diff --git a/packages/core/__tests__/utils.test.ts b/packages/core/__tests__/utils.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b4388fb5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/__tests__/utils.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+import {toAnnotationProperties} from '../src/utils'
+
+describe('@actions/core/src/utils', () => {
+  describe('.toAnnotationProperties', () => {
+    it('extracts title only from Error instance without a parseable stack', () => {
+      const error = new TypeError('Test error')
+      error.stack = ''
+      expect(toAnnotationProperties(error)).toEqual({
+        title: 'TypeError',
+        file: undefined,
+        startLine: undefined,
+        startColumn: undefined
+      })
+    })
+
+    it('extracts AnnotationProperties from Error instance', () => {
+      const error = new ReferenceError('Test error')
+      expect(toAnnotationProperties(error)).toEqual({
+        title: 'ReferenceError',
+        file: expect.stringMatching(/utils\.test\.ts$/),
+        startLine: expect.any(Number),
+        startColumn: expect.any(Number)
+      })
+    })
+  })
+})
diff --git a/packages/core/package-lock.json b/packages/core/package-lock.json
index 7b1cf7bb..868e541d 100644
--- a/packages/core/package-lock.json
+++ b/packages/core/package-lock.json
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
       "dependencies": {
         "@actions/exec": "^1.1.1",
         "@actions/http-client": "^2.0.1",
+        "error-stack-parser": "^2.1.4",
         "uuid": "^8.3.2"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
@@ -51,6 +52,19 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-c/I8ZRb51j+pYGAu5CrFMRxqZ2ke4y2grEBO5AUjgSkSk+qT2Ea+OdWElz/OiMf5MNpn2b17kuVBwZLQJXzihw==",
       "dev": true
     },
+    "node_modules/error-stack-parser": {
+      "version": "2.1.4",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/error-stack-parser/-/error-stack-parser-2.1.4.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-Sk5V6wVazPhq5MhpO+AUxJn5x7XSXGl1R93Vn7i+zS15KDVxQijejNCrz8340/2bgLBjR9GtEG8ZVKONDjcqGQ==",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "stackframe": "^1.3.4"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/stackframe": {
+      "version": "1.3.4",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/stackframe/-/stackframe-1.3.4.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-oeVtt7eWQS+Na6F//S4kJ2K2VbRlS9D43mAlMyVpVWovy9o+jfgH8O9agzANzaiLjclA0oYzUXEM4PurhSUChw=="
+    },
     "node_modules/tunnel": {
       "version": "0.0.6",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/tunnel/-/tunnel-0.0.6.tgz",
@@ -102,6 +116,19 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-c/I8ZRb51j+pYGAu5CrFMRxqZ2ke4y2grEBO5AUjgSkSk+qT2Ea+OdWElz/OiMf5MNpn2b17kuVBwZLQJXzihw==",
       "dev": true
     },
+    "error-stack-parser": {
+      "version": "2.1.4",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/error-stack-parser/-/error-stack-parser-2.1.4.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-Sk5V6wVazPhq5MhpO+AUxJn5x7XSXGl1R93Vn7i+zS15KDVxQijejNCrz8340/2bgLBjR9GtEG8ZVKONDjcqGQ==",
+      "requires": {
+        "stackframe": "^1.3.4"
+      }
+    },
+    "stackframe": {
+      "version": "1.3.4",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/stackframe/-/stackframe-1.3.4.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-oeVtt7eWQS+Na6F//S4kJ2K2VbRlS9D43mAlMyVpVWovy9o+jfgH8O9agzANzaiLjclA0oYzUXEM4PurhSUChw=="
+    },
     "tunnel": {
       "version": "0.0.6",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/tunnel/-/tunnel-0.0.6.tgz",
diff --git a/packages/core/package.json b/packages/core/package.json
index 2eda27b5..67bd2918 100644
--- a/packages/core/package.json
+++ b/packages/core/package.json
@@ -38,10 +38,11 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@actions/exec": "^1.1.1",
     "@actions/http-client": "^2.0.1",
+    "error-stack-parser": "^2.1.4",
     "uuid": "^8.3.2"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/node": "^12.0.2",
     "@types/uuid": "^8.3.4"
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/packages/core/src/utils.ts b/packages/core/src/utils.ts
index c43f3870..d197087b 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/utils.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 import {AnnotationProperties} from './core'
 import {CommandProperties} from './command'
+import ErrorStackParser from 'error-stack-parser'
 
 /**
  * Sanitizes an input into a string so it can be passed into issueCommand safely
@@ -39,3 +40,21 @@ export function toCommandProperties(
     endColumn: annotationProperties.endColumn
   }
 }
+
+export function toAnnotationProperties(error: Error): AnnotationProperties {
+  let firstFrame
+
+  try {
+    const stack = ErrorStackParser.parse(error)
+    firstFrame = stack?.[0]
+  } catch (parseError) {
+    // If we can't parse the stack, we'll just skip it
+  }
+
+  return {
+    title: error.name,
+    file: firstFrame?.fileName,
+    startLine: firstFrame?.lineNumber,
+    startColumn: firstFrame?.columnNumber
+  }
+}