diff --git a/superset/sql_parse.py b/superset/sql_parse.py
index 2fab2c26fb3e5..b7b28c4c3f006 100644
--- a/superset/sql_parse.py
+++ b/superset/sql_parse.py
@@ -752,11 +752,21 @@ def _extract_tables_from_sql(self) -> set[Table]:
             statements = parse(self.stripped(), dialect=self._dialect)
         except SqlglotError as ex:
             logger.warning("Unable to parse SQL (%s): %s", self._dialect, self.sql)
-            dialect = self._dialect or "generic"
+
+            message = (
+                "Error parsing near '{highlight}' at line {line}:{col}".format(  # pylint: disable=consider-using-f-string
+                    **ex.errors[0]
+                )
+                if isinstance(ex, ParseError)
+                else str(ex)
+            )
+
             raise SupersetSecurityException(
                 SupersetError(
                     error_type=SupersetErrorType.QUERY_SECURITY_ACCESS_ERROR,
-                    message=__(f"Unable to parse SQL ({dialect}): {self.sql}"),
+                    message=__(
+                        f"You may have an error in your SQL statement. {message}"
+                    ),
                     level=ErrorLevel.ERROR,
                 )
             ) from ex
diff --git a/tests/unit_tests/sql_parse_tests.py b/tests/unit_tests/sql_parse_tests.py
index eae43dd4c35a0..c1c74ec0b9956 100644
--- a/tests/unit_tests/sql_parse_tests.py
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/sql_parse_tests.py
@@ -277,26 +277,30 @@ def test_extract_tables_illdefined() -> None:
     with pytest.raises(SupersetSecurityException) as excinfo:
         extract_tables("SELECT * FROM schemaname.")
     assert (
-        str(excinfo.value) == "Unable to parse SQL (generic): SELECT * FROM schemaname."
+        str(excinfo.value)
+        == "You may have an error in your SQL statement. Error parsing near '.' at line 1:25"
     )
 
     with pytest.raises(SupersetSecurityException) as excinfo:
         extract_tables("SELECT * FROM catalogname.schemaname.")
     assert (
         str(excinfo.value)
-        == "Unable to parse SQL (generic): SELECT * FROM catalogname.schemaname."
+        == "You may have an error in your SQL statement. Error parsing near '.' at line 1:37"
     )
 
     with pytest.raises(SupersetSecurityException) as excinfo:
         extract_tables("SELECT * FROM catalogname..")
     assert (
         str(excinfo.value)
-        == "Unable to parse SQL (generic): SELECT * FROM catalogname.."
+        == "You may have an error in your SQL statement. Error parsing near '.' at line 1:27"
     )
 
     with pytest.raises(SupersetSecurityException) as excinfo:
         extract_tables('SELECT * FROM "tbname')
-    assert str(excinfo.value) == 'Unable to parse SQL (generic): SELECT * FROM "tbname'
+    assert (
+        str(excinfo.value)
+        == "You may have an error in your SQL statement. Error tokenizing 'SELECT * FROM \"tbnam'"
+    )
 
     # odd edge case that works
     assert extract_tables("SELECT * FROM catalogname..tbname") == {