diff --git a/cspell.json b/cspell.json
index 4d37bfb416..f7e18dece3 100644
--- a/cspell.json
+++ b/cspell.json
@@ -216,6 +216,7 @@
     "proxied",
     "pwsh",
     "quux",
+    "rcompare",
     "redownload",
     "refclone",
     "reflattened",
diff --git a/resolving/npm-resolver/src/index.ts b/resolving/npm-resolver/src/index.ts
index 191f762956..65b1e107d8 100644
--- a/resolving/npm-resolver/src/index.ts
+++ b/resolving/npm-resolver/src/index.ts
@@ -561,9 +561,16 @@ function tryResolveFromWorkspacePackages (
     opts.update ? { name: spec.name, fetchSpec: '*', type: 'range' } : spec
   )
   if (!localVersion) {
+    const availableVersions = Array.from(workspacePkgsMatchingName.keys()).sort((a, b) => semver.rcompare(a, b))
     throw new PnpmError(
       'NO_MATCHING_VERSION_INSIDE_WORKSPACE',
-      `In ${path.relative(process.cwd(), opts.projectDir)}: No matching version found for ${opts.wantedDependency.alias ?? ''}@${opts.wantedDependency.bareSpecifier ?? ''} inside the workspace`
+      `In ${path.relative(process.cwd(), opts.projectDir)}: No matching version found for ${opts.wantedDependency.alias ?? ''}@${opts.wantedDependency.bareSpecifier ?? ''} inside the workspace` +
+      (availableVersions.length ? `. Available versions: ${availableVersions.join(', ')}` : ''),
+      availableVersions.length
+        ? {
+          hint: `Available workspace versions for "${spec.name}": ${availableVersions.join(', ')}`,
+        }
+        : undefined
     )
   }
   return resolveFromLocalPackage(workspacePkgsMatchingName.get(localVersion)!, spec, opts)
diff --git a/resolving/npm-resolver/test/index.ts b/resolving/npm-resolver/test/index.ts
index b0ae1d308b..b8d02b00ec 100644
--- a/resolving/npm-resolver/test/index.ts
+++ b/resolving/npm-resolver/test/index.ts
@@ -1702,7 +1702,7 @@ test('workspace protocol: resolution fails if there is no matching local package
 
   expect(err).toBeTruthy()
   expect(err.code).toBe('ERR_PNPM_NO_MATCHING_VERSION_INSIDE_WORKSPACE')
-  expect(err.message).toBe(`In ${path.relative(process.cwd(), projectDir)}: No matching version found for is-positive@workspace:^3.0.0 inside the workspace`)
+  expect(err.message).toBe(`In ${path.relative(process.cwd(), projectDir)}: No matching version found for is-positive@workspace:^3.0.0 inside the workspace. Available versions: 2.0.0`)
 })
 
 test('workspace protocol: resolution fails if there are no local packages', async () => {