diff --git a/src/ngx_http_lua_common.h b/src/ngx_http_lua_common.h
index ed88f0a2f5..65a6415a89 100644
--- a/src/ngx_http_lua_common.h
+++ b/src/ngx_http_lua_common.h
@@ -276,6 +276,8 @@ struct ngx_http_lua_main_conf_s {
                                                 of requests */
     ngx_uint_t           malloc_trim_req_count;
 
+    ngx_uint_t           directive_line;
+
 #if (nginx_version >= 1011011)
     /* the following 2 fields are only used by ngx.req.raw_headers() for now */
     ngx_buf_t          **busy_buf_ptrs;
diff --git a/src/ngx_http_lua_directive.c b/src/ngx_http_lua_directive.c
index 831132f12d..4366b4fff6 100644
--- a/src/ngx_http_lua_directive.c
+++ b/src/ngx_http_lua_directive.c
@@ -1302,6 +1302,9 @@ ngx_http_lua_gen_chunk_name(ngx_conf_t *cf, const char *tag, size_t tag_len,
 {
     u_char      *p, *out;
     size_t       len;
+    ngx_uint_t   start_line;
+
+    ngx_http_lua_main_conf_t    *lmcf;
 
     len = sizeof("=(:)") - 1 + tag_len + cf->conf_file->file.name.len
           + NGX_INT64_LEN + 1;
@@ -1328,10 +1331,14 @@ ngx_http_lua_gen_chunk_name(ngx_conf_t *cf, const char *tag, size_t tag_len,
 
 found:
 
+    lmcf = ngx_http_conf_get_module_main_conf(cf, ngx_http_lua_module);
+    start_line = lmcf->directive_line > 0
+        ? lmcf->directive_line : cf->conf_file->line;
+
     p = ngx_snprintf(out, len, "=%*s(%*s:%d)%Z",
                      tag_len, tag, cf->conf_file->file.name.data
                      + cf->conf_file->file.name.len - p,
-                     p, cf->conf_file->line);
+                     p, start_line);
 
     *chunkname_len = p - out - 1;  /* exclude the trailing '\0' byte */
 
@@ -1343,6 +1350,7 @@ ngx_http_lua_gen_chunk_name(ngx_conf_t *cf, const char *tag, size_t tag_len,
 char *
 ngx_http_lua_conf_lua_block_parse(ngx_conf_t *cf, ngx_command_t *cmd)
 {
+    ngx_http_lua_main_conf_t           *lmcf;
     ngx_http_lua_block_parser_ctx_t     ctx;
 
     int               level = 1;
@@ -1376,6 +1384,9 @@ ngx_http_lua_conf_lua_block_parse(ngx_conf_t *cf, ngx_command_t *cmd)
     ctx.token_len = 0;
     start_line = cf->conf_file->line;
 
+    lmcf = ngx_http_conf_get_module_main_conf(cf, ngx_http_lua_module);
+    lmcf->directive_line = start_line;
+
     dd("init start line: %d", (int) start_line);
 
     ctx.start_line = start_line;
@@ -1494,6 +1505,8 @@ ngx_http_lua_conf_lua_block_parse(ngx_conf_t *cf, ngx_command_t *cmd)
 
 done:
 
+    lmcf->directive_line = 0;
+
     if (rc == NGX_ERROR) {
         return NGX_CONF_ERROR;
     }
diff --git a/t/002-content.t b/t/002-content.t
index d6a3600444..703ba84a26 100644
--- a/t/002-content.t
+++ b/t/002-content.t
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ use Test::Nginx::Socket::Lua;
 repeat_each(2);
 #repeat_each(1);
 
-plan tests => repeat_each() * (blocks() * 2 + 24);
+plan tests => repeat_each() * (blocks() * 2 + 27);
 
 #no_diff();
 #no_long_string();
@@ -849,4 +849,71 @@ GET /lua
 --- response_body_like: 500 Internal Server Error
 --- error_code: 500
 --- error_log eval
-qr/failed to load inlined Lua code: /
+qr/failed to load inlined Lua code: content_by_lua\(nginx.conf:40\)/
+
+
+
+=== TEST 43: syntax error in content_by_lua_block
+--- config
+    location /lua {
+
+        content_by_lua_block {
+            'for end';
+        }
+    }
+--- request
+GET /lua
+--- response_body_like: 500 Internal Server Error
+--- error_code: 500
+--- error_log eval
+qr/failed to load inlined Lua code: content_by_lua\(nginx.conf:41\)/
+
+
+
+=== TEST 44: syntax error in second content_by_lua_block
+--- config
+    location /foo {
+        content_by_lua_block {
+            'for end';
+        }
+    }
+
+    location /lua {
+        content_by_lua_block {
+            'for end';
+        }
+    }
+--- request
+GET /lua
+--- response_body_like: 500 Internal Server Error
+--- error_code: 500
+--- error_log eval
+qr/failed to load inlined Lua code: content_by_lua\(nginx.conf:46\)/
+
+
+
+=== TEST 45: syntax error in thrid content_by_lua_block
+--- config
+    location /foo {
+        content_by_lua_block {
+            'for end';
+        }
+    }
+
+    location /bar {
+        content_by_lua_block {
+            'for end';
+        }
+    }
+
+    location /lua {
+        content_by_lua_block {
+            'for end';
+        }
+    }
+--- request
+GET /lua
+--- response_body_like: 500 Internal Server Error
+--- error_code: 500
+--- error_log eval
+qr/failed to load inlined Lua code: content_by_lua\(nginx.conf:52\)/