diff --git a/internal/command/init.go b/internal/command/init.go
index 8c44b67e9f..89ab5746de 100644
--- a/internal/command/init.go
+++ b/internal/command/init.go
@@ -686,11 +686,12 @@ func (c *InitCommand) getProviders(ctx context.Context, config *configs.Config,
 				// the end, by checking ctx.Err().
 
 			default:
+				suggestion := fmt.Sprintf("\n\nTo see which modules are currently depending on %s and what versions are specified, run the following command:\n    terraform providers", provider.ForDisplay())
 				diags = diags.Append(tfdiags.Sourceless(
 					tfdiags.Error,
 					"Failed to query available provider packages",
-					fmt.Sprintf("Could not retrieve the list of available versions for provider %s: %s",
-						provider.ForDisplay(), err,
+					fmt.Sprintf("Could not retrieve the list of available versions for provider %s: %s%s",
+						provider.ForDisplay(), err, suggestion,
 					),
 				))
 			}
diff --git a/internal/command/init_test.go b/internal/command/init_test.go
index 5f51b1bc45..55e8a46568 100644
--- a/internal/command/init_test.go
+++ b/internal/command/init_test.go
@@ -2939,6 +2939,10 @@ Error: Failed to query available provider packages
 Could not retrieve the list of available versions for provider
 hashicorp/test: no available releases match the given constraints 1.0.1,
 1.0.2
+
+To see which modules are currently depending on hashicorp/test and what
+versions are specified, run the following command:
+    terraform providers
 `
 	if diff := cmp.Diff(got, want); len(diff) > 0 {
 		t.Fatalf("wrong error message: \ngot:\n%s\nwant:\n%s\ndiff:\n%s", got, want, diff)