diff --git a/src/Spago/Command/Fetch.purs b/src/Spago/Command/Fetch.purs
index 29c2f3bb0..b63919608 100644
--- a/src/Spago/Command/Fetch.purs
+++ b/src/Spago/Command/Fetch.purs
@@ -725,7 +725,9 @@ getTransitiveDepsFromPackageSet packageSet deps = do
   when (not (Set.isEmpty errors.cycle)) do
     die $ "The following packages have circular dependencies:\n" <> foldMap printPackageError (Set.toUnfoldable errors.cycle :: Array PackageName)
   when (not (Set.isEmpty errors.notInPackageSet)) do
-    die $ "The following packages do not exist in your package set:\n" <> foldMap printNotInPackageSetError errors.notInPackageSet
+    die $ "The following packages do not exist in your package set:\n"
+          <> foldMap printNotInPackageSetError errors.notInPackageSet
+          <> "To list available packages use `spago ls packages`\n"
   when (not (Set.isEmpty errors.notInIndex)) do
     die $ "The following packages do not exist in the package index:\n" <> foldMap printPackageError errors.notInIndex
   pure packages
diff --git a/test-fixtures/missing-dependencies.txt b/test-fixtures/missing-dependencies.txt
index 9636c9243..1afff7ccd 100644
--- a/test-fixtures/missing-dependencies.txt
+++ b/test-fixtures/missing-dependencies.txt
@@ -8,3 +8,4 @@ Reading Spago workspace configuration...
   - bar-bar-bar
   - effcet (did you mean: effect)
   - foo-foo-foo
+To list available packages use `spago ls packages`