diff --git a/effekt/shared/src/main/scala/effekt/Typer.scala b/effekt/shared/src/main/scala/effekt/Typer.scala
index f9c345af2..9d09da6e6 100644
--- a/effekt/shared/src/main/scala/effekt/Typer.scala
+++ b/effekt/shared/src/main/scala/effekt/Typer.scala
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ object Typer extends Phase[NameResolved, Typechecked] {
             val allImplicit = capabilities.forall { c => !(explicitCapabilities contains c) }
             val used = effs.exists(e => e == effect)
 
-            if (allImplicit && !used)
+            if (allImplicit && !used && effect.name.name != "codepos")
               Context.warning(pp"Handling effect ${effect}, which seems not to be used by the program.")
         }
 
@@ -1511,7 +1511,7 @@ object Typer extends Phase[NameResolved, Typechecked] {
 
     // We add return effects last to have more information at this point to
     // concretize the effect.
-    effs = effs ++ Effects(retEffs)
+    effs = effs ++ Effects(retEffs.filterNot { p => p.name.name == "codepos" })
 
     // annotate call node with inferred type arguments
     Context.annotateTypeArgs(call, typeArgs)
diff --git a/effekt/shared/src/main/scala/effekt/source/ExplicitCapabilities.scala b/effekt/shared/src/main/scala/effekt/source/ExplicitCapabilities.scala
index 91a4ce270..b5be06fbb 100644
--- a/effekt/shared/src/main/scala/effekt/source/ExplicitCapabilities.scala
+++ b/effekt/shared/src/main/scala/effekt/source/ExplicitCapabilities.scala
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import effekt.source.SpannedOps._
 object ExplicitCapabilities extends Phase[Typechecked, Typechecked], Rewrite {
 
   val phaseName = "explicit-capabilities"
+  val shouldForward = scala.util.DynamicVariable[Boolean](false)
 
   def run(input: Typechecked)(using C: Context) =
     val rewritten = C.timed(phaseName, input.source.name) { rewrite(input.tree) }
@@ -33,12 +34,38 @@ object ExplicitCapabilities extends Phase[Typechecked, Typechecked], Rewrite {
     case f @ FunDef(id, tps, vps, bps, ret, cpt, body, doc, span) =>
       val capabilities = Context.annotation(Annotations.BoundCapabilities, f)
       val capParams = capabilities.map(definitionFor)
-      f.copy(bparams = (bps.unspan ++ capParams).spanned(bps.span), body = rewrite(body))
+      shouldForward.withValue(shouldForward.value || capParams.exists { p => p.id.name == "codepos" }) {
+        f.copy(bparams = (bps.unspan ++ capParams).spanned(bps.span), body = rewrite(body))
+      }
     case extDef @ ExternDef(capture, id, tparams, vparams, bparams, ret, bodies, doc, span) =>
       val rewrittenBodies = bodies.map { rewrite }
       extDef.copy(bodies = rewrittenBodies)
   }
 
+  def codeposImplFor(span: Span, p: TrackedParam.BlockParam)(using Context): Term = {
+    val from = span.source.offsetToPosition(span.from)
+    val to = span.source.offsetToPosition(span.to)
+    val pos = s"${span.source.name}:${from.line}:${from.column}-${to.line}:${to.column}"
+    val sp = span.synthesized
+    val (ifce, op, tpe) = p.tpe match {
+      case Some(tpe @ BlockType.InterfaceType(ifce @ BlockTypeConstructor.Interface(name, Nil, List(op), decl), Nil)) =>
+        (ifce, op, tpe)
+      case _ => Context.abort("Could not find codepos interface with compatible type")
+    }
+    // now, synthesize an object that always returns the current position
+    val idIfce = IdRef(Nil, "codepos", sp)
+    Context.annotate(Annotations.Symbol, idIfce, ifce)
+    val idOp = IdRef(Nil, op.name.name, sp)
+    Context.annotate(Annotations.Symbol, idOp, op)
+    val impl = Implementation(TypeRef(idIfce, Many(Nil, sp), sp),
+      List(OpClause(idOp,
+        Nil, Nil, Nil, Some(Effectful(ValueTypeTree(builtins.TString, sp), source.Effects(Nil, sp), sp)),
+        Stmt.Return(Term.Literal(pos, builtins.TString, sp), sp),
+        IdDef("resume", sp), sp)), sp)
+    Context.annotate(Annotations.InferredBlockType, impl, tpe)
+    New(impl, sp)
+  }
+
   override def expr(using Context) = {
 
     // an effect call -- translate to method call on the inferred capability
@@ -53,7 +80,11 @@ object ExplicitCapabilities extends Phase[Typechecked, Typechecked], Rewrite {
       val others = Context.annotation(Annotations.CapabilityArguments, c)
 
       // the remaining capabilities are provided as arguments
-      val capabilityArgs = others.map(referenceToCapability)
+      val capabilityArgs = others.map{
+        case p if p.name.name == "codepos" && !shouldForward.value =>
+          codeposImplFor(span, p)
+        case p => referenceToCapability(p)
+      }
 
       val typeArguments = Context.annotation(Annotations.TypeArguments, c)
       val typeArgs = typeArguments.map { e => ValueTypeTree(e, Span.missing) }
@@ -70,7 +101,11 @@ object ExplicitCapabilities extends Phase[Typechecked, Typechecked], Rewrite {
       val blockArgs = bargs.map { a => rewrite(a) }
 
       val capabilities = Context.annotation(Annotations.CapabilityArguments, c)
-      val capabilityArgs = capabilities.map(referenceToCapability)
+      val capabilityArgs = capabilities.map{
+        case p if p.name.name == "codepos" && !shouldForward.value =>
+          codeposImplFor(span, p)
+        case p => referenceToCapability(p)
+      }
 
       val typeArguments = Context.annotation(Annotations.TypeArguments, c)
       val typeArgs = typeArguments.map { e => ValueTypeTree(e, Span.missing) }
@@ -85,7 +120,12 @@ object ExplicitCapabilities extends Phase[Typechecked, Typechecked], Rewrite {
       val blockArgs = bargs.map { a => rewrite(a) }
 
       val capabilities = Context.annotation(Annotations.CapabilityArguments, c)
-      val capabilityArgs = capabilities.map(referenceToCapability)
+      val capabilityArgs = capabilities.map{
+        case p if p.name.name == "codepos" && !shouldForward.value =>
+          codeposImplFor(span, p)
+        case p =>
+          referenceToCapability(p)
+      }
 
       val typeArguments = Context.annotation(Annotations.TypeArguments, c)
       val typeArgs = typeArguments.map { e => ValueTypeTree(e, Span.missing) }
@@ -93,10 +133,13 @@ object ExplicitCapabilities extends Phase[Typechecked, Typechecked], Rewrite {
       Call(receiver, typeArgs, valueArgs, blockArgs ++ capabilityArgs, span)
 
     case h @ TryHandle(prog, handlers, span) =>
-      val body = rewrite(prog)
-
       val capabilities = Context.annotation(Annotations.BoundCapabilities, h)
 
+      val body = shouldForward.withValue(shouldForward.value || capabilities.exists { p => p.name.name == "codepos" }) {
+        rewrite(prog)
+      }
+
+
       assert(capabilities.size == handlers.size)
 
       // here we use the invariant that the order of capabilities is the same as the order of handlers
@@ -127,7 +170,10 @@ object ExplicitCapabilities extends Phase[Typechecked, Typechecked], Rewrite {
     case b @ source.BlockLiteral(tps, vps, bps, body, span) =>
       val capabilities = Context.annotation(Annotations.BoundCapabilities, b)
       val capParams = capabilities.map(definitionFor)
-      source.BlockLiteral(tps, vps, bps ++ capParams, rewrite(body), span)
+
+      shouldForward.withValue(shouldForward.value || capabilities.exists { p => p.name.name == "codepos" }) {
+        source.BlockLiteral(tps, vps, bps ++ capParams, rewrite(body), span)
+      }
   }
 
   override def rewrite(body: ExternBody)(using context.Context): ExternBody =
diff --git a/effekt/shared/src/main/scala/effekt/typer/CapabilityScope.scala b/effekt/shared/src/main/scala/effekt/typer/CapabilityScope.scala
index 5aa207aec..a2fa31300 100644
--- a/effekt/shared/src/main/scala/effekt/typer/CapabilityScope.scala
+++ b/effekt/shared/src/main/scala/effekt/typer/CapabilityScope.scala
@@ -19,8 +19,15 @@ case object GlobalCapabilityScope extends CapabilityScope {
   def parent: CapabilityScope = sys error "No parent"
   // If we try to find a capability for an effect that is known to be unhandled (that is no outer scope could
   // potentially handle it, then we raise an error.
-  def capabilityFor(tpe: symbols.InterfaceType)(using C: Context): symbols.BlockParam =
-    C.abort(pretty"Effect ${tpe} is not allowed in this context.")
+  def capabilityFor(tpe: symbols.InterfaceType)(using C: Context): symbols.BlockParam = {
+    if (tpe.typeConstructor.name.name == "codepos") {
+      symbols.BlockParam(symbols.Name.local("codepos"), Some(tpe),
+        symbols.Resource(symbols.Name.local("codepos")), decl = source.NoSource)
+    } else {
+      C.abort(pretty"Effect ${tpe} is not allowed in this context.")
+    }
+  }
+
   def relevantInScopeFor(tpe: symbols.InterfaceType)(using C: Context): Set[symbols.InterfaceType] = Set.empty
 }
 
diff --git a/examples/pos/codepos.check b/examples/pos/codepos.check
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d1dbc3447
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/pos/codepos.check
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+examples/pos/codepos.effekt:13:3-13:17
+examples/pos/codepos.effekt:14:3-14:17
+examples/pos/codepos.effekt:15:3-15:22
+examples/pos/codepos.effekt:15:3-15:22
+X
+examples/pos/codepos.effekt:10:3-10:9
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/pos/codepos.effekt b/examples/pos/codepos.effekt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ca54ed108
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/pos/codepos.effekt
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+def printCodepos(): Unit / codepos = {
+  println(do codepos())
+}
+
+def printCodeposTwice(): Unit / codepos = {
+  printCodepos()
+  printCodepos()
+}
+def atHere{ body: => Unit / codepos }: Unit = {
+  body()
+}
+def main() = {
+  printCodepos()
+  printCodepos()
+  printCodeposTwice()
+  try { printCodepos() } with codepos { () => resume("X") }
+  atHere{ printCodepos() }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/libraries/common/effekt.effekt b/libraries/common/effekt.effekt
index 04f6ae549..03d395a11 100644
--- a/libraries/common/effekt.effekt
+++ b/libraries/common/effekt.effekt
@@ -832,4 +832,8 @@ effect write(s: String): Unit
 
 effect splice[A](x: A): Unit
 
-
+// Code positions
+// ==============
+// 
+/// Allows to get the code position of the callsite of the current function
+effect codepos(): String
\ No newline at end of file