diff --git a/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/ls.rs b/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/ls.rs
index a8d602b53b..48158653db 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/ls.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/ls.rs
@@ -652,7 +652,7 @@ fn list_ignores_ansi() {
         let actual = nu!(
             cwd: dirs.test(), pipeline(
             "
-                ls | find .txt | each {|| ls $in.name } 
+                ls | find .txt | each {|| ls $in.name }
             "
         ));
 
@@ -661,14 +661,17 @@ fn list_ignores_ansi() {
 }
 
 #[test]
-fn list_unknown_flag() {
+fn list_unknown_long_flag() {
+    let actual = nu!("ls --full-path");
+
+    assert!(actual.err.contains("Did you mean: `--full-paths`?"));
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn list_unknown_short_flag() {
     let actual = nu!("ls -r");
 
-    assert!(
-        actual
-            .err
-            .contains("Available flags: --help(-h), --all(-a),")
-    );
+    assert!(actual.err.contains("Use `--help` to see available flags"));
 }
 
 #[test]
diff --git a/crates/nu-parser/src/parser.rs b/crates/nu-parser/src/parser.rs
index 9c9522b474..91dc4720b5 100644
--- a/crates/nu-parser/src/parser.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-parser/src/parser.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ use nu_engine::DIR_VAR_PARSER_INFO;
 use nu_protocol::{
     BlockId, DeclId, DidYouMean, ENV_VARIABLE_ID, FilesizeUnit, Flag, IN_VARIABLE_ID, ParseError,
     PositionalArg, ShellError, Signature, Span, Spanned, SyntaxShape, Type, Value, VarId, ast::*,
-    casing::Casing, engine::StateWorkingSet, eval_const::eval_constant,
+    casing::Casing, did_you_mean, engine::StateWorkingSet, eval_const::eval_constant,
 };
 use std::{
     collections::{HashMap, HashSet},
@@ -641,11 +641,14 @@ fn parse_long_flag(
                     }
                 }
             } else {
+                let suggestion = did_you_mean(sig.get_names(), &long_name)
+                    .map(|name| format!("Did you mean: `--{name}`?"))
+                    .unwrap_or("Use `--help` to see available flags".to_owned());
                 working_set.error(ParseError::UnknownFlag(
                     sig.name.clone(),
                     long_name.clone(),
                     arg_span,
-                    sig.clone().formatted_flags(),
+                    suggestion,
                 ));
                 (
                     Some(Spanned {
@@ -725,7 +728,7 @@ fn parse_short_flags(
                     sig.name.clone(),
                     format!("-{}", String::from_utf8_lossy(contents)),
                     *first,
-                    sig.clone().formatted_flags(),
+                    "Use `--help` to see available flags".to_owned(),
                 ));
             }
 
diff --git a/crates/nu-protocol/src/signature.rs b/crates/nu-protocol/src/signature.rs
index 08d93b07ca..bdbd6d2d94 100644
--- a/crates/nu-protocol/src/signature.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-protocol/src/signature.rs
@@ -624,37 +624,6 @@ impl Signature {
             examples,
         })
     }
-
-    pub fn formatted_flags(self) -> String {
-        if self.named.len() < 11 {
-            let mut s = "Available flags:".to_string();
-            for flag in self.named {
-                if let Some(short) = flag.short {
-                    let _ = write!(s, " --{}(-{}),", flag.long, short);
-                } else {
-                    let _ = write!(s, " --{},", flag.long);
-                }
-            }
-            s.remove(s.len() - 1);
-            let _ = write!(s, ". Use `--help` for more information.");
-            s
-        } else {
-            let mut s = "Some available flags:".to_string();
-            for flag in self.named {
-                if let Some(short) = flag.short {
-                    let _ = write!(s, " --{}(-{}),", flag.long, short);
-                } else {
-                    let _ = write!(s, " --{},", flag.long);
-                }
-            }
-            s.remove(s.len() - 1);
-            let _ = write!(
-                s,
-                "... Use `--help` for a full list of flags and more information."
-            );
-            s
-        }
-    }
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone)]