debug(w));
                 w.write("]");
             }
-            D::DotUnresolved(e) => {
+            D::DotUnresolved(_, e) => {
                 e.ast_debug(w);
                 w.write("")
             }
diff --git a/external-crates/move/crates/move-compiler/src/expansion/translate.rs b/external-crates/move/crates/move-compiler/src/expansion/translate.rs
index c50be73c7f9f2..3a89e427f8298 100644
--- a/external-crates/move/crates/move-compiler/src/expansion/translate.rs
+++ b/external-crates/move/crates/move-compiler/src/expansion/translate.rs
@@ -2632,7 +2632,7 @@ fn exp(context: &mut Context, pe: Box<P::Exp>) -> Box<E::Exp> {
                 EE::UnresolvedError
             }
         },
-        pdotted_ @ (PE::Dot(_, _) | PE::DotUnresolved(_)) => {
+        pdotted_ @ (PE::Dot(_, _) | PE::DotUnresolved(_, _)) => {
             match exp_dotted(context, Box::new(sp(loc, pdotted_))) {
                 Some(edotted) => EE::ExpDotted(E::DottedUsage::Use, edotted),
                 None => {
@@ -2740,7 +2740,7 @@ fn exp_cast(context: &mut Context, in_parens: bool, plhs: Box<P::Exp>, pty: P::T
 
             PE::DotCall(lhs, _, _, _, _)
             | PE::Dot(lhs, _)
-            | PE::DotUnresolved(lhs)
+            | PE::DotUnresolved(_, lhs)
             | PE::Index(lhs, _)
             | PE::Borrow(_, lhs)
             | PE::Dereference(lhs) => ambiguous_cast(lhs),
@@ -2857,7 +2857,9 @@ fn move_or_copy_path_(context: &mut Context, case: PathCase, pe: Box<P::Exp>) ->
                 return None;
             }
         }
-        E::ExpDotted_::Dot(_, _) | E::ExpDotted_::DotUnresolved(_) | E::ExpDotted_::Index(_, _) => {
+        E::ExpDotted_::Dot(_, _)
+        | E::ExpDotted_::DotUnresolved(_, _)
+        | E::ExpDotted_::Index(_, _) => {
             let current_package = context.current_package();
             context
                 .env()
@@ -2895,9 +2897,9 @@ fn exp_dotted(context: &mut Context, pdotted: Box<P::Exp>) -> Option<Box<E::ExpD
                 .collect::<Vec<_>>();
             EE::Index(lhs, sp(argloc, args))
         }
-        PE::DotUnresolved(plhs) => {
+        PE::DotUnresolved(loc, plhs) => {
             let lhs = exp_dotted(context, plhs)?;
-            EE::DotUnresolved(lhs)
+            EE::DotUnresolved(loc, lhs)
         }
         pe_ => EE::Exp(exp(context, Box::new(sp(loc, pe_)))),
     };
diff --git a/external-crates/move/crates/move-compiler/src/hlir/detect_dead_code.rs b/external-crates/move/crates/move-compiler/src/hlir/detect_dead_code.rs
index 4ccda256b67be..9323c4284e56f 100644
--- a/external-crates/move/crates/move-compiler/src/hlir/detect_dead_code.rs
+++ b/external-crates/move/crates/move-compiler/src/hlir/detect_dead_code.rs
@@ -532,7 +532,8 @@ fn value(context: &mut Context, e: &T::Exp) -> Option<ControlFlow> {
         | E::UnaryExp(_, base_exp)
         | E::Borrow(_, base_exp, _)
         | E::Cast(base_exp, _)
-        | E::TempBorrow(_, base_exp) => value_report!(base_exp),
+        | E::TempBorrow(_, base_exp)
+        | E::InvalidAccess(base_exp) => value_report!(base_exp),
 
         E::BorrowLocal(_, _) => None,
 
@@ -746,6 +747,7 @@ fn statement(context: &mut Context, e: &T::Exp) -> Option<ControlFlow> {
         | E::ErrorConstant(_)
         | E::Move { .. }
         | E::Copy { .. }
+        | E::InvalidAccess(_)
         | E::UnresolvedError => value(context, e),
 
         E::Value(_) | E::Unit { .. } => None,
diff --git a/external-crates/move/crates/move-compiler/src/hlir/translate.rs b/external-crates/move/crates/move-compiler/src/hlir/translate.rs
index 126c4e02e5782..d99d5224cac59 100644
--- a/external-crates/move/crates/move-compiler/src/hlir/translate.rs
+++ b/external-crates/move/crates/move-compiler/src/hlir/translate.rs
@@ -1803,7 +1803,7 @@ fn value(
             context.env.add_diag(ice!((eloc, "ICE unexpanded use")));
             error_exp(eloc)
         }
-        E::UnresolvedError => {
+        E::UnresolvedError | E::InvalidAccess(_) => {
             assert!(context.env.has_errors());
             make_exp(HE::UnresolvedError)
         }
@@ -2160,6 +2160,7 @@ fn statement(context: &mut Context, block: &mut Block, e: T::Exp) {
         | E::Move { .. }
         | E::Copy { .. }
         | E::UnresolvedError
+        | E::InvalidAccess(_)
         | E::NamedBlock(_, _)) => value_statement(context, block, make_exp(e_)),
 
         E::Value(_) | E::Unit { .. } => (),
diff --git a/external-crates/move/crates/move-compiler/src/naming/ast.rs b/external-crates/move/crates/move-compiler/src/naming/ast.rs
index 6e089684f6c0b..2b40244cc8839 100644
--- a/external-crates/move/crates/move-compiler/src/naming/ast.rs
+++ b/external-crates/move/crates/move-compiler/src/naming/ast.rs
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ pub enum ExpDotted_ {
     Exp(Box<Exp>),
     Dot(Box<ExpDotted>, Field),
     Index(Box<ExpDotted>, Spanned<Vec<Exp>>),
-    DotUnresolved(Box<ExpDotted>), // dot where Field could not be parsed
+    DotUnresolved(Loc, Box<ExpDotted>), // Dot (and its location) where Field could not be parsed
 }
 pub type ExpDotted = Spanned<ExpDotted_>;
 
@@ -1860,7 +1860,7 @@ impl AstDebug for ExpDotted_ {
                 w.comma(args, |w, e| e.ast_debug(w));
                 w.write(")");
             }
-            D::DotUnresolved(e) => {
+            D::DotUnresolved(_, e) => {
                 e.ast_debug(w);
                 w.write(".")
             }
diff --git a/external-crates/move/crates/move-compiler/src/naming/resolve_use_funs.rs b/external-crates/move/crates/move-compiler/src/naming/resolve_use_funs.rs
index ae7238e0b0717..4af8ff8a7b361 100644
--- a/external-crates/move/crates/move-compiler/src/naming/resolve_use_funs.rs
+++ b/external-crates/move/crates/move-compiler/src/naming/resolve_use_funs.rs
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ fn exp(context: &mut Context, sp!(_, e_): &mut N::Exp) {
 fn exp_dotted(context: &mut Context, sp!(_, ed_): &mut N::ExpDotted) {
     match ed_ {
         N::ExpDotted_::Exp(e) => exp(context, e),
-        N::ExpDotted_::Dot(ed, _) | N::ExpDotted_::DotUnresolved(ed) => exp_dotted(context, ed),
+        N::ExpDotted_::Dot(ed, _) | N::ExpDotted_::DotUnresolved(_, ed) => exp_dotted(context, ed),
         N::ExpDotted_::Index(ed, sp!(_, es)) => {
             exp_dotted(context, ed);
             for e in es {
diff --git a/external-crates/move/crates/move-compiler/src/naming/translate.rs b/external-crates/move/crates/move-compiler/src/naming/translate.rs
index 0a8fe48efdd91..3c6f1848f0333 100644
--- a/external-crates/move/crates/move-compiler/src/naming/translate.rs
+++ b/external-crates/move/crates/move-compiler/src/naming/translate.rs
@@ -2416,8 +2416,8 @@ fn dotted(context: &mut Context, edot: E::ExpDotted) -> Option<N::ExpDotted> {
             }
         }
         E::ExpDotted_::Dot(d, f) => N::ExpDotted_::Dot(Box::new(dotted(context, *d)?), Field(f)),
-        E::ExpDotted_::DotUnresolved(d) => {
-            N::ExpDotted_::DotUnresolved(Box::new(dotted(context, *d)?))
+        E::ExpDotted_::DotUnresolved(loc, d) => {
+            N::ExpDotted_::DotUnresolved(loc, Box::new(dotted(context, *d)?))
         }
         E::ExpDotted_::Index(inner, args) => {
             let args = call_args(context, args);
@@ -3455,7 +3455,7 @@ fn remove_unused_bindings_exp_dotted(
 ) {
     match ed_ {
         N::ExpDotted_::Exp(e) => remove_unused_bindings_exp(context, used, e),
-        N::ExpDotted_::Dot(ed, _) | N::ExpDotted_::DotUnresolved(ed) => {
+        N::ExpDotted_::Dot(ed, _) | N::ExpDotted_::DotUnresolved(_, ed) => {
             remove_unused_bindings_exp_dotted(context, used, ed)
         }
         N::ExpDotted_::Index(ed, sp!(_, es)) => {
diff --git a/external-crates/move/crates/move-compiler/src/parser/ast.rs b/external-crates/move/crates/move-compiler/src/parser/ast.rs
index 2c5d25aaff830..3d474e5fa8664 100644
--- a/external-crates/move/crates/move-compiler/src/parser/ast.rs
+++ b/external-crates/move/crates/move-compiler/src/parser/ast.rs
@@ -624,8 +624,8 @@ pub enum Exp_ {
     // Internal node marking an error was added to the error list
     // This is here so the pass can continue even when an error is hit
     UnresolvedError,
-    // e.X (where X is not a valid tok after dot and cannot be parsed)
-    DotUnresolved(Box<Exp>),
+    // e.X, where X is not a valid tok after dot and cannot be parsed (includes location of the dot)
+    DotUnresolved(Loc, Box<Exp>),
 }
 pub type Exp = Spanned<Exp_>;
 
@@ -2105,7 +2105,7 @@ impl AstDebug for Exp_ {
                 w.write(&s.value);
             }
             E::UnresolvedError => w.write("_|_"),
-            E::DotUnresolved(e) => {
+            E::DotUnresolved(_, e) => {
                 e.ast_debug(w);
                 w.write(".");
             }
diff --git a/external-crates/move/crates/move-compiler/src/parser/syntax.rs b/external-crates/move/crates/move-compiler/src/parser/syntax.rs
index 485974c6feedb..b6b789632065a 100644
--- a/external-crates/move/crates/move-compiler/src/parser/syntax.rs
+++ b/external-crates/move/crates/move-compiler/src/parser/syntax.rs
@@ -2590,7 +2590,7 @@ fn parse_dot_or_index_chain(context: &mut Context) -> Result<Exp, Box<Diagnostic
                     _ => match parse_identifier(context) {
                         Err(diag) => {
                             context.add_diag(*diag);
-                            Exp_::DotUnresolved(Box::new(lhs))
+                            Exp_::DotUnresolved(loc, Box::new(lhs))
                         }
                         Ok(n) => {
                             if is_start_of_call_after_function_name(context, &n) {
diff --git a/external-crates/move/crates/move-compiler/src/typing/ast.rs b/external-crates/move/crates/move-compiler/src/typing/ast.rs
index f1efdaf8c7b02..164e1746e1333 100644
--- a/external-crates/move/crates/move-compiler/src/typing/ast.rs
+++ b/external-crates/move/crates/move-compiler/src/typing/ast.rs
@@ -233,6 +233,9 @@ pub enum UnannotatedExp_ {
     Cast(Box<Exp>, Box<Type>),
     Annotate(Box<Exp>, Box<Type>),
 
+    // unfinished dot access (e.g. `some_field.`)
+    InvalidAccess(Box<Exp>),
+
     ErrorConstant(Option<ConstantName>),
     UnresolvedError,
 }
@@ -806,6 +809,10 @@ impl AstDebug for UnannotatedExp_ {
                 ty.ast_debug(w);
                 w.write(")");
             }
+            E::InvalidAccess(e) => {
+                e.ast_debug(w);
+                w.write(".");
+            }
             E::UnresolvedError => w.write("_|_"),
             E::ErrorConstant(constant) => {
                 w.write("ErrorConstant");
diff --git a/external-crates/move/crates/move-compiler/src/typing/dependency_ordering.rs b/external-crates/move/crates/move-compiler/src/typing/dependency_ordering.rs
index 0209a20b84b37..36e5311bf497f 100644
--- a/external-crates/move/crates/move-compiler/src/typing/dependency_ordering.rs
+++ b/external-crates/move/crates/move-compiler/src/typing/dependency_ordering.rs
@@ -477,6 +477,7 @@ fn exp(context: &mut Context, e: &T::Exp) {
             exp(context, e);
             type_(context, ty)
         }
+        E::InvalidAccess(e) => exp(context, e),
         E::Unit { .. }
         | E::Value(_)
         | E::Move { .. }
diff --git a/external-crates/move/crates/move-compiler/src/typing/expand.rs b/external-crates/move/crates/move-compiler/src/typing/expand.rs
index ab274eb90b0d8..7aff4a0f67b03 100644
--- a/external-crates/move/crates/move-compiler/src/typing/expand.rs
+++ b/external-crates/move/crates/move-compiler/src/typing/expand.rs
@@ -270,7 +270,8 @@ pub fn exp(context: &mut Context, e: &mut T::Exp) {
         | E::Dereference(er)
         | E::UnaryExp(_, er)
         | E::Borrow(_, er, _)
-        | E::TempBorrow(_, er) => exp(context, er),
+        | E::TempBorrow(_, er)
+        | E::InvalidAccess(er) => exp(context, er),
         E::Mutate(el, er) => {
             exp(context, el);
             exp(context, er)
diff --git a/external-crates/move/crates/move-compiler/src/typing/infinite_instantiations.rs b/external-crates/move/crates/move-compiler/src/typing/infinite_instantiations.rs
index 6173613f215bc..e7a6deac5d5e9 100644
--- a/external-crates/move/crates/move-compiler/src/typing/infinite_instantiations.rs
+++ b/external-crates/move/crates/move-compiler/src/typing/infinite_instantiations.rs
@@ -276,7 +276,8 @@ fn exp(context: &mut Context, e: &T::Exp) {
         | E::Dereference(er)
         | E::UnaryExp(_, er)
         | E::Borrow(_, er, _)
-        | E::TempBorrow(_, er) => exp(context, er),
+        | E::TempBorrow(_, er)
+        | E::InvalidAccess(er) => exp(context, er),
         E::Mutate(el, er) | E::BinopExp(el, _, _, er) => {
             exp(context, el);
             exp(context, er)
diff --git a/external-crates/move/crates/move-compiler/src/typing/macro_expand.rs b/external-crates/move/crates/move-compiler/src/typing/macro_expand.rs
index 554d960222b96..3e2e71171babe 100644
--- a/external-crates/move/crates/move-compiler/src/typing/macro_expand.rs
+++ b/external-crates/move/crates/move-compiler/src/typing/macro_expand.rs
@@ -630,7 +630,9 @@ fn recolor_exp(ctx: &mut Recolor, sp!(_, e_): &mut N::Exp) {
 fn recolor_exp_dotted(ctx: &mut Recolor, sp!(_, ed_): &mut N::ExpDotted) {
     match ed_ {
         N::ExpDotted_::Exp(e) => recolor_exp(ctx, e),
-        N::ExpDotted_::Dot(ed, _) | N::ExpDotted_::DotUnresolved(ed) => recolor_exp_dotted(ctx, ed),
+        N::ExpDotted_::Dot(ed, _) | N::ExpDotted_::DotUnresolved(_, ed) => {
+            recolor_exp_dotted(ctx, ed)
+        }
         N::ExpDotted_::Index(ed, sp!(_, es)) => {
             recolor_exp_dotted(ctx, ed);
             for e in es {
@@ -1088,7 +1090,7 @@ fn builtin_function(context: &mut Context, sp!(_, bf_): &mut N::BuiltinFunction)
 fn exp_dotted(context: &mut Context, sp!(_, ed_): &mut N::ExpDotted) {
     match ed_ {
         N::ExpDotted_::Exp(e) => exp(context, e),
-        N::ExpDotted_::Dot(ed, _) | N::ExpDotted_::DotUnresolved(ed) => exp_dotted(context, ed),
+        N::ExpDotted_::Dot(ed, _) | N::ExpDotted_::DotUnresolved(_, ed) => exp_dotted(context, ed),
         N::ExpDotted_::Index(ed, sp!(_, es)) => {
             exp_dotted(context, ed);
             for e in es {
diff --git a/external-crates/move/crates/move-compiler/src/typing/translate.rs b/external-crates/move/crates/move-compiler/src/typing/translate.rs
index 99316bf7fc70e..bbf8b76c56c75 100644
--- a/external-crates/move/crates/move-compiler/src/typing/translate.rs
+++ b/external-crates/move/crates/move-compiler/src/typing/translate.rs
@@ -477,7 +477,11 @@ mod check_valid_constant {
             //*****************************************
             // Error cases handled elsewhere
             //*****************************************
-            E::Use(_) | E::Continue(_) | E::Give(_, _) | E::UnresolvedError => return,
+            E::Use(_)
+            | E::Continue(_)
+            | E::Give(_, _)
+            | E::UnresolvedError
+            | E::InvalidAccess(_) => return,
 
             //*****************************************
             // Valid cases
@@ -2933,7 +2937,7 @@ enum ExpDottedAccess {
         args: Spanned<Vec<T::Exp>>,
         base_type: Type, /* base (non-ref) return type */
     },
-    UnresolvedError,
+    UnresolvedError(/* dot's location */ Loc), // whatever came after dot could not be parsed
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
@@ -2962,7 +2966,7 @@ impl ExpDotted {
             match accessor {
                 ExpDottedAccess::Field(_, ty) => ty.clone(),
                 ExpDottedAccess::Index { base_type, .. } => base_type.clone(),
-                ExpDottedAccess::UnresolvedError => sp(Loc::invalid(), Type_::UnresolvedError),
+                ExpDottedAccess::UnresolvedError(_) => sp(Loc::invalid(), Type_::UnresolvedError),
             }
         } else {
             self.base_type.clone()
@@ -3014,9 +3018,9 @@ fn process_exp_dotted(
                 .push(ExpDottedAccess::Field(field, field_type));
             inner
         }
-        N::ExpDotted_::DotUnresolved(ndot) => {
+        N::ExpDotted_::DotUnresolved(loc, ndot) => {
             let mut inner = process_exp_dotted(context, Some("dot access"), *ndot);
-            inner.accessors.push(ExpDottedAccess::UnresolvedError);
+            inner.accessors.push(ExpDottedAccess::UnresolvedError(loc));
             inner
         }
         N::ExpDotted_::Index(ndot, sp!(argloc, nargs_)) => {
@@ -3058,7 +3062,7 @@ fn exp_dotted_usage(
     let constraint_verb = match &ndotted.value {
         N::ExpDotted_::Exp(_) => None,
         _ if matches!(usage, DottedUsage::Borrow(_)) => Some("borrow"),
-        N::ExpDotted_::Dot(_, _) | N::ExpDotted_::DotUnresolved(_) => Some("dot access"),
+        N::ExpDotted_::Dot(_, _) | N::ExpDotted_::DotUnresolved(_, _) => Some("dot access"),
         N::ExpDotted_::Index(_, _) => Some("index"),
     };
     let edotted = process_exp_dotted(context, constraint_verb, ndotted);
@@ -3296,8 +3300,7 @@ fn borrow_exp_dotted(context: &mut Context, mut_: bool, ed: ExpDotted) -> Box<T:
         BaseRefKind::ImmRef | BaseRefKind::MutRef => Box::new(base),
     };
 
-    let num_accessors = accessors.len();
-    for (idx, accessor) in accessors.into_iter().enumerate() {
+    for accessor in accessors {
         check_mut(context, loc, exp.ty.clone(), mut_);
         match accessor {
             ExpDottedAccess::Field(name, ty) => {
@@ -3353,8 +3356,9 @@ fn borrow_exp_dotted(context: &mut Context, mut_: bool, ed: ExpDotted) -> Box<T:
                 }
                 exp = Box::new(T::exp(ret_ty, sp(index_loc, e_)));
             }
-            ExpDottedAccess::UnresolvedError => {
-                assert!(idx == num_accessors - 1);
+            ExpDottedAccess::UnresolvedError(loc) => {
+                let t = sp(Loc::invalid(), Type_::UnresolvedError);
+                exp = Box::new(T::exp(t, sp(loc, T::UnannotatedExp_::InvalidAccess(exp))));
                 break;
             }
         }
@@ -3385,7 +3389,7 @@ fn exp_dotted_to_owned(context: &mut Context, usage: DottedUsage, ed: ExpDotted)
             ExpDottedAccess::Index { base_type, .. } => {
                 ("index result".to_string(), base_type.clone())
             }
-            ExpDottedAccess::UnresolvedError => (
+            ExpDottedAccess::UnresolvedError(_) => (
                 "unresolved field".to_string(),
                 sp(Loc::invalid(), Type_::UnresolvedError),
             ),
diff --git a/external-crates/move/crates/move-compiler/src/typing/visitor.rs b/external-crates/move/crates/move-compiler/src/typing/visitor.rs
index ad81521d2eadd..1bf2adb98b124 100644
--- a/external-crates/move/crates/move-compiler/src/typing/visitor.rs
+++ b/external-crates/move/crates/move-compiler/src/typing/visitor.rs
@@ -222,6 +222,7 @@ pub trait TypingVisitorContext {
             E::TempBorrow(_, e) => self.visit_exp(e),
             E::Cast(e, _) => self.visit_exp(e),
             E::Annotate(e, _) => self.visit_exp(e),
+            E::InvalidAccess(e) => self.visit_exp(e),
             E::Unit { .. }
             | E::Value(_)
             | E::Move { .. }