diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/r3_view_compiler_i18n_spec.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/r3_view_compiler_i18n_spec.ts
index effb3a2486ceb..bcb1f76c9700e 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/r3_view_compiler_i18n_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/r3_view_compiler_i18n_spec.ts
@@ -3419,7 +3419,7 @@ describe('i18n support in the template compiler', () => {
       expect(errorThrown.ngParseErrors.length).toBe(1);
       const msg = errorThrown.ngParseErrors[0].toString();
       expect(msg).toContain(
-          'Could not mark an element as translatable inside of a translatable section');
+          'Cannot mark an element as translatable inside of a translatable section. Please remove the nested i18n marker.');
       expect(msg).toContain(expectedErrorText);
       expect(msg).toMatch(/app\/spec\.ts\@\d+\:\d+/);
     };
diff --git a/packages/compiler/src/render3/r3_template_transform.ts b/packages/compiler/src/render3/r3_template_transform.ts
index fcf27d1a6d210..4df6909321786 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/src/render3/r3_template_transform.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler/src/render3/r3_template_transform.ts
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ class HtmlAstToIvyAst implements html.Visitor {
     if (isI18nRootElement) {
       if (this.inI18nBlock) {
         this.reportError(
-            'Could not mark an element as translatable inside of a translatable section',
+            'Cannot mark an element as translatable inside of a translatable section. Please remove the nested i18n marker.',
             element.sourceSpan);
       }
       this.inI18nBlock = true;