diff --git a/src/errors.h b/src/errors.h
index 7e823bf..bfbe029 100644
--- a/src/errors.h
+++ b/src/errors.h
@@ -498,3 +498,5 @@
 	INIT(= N_("E1207: Expression without an effect: %s"));
 EXTERN char e_complete_used_without_nargs[]
 	INIT(= N_("E1208: -complete used without -nargs"));
+EXTERN char e_invalid_value_for_line_number_str[]
+	INIT(= N_("E1209: Invalid value for a line number: \"%s\""));
diff --git a/src/eval.c b/src/eval.c
index 4d94d67..6537ffe 100644
--- a/src/eval.c
+++ b/src/eval.c
@@ -5376,6 +5376,8 @@
 	}
 	return &pos;
     }
+    if (in_vim9script())
+	semsg(_(e_invalid_value_for_line_number_str), name);
     return NULL;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_vim9_builtin.vim b/src/testdir/test_vim9_builtin.vim
index 5bc51b1..e26c2c0 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_vim9_builtin.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_vim9_builtin.vim
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@
   var lines =<< trim END
     cursor('2', 1)
   END
-  CheckDefExecAndScriptFailure(lines, 'E475:')
+  CheckDefExecAndScriptFailure(lines, 'E1209:')
 enddef
 
 def Test_debugbreak()
@@ -1036,6 +1036,25 @@
   CheckDefFailure(['getjumplist(1, "x")'], 'E1013: Argument 2: type mismatch, expected number but got string')
 enddef
 
+def Test_getline()
+  var lines =<< trim END
+      new
+      setline(1, ['hello', 'there', 'again'])
+      assert_equal('hello', getline(1))
+      assert_equal('hello', getline('.'))
+
+      normal 2Gvjv
+      assert_equal('there', getline("'<"))
+      assert_equal('again', getline("'>"))
+  END
+  CheckDefAndScriptSuccess(lines)
+
+  lines =<< trim END
+      echo getline('1')
+  END
+  CheckDefExecAndScriptFailure(lines, 'E1209:')
+enddef
+
 def Test_getmarklist()
   CheckDefFailure(['getmarklist([])'], 'E1013: Argument 1: type mismatch, expected string but got list<unknown>')
   assert_equal([], getmarklist(10000))
@@ -1049,7 +1068,7 @@
 def Test_getpos()
   CheckDefFailure(['getpos(10)'], 'E1013: Argument 1: type mismatch, expected string but got number')
   assert_equal([0, 1, 1, 0], getpos('.'))
-  assert_equal([0, 0, 0, 0], getpos('a'))
+  CheckDefExecFailure(['getpos("a")'], 'E1209:')
 enddef
 
 def Test_getqflist()
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 76dbacd..91a3677 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -756,6 +756,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    3144,
+/**/
     3143,
 /**/
     3142,