diff --git a/script/translations/clean.py b/script/translations/clean.py
index 0dcf40941ef..0f2eb40300d 100644
--- a/script/translations/clean.py
+++ b/script/translations/clean.py
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 """Find translation keys that are in Lokalise but no longer defined in source."""
 import argparse
-import json
 
 from .const import CORE_PROJECT_ID, FRONTEND_DIR, FRONTEND_PROJECT_ID, INTEGRATIONS_DIR
 from .error import ExitApp
 from .lokalise import get_api
-from .util import get_base_arg_parser
+from .util import get_base_arg_parser, load_json_from_path
 
 
 def get_arguments() -> argparse.Namespace:
@@ -46,9 +45,9 @@ def find_core():
 
         translations = int_dir / "translations" / "en.json"
 
-        strings_json = json.loads(strings.read_text())
+        strings_json = load_json_from_path(strings)
         if translations.is_file():
-            translations_json = json.loads(translations.read_text())
+            translations_json = load_json_from_path(translations)
         else:
             translations_json = {}
 
@@ -69,8 +68,8 @@ def find_frontend():
 
     missing_keys = []
     find_extra(
-        json.loads(source.read_text()),
-        json.loads(translated.read_text()),
+        load_json_from_path(source),
+        load_json_from_path(translated),
         "",
         missing_keys,
     )
diff --git a/script/translations/deduplicate.py b/script/translations/deduplicate.py
index 86812318218..27764f0987f 100644
--- a/script/translations/deduplicate.py
+++ b/script/translations/deduplicate.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ from homeassistant.const import Platform
 
 from . import upload
 from .develop import flatten_translations
-from .util import get_base_arg_parser
+from .util import get_base_arg_parser, load_json_from_path
 
 
 def get_arguments() -> argparse.Namespace:
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ def run():
 
     for component in components:
         comp_strings_path = Path(STRINGS_PATH.format(component))
-        strings[component] = json.loads(comp_strings_path.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
+        strings[component] = load_json_from_path(comp_strings_path)
 
     for path, value in update_keys.items():
         parts = path.split("::")
diff --git a/script/translations/download.py b/script/translations/download.py
index bcab3b511c3..d02b5c869aa 100755
--- a/script/translations/download.py
+++ b/script/translations/download.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import subprocess
 
 from .const import CLI_2_DOCKER_IMAGE, CORE_PROJECT_ID, INTEGRATIONS_DIR
 from .error import ExitApp
-from .util import get_lokalise_token
+from .util import get_lokalise_token, load_json_from_path
 
 FILENAME_FORMAT = re.compile(r"strings\.(?P<suffix>\w+)\.json")
 DOWNLOAD_DIR = pathlib.Path("build/translations-download").absolute()
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ def write_integration_translations():
     """Write integration translations."""
     for lang_file in DOWNLOAD_DIR.glob("*.json"):
         lang = lang_file.stem
-        translations = json.loads(lang_file.read_text())
+        translations = load_json_from_path(lang_file)
         save_language_translations(lang, translations)
 
 
diff --git a/script/translations/error.py b/script/translations/error.py
index bc8f21c23b5..210af95f325 100644
--- a/script/translations/error.py
+++ b/script/translations/error.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 """Errors for translations."""
+import json
 
 
 class ExitApp(Exception):
@@ -8,3 +9,28 @@ class ExitApp(Exception):
         """Initialize the exit app exception."""
         self.reason = reason
         self.exit_code = exit_code
+
+
+class JSONDecodeErrorWithPath(json.JSONDecodeError):
+    """Subclass of JSONDecodeError with additional properties.
+
+    Additional properties:
+      path: Path to the JSON document being parsed
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, msg, doc, pos, path):
+        """Initialize."""
+        lineno = doc.count("\n", 0, pos) + 1
+        colno = pos - doc.rfind("\n", 0, pos)
+        errmsg = f"{msg}: file: {path} line {lineno} column {colno} (char {pos})"
+        ValueError.__init__(self, errmsg)
+        self.msg = msg
+        self.doc = doc
+        self.pos = pos
+        self.lineno = lineno
+        self.colno = colno
+        self.path = path
+
+    def __reduce__(self):
+        """Reduce."""
+        return self.__class__, (self.msg, self.doc, self.pos, self.path)
diff --git a/script/translations/frontend.py b/script/translations/frontend.py
index c955c240478..bb0e98e1c93 100644
--- a/script/translations/frontend.py
+++ b/script/translations/frontend.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import json
 
 from .const import FRONTEND_DIR
 from .download import DOWNLOAD_DIR, run_download_docker
-from .util import get_base_arg_parser
+from .util import get_base_arg_parser, load_json_from_path
 
 FRONTEND_BACKEND_TRANSLATIONS = FRONTEND_DIR / "translations/backend"
 
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ def run():
         run_download_docker()
 
     for lang_file in DOWNLOAD_DIR.glob("*.json"):
-        translations = json.loads(lang_file.read_text())
+        translations = load_json_from_path(lang_file)
 
         to_write_translations = {"component": {}}
 
diff --git a/script/translations/migrate.py b/script/translations/migrate.py
index f5bd60c30b4..c3057800973 100644
--- a/script/translations/migrate.py
+++ b/script/translations/migrate.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import re
 
 from .const import CORE_PROJECT_ID, FRONTEND_PROJECT_ID, INTEGRATIONS_DIR
 from .lokalise import get_api
+from .util import load_json_from_path
 
 FRONTEND_REPO = pathlib.Path("../frontend/")
 
@@ -164,7 +165,7 @@ def find_and_rename_keys():
         if not strings_file.is_file():
             continue
 
-        strings = json.loads(strings_file.read_text())
+        strings = load_json_from_path(strings_file)
 
         if "title" in strings.get("config", {}):
             from_key = f"component::{integration.name}::config::title"
@@ -194,12 +195,12 @@ def interactive_update():
         if not strings_file.is_file():
             continue
 
-        strings = json.loads(strings_file.read_text())
+        strings = load_json_from_path(strings_file)
 
         if "title" not in strings:
             continue
 
-        manifest = json.loads((integration / "manifest.json").read_text())
+        manifest = load_json_from_path(integration / "manifest.json")
 
         print("Processing", manifest["name"])
         print("Translation title", strings["title"])
@@ -247,9 +248,8 @@ def find_frontend_states():
     Source key -> target key
     Add key to integrations strings.json
     """
-    frontend_states = json.loads(
-        (FRONTEND_REPO / "src/translations/en.json").read_text()
-    )["state"]
+    path = FRONTEND_REPO / "src/translations/en.json"
+    frontend_states = load_json_from_path(path)["state"]
 
     # domain => state object
     to_write = {}
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ def find_frontend_states():
     for domain, state in to_write.items():
         strings = INTEGRATIONS_DIR / domain / "strings.json"
         if strings.is_file():
-            content = json.loads(strings.read_text())
+            content = load_json_from_path(strings)
         else:
             content = {}
 
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ def find_frontend_states():
 def apply_data_references(to_migrate):
     """Apply references."""
     for strings_file in INTEGRATIONS_DIR.glob("*/strings.json"):
-        strings = json.loads(strings_file.read_text())
+        strings = load_json_from_path(strings_file)
         steps = strings.get("config", {}).get("step")
 
         if not steps:
diff --git a/script/translations/upload.py b/script/translations/upload.py
index 1a1819af863..eaf1c07ad91 100755
--- a/script/translations/upload.py
+++ b/script/translations/upload.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import subprocess
 
 from .const import CLI_2_DOCKER_IMAGE, CORE_PROJECT_ID, INTEGRATIONS_DIR
 from .error import ExitApp
-from .util import get_current_branch, get_lokalise_token
+from .util import get_current_branch, get_lokalise_token, load_json_from_path
 
 FILENAME_FORMAT = re.compile(r"strings\.(?P<suffix>\w+)\.json")
 LOCAL_FILE = pathlib.Path("build/translations-upload.json").absolute()
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ def run_upload_docker():
 
 def generate_upload_data():
     """Generate the data for uploading."""
-    translations = json.loads((INTEGRATIONS_DIR.parent / "strings.json").read_text())
+    translations = load_json_from_path(INTEGRATIONS_DIR.parent / "strings.json")
     translations["component"] = {}
 
     for path in INTEGRATIONS_DIR.glob(f"*{os.sep}strings*.json"):
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ def generate_upload_data():
             platforms = parent.setdefault("platform", {})
             parent = platforms.setdefault(platform, {})
 
-        parent.update(json.loads(path.read_text()))
+        parent.update(load_json_from_path(path))
 
     return translations
 
diff --git a/script/translations/util.py b/script/translations/util.py
index 9f41253fa02..aab98e049d9 100644
--- a/script/translations/util.py
+++ b/script/translations/util.py
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 """Translation utils."""
 import argparse
+import json
 import os
 import pathlib
 import subprocess
+from typing import Any
 
-from .error import ExitApp
+from .error import ExitApp, JSONDecodeErrorWithPath
 
 
 def get_base_arg_parser() -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
@@ -55,3 +57,11 @@ def get_current_branch():
         .stdout.decode()
         .strip()
     )
+
+
+def load_json_from_path(path: pathlib.Path) -> Any:
+    """Load JSON from path."""
+    try:
+        return json.loads(path.read_text())
+    except json.JSONDecodeError as err:
+        raise JSONDecodeErrorWithPath(err.msg, err.doc, err.pos, path) from err