diff --git a/ale_linters/po/msgfmt.vim b/ale_linters/po/msgfmt.vim
index 578792bf..8279ccdc 100644
--- a/ale_linters/po/msgfmt.vim
+++ b/ale_linters/po/msgfmt.vim
@@ -1,10 +1,30 @@
 " Author: Cian Butler https://github.com/butlerx
 " Description: msgfmt for PO files
 
+function! ale_linters#po#msgfmt#Handle(buffer, lines) abort
+    let l:results = ale#handlers#unix#HandleAsWarning(a:buffer, a:lines)
+    let l:index = 0
+
+    for l:item in l:results
+        if l:index > 0 && l:item.text =~? 'this is the location of the first definition'
+            let l:last_item = l:results[l:index - 1]
+
+            if l:last_item.text =~? 'duplicate message definition'
+                let l:last_item.text = 'duplicate of message at line ' . l:item.lnum
+                let l:item.text = 'first location of duplicate of message at line ' . l:last_item.lnum
+            endif
+        endif
+
+        let l:index += 1
+    endfor
+
+    return l:results
+endfunction
+
 call ale#linter#Define('po', {
 \   'name': 'msgfmt',
 \   'executable': 'msgfmt',
 \   'output_stream': 'stderr',
 \   'command': 'msgfmt --statistics --output-file=- %t',
-\   'callback': 'ale#handlers#unix#HandleAsWarning',
+\   'callback': 'ale_linters#po#msgfmt#Handle',
 \})
diff --git a/test/handler/test_msgfmt_hander.vader b/test/handler/test_msgfmt_hander.vader
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1a67dbc6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/handler/test_msgfmt_hander.vader
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+Before:
+  runtime ale_linters/po/msgfmt.vim
+
+After:
+  call ale#linter#Reset()
+
+Execute(Duplicate messages should be made easier to navigate):
+  AssertEqual
+  \ [
+  \   {'lnum': 14, 'col': 0, 'type': 'W', 'text': 'some other thing'},
+  \   {'lnum': 1746, 'col': 0, 'type': 'W', 'text': 'duplicate of message at line 262'},
+  \   {'lnum': 262, 'col': 0, 'type': 'W', 'text': 'first location of duplicate of message at line 1746'},
+  \   {'lnum': 666, 'col': 0, 'type': 'W', 'text': 'duplicate message definition...'},
+  \   {'lnum': 888, 'col': 0, 'type': 'W', 'text': 'some other thing'},
+  \   {'lnum': 999, 'col': 0, 'type': 'W', 'text': '...this is the location of the first definition'},
+  \ ],
+  \ ale_linters#po#msgfmt#Handle(bufnr(''), [
+  \   '/tmp/v6GMUFf/16/foo.po:14: some other thing',
+  \   '/tmp/v6GMUFf/16/foo.po:1746: duplicate message definition...',
+  \   '/tmp/v6GMUFf/16/foo.po:262: ...this is the location of the first definition',
+  \   '/tmp/v6GMUFf/16/foo.po:666: duplicate message definition...',
+  \   '/tmp/v6GMUFf/16/foo.po:888: some other thing',
+  \   '/tmp/v6GMUFf/16/foo.po:999: ...this is the location of the first definition',
+  \ ])