diff --git a/QueryKit.UnitTests/FilterParserTests.cs b/QueryKit.UnitTests/FilterParserTests.cs
index a72fadd..f981682 100644
--- a/QueryKit.UnitTests/FilterParserTests.cs
+++ b/QueryKit.UnitTests/FilterParserTests.cs
@@ -516,6 +516,22 @@ public void can_throw_error_when_missing_double_quotes_not_recognized()
         .WithMessage("There was a parsing failure, likely due to an invalid comparison or logical operator. You may also be missing double quotes surrounding a string or guid.*");
     }
 
+    [Theory]
+    [InlineData("""Age ^#$%^%@ 25""")]
+    [InlineData("""Title == "temp" %$@#^ Age == 25""")]
+    [InlineData("""BirthMonth == invalid""")]
+    public void parsing_exception_message_has_no_dotnet_type_names(string input)
+    {
+        var act = () => FilterParser.ParseFilter<TestingPerson>(input);
+        var exception = act.Should().Throw<ParsingException>().Which;
+
+        exception.Message.Should().NotContain("System.");
+        exception.Message.Should().NotContain("Sprache.");
+        exception.Message.Should().NotMatch("*InvalidOperationException*");
+        exception.Message.Should().NotMatch("*ParseException*");
+        exception.InnerException.Should().NotBeNull();
+    }
+
     [Fact]
     public void can_throw_error_when_property_has_space()
     {
diff --git a/QueryKit/Exceptions/ParsingException.cs b/QueryKit/Exceptions/ParsingException.cs
index d7bee9e..c3dbb3e 100644
--- a/QueryKit/Exceptions/ParsingException.cs
+++ b/QueryKit/Exceptions/ParsingException.cs
@@ -1,11 +1,25 @@
 namespace QueryKit.Exceptions;
 
+using Sprache;
+
 public sealed class ParsingException : QueryKitException
 {
     public ParsingException(Exception exception)
-        : base(@$"There was a parsing failure, likely due to an invalid comparison or logical operator. You may also be missing double quotes surrounding a string or guid.
+        : base(BuildMessage(exception), exception)
+    {
+    }
 
-{exception.Message}", exception)
+    private static string BuildMessage(Exception exception)
     {
+        const string baseMessage = "There was a parsing failure, likely due to an invalid comparison or logical operator. You may also be missing double quotes surrounding a string or guid.";
+
+        // Sprache.Position holds only a line and a column, so it is safe to expose to a client.
+        // The full exception.Message can name internal parser rules or .NET types, so it stays server-side on InnerException.
+        if (exception is ParseException parseException)
+        {
+            return $"{baseMessage} Failed at {parseException.Position}.";
+        }
+
+        return baseMessage;
     }
 }