diff --git a/include/alpaka/test/Check.hpp b/include/alpaka/test/Check.hpp
index 6aa453fc83ef..1eb3ff4860ce 100644
--- a/include/alpaka/test/Check.hpp
+++ b/include/alpaka/test/Check.hpp
@@ -14,23 +14,26 @@
 // TODO: SYCL doesn't have a way to detect if we're looking at device or host code. This needs a workaround so that
 // SYCL and other back-ends are compatible.
 #ifdef ALPAKA_ACC_SYCL_ENABLED
-#    define ALPAKA_CHECK(success, expression)                                                                         \
+#    define ALPAKA_CHECK_DO(success, expression, file, line)                                                          \
         do                                                                                                            \
         {                                                                                                             \
             if(!(expression))                                                                                         \
             {                                                                                                         \
-                acc.cout << "ALPAKA_CHECK failed because '!(" << #expression << ")'\n";                               \
+                acc.cout << "ALPAKA_CHECK failed because '!(" << #expression << ")' in " << file << ":" << line       \
+                         << "\n";                                                                                     \
                 success = false;                                                                                      \
             }                                                                                                         \
         } while(0)
 #else
-#    define ALPAKA_CHECK(success, expression)                                                                         \
+#    define ALPAKA_CHECK_DO(success, expression, file, line)                                                          \
         do                                                                                                            \
         {                                                                                                             \
             if(!(expression))                                                                                         \
             {                                                                                                         \
-                printf("ALPAKA_CHECK failed because '!(%s)'\n", #expression);                                         \
+                printf("ALPAKA_CHECK failed because '!(%s)' in %s:%d\n", #expression, file, line);                    \
                 success = false;                                                                                      \
             }                                                                                                         \
         } while(0)
 #endif
+
+#define ALPAKA_CHECK(success, expression) ALPAKA_CHECK_DO(success, expression, __FILE__, __LINE__)