diff --git a/lark/lexer.py b/lark/lexer.py
index 19e1be4..51ccf6c 100644
--- a/lark/lexer.py
+++ b/lark/lexer.py
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ class LineCounter:
         self.newline_char = '\n'
         self.char_pos = 0
         self.line = 1
-        self.column = 0
+        self.column = 1
         self.line_start_pos = 0
 
     def feed(self, token, test_newline=True):
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ class LineCounter:
                 self.line_start_pos = self.char_pos + token.rindex(self.newline_char) + 1
 
         self.char_pos += len(token)
-        self.column = self.char_pos - self.line_start_pos
+        self.column = self.char_pos - self.line_start_pos + 1
 
 class _Lex:
     "Built to serve both Lexer and ContextualLexer"
diff --git a/lark/parsers/xearley.py b/lark/parsers/xearley.py
index c64bfee..5e8fb28 100644
--- a/lark/parsers/xearley.py
+++ b/lark/parsers/xearley.py
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class Parser:
         match = self.term_matcher
 
         text_line = 1
-        text_column = 0
+        text_column = 1
 
         def predict(nonterm, column):
             assert not nonterm.is_term, nonterm
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ class Parser:
 
             if token == '\n':
                 text_line += 1
-                text_column = 0
+                text_column = 1
             else:
                 text_column += 1
 
diff --git a/tests/test_parser.py b/tests/test_parser.py
index 21a3dc6..6823f0c 100644
--- a/tests/test_parser.py
+++ b/tests/test_parser.py
@@ -854,22 +854,22 @@ def _make_parser_test(LEXER, PARSER):
             l = _Lark(g)
             a, bc, d = l.parse("AB\nCD").children
             self.assertEqual(a.line, 1)
-            self.assertEqual(a.column, 0)
+            self.assertEqual(a.column, 1)
 
             bc ,= bc.children
             self.assertEqual(bc.line, 1)
-            self.assertEqual(bc.column, 1)
+            self.assertEqual(bc.column, 2)
 
             self.assertEqual(d.line, 2)
-            self.assertEqual(d.column, 1)
+            self.assertEqual(d.column, 2)
 
             if LEXER != 'dynamic':
                 self.assertEqual(a.end_line, 1)
-                self.assertEqual(a.end_column, 1)
+                self.assertEqual(a.end_column, 2)
                 self.assertEqual(bc.end_line, 2)
-                self.assertEqual(bc.end_column, 1)
+                self.assertEqual(bc.end_column, 2)
                 self.assertEqual(d.end_line, 2)
-                self.assertEqual(d.end_column, 2)
+                self.assertEqual(d.end_column, 3)