diff --git a/compiler/src/prog8/compiler/ErrorReporter.kt b/compiler/src/prog8/compiler/ErrorReporter.kt
index 6439d61c6..63e10ff41 100644
--- a/compiler/src/prog8/compiler/ErrorReporter.kt
+++ b/compiler/src/prog8/compiler/ErrorReporter.kt
@@ -33,6 +33,19 @@ internal class ErrorReporter(val colors: IConsoleColors): IErrorReporter {
         var numErrors = 0
         var numWarnings = 0
         var numInfos = 0
+
+        // For undefined symbol errors, remove all other errors and warnings on the same source line,
+        // because those are very likely caused by the unknown symbol. This reduces error clutter.
+        val undefinedSymbolErrors = messages.filter { it.severity == MessageSeverity.ERROR && it.message.contains("undefined symbol") }
+        for(e in undefinedSymbolErrors) {
+            messages.removeIf {
+                it !== e
+                        && (it.severity == MessageSeverity.WARNING || it.severity == MessageSeverity.ERROR)
+                        && it.position.file == e.position.file
+                        && it.position.line == e.position.line
+            }
+        }
+
         messages.sortedWith(compareBy({it.position.file}, {it.position.line}, {it.severity})).forEach {
             val printer = when(it.severity) {
                 MessageSeverity.INFO -> System.out
diff --git a/docs/source/todo.rst b/docs/source/todo.rst
index 77cab968b..97d3e0ee9 100644
--- a/docs/source/todo.rst
+++ b/docs/source/todo.rst
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ TODO
 Future Things and Ideas
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
-- reduce the number of collateral errors reported for undefined symbols
 - Kotlin: can we use inline value classes in certain spots?
 - Improve the SublimeText syntax file for prog8, you can also install this for 'bat': https://github.com/sharkdp/bat?tab=readme-ov-file#adding-new-syntaxes--language-definitions