diff --git a/interfaces/iproblem.h b/interfaces/iproblem.h
--- a/interfaces/iproblem.h
+++ b/interfaces/iproblem.h
@@ -59,6 +59,25 @@
     };
     Q_DECLARE_FLAGS(Severities, Severity)
 
+    /// Final location mode of the problem. Used during highlighting.
+    enum FinalLocationMode
+    {
+        /// Location range used "As Is"
+        Range = 0,
+
+        /// Location range used to highlight whole line.
+        ///
+        /// Mode applied only if location range is wholly contained within one line
+        WholeLine,
+
+        /// Location range used to highlight only trimmed part of the line.
+        /// For example for the line: "   int x = 0;  \t"
+        /// only "int x = 0;" will be highlighted.
+        ///
+        /// Mode applied only if location range is wholly contained within one line
+        TrimmedLine
+    };
+
     IProblem(){}
     virtual ~IProblem(){}
 
@@ -77,6 +96,18 @@
     /// Sets the location of the problem (path, line, column)
     virtual void setFinalLocation(const KDevelop::DocumentRange& location) = 0;
 
+    /// Returns the final location mode of the problem
+    inline FinalLocationMode finalLocationMode()
+    {
+        return m_finalLocationMode;
+    }
+
+    /// Sets the final location mode of the problem
+    inline void setFinalLocationMode(FinalLocationMode mode)
+    {
+        m_finalLocationMode = mode;
+    }
+
     /// Returns the short description of the problem.
     virtual QString description() const = 0;
 
@@ -112,6 +143,9 @@
 
     /// Returns a solution assistant for the problem, if applicable that is.
     virtual QExplicitlySharedDataPointer<KDevelop::IAssistant> solutionAssistant() const = 0;
+
+protected:
+    FinalLocationMode m_finalLocationMode = Range;
 };
 
 Q_DECLARE_OPERATORS_FOR_FLAGS(IProblem::Severities)
diff --git a/plugins/problemreporter/problemhighlighter.cpp b/plugins/problemreporter/problemhighlighter.cpp
--- a/plugins/problemreporter/problemhighlighter.cpp
+++ b/plugins/problemreporter/problemhighlighter.cpp
@@ -149,6 +149,29 @@
         else
             range = problem->finalLocation();
 
+        // Fix problem's location range if necessary
+        if (problem->finalLocationMode() != IProblem::Range && range.onSingleLine()) {
+            int line = range.start().line();
+            const QString lineString = m_document->line(line);
+
+            int startColumn = 0;
+            int endColumn = lineString.length();
+
+            if (problem->finalLocationMode() == IProblem::TrimmedLine) {
+                while (lineString.at(startColumn++).isSpace()) {}
+                --startColumn;
+
+                while (lineString.at(endColumn--).isSpace()) {}
+                ++endColumn;
+            }
+
+            range.setStart(Cursor(line, startColumn));
+            range.setEnd(Cursor(line, endColumn));
+
+            problem->setFinalLocation(DocumentRange(problem->finalLocation().document, range));
+            problem->setFinalLocationMode(IProblem::Range);
+        }
+
         if (range.end().line() >= m_document->lines())
             range.end() = KTextEditor::Cursor(m_document->endOfLine(m_document->lines() - 1));