diff --git a/src/Sema.zig b/src/Sema.zig
index 4936d52238..21cbd0cf35 100644
--- a/src/Sema.zig
+++ b/src/Sema.zig
@@ -10791,6 +10791,13 @@ fn zirSwitchBlock(sema: *Sema, block: *Block, inst: Zir.Inst.Index, operand_is_r
                 "'_' prong here",
                 .{},
             );
+            try sema.errNote(
+                block,
+                src,
+                msg,
+                "consider using 'else'",
+                .{},
+            );
             break :msg msg;
         };
         return sema.failWithOwnedErrorMsg(msg);
diff --git a/test/cases/compile_errors/switching_with_exhaustive_enum_has___prong_.zig b/test/cases/compile_errors/switching_with_exhaustive_enum_has___prong_.zig
index e3d09bc133..32aa446f9a 100644
--- a/test/cases/compile_errors/switching_with_exhaustive_enum_has___prong_.zig
+++ b/test/cases/compile_errors/switching_with_exhaustive_enum_has___prong_.zig
@@ -17,3 +17,4 @@ pub export fn entry() void {
 //
 // :7:5: error: '_' prong only allowed when switching on non-exhaustive enums
 // :10:11: note: '_' prong here
+// :7:5: note: consider using 'else'
diff --git a/test/cases/compile_errors/switching_with_non-exhaustive_enums.zig b/test/cases/compile_errors/switching_with_non-exhaustive_enums.zig
index 5678102fc6..a88393b99f 100644
--- a/test/cases/compile_errors/switching_with_non-exhaustive_enums.zig
+++ b/test/cases/compile_errors/switching_with_non-exhaustive_enums.zig
@@ -40,3 +40,4 @@ pub export fn entry3() void {
 // :19:5: error: switch on non-exhaustive enum must include 'else' or '_' prong
 // :26:5: error: '_' prong only allowed when switching on non-exhaustive enums
 // :29:11: note: '_' prong here
+// :26:5: note: consider using 'else'