diff --git a/src/lint/renderer/ArcanistConsoleLintRenderer.php b/src/lint/renderer/ArcanistConsoleLintRenderer.php
--- a/src/lint/renderer/ArcanistConsoleLintRenderer.php
+++ b/src/lint/renderer/ArcanistConsoleLintRenderer.php
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@
 
     $old = $data;
     $old_lines = phutil_split_lines($old);
+    $start = $line;
 
     if ($message->isPatchable()) {
       $patch_offset = $line_map[$line] + ($char - 1);
@@ -107,8 +108,6 @@
       $old_impact = substr_count($original, "\n") + 1;
       $new_impact = substr_count($replacement, "\n") + 1;
 
-      $start = $line;
-
       // If lines at the beginning of the changed line range are actually the
       // same, shrink the range. This happens when a patch just adds a line.
       do {
@@ -214,6 +213,14 @@
         $spec['text'],
         $chevron,
         idx($spec, 'type'));
+
+      // If this is just a message and does not have a patch, put a little
+      // caret underneath the line to point out where the issue is.
+      if ($chevron) {
+        if (!$message->isPatchable() && !strlen($original)) {
+          $result[] = $this->renderCaret($char)."\n";
+        }
+      }
     }
 
     return implode('', $result);
diff --git a/src/lint/renderer/__tests__/ArcanistConsoleLintRendererTestCase.php b/src/lint/renderer/__tests__/ArcanistConsoleLintRendererTestCase.php
--- a/src/lint/renderer/__tests__/ArcanistConsoleLintRendererTestCase.php
+++ b/src/lint/renderer/__tests__/ArcanistConsoleLintRendererTestCase.php
@@ -54,6 +54,13 @@
         'original' => '',
         'replacement' => "\n",
       ),
+
+      'caret' => array(
+        'line' => 2,
+        'char' => 13,
+        'name' => 'Fruit Misinformation',
+        'description' => 'Arguably untrue.',
+      ),
     );
 
     $defaults = array(
diff --git a/src/lint/renderer/__tests__/data/caret.expect b/src/lint/renderer/__tests__/data/caret.expect
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lint/renderer/__tests__/data/caret.expect
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+>>> Lint for path/to/example.c:
+
+
+   Warning  (WARN123) Fruit Misinformation
+    Arguably untrue.
+
+               1 Apples are round.
+    >>>        2 Bananas are round.
+                             ^
+               3 Cherries are round.
+               4 Dates are round.
diff --git a/src/lint/renderer/__tests__/data/caret.txt b/src/lint/renderer/__tests__/data/caret.txt
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lint/renderer/__tests__/data/caret.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+Apples are round.
+Bananas are round.
+Cherries are round.
+Dates are round.