diff --git a/compiler/rustc_typeck/src/astconv/errors.rs b/compiler/rustc_typeck/src/astconv/errors.rs
index d111008e82c83..c873cf27e42c5 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_typeck/src/astconv/errors.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_typeck/src/astconv/errors.rs
@@ -164,10 +164,62 @@ impl<'o, 'tcx> dyn AstConv<'tcx> + 'o {
                 suggested_name,
                 Applicability::MaybeIncorrect,
             );
-        } else {
-            err.span_label(span, format!("associated type `{}` not found", assoc_name));
+            return err.emit();
         }
 
+        // If we didn't find a good item in the supertraits (or couldn't get
+        // the supertraits), like in ItemCtxt, then look more generally from
+        // all visible traits. If there's one clear winner, just suggest that.
+
+        let visible_traits: Vec<_> = self
+            .tcx()
+            .all_traits()
+            .filter(|trait_def_id| {
+                let viz = self.tcx().visibility(*trait_def_id);
+                if let Some(def_id) = self.item_def_id() {
+                    viz.is_accessible_from(def_id, self.tcx())
+                } else {
+                    viz.is_visible_locally()
+                }
+            })
+            .collect();
+
+        let wider_candidate_names: Vec<_> = visible_traits
+            .iter()
+            .flat_map(|trait_def_id| {
+                self.tcx().associated_items(*trait_def_id).in_definition_order()
+            })
+            .filter_map(
+                |item| if item.kind == ty::AssocKind::Type { Some(item.name) } else { None },
+            )
+            .collect();
+
+        if let (Some(suggested_name), true) = (
+            find_best_match_for_name(&wider_candidate_names, assoc_name.name, None),
+            assoc_name.span != DUMMY_SP,
+        ) {
+            if let [best_trait] = visible_traits
+                .iter()
+                .filter(|trait_def_id| {
+                    self.tcx()
+                        .associated_items(*trait_def_id)
+                        .filter_by_name_unhygienic(suggested_name)
+                        .any(|item| item.kind == ty::AssocKind::Type)
+                })
+                .collect::<Vec<_>>()[..]
+            {
+                err.span_label(
+                    assoc_name.span,
+                    format!(
+                        "there is a similarly named associated type `{suggested_name}` in the trait `{}`",
+                        self.tcx().def_path_str(*best_trait)
+                    ),
+                );
+                return err.emit();
+            }
+        }
+
+        err.span_label(span, format!("associated type `{}` not found", assoc_name));
         err.emit()
     }
 
diff --git a/src/test/ui/resolve/issue-55673.rs b/src/test/ui/resolve/issue-55673.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..0436bd397424c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/ui/resolve/issue-55673.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+trait Foo {
+    type Bar;
+}
+
+fn foo<T: Foo>()
+where
+    T::Baa: std::fmt::Debug,
+    //~^ ERROR associated type `Baa` not found for `T`
+{
+}
+
+fn main() {}
diff --git a/src/test/ui/resolve/issue-55673.stderr b/src/test/ui/resolve/issue-55673.stderr
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..39318f959056f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/ui/resolve/issue-55673.stderr
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+error[E0220]: associated type `Baa` not found for `T`
+  --> $DIR/issue-55673.rs:7:8
+   |
+LL |     T::Baa: std::fmt::Debug,
+   |        ^^^ there is a similarly named associated type `Bar` in the trait `Foo`
+
+error: aborting due to previous error
+
+For more information about this error, try `rustc --explain E0220`.
diff --git a/src/test/ui/traits/issue-59029-1.stderr b/src/test/ui/traits/issue-59029-1.stderr
index 53cdb8b1baf4c..203a89285306d 100644
--- a/src/test/ui/traits/issue-59029-1.stderr
+++ b/src/test/ui/traits/issue-59029-1.stderr
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@ error[E0220]: associated type `Res` not found for `Self`
   --> $DIR/issue-59029-1.rs:5:52
    |
 LL | trait MkSvc<Target, Req> = Svc<Target> where Self::Res: Svc<Req>;
-   |                                                    ^^^ associated type `Res` not found
+   |                                                    ^^^ there is a similarly named associated type `Res` in the trait `Svc`
 
 error[E0220]: associated type `Res` not found for `Self`
   --> $DIR/issue-59029-1.rs:5:52
    |
 LL | trait MkSvc<Target, Req> = Svc<Target> where Self::Res: Svc<Req>;
-   |                                                    ^^^ associated type `Res` not found
+   |                                                    ^^^ there is a similarly named associated type `Res` in the trait `Svc`
 
 error: aborting due to 2 previous errors
 
diff --git a/src/test/ui/type-alias-impl-trait/not_well_formed.stderr b/src/test/ui/type-alias-impl-trait/not_well_formed.stderr
index 91c1d031e4e5e..c36b95f47e837 100644
--- a/src/test/ui/type-alias-impl-trait/not_well_formed.stderr
+++ b/src/test/ui/type-alias-impl-trait/not_well_formed.stderr
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ error[E0220]: associated type `Assoc` not found for `V`
   --> $DIR/not_well_formed.rs:9:29
    |
 LL | type Foo<V> = impl Trait<V::Assoc>;
-   |                             ^^^^^ associated type `Assoc` not found
+   |                             ^^^^^ there is a similarly named associated type `Assoc` in the trait `TraitWithAssoc`
 
 error: aborting due to previous error