diff --git a/fish-rust/src/expand.rs b/fish-rust/src/expand.rs
index db27ad23d..ae6373d78 100644
--- a/fish-rust/src/expand.rs
+++ b/fish-rust/src/expand.rs
@@ -1347,7 +1347,7 @@ impl<'a, 'b, 'c> Expander<'a, 'b, 'c> {
                             self.errors,
                             start,
                             end,
-                            "command substitutions not allowed here"
+                            "command substitutions not allowed in command position. Try var=(your-cmd) $var ..."
                         );
                     }
                     return ExpandResult::make_error(STATUS_EXPAND_ERROR.unwrap());
diff --git a/tests/checks/expansion.fish b/tests/checks/expansion.fish
index 2f72e24f6..d1bf5180d 100644
--- a/tests/checks/expansion.fish
+++ b/tests/checks/expansion.fish
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ $fish -c 'echo {}}'
 #CHECKERR: echo {}}
 #CHECKERR: ^
 printf '<%s>\n' ($fish -c 'command (asd)' 2>&1)
-#CHECK: <fish: command substitutions not allowed here>
+#CHECK: <fish: command substitutions not allowed in command position. Try var=(your-cmd) $var ...>
 #CHECK: <command (asd)>
 #CHECK: <        ^~~~^>
 true
diff --git a/tests/checks/syntax-error-location.fish b/tests/checks/syntax-error-location.fish
index 7bc53e4cd..9821d752d 100644
--- a/tests/checks/syntax-error-location.fish
+++ b/tests/checks/syntax-error-location.fish
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ FOO=BAR (true one)
 # more things
 ' | $fish 2>| string replace -r '(.*)' '<$1>'
 
-# CHECK: <fish: command substitutions not allowed here>
+# CHECK: <fish: command substitutions not allowed in command position. Try var=(your-cmd) $var ...>
 # CHECK: <FOO=BAR (true one)>
 # CHECK: <        ^~~~~~~~~^>