diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 635146492b042..270b5c9b4ce69 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -3565,6 +3565,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "rustc_fluent_macro",
  "rustc_graphviz",
  "rustc_hir",
+ "rustc_hir_typeck",
  "rustc_index",
  "rustc_infer",
  "rustc_lexer",
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_borrowck/Cargo.toml b/compiler/rustc_borrowck/Cargo.toml
index 714f46270f92c..a90ed6a13d070 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_borrowck/Cargo.toml
+++ b/compiler/rustc_borrowck/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ rustc_errors = { path = "../rustc_errors" }
 rustc_fluent_macro = { path = "../rustc_fluent_macro" }
 rustc_graphviz = { path = "../rustc_graphviz" }
 rustc_hir = { path = "../rustc_hir" }
+rustc_hir_typeck = { path = "../rustc_hir_typeck" }
 rustc_index = { path = "../rustc_index" }
 rustc_infer = { path = "../rustc_infer" }
 rustc_lexer = { path = "../rustc_lexer" }
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_borrowck/src/diagnostics/region_errors.rs b/compiler/rustc_borrowck/src/diagnostics/region_errors.rs
index c06bf94a6fd5f..a95ef8061dd80 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_borrowck/src/diagnostics/region_errors.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_borrowck/src/diagnostics/region_errors.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ use rustc_hir::GenericBound::Trait;
 use rustc_hir::QPath::Resolved;
 use rustc_hir::WherePredicate::BoundPredicate;
 use rustc_hir::{PolyTraitRef, TyKind, WhereBoundPredicate};
+use rustc_hir_typeck::{FnCtxt, Inherited};
 use rustc_infer::infer::{
     error_reporting::nice_region_error::{
         self, find_anon_type, find_param_with_region, suggest_adding_lifetime_params,
@@ -20,12 +21,17 @@ use rustc_infer::infer::{
 };
 use rustc_middle::hir::place::PlaceBase;
 use rustc_middle::mir::{ConstraintCategory, ReturnConstraint};
+use rustc_middle::traits::ObligationCause;
 use rustc_middle::ty::GenericArgs;
 use rustc_middle::ty::TypeVisitor;
 use rustc_middle::ty::{self, RegionVid, Ty};
 use rustc_middle::ty::{Region, TyCtxt};
 use rustc_span::symbol::{kw, Ident};
 use rustc_span::Span;
+use rustc_trait_selection::infer::type_variable::{TypeVariableOrigin, TypeVariableOriginKind};
+use rustc_trait_selection::infer::InferCtxtExt;
+use rustc_trait_selection::traits::query::evaluate_obligation::InferCtxtExt as _;
+use rustc_trait_selection::traits::Obligation;
 
 use crate::borrowck_errors;
 use crate::session_diagnostics::{
@@ -810,6 +816,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> MirBorrowckCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
         self.add_static_impl_trait_suggestion(&mut diag, *fr, fr_name, *outlived_fr);
         self.suggest_adding_lifetime_params(&mut diag, *fr, *outlived_fr);
         self.suggest_move_on_borrowing_closure(&mut diag);
+        self.suggest_deref_closure_value(&mut diag);
 
         diag
     }
@@ -1039,6 +1046,188 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> MirBorrowckCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
         suggest_adding_lifetime_params(self.infcx.tcx, sub, ty_sup, ty_sub, diag);
     }
 
+    #[allow(rustc::diagnostic_outside_of_impl)]
+    #[allow(rustc::untranslatable_diagnostic)] // FIXME: make this translatable
+    /// When encountering a lifetime error caused by the return type of a closure, check the
+    /// corresponding trait bound and see if dereferencing the closure return value would satisfy
+    /// them. If so, we produce a structured suggestion.
+    fn suggest_deref_closure_value(&self, diag: &mut Diag<'_>) {
+        let tcx = self.infcx.tcx;
+        let map = tcx.hir();
+
+        // Get the closure return value and type.
+        let body_id = map.body_owned_by(self.mir_def_id());
+        let body = &map.body(body_id);
+        let value = &body.value.peel_blocks();
+        let hir::Node::Expr(closure_expr) = tcx.hir_node_by_def_id(self.mir_def_id()) else {
+            return;
+        };
+        let fn_call_id = tcx.parent_hir_id(self.mir_hir_id());
+        let hir::Node::Expr(expr) = tcx.hir_node(fn_call_id) else { return };
+        let def_id = map.enclosing_body_owner(fn_call_id);
+        let tables = tcx.typeck(def_id);
+        let Some(return_value_ty) = tables.node_type_opt(value.hir_id) else { return };
+        let return_value_ty = self.infcx.resolve_vars_if_possible(return_value_ty);
+
+        // We don't use `ty.peel_refs()` to get the number of `*`s needed to get the root type.
+        let mut ty = return_value_ty;
+        let mut count = 0;
+        while let ty::Ref(_, t, _) = ty.kind() {
+            ty = *t;
+            count += 1;
+        }
+        if !self.infcx.type_is_copy_modulo_regions(self.param_env, ty) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        // Build a new closure where the return type is an owned value, instead of a ref.
+        let Some(ty::Closure(did, args)) =
+            tables.node_type_opt(closure_expr.hir_id).as_ref().map(|ty| ty.kind())
+        else {
+            return;
+        };
+        let sig = args.as_closure().sig();
+        let closure_sig_as_fn_ptr_ty = Ty::new_fn_ptr(
+            tcx,
+            sig.map_bound(|s| {
+                let unsafety = hir::Unsafety::Normal;
+                use rustc_target::spec::abi;
+                tcx.mk_fn_sig(
+                    [s.inputs()[0]],
+                    s.output().peel_refs(),
+                    s.c_variadic,
+                    unsafety,
+                    abi::Abi::Rust,
+                )
+            }),
+        );
+        let parent_args = GenericArgs::identity_for_item(
+            tcx,
+            tcx.typeck_root_def_id(self.mir_def_id().to_def_id()),
+        );
+        let closure_kind = args.as_closure().kind();
+        let closure_kind_ty = Ty::from_closure_kind(tcx, closure_kind);
+        let tupled_upvars_ty = self.infcx.next_ty_var(TypeVariableOrigin {
+            kind: TypeVariableOriginKind::ClosureSynthetic,
+            span: closure_expr.span,
+        });
+        let closure_args = ty::ClosureArgs::new(
+            tcx,
+            ty::ClosureArgsParts {
+                parent_args,
+                closure_kind_ty,
+                closure_sig_as_fn_ptr_ty,
+                tupled_upvars_ty,
+            },
+        );
+        let closure_ty = Ty::new_closure(tcx, *did, closure_args.args);
+        let closure_ty = tcx.erase_regions(closure_ty);
+
+        let hir::ExprKind::MethodCall(segment, rcvr, args, _) = expr.kind else { return };
+        let Some(pos) = args
+            .iter()
+            .enumerate()
+            .find(|(_, arg)| arg.hir_id == closure_expr.hir_id)
+            .map(|(i, _)| i)
+        else {
+            return;
+        };
+        // The found `Self` type of the method call.
+        let Some(possible_rcvr_ty) = tables.node_type_opt(rcvr.hir_id) else { return };
+
+        // The `MethodCall` expression is `Res::Err`, so we search for the method ion the `rcvr_ty`.
+        let inh = Inherited::new(tcx, self.mir_def_id());
+        let fn_ctxt = FnCtxt::new(&inh, self.param_env, self.mir_def_id());
+        let Ok(method) =
+            fn_ctxt.lookup_method_for_diagnostic(possible_rcvr_ty, segment, expr.span, expr, rcvr)
+        else {
+            return;
+        };
+
+        // Get the arguments for the found method, only specifying that `Self` is the receiver type.
+        let args = GenericArgs::for_item(tcx, method.def_id, |param, _| {
+            if param.index == 0 {
+                possible_rcvr_ty.into()
+            } else {
+                self.infcx.var_for_def(expr.span, param)
+            }
+        });
+
+        let preds = tcx.predicates_of(method.def_id).instantiate(tcx, args);
+        // Get the type for the parameter corresponding to the argument the closure with the
+        // lifetime error we had.
+        let Some(input) = tcx
+            .fn_sig(method.def_id)
+            .instantiate_identity()
+            .inputs()
+            .skip_binder()
+            // Methods have a `self` arg, so `pos` is actually `+ 1` to match the method call arg.
+            .get(pos + 1)
+        else {
+            return;
+        };
+
+        let cause = ObligationCause::misc(expr.span, self.mir_def_id());
+
+        enum CanSuggest {
+            Yes,
+            No,
+            Maybe,
+        }
+        let mut can_suggest = CanSuggest::Maybe;
+        for pred in preds.predicates {
+            match tcx.liberate_late_bound_regions(self.mir_def_id().into(), pred.kind()) {
+                ty::ClauseKind::Trait(pred)
+                    if self.infcx.can_eq(self.param_env, pred.self_ty(), *input)
+                        && [
+                            tcx.lang_items().fn_trait(),
+                            tcx.lang_items().fn_mut_trait(),
+                            tcx.lang_items().fn_once_trait(),
+                        ]
+                        .contains(&Some(pred.def_id())) =>
+                {
+                    // This predicate is an `Fn*` trait and corresponds to the argument with the
+                    // closure that failed the lifetime check. We verify that the arguments will
+                    // continue to match (which didn't change, so they should, and this be a no-op).
+                    let pred = pred.with_self_ty(tcx, closure_ty);
+                    let o = Obligation::new(tcx, cause.clone(), self.param_env, pred);
+                    if !self.infcx.predicate_may_hold(&o) {
+                        // The closure we have doesn't have the right arguments for the trait bound
+                        can_suggest = CanSuggest::No;
+                    } else if let CanSuggest::Maybe = can_suggest {
+                        // The closure has the right arguments
+                        can_suggest = CanSuggest::Yes;
+                    }
+                }
+                ty::ClauseKind::Projection(proj)
+                    if self.infcx.can_eq(self.param_env, proj.projection_ty.self_ty(), *input)
+                        && tcx.lang_items().fn_once_output() == Some(proj.projection_ty.def_id) =>
+                {
+                    // Verify that `<[closure@...] as FnOnce>::Output` matches the expected
+                    // `Output` from the trait bound.
+                    let proj = proj.with_self_ty(tcx, closure_ty);
+                    let o = Obligation::new(tcx, cause.clone(), self.param_env, proj);
+                    if !self.infcx.predicate_may_hold(&o) {
+                        // Return type doesn't match.
+                        can_suggest = CanSuggest::No;
+                    } else if let CanSuggest::Maybe = can_suggest {
+                        // Return type matches, we can suggest dereferencing the closure's value.
+                        can_suggest = CanSuggest::Yes;
+                    }
+                }
+                _ => {}
+            }
+        }
+        if let CanSuggest::Yes = can_suggest {
+            diag.span_suggestion_verbose(
+                value.span.shrink_to_lo(),
+                "dereference the return value",
+                "*".repeat(count),
+                Applicability::MachineApplicable,
+            );
+        }
+    }
+
     #[allow(rustc::diagnostic_outside_of_impl)]
     #[allow(rustc::untranslatable_diagnostic)] // FIXME: make this translatable
     fn suggest_move_on_borrowing_closure(&self, diag: &mut Diag<'_>) {
diff --git a/tests/ui/closures/return-value-lifetime-error.fixed b/tests/ui/closures/return-value-lifetime-error.fixed
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..bf1f7e4a6cfd3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ui/closures/return-value-lifetime-error.fixed
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+//@ run-rustfix
+use std::collections::HashMap;
+
+fn main() {
+    let vs = vec![0, 0, 1, 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 3, 3, 3];
+
+    let mut counts = HashMap::new();
+    for num in vs {
+        let count = counts.entry(num).or_insert(0);
+        *count += 1;
+    }
+
+    let _ = counts.iter().max_by_key(|(_, v)| **v);
+    //~^ ERROR lifetime may not live long enough
+    //~| HELP dereference the return value
+}
diff --git a/tests/ui/closures/return-value-lifetime-error.rs b/tests/ui/closures/return-value-lifetime-error.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..411c91f413ecc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ui/closures/return-value-lifetime-error.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+//@ run-rustfix
+use std::collections::HashMap;
+
+fn main() {
+    let vs = vec![0, 0, 1, 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 3, 3, 3];
+
+    let mut counts = HashMap::new();
+    for num in vs {
+        let count = counts.entry(num).or_insert(0);
+        *count += 1;
+    }
+
+    let _ = counts.iter().max_by_key(|(_, v)| v);
+    //~^ ERROR lifetime may not live long enough
+    //~| HELP dereference the return value
+}
diff --git a/tests/ui/closures/return-value-lifetime-error.stderr b/tests/ui/closures/return-value-lifetime-error.stderr
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..a0ad127db2891
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ui/closures/return-value-lifetime-error.stderr
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+error: lifetime may not live long enough
+  --> $DIR/return-value-lifetime-error.rs:13:47
+   |
+LL |     let _ = counts.iter().max_by_key(|(_, v)| v);
+   |                                       ------- ^ returning this value requires that `'1` must outlive `'2`
+   |                                       |     |
+   |                                       |     return type of closure is &'2 &i32
+   |                                       has type `&'1 (&i32, &i32)`
+   |
+help: dereference the return value
+   |
+LL |     let _ = counts.iter().max_by_key(|(_, v)| **v);
+   |                                               ++
+
+error: aborting due to 1 previous error
+