diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.xtext/src/org/eclipse/xtext/diagnostics/AbstractDiagnostic.java b/plugins/org.eclipse.xtext/src/org/eclipse/xtext/diagnostics/AbstractDiagnostic.java
index a241f2e70..054efd8cd 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.xtext/src/org/eclipse/xtext/diagnostics/AbstractDiagnostic.java
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.xtext/src/org/eclipse/xtext/diagnostics/AbstractDiagnostic.java
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractDiagnostic implements Diagnostic {
 
 	@Override
 	public int getColumn() {
-		throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+		return 0;
 	}
 
 	@Override