diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/noder.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/noder.go
index 23c9539b0a1ae5..89e9ddb668b061 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/noder.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/noder.go
@@ -548,7 +548,11 @@ func (p *noder) param(param *syntax.Field, dddOk, final bool) *Node {
 		if !dddOk {
 			yyerror("cannot use ... in receiver or result parameter list")
 		} else if !final {
-			yyerror("can only use ... with final parameter in list")
+			if param.Name == nil {
+				yyerror("cannot use ... with non-final parameter")
+			} else {
+				p.yyerrorpos(param.Name.Pos(), "cannot use ... with non-final parameter %s", param.Name.Value)
+			}
 		}
 		typ.Op = OTARRAY
 		typ.Right = typ.Left
diff --git a/test/fixedbugs/issue28450.go b/test/fixedbugs/issue28450.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..21e5e0c5f1cab8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixedbugs/issue28450.go
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+// errorcheck
+
+// Copyright 2018 The Go Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+package p
+
+func f(a, b, c, d ...int)       {} // ERROR "non-final parameter a" "non-final parameter b" "non-final parameter c"
+func g(a ...int, b ...int)      {} // ERROR "non-final parameter a"
+func h(...int, ...int, float32) {} // ERROR "non-final parameter"
+
+type a func(...float32, ...interface{}) // ERROR "non-final parameter"
+type b interface {
+	f(...int, ...int)                // ERROR "non-final parameter"
+	g(a ...int, b ...int, c float32) // ERROR "non-final parameter a" "non-final parameter b"
+	valid(...int)
+}