diff --git a/src/Module.ts b/src/Module.ts
index 2e194f552e9..c7dd98a9d4e 100644
--- a/src/Module.ts
+++ b/src/Module.ts
@@ -157,7 +157,9 @@ function handleMissingExport(
 	return importingModule.error(
 		{
 			code: 'MISSING_EXPORT',
-			message: `'${exportName}' is not exported by ${relativeId(importedModule)}`,
+			message: `'${exportName}' is not exported by ${relativeId(
+				importedModule
+			)}, imported by ${relativeId(importingModule.id)}`,
 			url: `https://rollupjs.org/guide/en/#error-name-is-not-exported-by-module`
 		},
 		importerStart!
diff --git a/test/function/samples/circular-missed-reexports-2/_config.js b/test/function/samples/circular-missed-reexports-2/_config.js
index df2bf9004dd..e17a190410c 100644
--- a/test/function/samples/circular-missed-reexports-2/_config.js
+++ b/test/function/samples/circular-missed-reexports-2/_config.js
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ module.exports = {
 			file: path.resolve(__dirname, 'dep2.js'),
 			line: 1
 		},
-		message: "'doesNotExist' is not exported by dep1.js",
+		message: "'doesNotExist' is not exported by dep1.js, imported by dep2.js",
 		pos: 9,
 		url: 'https://rollupjs.org/guide/en/#error-name-is-not-exported-by-module',
 		watchFiles: [
diff --git a/test/function/samples/default-not-reexported/_config.js b/test/function/samples/default-not-reexported/_config.js
index 947141dbbbb..be866dd0b30 100644
--- a/test/function/samples/default-not-reexported/_config.js
+++ b/test/function/samples/default-not-reexported/_config.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ module.exports = {
 	description: 'default export is not re-exported with export *',
 	error: {
 		code: 'MISSING_EXPORT',
-		message: `'default' is not exported by foo.js`,
+		message: `'default' is not exported by foo.js, imported by main.js`,
 		pos: 7,
 		watchFiles: [
 			path.resolve(__dirname, 'main.js'),
diff --git a/test/function/samples/error-after-transform-should-throw-correct-location/_config.js b/test/function/samples/error-after-transform-should-throw-correct-location/_config.js
index 23001b3ba56..58c2caa9550 100644
--- a/test/function/samples/error-after-transform-should-throw-correct-location/_config.js
+++ b/test/function/samples/error-after-transform-should-throw-correct-location/_config.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ module.exports = {
 	},
 	error: {
 		code: 'MISSING_EXPORT',
-		message: `'default' is not exported by empty.js`,
+		message: `'default' is not exported by empty.js, imported by main.js`,
 		pos: 44,
 		watchFiles: [path.resolve(__dirname, 'main.js'), path.resolve(__dirname, 'empty.js')],
 		loc: {
diff --git a/test/function/samples/import-of-unexported-fails/_config.js b/test/function/samples/import-of-unexported-fails/_config.js
index 0db25ac0ad5..6f5fa5552b2 100644
--- a/test/function/samples/import-of-unexported-fails/_config.js
+++ b/test/function/samples/import-of-unexported-fails/_config.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ module.exports = {
 	description: 'marking an imported, but unexported, identifier should throw',
 	error: {
 		code: 'MISSING_EXPORT',
-		message: `'default' is not exported by empty.js`,
+		message: `'default' is not exported by empty.js, imported by main.js`,
 		pos: 7,
 		watchFiles: [path.resolve(__dirname, 'main.js'), path.resolve(__dirname, 'empty.js')],
 		loc: {
diff --git a/test/function/samples/reexport-missing-error/_config.js b/test/function/samples/reexport-missing-error/_config.js
index 032dc7b3c7e..5a17f6c2bd5 100644
--- a/test/function/samples/reexport-missing-error/_config.js
+++ b/test/function/samples/reexport-missing-error/_config.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ module.exports = {
 	description: 'reexporting a missing identifier should print an error',
 	error: {
 		code: 'MISSING_EXPORT',
-		message: `'foo' is not exported by empty.js`,
+		message: `'foo' is not exported by empty.js, imported by main.js`,
 		pos: 9,
 		watchFiles: [path.resolve(__dirname, 'main.js'), path.resolve(__dirname, 'empty.js')],
 		loc: {