diff --git a/crates/nu-parser/src/parse_keywords.rs b/crates/nu-parser/src/parse_keywords.rs
index c0ae78df58..8af5c5a2eb 100644
--- a/crates/nu-parser/src/parse_keywords.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-parser/src/parse_keywords.rs
@@ -1943,7 +1943,10 @@ pub fn parse_module_file_or_dir(
         let mod_nu_path = module_path.clone().join("mod.nu");
 
         if !(mod_nu_path.exists() && mod_nu_path.is_file()) {
-            working_set.error(ParseError::ModuleMissingModNuFile(path_span));
+            working_set.error(ParseError::ModuleMissingModNuFile(
+                module_path.path().to_string_lossy().to_string(),
+                path_span,
+            ));
             return None;
         }
 
diff --git a/crates/nu-protocol/src/parse_error.rs b/crates/nu-protocol/src/parse_error.rs
index 95f1e665eb..826e74d46c 100644
--- a/crates/nu-protocol/src/parse_error.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-protocol/src/parse_error.rs
@@ -212,9 +212,12 @@ pub enum ParseError {
     #[error("Missing mod.nu file.")]
     #[diagnostic(
         code(nu::parser::module_missing_mod_nu_file),
-        help("When importing a directory as a Nushell module, it needs to contain a mod.nu file (can be empty). Alternatively, you can use .nu files in the directory as modules individually.")
+        help("Directory {0} is missing a mod.nu file.\n\nWhen importing a directory as a Nushell module, it needs to contain a mod.nu file (can be empty). Alternatively, you can use .nu files in the directory as modules individually.")
     )]
-    ModuleMissingModNuFile(#[label = "module directory is missing a mod.nu file"] Span),
+    ModuleMissingModNuFile(
+        String,
+        #[label = "module directory is missing a mod.nu file"] Span,
+    ),
 
     #[error("Cyclical module import.")]
     #[diagnostic(code(nu::parser::cyclical_module_import), help("{0}"))]
@@ -504,7 +507,7 @@ impl ParseError {
             ParseError::AliasNotValid(s) => *s,
             ParseError::CommandDefNotValid(s) => *s,
             ParseError::ModuleNotFound(s) => *s,
-            ParseError::ModuleMissingModNuFile(s) => *s,
+            ParseError::ModuleMissingModNuFile(_, s) => *s,
             ParseError::NamedAsModule(_, _, _, s) => *s,
             ParseError::ModuleDoubleMain(_, s) => *s,
             ParseError::InvalidModuleFileName(_, _, s) => *s,