diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/reporting/diagnostic/ErrorMessageID.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/reporting/diagnostic/ErrorMessageID.scala
index a9dcebd702f7..84cf4d8d0578 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/reporting/diagnostic/ErrorMessageID.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/reporting/diagnostic/ErrorMessageID.scala
@@ -147,7 +147,8 @@ enum ErrorMessageID extends java.lang.Enum[ErrorMessageID] {
     StaticFieldsShouldPrecedeNonStaticID,
     IllegalSuperAccessorID,
     TraitParameterUsedAsParentPrefixID,
-    UnknownNamedEnclosingClassOrObjectID
+    UnknownNamedEnclosingClassOrObjectID,
+    ImplicitDefinitionNeedsExplicitTypeID
 
   def errorNumber = ordinal - 2
 }
diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/reporting/diagnostic/messages.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/reporting/diagnostic/messages.scala
index 608cd0c1584a..9d3fbba0980c 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/reporting/diagnostic/messages.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/reporting/diagnostic/messages.scala
@@ -2392,4 +2392,12 @@ object messages {
       |current scope.
       """.stripMargin
     }
+
+    case class ImplicitDefinitionNeedsExplicitType(sym: Symbol, kindOfType: Option[String])(implicit val ctx: Context)
+      extends Message(ImplicitDefinitionNeedsExplicitTypeID) {
+      val kind: String = "Type"
+      val msg: String =
+        em"implicit definition of ${sym.show} needs explicit ${kindOfType.map(_ + " ").getOrElse("")}type"
+      val explanation: String = ""
+    }
 }
diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/typer/Namer.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/typer/Namer.scala
index 76e51e87ae8b..98cea3916509 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/typer/Namer.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/typer/Namer.scala
@@ -762,8 +762,8 @@ class Namer { typer: Typer =>
       else bound
     }
 
-  def missingType(sym: Symbol, modifier: String)(implicit ctx: Context): Unit = {
-    ctx.error(s"${modifier}type of implicit definition needs to be given explicitly", sym.sourcePos)
+  def missingType(sym: Symbol, kindOfType: Option[String])(implicit ctx: Context): Unit = {
+    ctx.error(ImplicitDefinitionNeedsExplicitType(sym, kindOfType), sym.sourcePos)
     sym.resetFlag(GivenOrImplicit)
   }
 
@@ -1131,7 +1131,7 @@ class Namer { typer: Typer =>
               if (ptype.typeParams.isEmpty) ptype
               else {
                 if (denot.is(ModuleClass) && denot.sourceModule.isOneOf(GivenOrImplicit))
-                  missingType(denot.symbol, "parent ")(creationContext)
+                  missingType(denot.symbol, Some("parent"))(creationContext)
                 fullyDefinedType(typedAheadExpr(parent).tpe, "class parent", parent.span)
               }
             case _ =>
@@ -1381,8 +1381,8 @@ class Namer { typer: Typer =>
       else {
         if (sym.is(Implicit))
           mdef match {
-            case _: DefDef => missingType(sym, "result ")
-            case _: ValDef if sym.owner.isType => missingType(sym, "")
+            case _: DefDef => missingType(sym, Some("result"))
+            case _: ValDef if sym.owner.isType => missingType(sym, None)
             case _ =>
           }
         lhsType orElse WildcardType
diff --git a/compiler/test/dotty/tools/dotc/reporting/ErrorMessagesTests.scala b/compiler/test/dotty/tools/dotc/reporting/ErrorMessagesTests.scala
index b56a103468a1..03d00976e469 100644
--- a/compiler/test/dotty/tools/dotc/reporting/ErrorMessagesTests.scala
+++ b/compiler/test/dotty/tools/dotc/reporting/ErrorMessagesTests.scala
@@ -1672,4 +1672,36 @@ class ErrorMessagesTests extends ErrorMessagesTest {
       val UnknownNamedEnclosingClassOrObject(name) :: Nil = messages
       assertEquals("doesNotExist", name.show)
     }
+
+  @Test def implicitDefinitionNeedsExplicitTypeValue() =
+    checkMessagesAfter(RefChecks.name) {
+      """
+        |class TestObject {
+        |  implicit val foo = 5
+        |}
+      """.stripMargin
+    }
+    .expect { (ictx, messages) =>
+      implicit val ctx: Context = ictx
+      assertMessageCount(1, messages)
+      val ImplicitDefinitionNeedsExplicitType(sym, kindOfType) :: Nil = messages
+      assertEquals("value foo", sym.show)
+      assertEquals(None, kindOfType)
+    }
+
+  @Test def implicitDefinitionNeedsExplicitTypeDef() =
+    checkMessagesAfter(RefChecks.name) {
+      """
+        |class TestObject {
+        |  implicit def bar = 6
+        |}
+      """.stripMargin
+    }
+    .expect { (ictx, messages) =>
+      implicit val ctx: Context = ictx
+      assertMessageCount(1, messages)
+      val ImplicitDefinitionNeedsExplicitType(sym, kindOfType) :: Nil = messages
+      assertEquals("method bar", sym.show)
+      assertEquals(Some("result"), kindOfType)
+    }
 }