diff --git a/mypy/semanal.py b/mypy/semanal.py
index 24c9cb7a9e5f..1d680eaf3079 100644
--- a/mypy/semanal.py
+++ b/mypy/semanal.py
@@ -1802,11 +1802,15 @@ def report_missing_module_attribute(self, import_id: str, source_id: str, import
         # Suggest alternatives, if any match is found.
         module = self.modules.get(import_id)
         if module:
-            alternatives = set(module.names.keys()).difference({source_id})
-            matches = best_matches(source_id, alternatives)[:3]
-            if matches:
-                suggestion = "; maybe {}?".format(pretty_seq(matches, "or"))
-                message += "{}".format(suggestion)
+            if not self.options.implicit_reexport and source_id in module.names.keys():
+                message = ("Module '{}' does not explicitly export attribute '{}'"
+                           "; implicit reexport disabled".format(import_id, source_id))
+            else:
+                alternatives = set(module.names.keys()).difference({source_id})
+                matches = best_matches(source_id, alternatives)[:3]
+                if matches:
+                    suggestion = "; maybe {}?".format(pretty_seq(matches, "or"))
+                    message += "{}".format(suggestion)
         self.fail(message, context, code=codes.ATTR_DEFINED)
         self.add_unknown_imported_symbol(imported_id, context)
 
diff --git a/test-data/unit/check-flags.test b/test-data/unit/check-flags.test
index 37b2c2a92e68..fd775d5c6e01 100644
--- a/test-data/unit/check-flags.test
+++ b/test-data/unit/check-flags.test
@@ -1210,7 +1210,7 @@ a = 5
 [file other_module_2.py]
 from other_module_1 import a
 [out]
-main:2: error: Module 'other_module_2' has no attribute 'a'
+main:2: error: Module 'other_module_2' does not explicitly export attribute 'a'; implicit reexport disabled
 
 [case testNoImplicitReexportRespectsAll]
 # flags: --no-implicit-reexport
@@ -1224,7 +1224,7 @@ from other_module_1 import a, b
 __all__ = ('b',)
 [builtins fixtures/tuple.pyi]
 [out]
-main:2: error: Module 'other_module_2' has no attribute 'a'
+main:2: error: Module 'other_module_2' does not explicitly export attribute 'a'; implicit reexport disabled
 
 [case testNoImplicitReexportStarConsideredImplicit]
 # flags: --no-implicit-reexport
@@ -1234,7 +1234,7 @@ a = 5
 [file other_module_2.py]
 from other_module_1 import *
 [out]
-main:2: error: Module 'other_module_2' has no attribute 'a'
+main:2: error: Module 'other_module_2' does not explicitly export attribute 'a'; implicit reexport disabled
 
 [case testNoImplicitReexportStarCanBeReexportedWithAll]
 # flags: --no-implicit-reexport
@@ -1248,7 +1248,19 @@ from other_module_1 import *
 __all__ = ('b',)
 [builtins fixtures/tuple.pyi]
 [out]
-main:2: error: Module 'other_module_2' has no attribute 'a'
+main:2: error: Module 'other_module_2' does not explicitly export attribute 'a'; implicit reexport disabled
+
+[case textNoImplicitReexportSuggestions]
+# flags: --no-implicit-reexport
+from other_module_2 import attr_1
+
+[file other_module_1.py]
+attr_1 = 5
+attr_2 = 6
+[file other_module_2.py]
+from other_module_1 import attr_1, attr_2
+[out]
+main:2: error: Module 'other_module_2' does not explicitly export attribute 'attr_1'; implicit reexport disabled
 
 [case testNoImplicitReexportMypyIni]
 # flags: --config-file tmp/mypy.ini