diff --git a/idea/idea-jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/scratch/compile/KtCompilingExecutor.kt b/idea/idea-jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/scratch/compile/KtCompilingExecutor.kt
index d13f311fcfc..d868f4cf539 100644
--- a/idea/idea-jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/scratch/compile/KtCompilingExecutor.kt
+++ b/idea/idea-jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/scratch/compile/KtCompilingExecutor.kt
@@ -207,9 +207,8 @@ class KtCompilingExecutor(file: ScratchFile) : ScratchExecutor(file) {
     }
 
     private fun ScratchFile.findExpression(psiElement: PsiElement): ScratchExpression? {
-        val lineStart = psiElement.getLineNumber(true)
-        val lineEnd = psiElement.getLineNumber(false)
-        return getExpressions().firstOrNull { it.lineStart == lineStart || it.lineEnd == lineEnd }
+        val elementLine = psiElement.getLineNumber()
+        return getExpressions().firstOrNull { elementLine in it.lineStart..it.lineEnd }
     }
 
     private fun ScratchFile.findExpression(lineStart: Int, lineEnd: Int): ScratchExpression? {
diff --git a/idea/testData/scratch/unresolvedMultiline.comp.after b/idea/testData/scratch/unresolvedMultiline.comp.after
index 5cef0489a83..0e8ad49ce20 100644
--- a/idea/testData/scratch/unresolvedMultiline.comp.after
+++ b/idea/testData/scratch/unresolvedMultiline.comp.after
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
 foo.forEach {    // ERROR: Unresolved reference: foo; Cannot choose among the following candidates wi...
     1 + 1
+}
+
+fun goo(a: String) {    // ERROR: Unresolved reference: goo
+    super.goo(a)
 }
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diff --git a/idea/testData/scratch/unresolvedMultiline.kts b/idea/testData/scratch/unresolvedMultiline.kts
index b3da33ca920..a9de95ee983 100644
--- a/idea/testData/scratch/unresolvedMultiline.kts
+++ b/idea/testData/scratch/unresolvedMultiline.kts
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
 foo.forEach {
     1 + 1
+}
+
+fun goo(a: String) {
+    super.goo(a)
 }
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diff --git a/idea/testData/scratch/unresolvedMultiline.repl.after b/idea/testData/scratch/unresolvedMultiline.repl.after
index ef7666a5543..e1c465e67a8 100644
--- a/idea/testData/scratch/unresolvedMultiline.repl.after
+++ b/idea/testData/scratch/unresolvedMultiline.repl.after
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
 foo.forEach {    // ERROR: error: unresolved reference: foo
     1 + 1
 }
+
+fun goo(a: String) {    // ERROR: error: unresolved reference: goo
+    super.goo(a)
+}
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