diff --git a/src/ansiblelint/errors.py b/src/ansiblelint/errors.py
index ac66b25075..72c0ffcf11 100644
--- a/src/ansiblelint/errors.py
+++ b/src/ansiblelint/errors.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ def __init__(
         linenumber: int = 1,
         column: int | None = None,
         details: str = "",
-        filename: str | Lintable | None = None,
+        filename: Lintable | None = None,
         rule: BaseRule = RuntimeErrorRule(),
         tag: str | None = None,  # optional fine-graded tag
     ) -> None:
diff --git a/src/ansiblelint/rules/__init__.py b/src/ansiblelint/rules/__init__.py
index b02e3c32cf..a70e05add7 100644
--- a/src/ansiblelint/rules/__init__.py
+++ b/src/ansiblelint/rules/__init__.py
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ def create_matcherror(
         message: str | None = None,
         linenumber: int = 1,
         details: str = "",
-        filename: str | Lintable | None = None,
+        filename: Lintable | None = None,
         tag: str = "",
     ) -> MatchError:
         """Instantiate a new MatchError."""
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ def matchyaml(self, file: Lintable) -> list[MatchError]:
         if isinstance(yaml, str):
             if yaml.startswith("$ANSIBLE_VAULT"):
                 return []
-            return [MatchError(filename=str(file.path), rule=LoadingFailureRule())]
+            return [MatchError(filename=file, rule=LoadingFailureRule())]
         if not yaml:
             return matches
 
diff --git a/src/ansiblelint/rules/partial_become.py b/src/ansiblelint/rules/partial_become.py
index dafc161948..be27f5c5f9 100644
--- a/src/ansiblelint/rules/partial_become.py
+++ b/src/ansiblelint/rules/partial_become.py
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ def matchplay(self, file: Lintable, data: odict[str, Any]) -> list[MatchError]:
                 return [
                     self.create_matcherror(
                         message=self.shortdesc,
-                        filename=str(file.path),
+                        filename=file,
                         linenumber=data[LINE_NUMBER_KEY],
                     )
                 ]
diff --git a/src/ansiblelint/rules/playbook_extension.py b/src/ansiblelint/rules/playbook_extension.py
index af5c3dbe8d..692f45561d 100644
--- a/src/ansiblelint/rules/playbook_extension.py
+++ b/src/ansiblelint/rules/playbook_extension.py
@@ -28,5 +28,5 @@ def matchyaml(self, file: Lintable) -> list[MatchError]:
         ext = os.path.splitext(path)
         if ext[1] not in [".yml", ".yaml"] and path not in self.done:
             self.done.append(path)
-            result.append(self.create_matcherror(filename=path))
+            result.append(self.create_matcherror(filename=file))
         return result
diff --git a/src/ansiblelint/rules/role_name.py b/src/ansiblelint/rules/role_name.py
index a03ac86152..b48982e3b0 100644
--- a/src/ansiblelint/rules/role_name.py
+++ b/src/ansiblelint/rules/role_name.py
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ def matchyaml(self, file: Lintable) -> list[MatchError]:
             if role_name and not self._re.match(role_name):
                 result.append(
                     self.create_matcherror(
-                        filename=str(file.path),
+                        filename=file,
                         message=self.shortdesc.format(role_name),
                     )
                 )
diff --git a/src/ansiblelint/rules/syntax_check.py b/src/ansiblelint/rules/syntax_check.py
index dbc291047b..af5670a3b4 100644
--- a/src/ansiblelint/rules/syntax_check.py
+++ b/src/ansiblelint/rules/syntax_check.py
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ def _get_ansible_syntax_check_matches(lintable: Lintable) -> list[MatchError]:
             result = []
         if run.returncode != 0:
             message = None
-            filename = str(lintable.path)
+            filename = lintable
             linenumber = 1
             column = None
             tag = None
@@ -93,12 +93,12 @@ def _get_ansible_syntax_check_matches(lintable: Lintable) -> list[MatchError]:
             if match:
                 message = match.groupdict()["title"]
                 # Ansible returns absolute paths
-                filename = match.groupdict()["filename"]
+                filename = Lintable(match.groupdict()["filename"])
                 linenumber = int(match.groupdict()["line"])
                 column = int(match.groupdict()["column"])
             elif _empty_playbook_re.search(stderr):
                 message = "Empty playbook, nothing to do"
-                filename = str(lintable.path)
+                filename = lintable
                 tag = "empty-playbook"
 
             if run.returncode == 4:
diff --git a/src/ansiblelint/rules/yaml_rule.py b/src/ansiblelint/rules/yaml_rule.py
index 532fdd7245..27a5dea8b1 100644
--- a/src/ansiblelint/rules/yaml_rule.py
+++ b/src/ansiblelint/rules/yaml_rule.py
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ def matchyaml(self, file: Lintable) -> list[MatchError]:
                     message=problem.desc,
                     linenumber=problem.line,
                     details="",
-                    filename=str(file.path),
+                    filename=file,
                     tag=f"yaml[{problem.rule}]",
                 )
             )
diff --git a/src/ansiblelint/runner.py b/src/ansiblelint/runner.py
index 4072a8620c..e76d7c5144 100644
--- a/src/ansiblelint/runner.py
+++ b/src/ansiblelint/runner.py
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ def run(self) -> list[MatchError]:  # noqa: C901
             except RuntimeError as exc:
                 matches.append(
                     MatchError(
-                        filename=str(lintable.path),
+                        filename=lintable,
                         message=str(exc),
                         details=str(exc.__cause__),
                         rule=LoadingFailureRule(),
@@ -201,9 +201,7 @@ def _emit_matches(self, files: list[Lintable]) -> Generator[MatchError, None, No
                     exc.rule = LoadingFailureRule()
                     yield exc
                 except AttributeError:
-                    yield MatchError(
-                        filename=str(lintable.path), rule=LoadingFailureRule()
-                    )
+                    yield MatchError(filename=lintable, rule=LoadingFailureRule())
                 visited.add(lintable)
 
 
diff --git a/src/ansiblelint/utils.py b/src/ansiblelint/utils.py
index 291125932b..35776c1773 100644
--- a/src/ansiblelint/utils.py
+++ b/src/ansiblelint/utils.py
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ def find_children(lintable: Lintable) -> list[Lintable]:  # noqa: C901
     basedir = os.path.dirname(str(lintable.path))
     # playbook_ds can be an AnsibleUnicode string, which we consider invalid
     if isinstance(playbook_ds, str):
-        raise MatchError(filename=str(lintable.path), rule=LoadingFailureRule())
+        raise MatchError(filename=lintable, rule=LoadingFailureRule())
     for item in _playbook_items(playbook_ds):
         # if lintable.kind not in ["playbook"]:
         #     continue
diff --git a/test/test_formatter.py b/test/test_formatter.py
index 74a0662823..8fb8977d5e 100644
--- a/test/test_formatter.py
+++ b/test/test_formatter.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 import pathlib
 
 from ansiblelint.errors import MatchError
+from ansiblelint.file_utils import Lintable
 from ansiblelint.formatters import Formatter
 from ansiblelint.rules import AnsibleLintRule
 
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ def test_format_coloured_string() -> None:
         message="message",
         linenumber=1,
         details="hello",
-        filename="filename.yml",
+        filename=Lintable("filename.yml"),
         rule=rule,
     )
     formatter.format(match)
@@ -47,7 +48,7 @@ def test_unicode_format_string() -> None:
         message="\U0001f427",
         linenumber=1,
         details="hello",
-        filename="filename.yml",
+        filename=Lintable("filename.yml"),
         rule=rule,
     )
     formatter.format(match)
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@ def test_dict_format_line() -> None:
         message="xyz",
         linenumber=1,
         details={"hello": "world"},  # type: ignore
-        filename="filename.yml",
+        filename=Lintable("filename.yml"),
         rule=rule,
     )
     formatter.format(match)
diff --git a/test/test_formatter_json.py b/test/test_formatter_json.py
index 112ccfdb86..e7f18b3aac 100644
--- a/test/test_formatter_json.py
+++ b/test/test_formatter_json.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 import pytest
 
 from ansiblelint.errors import MatchError
+from ansiblelint.file_utils import Lintable
 from ansiblelint.formatters import CodeclimateJSONFormatter
 from ansiblelint.rules import AnsibleLintRule
 
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ def setup_class(self) -> None:
                 message="message",
                 linenumber=1,
                 details="hello",
-                filename="filename.yml",
+                filename=Lintable("filename.yml"),
                 rule=self.rule,
             )
         )
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ def setup_class(self) -> None:
                 message="message",
                 linenumber=2,
                 details="hello",
-                filename="filename.yml",
+                filename=Lintable("filename.yml"),
                 rule=self.rule,
             )
         )
diff --git a/test/test_formatter_sarif.py b/test/test_formatter_sarif.py
index 17f9b9eb4f..8937ef7928 100644
--- a/test/test_formatter_sarif.py
+++ b/test/test_formatter_sarif.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 import pytest
 
 from ansiblelint.errors import MatchError
+from ansiblelint.file_utils import Lintable
 from ansiblelint.formatters import SarifFormatter
 from ansiblelint.rules import AnsibleLintRule
 
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ def setup_class(self) -> None:
                 linenumber=1,
                 column=10,
                 details="hello",
-                filename="filename.yml",
+                filename=Lintable("filename.yml"),
                 rule=self.rule,
             )
         )
@@ -44,7 +45,7 @@ def setup_class(self) -> None:
                 message="message",
                 linenumber=2,
                 details="hello",
-                filename="filename.yml",
+                filename=Lintable("filename.yml"),
                 rule=self.rule,
             )
         )
diff --git a/test/test_matcherrror.py b/test/test_matcherrror.py
index a66feb1729..3dfec6d32c 100644
--- a/test/test_matcherrror.py
+++ b/test/test_matcherrror.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 import pytest
 
 from ansiblelint.errors import MatchError
+from ansiblelint.file_utils import Lintable
 from ansiblelint.rules.no_changed_when import CommandHasChangesCheckRule
 from ansiblelint.rules.partial_become import BecomeUserWithoutBecomeRule
 
@@ -75,7 +76,10 @@ def test_matcherror_invalid() -> None:
         # sorting by message
         (MatchError("z"), MatchError("a")),
         # filenames takes priority in sorting
-        (MatchError("a", filename="b"), MatchError("a", filename="a")),
+        (
+            MatchError("a", filename=Lintable("b")),
+            MatchError("a", filename=Lintable("a")),
+        ),
         # rule id partial-become > rule id no-changed-when
         (
             MatchError(rule=BecomeUserWithoutBecomeRule()),