diff --git a/Lib/test/test_ast.py b/Lib/test/test_ast.py
index e251e25..1e07c57 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_ast.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_ast.py
@@ -576,6 +576,36 @@
         with support.swap_attr(unicodedata, 'normalize', bad_normalize):
             self.assertRaises(TypeError, ast.parse, '\u03D5')
 
+    def test_issue18374_binop_col_offset(self):
+        tree = ast.parse('4+5+6+7')
+        parent_binop = tree.body[0].value
+        child_binop = parent_binop.left
+        grandchild_binop = child_binop.left
+        self.assertEqual(parent_binop.col_offset, 0)
+        self.assertEqual(parent_binop.end_col_offset, 7)
+        self.assertEqual(child_binop.col_offset, 0)
+        self.assertEqual(child_binop.end_col_offset, 5)
+        self.assertEqual(grandchild_binop.col_offset, 0)
+        self.assertEqual(grandchild_binop.end_col_offset, 3)
+
+        tree = ast.parse('4+5-\\\n 6-7')
+        parent_binop = tree.body[0].value
+        child_binop = parent_binop.left
+        grandchild_binop = child_binop.left
+        self.assertEqual(parent_binop.col_offset, 0)
+        self.assertEqual(parent_binop.lineno, 1)
+        self.assertEqual(parent_binop.end_col_offset, 4)
+        self.assertEqual(parent_binop.end_lineno, 2)
+
+        self.assertEqual(child_binop.col_offset, 0)
+        self.assertEqual(parent_binop.lineno, 1)
+        self.assertEqual(child_binop.end_col_offset, 2)
+        self.assertEqual(parent_binop.end_lineno, 2)
+
+        self.assertEqual(grandchild_binop.col_offset, 0)
+        self.assertEqual(parent_binop.lineno, 1)
+        self.assertEqual(grandchild_binop.end_col_offset, 3)
+        self.assertEqual(parent_binop.end_lineno, 2)
 
 class ASTHelpers_Test(unittest.TestCase):
     maxDiff = None
diff --git a/Misc/ACKS b/Misc/ACKS
index 082fa56..f427d8b 100644
--- a/Misc/ACKS
+++ b/Misc/ACKS
@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@
 David Bolen
 Wouter Bolsterlee
 Gawain Bolton
+Carl Friedrich Bolz-Tereick
 Forest Bond
 Gregory Bond
 Médéric Boquien
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2019-07-05-21-46-45.bpo-18374.qgE0H3.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2019-07-05-21-46-45.bpo-18374.qgE0H3.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f9e99e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2019-07-05-21-46-45.bpo-18374.qgE0H3.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Fix the ``.col_offset`` attribute of nested :class:`ast.BinOp` instances
+which had a too large value in some situations.
diff --git a/Python/ast.c b/Python/ast.c
index 2a59415..317a42b 100644
--- a/Python/ast.c
+++ b/Python/ast.c
@@ -2645,7 +2645,7 @@
             return NULL;
 
         tmp_result = BinOp(result, newoperator, tmp,
-                           LINENO(next_oper), next_oper->n_col_offset,
+                           LINENO(n), n->n_col_offset,
                            CHILD(n, i * 2 + 2)->n_end_lineno,
                            CHILD(n, i * 2 + 2)->n_end_col_offset,
                            c->c_arena);