diff --git a/compiler/rustc_resolve/src/diagnostics.rs b/compiler/rustc_resolve/src/diagnostics.rs
index 9149974a61774..101d6b0be26d5 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_resolve/src/diagnostics.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_resolve/src/diagnostics.rs
@@ -2423,6 +2423,8 @@ impl<'ra, 'tcx> Resolver<'ra, 'tcx> {
             } else {
                 let suggestion = if suggestion.is_some() {
                     suggestion
+                } else if let Some(m) = self.undeclared_module_exists(ident) {
+                    self.undeclared_module_suggest_declare(ident, m)
                 } else if was_invoked_from_cargo() {
                     Some((
                         vec![],
@@ -2444,6 +2446,55 @@ impl<'ra, 'tcx> Resolver<'ra, 'tcx> {
         }
     }
 
+    fn undeclared_module_suggest_declare(
+        &mut self,
+        ident: Ident,
+        path: std::path::PathBuf,
+    ) -> Option<(Vec<(Span, String)>, String, Applicability)> {
+        Some((
+            vec![(self.current_crate_outer_attr_insert_span, format!("mod {ident};\n"))],
+            format!(
+                "to make use of source file {}, use `mod {ident}` \
+                 in this file to declare the module",
+                path.display()
+            ),
+            Applicability::MaybeIncorrect,
+        ))
+    }
+
+    fn undeclared_module_exists(&mut self, ident: Ident) -> Option<std::path::PathBuf> {
+        let map = self.tcx.sess.source_map();
+
+        let src = map.span_to_filename(ident.span).into_local_path()?;
+        let i = ident.as_str();
+        // FIXME: add case where non parent using undeclared module (hard?)
+        let dir = src.parent()?;
+        let src = src.file_stem()?.to_str()?;
+        for file in [
+            // …/x.rs
+            dir.join(i).with_extension("rs"),
+            // …/x/mod.rs
+            dir.join(i).join("mod.rs"),
+        ] {
+            if file.exists() {
+                return Some(file);
+            }
+        }
+        if !matches!(src, "main" | "lib" | "mod") {
+            for file in [
+                // …/x/y.rs
+                dir.join(src).join(i).with_extension("rs"),
+                // …/x/y/mod.rs
+                dir.join(src).join(i).join("mod.rs"),
+            ] {
+                if file.exists() {
+                    return Some(file);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        None
+    }
+
     /// Adds suggestions for a path that cannot be resolved.
     #[instrument(level = "debug", skip(self, parent_scope))]
     pub(crate) fn make_path_suggestion(
diff --git a/tests/ui/modules/module_suggestion_when_module_not_found/submodule/mod.rs b/tests/ui/modules/module_suggestion_when_module_not_found/submodule/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..cb924172efeac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ui/modules/module_suggestion_when_module_not_found/submodule/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+//@ ignore-auxiliary
diff --git a/tests/ui/modules/module_suggestion_when_module_not_found/submodule2.rs b/tests/ui/modules/module_suggestion_when_module_not_found/submodule2.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..cb924172efeac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ui/modules/module_suggestion_when_module_not_found/submodule2.rs
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+//@ ignore-auxiliary
diff --git a/tests/ui/modules/module_suggestion_when_module_not_found/success.rs b/tests/ui/modules/module_suggestion_when_module_not_found/success.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..888e6ab3f193f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ui/modules/module_suggestion_when_module_not_found/success.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+//@ ignore-auxiliary
+
+use submodule3::ferris; // these modules are unresolved.
+use submodule4::error;
diff --git a/tests/ui/modules/module_suggestion_when_module_not_found/success/compiletest-ignore-dir b/tests/ui/modules/module_suggestion_when_module_not_found/success/compiletest-ignore-dir
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..e69de29bb2d1d
diff --git a/tests/ui/modules/module_suggestion_when_module_not_found/success/submodule3/mod.rs b/tests/ui/modules/module_suggestion_when_module_not_found/success/submodule3/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..8337712ea57f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ui/modules/module_suggestion_when_module_not_found/success/submodule3/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+//
diff --git a/tests/ui/modules/module_suggestion_when_module_not_found/success/submodule4.rs b/tests/ui/modules/module_suggestion_when_module_not_found/success/submodule4.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..8337712ea57f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ui/modules/module_suggestion_when_module_not_found/success/submodule4.rs
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+//
diff --git a/tests/ui/modules/module_suggestion_when_module_not_found/suggestion.rs b/tests/ui/modules/module_suggestion_when_module_not_found/suggestion.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..f4c24bff2288d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ui/modules/module_suggestion_when_module_not_found/suggestion.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+//@ edition:2024
+use submodule::cat; //~ ERROR unresolved import `submodule`
+use submodule2::help; //~ ERROR unresolved import `submodule2`
+mod success;
+fn main() {}
+//~? ERROR unresolved import `submodule3`
+//~? ERROR unresolved import `submodule4`
diff --git a/tests/ui/modules/module_suggestion_when_module_not_found/suggestion.stderr b/tests/ui/modules/module_suggestion_when_module_not_found/suggestion.stderr
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..6375d71c28074
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ui/modules/module_suggestion_when_module_not_found/suggestion.stderr
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+error[E0432]: unresolved import `submodule`
+  --> $DIR/suggestion.rs:2:5
+   |
+LL | use submodule::cat;
+   |     ^^^^^^^^^ use of unresolved module or unlinked crate `submodule`
+   |
+help: to make use of source file $DIR/submodule/mod.rs, use `mod submodule` in this file to declare the module
+   |
+LL + mod submodule;
+   |
+
+error[E0432]: unresolved import `submodule2`
+  --> $DIR/suggestion.rs:3:5
+   |
+LL | use submodule2::help;
+   |     ^^^^^^^^^^ use of unresolved module or unlinked crate `submodule2`
+   |
+help: to make use of source file $DIR/submodule2.rs, use `mod submodule2` in this file to declare the module
+   |
+LL + mod submodule2;
+   |
+
+error[E0432]: unresolved import `submodule3`
+  --> $DIR/success.rs:3:5
+   |
+LL | use submodule3::ferris; // these modules are unresolved.
+   |     ^^^^^^^^^^ use of unresolved module or unlinked crate `submodule3`
+   |
+help: to make use of source file $DIR/success/submodule3/mod.rs, use `mod submodule3` in this file to declare the module
+  --> $DIR/suggestion.rs:2:1
+   |
+LL + mod submodule3;
+   |
+
+error[E0432]: unresolved import `submodule4`
+  --> $DIR/success.rs:4:5
+   |
+LL | use submodule4::error;
+   |     ^^^^^^^^^^ use of unresolved module or unlinked crate `submodule4`
+   |
+help: to make use of source file $DIR/success/submodule4.rs, use `mod submodule4` in this file to declare the module
+  --> $DIR/suggestion.rs:2:1
+   |
+LL + mod submodule4;
+   |
+
+error: aborting due to 4 previous errors
+
+For more information about this error, try `rustc --explain E0432`.
diff --git a/tests/ui/modules_and_files_visibility/mod_file_disambig.stderr b/tests/ui/modules_and_files_visibility/mod_file_disambig.stderr
index f82d613015f5d..e71a6de2fb9bc 100644
--- a/tests/ui/modules_and_files_visibility/mod_file_disambig.stderr
+++ b/tests/ui/modules_and_files_visibility/mod_file_disambig.stderr
@@ -12,7 +12,10 @@ error[E0433]: failed to resolve: use of unresolved module or unlinked crate `mod
 LL |     assert_eq!(mod_file_aux::bar(), 10);
    |                ^^^^^^^^^^^^ use of unresolved module or unlinked crate `mod_file_aux`
    |
-   = help: you might be missing a crate named `mod_file_aux`
+help: to make use of source file $DIR/mod_file_aux.rs, use `mod mod_file_aux` in this file to declare the module
+   |
+LL + mod mod_file_aux;
+   |
 
 error: aborting due to 2 previous errors