diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/report.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/report.scala
index e24e6be38b2b..2eca09380b5d 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/report.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/report.scala
@@ -165,13 +165,23 @@ object report:
       "compiler version"   -> dotty.tools.dotc.config.Properties.versionString,
       "settings"           -> settings.map(showSetting).mkString(" "),
     ))
+    val fileAReportMsg =
+      if ctx.phase.isInstanceOf[plugins.PluginPhase]
+      then
+        s"""|  Please file a crash report in the compiler plugin backlog.
+            |  The name of the compiler plugin which caused the crash is "${ctx.phase.megaPhase}".
+            |  For non-enriched exceptions, compile with -Xno-enrich-error-messages.
+            |""".stripMargin
+      else
+        s"""|  Please file a crash report here:
+            |  https://github.com/scala/scala3/issues/new/choose
+            |  For non-enriched exceptions, compile with -Xno-enrich-error-messages.
+            |""".stripMargin
     s"""
        |  $errorMessage
        |
        |  An unhandled exception was thrown in the compiler.
-       |  Please file a crash report here:
-       |  https://github.com/scala/scala3/issues/new/choose
-       |  For non-enriched exceptions, compile with -Xno-enrich-error-messages.
+       |$fileAReportMsg
        |
        |$info1
        |""".stripMargin