diff --git a/crates/nu-parser/src/lex.rs b/crates/nu-parser/src/lex.rs
index a0d7a1af8..40f2baaac 100644
--- a/crates/nu-parser/src/lex.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-parser/src/lex.rs
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ pub fn lex_item(
                     Some(ParseError::Unbalanced(
                         "{".to_string(),
                         "}".to_string(),
-                        Span::new(span.end, span.end),
+                        Span::new(span.end, span.end + 1),
                     )),
                 );
             }
diff --git a/src/tests/test_parser.rs b/src/tests/test_parser.rs
index 957811cb2..1899efebf 100644
--- a/src/tests/test_parser.rs
+++ b/src/tests/test_parser.rs
@@ -488,6 +488,11 @@ fn unbalanced_delimiter3() -> TestResult {
     fail_test(r#"{"#, "Unexpected end of code")
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn unbalanced_delimiter4() -> TestResult {
+    fail_test(r#"}"#, "unbalanced { and }")
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn register_with_string_literal() -> TestResult {
     fail_test(r#"register 'nu-plugin-math'"#, "File not found")