diff --git a/apps/oxlint/src-js/index.ts b/apps/oxlint/src-js/index.ts
index e2a625bc2bb43..458921b5180df 100644
--- a/apps/oxlint/src-js/index.ts
+++ b/apps/oxlint/src-js/index.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import type { Context } from './plugins/context.ts';
 import type { CreateOnceRule, Plugin, Rule } from './plugins/load.ts';
 import type { BeforeHook, Visitor, VisitorWithHooks } from './plugins/types.ts';
 
-export type { Context, Diagnostic } from './plugins/context.ts';
+export type { Context, Diagnostic, DiagnosticBase, DiagnosticWithLoc, DiagnosticWithNode } from './plugins/context.ts';
 export type { Fix, Fixer, FixFn, Range } from './plugins/fix.ts';
 export type { CreateOnceRule, CreateRule, Plugin, Rule } from './plugins/load.ts';
 export type {
diff --git a/apps/oxlint/src-js/plugins/context.ts b/apps/oxlint/src-js/plugins/context.ts
index 5d782dab4d98e..c8461c646871c 100644
--- a/apps/oxlint/src-js/plugins/context.ts
+++ b/apps/oxlint/src-js/plugins/context.ts
@@ -1,17 +1,28 @@
 import { getFixes } from './fix.js';
-import { SOURCE_CODE } from './source_code.js';
+import { getIndexFromLoc, SOURCE_CODE } from './source_code.js';
 
 import type { Fix, FixFn } from './fix.ts';
 import type { SourceCode } from './source_code.ts';
-import type { Node } from './types.ts';
+import type { Location, Node } from './types.ts';
+
+const { hasOwn } = Object;
 
 // Diagnostic in form passed by user to `Context#report()`
-export interface Diagnostic {
+export type Diagnostic = DiagnosticWithNode | DiagnosticWithLoc;
+
+export interface DiagnosticBase {
   message: string;
-  node: Node;
   fix?: FixFn;
 }
 
+export interface DiagnosticWithNode extends DiagnosticBase {
+  node: Node;
+}
+
+export interface DiagnosticWithLoc extends DiagnosticBase {
+  loc: Location;
+}
+
 // Diagnostic in form sent to Rust
 interface DiagnosticReport {
   message: string;
@@ -127,16 +138,38 @@ export class Context {
   /**
    * Report error.
    * @param diagnostic - Diagnostic object
+   * @throws {TypeError} If `diagnostic` is invalid
    */
   report(diagnostic: Diagnostic): void {
     const internal = getInternal(this, 'report errors');
 
     // TODO: Validate `diagnostic`
-    const { node } = diagnostic;
+    let start: number, end: number, loc: Location;
+    if (hasOwn(diagnostic, 'loc') && (loc = (diagnostic as DiagnosticWithLoc).loc) != null) {
+      // `loc`
+      if (typeof loc !== 'object') throw new TypeError('`loc` must be an object');
+      start = getIndexFromLoc(loc.start);
+      end = getIndexFromLoc(loc.end);
+    } else {
+      // `node`
+      const { node } = diagnostic as DiagnosticWithNode;
+      if (node == null) throw new TypeError('Either `node` or `loc` is required');
+      if (typeof node !== 'object') throw new TypeError('`node` must be an object');
+      ({ start, end } = node);
+      // Do type validation checks here, to ensure no error in serialization / deserialization.
+      // Range validation happens on Rust side.
+      if (
+        typeof start !== 'number' || typeof end !== 'number' ||
+        start < 0 || end < 0 || (start | 0) !== start || (end | 0) !== end
+      ) {
+        throw new TypeError('`node.start` and `node.end` must be non-negative integers');
+      }
+    }
+
     diagnostics.push({
       message: diagnostic.message,
-      start: node.start,
-      end: node.end,
+      start,
+      end,
       ruleIndex: internal.ruleIndex,
       fixes: getFixes(diagnostic, internal),
     });
diff --git a/apps/oxlint/src-js/plugins/source_code.ts b/apps/oxlint/src-js/plugins/source_code.ts
index bfdc0f131af94..d16951c32d776 100644
--- a/apps/oxlint/src-js/plugins/source_code.ts
+++ b/apps/oxlint/src-js/plugins/source_code.ts
@@ -608,7 +608,7 @@ function getLocFromIndex(offset: number): LineColumn {
  * @throws {TypeError|RangeError} If `loc` is not an object with a numeric `line` and `column`,
  *   or if the `line` is less than or equal to zero, or the line or column is out of the expected range.
  */
-function getIndexFromLoc(loc: LineColumn): number {
+export function getIndexFromLoc(loc: LineColumn): number {
   if (loc !== null && typeof loc === 'object') {
     const { line, column } = loc;
     if (typeof line === 'number' && typeof column === 'number' && (line | 0) === line && (column | 0) === column) {
diff --git a/apps/oxlint/test/e2e.test.ts b/apps/oxlint/test/e2e.test.ts
index fe26c30d7e400..f90cc04bd3c05 100644
--- a/apps/oxlint/test/e2e.test.ts
+++ b/apps/oxlint/test/e2e.test.ts
@@ -115,6 +115,10 @@ describe('oxlint CLI', () => {
     await testFixture('basic_custom_plugin_multiple_rules');
   });
 
+  it('should support reporting diagnostic with `loc`', async () => {
+    await testFixture('diagnostic_loc');
+  });
+
   it('should receive ESTree-compatible AST', async () => {
     await testFixture('estree');
   });
diff --git a/apps/oxlint/test/fixtures/diagnostic_loc/.oxlintrc.json b/apps/oxlint/test/fixtures/diagnostic_loc/.oxlintrc.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..75cb7aee3a4cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/oxlint/test/fixtures/diagnostic_loc/.oxlintrc.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+  "jsPlugins": ["./plugin.ts"],
+  "categories": { "correctness": "off" },
+  "rules": {
+    "loc-plugin/no-bugger": "error"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/apps/oxlint/test/fixtures/diagnostic_loc/files/index.js b/apps/oxlint/test/fixtures/diagnostic_loc/files/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..0b95cd14b0f94
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/oxlint/test/fixtures/diagnostic_loc/files/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+debugger;
+debugger;
+debugger;
diff --git a/apps/oxlint/test/fixtures/diagnostic_loc/output.snap.md b/apps/oxlint/test/fixtures/diagnostic_loc/output.snap.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..7c2b9101b51ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/oxlint/test/fixtures/diagnostic_loc/output.snap.md
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+# Exit code
+1
+
+# stdout
+```
+  x loc-plugin(no-bugger): Bugger!
+   ,-[files/index.js:1:3]
+ 1 | debugger;
+   :   ^^^^^^
+ 2 | debugger;
+   `----
+
+  x loc-plugin(no-bugger): Bugger debugger debug!
+   ,-[files/index.js:1:3]
+ 1 | ,-> debugger;
+ 2 | |   debugger;
+ 3 | `-> debugger;
+   `----
+
+  x loc-plugin(no-bugger): Bugger!
+   ,-[files/index.js:2:3]
+ 1 | debugger;
+ 2 | debugger;
+   :   ^^^^^^
+ 3 | debugger;
+   `----
+
+  x loc-plugin(no-bugger): Bugger!
+   ,-[files/index.js:3:3]
+ 2 | debugger;
+ 3 | debugger;
+   :   ^^^^^^
+   `----
+
+Found 0 warnings and 4 errors.
+Finished in Xms on 1 file using X threads.
+```
+
+# stderr
+```
+WARNING: JS plugins are experimental and not subject to semver.
+Breaking changes are possible while JS plugins support is under development.
+```
diff --git a/apps/oxlint/test/fixtures/diagnostic_loc/plugin.ts b/apps/oxlint/test/fixtures/diagnostic_loc/plugin.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..6c2baf031b481
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/oxlint/test/fixtures/diagnostic_loc/plugin.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+import type { Plugin } from '../../../dist/index.js';
+
+const plugin: Plugin = {
+  meta: {
+    name: 'loc-plugin',
+  },
+  rules: {
+    'no-bugger': {
+      create(context) {
+        let debuggerCount = 0;
+        return {
+          Program(_node) {
+            context.report({
+              message: 'Bugger debugger debug!',
+              loc: {
+                start: { line: 1, column: 2 },
+                end: { line: 3, column: 5 },
+              },
+            });
+          },
+          DebuggerStatement(_node) {
+            debuggerCount++;
+            context.report({
+              message: 'Bugger!',
+              loc: {
+                start: { line: debuggerCount, column: 2 },
+                end: { line: debuggerCount, column: 8 },
+              },
+            });
+          },
+        };
+      },
+    },
+  },
+};
+
+export default plugin;