diff --git a/crates/nu-parser/src/lite_parse.rs b/crates/nu-parser/src/lite_parse.rs
index 58145d8844..ab166be3fb 100644
--- a/crates/nu-parser/src/lite_parse.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-parser/src/lite_parse.rs
@@ -35,11 +35,43 @@ pub struct LitePipeline {
     pub commands: Vec<LiteCommand>,
 }
 
+impl LitePipeline {
+    pub(crate) fn span(&self) -> Span {
+        let start = if !self.commands.is_empty() {
+            self.commands[0].name.span.start()
+        } else {
+            0
+        };
+
+        if let Some((last, _)) = self.commands[..].split_last() {
+            Span::new(start, last.span().end())
+        } else {
+            Span::new(start, 0)
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub struct LiteBlock {
     pub block: Vec<LitePipeline>,
 }
 
+impl LiteBlock {
+    pub(crate) fn span(&self) -> Span {
+        let start = if !self.block.is_empty() {
+            self.block[0].span().start()
+        } else {
+            0
+        };
+
+        if let Some((last, _)) = self.block[..].split_last() {
+            Span::new(start, last.span().end())
+        } else {
+            Span::new(start, 0)
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 impl From<Spanned<String>> for LiteCommand {
     fn from(v: Spanned<String>) -> LiteCommand {
         LiteCommand::new(v)
@@ -277,6 +309,10 @@ pub fn lite_parse(src: &str, span_offset: usize) -> ParseResult<LiteBlock> {
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
 
+    fn span(left: usize, right: usize) -> Span {
+        Span::new(left, right)
+    }
+
     mod bare {
         use super::*;
 
@@ -287,8 +323,7 @@ mod tests {
             let input = &mut input.char_indices().peekable();
             let result = bare(input, 0).unwrap();
 
-            assert_eq!(result.span.start(), 0);
-            assert_eq!(result.span.end(), 3);
+            assert_eq!(result.span, span(0, 3));
         }
 
         #[test]
@@ -298,8 +333,7 @@ mod tests {
             let input = &mut input.char_indices().peekable();
             let result = bare(input, 0).unwrap();
 
-            assert_eq!(result.span.start(), 0);
-            assert_eq!(result.span.end(), 9);
+            assert_eq!(result.span, span(0, 9));
         }
 
         #[test]
@@ -309,8 +343,7 @@ mod tests {
             let input = &mut input.char_indices().peekable();
             let result = bare(input, 0).unwrap();
 
-            assert_eq!(result.span.start(), 0);
-            assert_eq!(result.span.end(), 10);
+            assert_eq!(result.span, span(0, 10));
         }
 
         #[test]
@@ -320,8 +353,7 @@ mod tests {
             let input = &mut input.char_indices().peekable();
             let result = bare(input, 0).unwrap();
 
-            assert_eq!(result.span.start(), 0);
-            assert_eq!(result.span.end(), 9);
+            assert_eq!(result.span, span(0, 9));
         }
 
         #[test]
@@ -331,8 +363,7 @@ mod tests {
             let input = &mut input.char_indices().peekable();
             let result = bare(input, 0).unwrap();
 
-            assert_eq!(result.span.start(), 0);
-            assert_eq!(result.span.end(), 9);
+            assert_eq!(result.span, span(0, 9));
         }
 
         #[test]
@@ -342,8 +373,7 @@ mod tests {
             let input = &mut input.char_indices().peekable();
             let result = bare(input, 0).unwrap();
 
-            assert_eq!(result.span.start(), 0);
-            assert_eq!(result.span.end(), 5);
+            assert_eq!(result.span, span(0, 5));
         }
 
         #[test]
@@ -353,8 +383,7 @@ mod tests {
             let input = &mut input.char_indices().peekable();
             let result = bare(input, 0).unwrap();
 
-            assert_eq!(result.span.start(), 0);
-            assert_eq!(result.span.end(), 2);
+            assert_eq!(result.span, span(0, 2));
         }
 
         #[test]
@@ -364,8 +393,7 @@ mod tests {
             let input = &mut input.char_indices().peekable();
             let result = bare(input, 0).unwrap();
 
-            assert_eq!(result.span.start(), 1);
-            assert_eq!(result.span.end(), 3);
+            assert_eq!(result.span, span(1, 3));
         }
 
         #[test]
@@ -375,8 +403,17 @@ mod tests {
             let input = &mut input.char_indices().peekable();
             let result = bare(input, 0).unwrap();
 
-            assert_eq!(result.span.start(), 1);
-            assert_eq!(result.span.end(), 6);
+            assert_eq!(result.span, span(1, 6));
+        }
+
+        #[test]
+        fn simple_10() {
+            let input = "[foo, bar]";
+
+            let input = &mut input.char_indices().peekable();
+            let result = bare(input, 0).unwrap();
+
+            assert_eq!(result.span, span(0, 10));
         }
 
         #[test]
@@ -386,8 +423,7 @@ mod tests {
             let input = &mut input.char_indices().peekable();
             let result = bare(input, 0).unwrap();
 
-            assert_eq!(result.span.start(), 0);
-            assert_eq!(result.span.end(), 3);
+            assert_eq!(result.span, span(0, 3));
         }
 
         #[test]
@@ -424,13 +460,20 @@ mod tests {
     mod lite_parse {
         use super::*;
 
+        #[test]
+        fn pipeline() {
+            let result = lite_parse("cmd1 | cmd2 ; deploy", 0).unwrap();
+            assert_eq!(result.span(), span(0, 20));
+            assert_eq!(result.block[0].span(), span(0, 11));
+            assert_eq!(result.block[1].span(), span(14, 20));
+        }
+
         #[test]
         fn simple_1() {
             let result = lite_parse("foo", 0).unwrap();
             assert_eq!(result.block.len(), 1);
             assert_eq!(result.block[0].commands.len(), 1);
-            assert_eq!(result.block[0].commands[0].name.span.start(), 0);
-            assert_eq!(result.block[0].commands[0].name.span.end(), 3);
+            assert_eq!(result.block[0].commands[0].name.span, span(0, 3));
         }
 
         #[test]
@@ -438,8 +481,7 @@ mod tests {
             let result = lite_parse("foo", 10).unwrap();
             assert_eq!(result.block.len(), 1);
             assert_eq!(result.block[0].commands.len(), 1);
-            assert_eq!(result.block[0].commands[0].name.span.start(), 10);
-            assert_eq!(result.block[0].commands[0].name.span.end(), 13);
+            assert_eq!(result.block[0].commands[0].name.span, span(10, 13));
         }
 
         #[test]
diff --git a/crates/nu-parser/src/parse.rs b/crates/nu-parser/src/parse.rs
index fbd18d6da7..b9004e5552 100644
--- a/crates/nu-parser/src/parse.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-parser/src/parse.rs
@@ -1318,8 +1318,7 @@ fn classify_pipeline(
     lite_pipeline: &LitePipeline,
     registry: &dyn SignatureRegistry,
 ) -> (ClassifiedPipeline, Option<ParseError>) {
-    // FIXME: fake span
-    let mut commands = Commands::new(Span::new(0, 0));
+    let mut commands = Commands::new(lite_pipeline.span());
     let mut error = None;
 
     let mut iter = lite_pipeline.commands.iter().peekable();
@@ -1524,8 +1523,7 @@ fn expand_shorthand_forms(
 }
 
 pub fn classify_block(lite_block: &LiteBlock, registry: &dyn SignatureRegistry) -> ClassifiedBlock {
-    // FIXME: fake span
-    let mut block = Block::new(Span::new(0, 0));
+    let mut block = Block::new(lite_block.span());
 
     let mut error = None;
     for lite_pipeline in &lite_block.block {