diff --git a/parser/schema.go b/parser/schema.go
index 804f02c9..a004a0f6 100644
--- a/parser/schema.go
+++ b/parser/schema.go
@@ -231,7 +231,6 @@ func (p *parser) parseFieldsDefinition() (FieldList, *CommentGroup) {
 
 func (p *parser) parseFieldDefinition() *FieldDefinition {
 	var def FieldDefinition
-	def.Position = p.peekPos()
 
 	desc := p.parseDescription()
 	if desc.text != "" {
@@ -241,6 +240,7 @@ func (p *parser) parseFieldDefinition() *FieldDefinition {
 
 	p.peek() // peek to set p.comment
 	def.AfterDescriptionComment = p.comment
+	def.Position = p.peekPos()
 	def.Name = p.parseName()
 	def.Arguments = p.parseArgumentDefs()
 	p.expect(lexer.Colon)
@@ -260,7 +260,6 @@ func (p *parser) parseArgumentDefs() ArgumentDefinitionList {
 
 func (p *parser) parseArgumentDef() *ArgumentDefinition {
 	var def ArgumentDefinition
-	def.Position = p.peekPos()
 
 	desc := p.parseDescription()
 	if desc.text != "" {
@@ -270,6 +269,7 @@ func (p *parser) parseArgumentDef() *ArgumentDefinition {
 
 	p.peek() // peek to set p.comment
 	def.AfterDescriptionComment = p.comment
+	def.Position = p.peekPos()
 	def.Name = p.parseName()
 	p.expect(lexer.Colon)
 	def.Type = p.parseTypeReference()
@@ -282,7 +282,6 @@ func (p *parser) parseArgumentDef() *ArgumentDefinition {
 
 func (p *parser) parseInputValueDef() *FieldDefinition {
 	var def FieldDefinition
-	def.Position = p.peekPos()
 
 	desc := p.parseDescription()
 	if desc.text != "" {
@@ -292,6 +291,7 @@ func (p *parser) parseInputValueDef() *FieldDefinition {
 
 	p.peek() // peek to set p.comment
 	def.AfterDescriptionComment = p.comment
+	def.Position = p.peekPos()
 	def.Name = p.parseName()
 	p.expect(lexer.Colon)
 	def.Type = p.parseTypeReference()
@@ -372,7 +372,6 @@ func (p *parser) parseEnumValuesDefinition() (EnumValueList, *CommentGroup) {
 
 func (p *parser) parseEnumValueDefinition() *EnumValueDefinition {
 	var def EnumValueDefinition
-	def.Position = p.peekPos()
 	desc := p.parseDescription()
 	if desc.text != "" {
 		def.BeforeDescriptionComment = desc.comment
@@ -381,7 +380,7 @@ func (p *parser) parseEnumValueDefinition() *EnumValueDefinition {
 
 	p.peek() // peek to set p.comment
 	def.AfterDescriptionComment = p.comment
-
+	def.Position = p.peekPos()
 	def.Name = p.parseName()
 	def.Directives = p.parseDirectives(true)
 
diff --git a/parser/schema_test.go b/parser/schema_test.go
index 957c86cf..621a738a 100644
--- a/parser/schema_test.go
+++ b/parser/schema_test.go
@@ -30,6 +30,72 @@ func TestSchemaDocument(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
+func TestFieldPositionWithBlockStringDescription(t *testing.T) {
+	schema, parseErr := ParseSchema(&ast.Source{
+		Input: `type Query {
+					"""
+					multi
+					line
+					"""
+					myField: String
+				}`,
+	})
+	assert.NoError(t, parseErr)
+	field := schema.Definitions.ForName("Query").Fields.ForName("myField")
+	assert.Equal(t, 6, field.Position.Line)
+	assert.Equal(t, 6, field.Position.Column)
+}
+
+func TestArgumentPositionWithBlockStringDescription(t *testing.T) {
+	schema, parseErr := ParseSchema(&ast.Source{
+		Input: `type Query {
+					myField(
+						"""
+						multi
+						line
+						"""
+						myArg: String
+					): String
+				}`,
+	})
+	assert.NoError(t, parseErr)
+	arg := schema.Definitions.ForName("Query").Fields.ForName("myField").Arguments.ForName("myArg")
+	assert.Equal(t, 7, arg.Position.Line)
+	assert.Greater(t, arg.Position.Column, 0)
+}
+
+func TestInputValuePositionWithBlockStringDescription(t *testing.T) {
+	schema, parseErr := ParseSchema(&ast.Source{
+		Input: `input MyInput {
+					"""
+					multi
+					line
+					"""
+					myField: String
+				}`,
+	})
+	assert.NoError(t, parseErr)
+	field := schema.Definitions.ForName("MyInput").Fields.ForName("myField")
+	assert.Equal(t, 6, field.Position.Line)
+	assert.Greater(t, field.Position.Column, 0)
+}
+
+func TestEnumValuePositionWithBlockStringDescription(t *testing.T) {
+	schema, parseErr := ParseSchema(&ast.Source{
+		Input: `enum MyEnum {
+					"""
+					multi
+					line
+					"""
+					MY_VALUE
+				}`,
+	})
+	assert.NoError(t, parseErr)
+	val := schema.Definitions.ForName("MyEnum").EnumValues.ForName("MY_VALUE")
+	assert.Equal(t, 6, val.Position.Line)
+	assert.Greater(t, val.Position.Column, 0)
+}
+
 func TestTypePosition(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Run("type line number with no bang", func(t *testing.T) {
 		schema, parseErr := ParseSchema(&ast.Source{