diff --git a/lib/guard/rspec/formatter.rb b/lib/guard/rspec/formatter.rb
index 331d0040..4c79f802 100644
--- a/lib/guard/rspec/formatter.rb
+++ b/lib/guard/rspec/formatter.rb
@@ -6,10 +6,37 @@ class RSpec
     class Formatter < ::RSpec::Core::Formatters::BaseFormatter
       TEMPORARY_FILE_PATH = './tmp/rspec_guard_result'
 
+      # rspec issue https://github.com/rspec/rspec-core/issues/793
+      def self.extract_spec_location(metadata)
+        root_metadata = metadata
+        location = metadata[:location]
+
+        until spec_path?(location)
+          metadata = metadata[:example_group]
+
+          if !metadata
+            Guard::UI.warning "no spec file found for #{root_metadata[:location]}"
+            return root_metadata[:location]
+          end
+
+          location = (metadata[:location] || "").split(':').first # rspec issue https://github.com/rspec/rspec-core/issues/1243
+        end
+
+        location
+      end
+
+      def self.spec_path?(path)
+        path ||= ""
+        flags = File::FNM_PATHNAME | File::FNM_DOTMATCH
+        if File.const_defined?(:FNM_EXTGLOB) # ruby >= 2
+          flags |= File::FNM_EXTGLOB
+        end
+        File.fnmatch(::RSpec.configuration.pattern, path.sub(/:\d+\z/, ''), flags)
+      end
+
       # Write summary to temporary file for runner
       def dump_summary(duration, total, failures, pending)
-        FileUtils.mkdir_p('tmp')
-        File.open(TEMPORARY_FILE_PATH, 'w') do |f|
+        write do |f|
           f.puts _message(total, failures, pending, duration)
           f.puts _failed_paths.join("\n") if failures > 0
         end
@@ -19,9 +46,14 @@ def dump_summary(duration, total, failures, pending)
 
       private
 
+      def write(&block)
+        FileUtils.mkdir_p('tmp')
+        File.open(TEMPORARY_FILE_PATH, 'w', &block)
+      end
+
       def _failed_paths
         failed = examples.select { |e| e.execution_result[:status] == 'failed' }
-        failed.map { |e| e.metadata[:location] }
+        failed.map { |e| self.class.extract_spec_location(e.metadata) }.sort.uniq
       end
 
       def _message(example_count, failure_count, pending_count, duration)
diff --git a/spec/lib/guard/rspec/formatter_spec.rb b/spec/lib/guard/rspec/formatter_spec.rb
index e694ca93..6f023238 100644
--- a/spec/lib/guard/rspec/formatter_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/guard/rspec/formatter_spec.rb
@@ -3,29 +3,76 @@
 require 'guard/rspec/formatter'
 
 describe Guard::RSpec::Formatter do
-  let(:formatter) { Guard::RSpec::Formatter.new(StringIO.new) }
+  let(:writer){
+    StringIO.new
+  }
+  let(:formatter) {
+    Guard::RSpec::Formatter.new(StringIO.new).tap{|formatter|
+      formatter.stub(:write) do |&block|
+        block.call writer
+      end
+    }
+  }
 
   describe '#dump_summary' do
-    after { File.delete('./tmp/rspec_guard_result') }
+
+    let(:result){
+      writer.rewind
+      writer.read
+    }
+
 
     context 'with failures' do
+      let(:spec_filename){
+        'failed_location_spec.rb'
+      }
+
       let(:failed_example) { double(
         execution_result: { status: 'failed' },
-        metadata: { location: 'failed_location' }
+        metadata: { location: spec_filename }
       ) }
 
       it 'writes summary line and failed location in tmp dir' do
         allow(formatter).to receive(:examples) { [failed_example] }
         formatter.dump_summary(123, 3, 1, 0)
-        result = File.open('./tmp/rspec_guard_result').read
-        expect(result).to match /^3 examples, 1 failures in 123\.0 seconds\nfailed_location\n$/
+        expect(result).to match /^3 examples, 1 failures in 123\.0 seconds\n#{spec_filename}\n$/
       end
+
+      it 'writes only uniq filenames out' do
+        allow(formatter).to receive(:examples) { [failed_example, failed_example] }
+        formatter.dump_summary(123, 3, 1, 0)
+        expect(result).to match /^3 examples, 1 failures in 123\.0 seconds\n#{spec_filename}\n$/
+      end
+
+    end
+
+    it "should find the spec file for shared examples" do
+      metadata = {:location => './spec/support/breadcrumbs.rb:75',
+                  :example_group => {:location => './spec/requests/breadcrumbs_spec.rb:218'}
+                 }
+
+      expect(described_class.extract_spec_location(metadata)).to start_with './spec/requests/breadcrumbs_spec.rb'
+    end
+
+    it "should return only the spec file without line number for shared examples" do
+      metadata = {:location => './spec/support/breadcrumbs.rb:75',
+                  :example_group => {:location => './spec/requests/breadcrumbs_spec.rb:218'}
+      }
+
+      expect(described_class.extract_spec_location(metadata)).to eq './spec/requests/breadcrumbs_spec.rb'
+    end
+
+    it "should return location of the root spec when a shared examples has no location" do
+      metadata = {:location => './spec/support/breadcrumbs.rb:75',
+                  :example_group => {}
+      }
+
+      expect(described_class.extract_spec_location(metadata)).to eq metadata[:location]
     end
 
     context 'with only success' do
       it 'notifies success' do
         formatter.dump_summary(123, 3, 0, 0)
-        result = File.open('./tmp/rspec_guard_result').read
         expect(result).to match /^3 examples, 0 failures in 123\.0 seconds\n$/
       end
     end
@@ -33,7 +80,6 @@
     context 'with pending' do
       it "notifies pending too" do
         formatter.dump_summary(123, 3, 0, 1)
-        result = File.open('./tmp/rspec_guard_result').read
         expect(result).to match /^3 examples, 0 failures \(1 pending\) in 123\.0 seconds\n$/
       end
     end