diff --git a/src/cargo/core/resolver/errors.rs b/src/cargo/core/resolver/errors.rs
index 15bb496dbc2..b895fe3b6a6 100644
--- a/src/cargo/core/resolver/errors.rs
+++ b/src/cargo/core/resolver/errors.rs
@@ -167,6 +167,13 @@ pub(super) fn activation_error(
                         msg.push_str("` does have feature `");
                         msg.push_str(closest);
                         msg.push_str("`\n");
+                    } else if !latest.features().is_empty() {
+                        let mut features: Vec<_> =
+                            latest.features().keys().map(|f| f.as_str()).collect();
+                        features.sort();
+                        msg.push_str(" available features: ");
+                        msg.push_str(&features.join(", "));
+                        msg.push_str("\n");
                     }
                     // p == parent so the full path is redundant.
                 }
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/features.rs b/tests/testsuite/features.rs
index 0f1f89c5fa5..956ed09f67f 100644
--- a/tests/testsuite/features.rs
+++ b/tests/testsuite/features.rs
@@ -282,6 +282,57 @@ package `foo` depends on `bar` with feature `bar` but `bar` does not have that f
  package `bar` does have feature `baz`
 
 
+failed to select a version for `bar` which could resolve this conflict
+
+"#]])
+        .run();
+}
+
+#[cargo_test]
+fn dependency_activates_feature_with_no_close_match() {
+    let p = project()
+        .file(
+            "Cargo.toml",
+            r#"
+                [package]
+                name = "foo"
+                version = "0.0.1"
+                edition = "2015"
+
+                [dependencies.bar]
+                path = "bar"
+                features = ["serde"]
+            "#,
+        )
+        .file("src/main.rs", "")
+        .file(
+            "bar/Cargo.toml",
+            r#"
+                [package]
+                name = "bar"
+                version = "0.0.1"
+                edition = "2015"
+
+                [features]
+                json = []
+                tls = []
+                cookies = []
+"#,
+        )
+        .file("bar/src/lib.rs", "")
+        .build();
+
+    p.cargo("check")
+        .with_status(101)
+        .with_stderr_data(str![[r#"
+[ERROR] failed to select a version for `bar`.
+    ... required by package `foo v0.0.1 ([ROOT]/foo)`
+versions that meet the requirements `*` are: 0.0.1
+
+package `foo` depends on `bar` with feature `serde` but `bar` does not have that feature.
+ available features: cookies, json, tls
+
+
 failed to select a version for `bar` which could resolve this conflict
 
 "#]])