diff --git a/src/frontends/lean/parser.cpp b/src/frontends/lean/parser.cpp
index 8f1b1b3a1..1120bc8cd 100644
--- a/src/frontends/lean/parser.cpp
+++ b/src/frontends/lean/parser.cpp
@@ -205,6 +205,11 @@ void parser::display_error(exception const & ex) {
     ::lean::display_error(regular_stream(), &pos_provider, ex);
 }
 
+void parser::display_error(script_exception const & ex) {
+    parser_pos_provider pos_provider(m_pos_table, get_stream_name(), m_last_script_pos);
+    ::lean::display_error(regular_stream(), &pos_provider, ex);
+}
+
 void parser::throw_parser_exception(char const * msg, pos_info p) {
     throw parser_exception(msg, get_stream_name().c_str(), p.first, p.second);
 }
diff --git a/src/frontends/lean/parser.h b/src/frontends/lean/parser.h
index e35b6f26b..0318f8ff0 100644
--- a/src/frontends/lean/parser.h
+++ b/src/frontends/lean/parser.h
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ class parser {
     void display_error(char const * msg, unsigned line, unsigned pos);
     void display_error(char const * msg, pos_info p);
     void display_error(exception const & ex);
+    void display_error(script_exception const & ex);
     void throw_parser_exception(char const * msg, pos_info p);
     void throw_nested_exception(exception & ex, pos_info p);