diff --git a/src/context/display/importHandling.ml b/src/context/display/importHandling.ml
index 5611db3cd8c..e03ec2ada63 100644
--- a/src/context/display/importHandling.ml
+++ b/src/context/display/importHandling.ml
@@ -86,15 +86,25 @@ let init_import ctx context_init path mode p =
 		let error_private p = typing_error "Importing private declarations from a module is not allowed" p in
 		let chk_private t p = if ctx.m.curmod != (t_infos t).mt_module && (t_infos t).mt_private then error_private p in
 		let has_name name t = snd (t_infos t).mt_path = name in
-		let fail_usefully name =
-			typing_error (StringError.string_error name (List.map (fun mt -> snd (t_infos mt).mt_path) types) ("Module " ^ s_type_path md.m_path ^ " does not define type " ^ name)) p_type
+
+		let fail_usefully name p =
+			let target_kind,candidates = match String.get name 0 with
+				(* TODO: cleaner way to get module fields? *)
+				| 'a'..'z' -> "field", PMap.foldi (fun n _ acc -> n :: acc) (try (Option.get md.m_statics).cl_statics with | _ -> PMap.empty) []
+				| _ -> "type", List.map (fun mt -> snd (t_infos mt).mt_path) types
+			in
+			typing_error (StringError.string_error name
+				candidates
+				("Module " ^ s_type_path md.m_path ^ " does not define " ^ target_kind ^ " " ^ name)
+			) p
 		in
+
 		let find_type tname = List.find (has_name tname) types in
 		let get_type tname =
 			let t = try
 				find_type tname
 			with Not_found ->
-				fail_usefully tname
+				fail_usefully tname p_type
 			in
 			chk_private t p_type;
 			t
@@ -160,11 +170,30 @@ let init_import ctx context_init path mode p =
 							begin try
 								add_static_init tmain name tsub
 							with Not_found ->
-								(* TODO: mention module-level declarations in the error message? *)
-								display_error ctx.com (s_type_path (t_infos tmain).mt_path ^ " has no field or subtype " ^ tsub) p
+								let parent,target_kind,candidates = match resolve_typedef tmain with
+									| TClassDecl c ->
+										"Class<" ^ (s_type_path c.cl_path) ^ ">",
+										"field",
+										PMap.foldi (fun name _ acc -> name :: acc) c.cl_statics []
+									| TAbstractDecl {a_impl = Some c} ->
+										"Abstract<" ^ (s_type_path md.m_path) ^ ">",
+										"field",
+										PMap.foldi (fun name _ acc -> name :: acc) c.cl_statics []
+									| TEnumDecl e ->
+										"Enum<" ^ s_type_path md.m_path ^ ">",
+										"field",
+										PMap.foldi (fun name _ acc -> name :: acc) e.e_constrs []
+									| _ ->
+										"Module " ^ s_type_path md.m_path,
+										"field or subtype",
+										(* TODO: cleaner way to get module fields? *)
+										PMap.foldi (fun n _ acc -> n :: acc) (try (Option.get md.m_statics).cl_statics with | _ -> PMap.empty) []
+								in
+
+								display_error ctx.com (StringError.string_error tsub candidates (parent ^ " has no " ^ target_kind ^ " " ^ tsub)) p
 							end
 						with Not_found ->
-							fail_usefully tsub
+							fail_usefully tsub p
 					in
 					context_init#add (fun() ->
 						match md.m_statics with
diff --git a/tests/misc/projects/Issue10897/AbstractFields.hx b/tests/misc/projects/Issue10897/AbstractFields.hx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..76923579bea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/misc/projects/Issue10897/AbstractFields.hx
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+abstract AbstractFields(Dynamic) {
+	static function bar() {}
+}
diff --git a/tests/misc/projects/Issue10897/ClassFields.hx b/tests/misc/projects/Issue10897/ClassFields.hx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..92a4f806bb0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/misc/projects/Issue10897/ClassFields.hx
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+class ClassFields {
+	static function bar() {}
+}
diff --git a/tests/misc/projects/Issue10897/EnumFields.hx b/tests/misc/projects/Issue10897/EnumFields.hx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4cf631bedca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/misc/projects/Issue10897/EnumFields.hx
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+enum EnumFields {
+	bar;
+}
diff --git a/tests/misc/projects/Issue10897/ImportAbstractField.hx b/tests/misc/projects/Issue10897/ImportAbstractField.hx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7acd636edf6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/misc/projects/Issue10897/ImportAbstractField.hx
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+import AbstractFields.baz;
+
+function main() {}
diff --git a/tests/misc/projects/Issue10897/ImportClassField.hx b/tests/misc/projects/Issue10897/ImportClassField.hx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5d194b12d4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/misc/projects/Issue10897/ImportClassField.hx
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+import ClassFields.baz;
+
+function main() {}
diff --git a/tests/misc/projects/Issue10897/ImportEnumField.hx b/tests/misc/projects/Issue10897/ImportEnumField.hx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ba0a91b0ad8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/misc/projects/Issue10897/ImportEnumField.hx
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+import EnumFields.baz;
+
+function main() {}
diff --git a/tests/misc/projects/Issue10897/ImportModuleField.hx b/tests/misc/projects/Issue10897/ImportModuleField.hx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..69d5e96f4c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/misc/projects/Issue10897/ImportModuleField.hx
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+import ModuleFields.baz;
+
+function main() {}
diff --git a/tests/misc/projects/Issue10897/Main.hx b/tests/misc/projects/Issue10897/ImportSubtype.hx
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/misc/projects/Issue10897/Main.hx
rename to tests/misc/projects/Issue10897/ImportSubtype.hx
diff --git a/tests/misc/projects/Issue10897/ModuleFields.hx b/tests/misc/projects/Issue10897/ModuleFields.hx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..585b645dca6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/misc/projects/Issue10897/ModuleFields.hx
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+function bar() {}
diff --git a/tests/misc/projects/Issue10897/compile-fail.hxml b/tests/misc/projects/Issue10897/compile-fail.hxml
deleted file mode 100644
index e2a3d27a190..00000000000
--- a/tests/misc/projects/Issue10897/compile-fail.hxml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
---main Main
---interp
diff --git a/tests/misc/projects/Issue10897/compile-fail.hxml.stderr b/tests/misc/projects/Issue10897/compile-fail.hxml.stderr
deleted file mode 100644
index 58d105a1fbb..00000000000
--- a/tests/misc/projects/Issue10897/compile-fail.hxml.stderr
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Main.hx:1: characters 8-13 : Module Types does not define type Baz (Suggestion: Bar)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/misc/projects/Issue10897/import-abstract-field-fail.hxml b/tests/misc/projects/Issue10897/import-abstract-field-fail.hxml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..bf990903308
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/misc/projects/Issue10897/import-abstract-field-fail.hxml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+--main ImportAbstractField
+--interp
diff --git a/tests/misc/projects/Issue10897/import-abstract-field-fail.hxml.stderr b/tests/misc/projects/Issue10897/import-abstract-field-fail.hxml.stderr
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..aa815ac51c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/misc/projects/Issue10897/import-abstract-field-fail.hxml.stderr
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ImportAbstractField.hx:1: characters 1-27 : Abstract<AbstractFields> has no field baz (Suggestion: bar)
diff --git a/tests/misc/projects/Issue10897/import-class-field-fail.hxml b/tests/misc/projects/Issue10897/import-class-field-fail.hxml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5921968cb79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/misc/projects/Issue10897/import-class-field-fail.hxml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+--main ImportClassField
+--interp
diff --git a/tests/misc/projects/Issue10897/import-class-field-fail.hxml.stderr b/tests/misc/projects/Issue10897/import-class-field-fail.hxml.stderr
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..050ff308f40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/misc/projects/Issue10897/import-class-field-fail.hxml.stderr
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ImportClassField.hx:1: characters 1-24 : Class<ClassFields> has no field baz (Suggestion: bar)
diff --git a/tests/misc/projects/Issue10897/import-enum-field-fail.hxml b/tests/misc/projects/Issue10897/import-enum-field-fail.hxml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7ce58fcc168
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/misc/projects/Issue10897/import-enum-field-fail.hxml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+--main ImportEnumField
+--interp
diff --git a/tests/misc/projects/Issue10897/import-enum-field-fail.hxml.stderr b/tests/misc/projects/Issue10897/import-enum-field-fail.hxml.stderr
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7791db7453f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/misc/projects/Issue10897/import-enum-field-fail.hxml.stderr
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ImportEnumField.hx:1: characters 1-23 : Enum<EnumFields> has no field baz (Suggestion: bar)
diff --git a/tests/misc/projects/Issue10897/import-module-field-fail.hxml b/tests/misc/projects/Issue10897/import-module-field-fail.hxml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..24735699460
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/misc/projects/Issue10897/import-module-field-fail.hxml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+--main ImportModuleField
+--interp
diff --git a/tests/misc/projects/Issue10897/import-module-field-fail.hxml.stderr b/tests/misc/projects/Issue10897/import-module-field-fail.hxml.stderr
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7b621c3cac6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/misc/projects/Issue10897/import-module-field-fail.hxml.stderr
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ImportModuleField.hx:1: characters 1-25 : Module ModuleFields does not define field baz (Suggestion: bar)
diff --git a/tests/misc/projects/Issue10897/import-subtype-fail.hxml b/tests/misc/projects/Issue10897/import-subtype-fail.hxml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c14b63e60b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/misc/projects/Issue10897/import-subtype-fail.hxml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+--main ImportSubtype
+--interp
diff --git a/tests/misc/projects/Issue10897/import-subtype-fail.hxml.stderr b/tests/misc/projects/Issue10897/import-subtype-fail.hxml.stderr
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d06b80b5306
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/misc/projects/Issue10897/import-subtype-fail.hxml.stderr
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ImportSubtype.hx:1: characters 1-18 : Module Types does not define type Baz (Suggestion: Bar)