diff --git a/packages/babel-core/src/transformation/normalize-file.js b/packages/babel-core/src/transformation/normalize-file.js
index 2a0fbc0250..8124db2885 100644
--- a/packages/babel-core/src/transformation/normalize-file.js
+++ b/packages/babel-core/src/transformation/normalize-file.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import convertSourceMap, { typeof Converter } from "convert-source-map";
 import { parse } from "babylon";
 import { codeFrameColumns } from "@babel/code-frame";
 import File from "./file/file";
+import generateMissingPluginMessage from "./util/missing-plugin-helper";
 
 const shebangRegex = /^#!.*/;
 
@@ -88,21 +89,27 @@ function parser(pluginPasses, options, code) {
     }
     throw new Error("More than one plugin attempted to override parsing.");
   } catch (err) {
-    const loc = err.loc;
+    const { loc, missingPlugin } = err;
     if (loc) {
       err.loc = null;
-      err.message =
-        `${options.filename || "unknown"}: ${err.message}\n` +
-        codeFrameColumns(
-          code,
-          {
-            start: {
-              line: loc.line,
-              column: loc.column + 1,
-            },
+      const codeFrame = codeFrameColumns(
+        code,
+        {
+          start: {
+            line: loc.line,
+            column: loc.column + 1,
           },
-          options,
-        );
+        },
+        options,
+      );
+      if (missingPlugin) {
+        err.message =
+          `${options.filename || "unknown"}: ` +
+          generateMissingPluginMessage(missingPlugin[0], loc, codeFrame);
+      } else {
+        err.message =
+          `${options.filename || "unknown"}: ${err.message}\n\n` + codeFrame;
+      }
     }
     throw err;
   }
diff --git a/packages/babel-core/src/transformation/util/missing-plugin-helper.js b/packages/babel-core/src/transformation/util/missing-plugin-helper.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0cc73a4a46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-core/src/transformation/util/missing-plugin-helper.js
@@ -0,0 +1,236 @@
+// @flow
+
+const pluginNameMap = {
+  asyncGenerators: {
+    syntax: {
+      name: "@babel/plugin-syntax-async-generators",
+      url: "https://git.io/vb4SY",
+    },
+    transform: {
+      name: "@babel/plugin-proposal-async-generator-functions",
+      url: "https://git.io/vb4yp",
+    },
+  },
+  classProperties: {
+    syntax: {
+      name: "@babel/plugin-syntax-class-properties",
+      url: "https://git.io/vb4yQ",
+    },
+    transform: {
+      name: "@babel/plugin-proposal-class-properties",
+      url: "https://git.io/vb4SL",
+    },
+  },
+  decorators: {
+    syntax: {
+      name: "@babel/plugin-syntax-decorators",
+      url: "https://git.io/vb4y9",
+    },
+    transform: {
+      name: "@babel/plugin-proposal-decorators",
+      url: "https://git.io/vb4ST",
+    },
+  },
+  doExpressions: {
+    syntax: {
+      name: "@babel/plugin-syntax-do-expressions",
+      url: "https://git.io/vb4yh",
+    },
+    transform: {
+      name: "@babel/plugin-proposal-do-expressions",
+      url: "https://git.io/vb4S3",
+    },
+  },
+  dynamicImport: {
+    syntax: {
+      name: "@babel/plugin-syntax-dynamic-import",
+      url: "https://git.io/vb4Sv",
+    },
+  },
+  exportDefaultFrom: {
+    syntax: {
+      name: "@babel/plugin-syntax-export-default-from",
+      url: "https://git.io/vb4SO",
+    },
+    transform: {
+      name: "@babel/plugin-proposal-export-default-from",
+      url: "https://git.io/vb4yH",
+    },
+  },
+  exportNamespaceFrom: {
+    syntax: {
+      name: "@babel/plugin-syntax-export-namespace-from",
+      url: "https://git.io/vb4Sf",
+    },
+    transform: {
+      name: "@babel/plugin-proposal-export-namespace-from",
+      url: "https://git.io/vb4SG",
+    },
+  },
+  flow: {
+    syntax: {
+      name: "@babel/plugin-syntax-flow",
+      url: "https://git.io/vb4yb",
+    },
+    transform: {
+      name: "@babel/plugin-transform-flow-strip-types",
+      url: "https://git.io/vb49g",
+    },
+  },
+  functionBind: {
+    syntax: {
+      name: "@babel/plugin-syntax-function-bind",
+      url: "https://git.io/vb4y7",
+    },
+    transform: {
+      name: "@babel/plugin-proposal-function-bind",
+      url: "https://git.io/vb4St",
+    },
+  },
+  functionSent: {
+    syntax: {
+      name: "@babel/plugin-syntax-function-sent",
+      url: "https://git.io/vb4yN",
+    },
+    transform: {
+      name: "@babel/plugin-proposal-function-sent",
+      url: "https://git.io/vb4SZ",
+    },
+  },
+  importMeta: {
+    syntax: {
+      name: "@babel/plugin-syntax-import-meta",
+      url: "https://git.io/vbKK6",
+    },
+  },
+  jsx: {
+    syntax: {
+      name: "@babel/plugin-syntax-jsx",
+      url: "https://git.io/vb4yA",
+    },
+    transform: {
+      name: "@babel/plugin-transform-react-jsx",
+      url: "https://git.io/vb4yd",
+    },
+  },
+  nullishCoalescingOperator: {
+    syntax: {
+      name: "@babel/plugin-syntax-nullish-coalescing-operator",
+      url: "https://git.io/vb4yx",
+    },
+    transform: {
+      name: "@babel/plugin-proposal-nullish-coalescing-operator",
+      url: "https://git.io/vb4Se",
+    },
+  },
+  numericSeparator: {
+    syntax: {
+      name: "@babel/plugin-syntax-numeric-separator",
+      url: "https://git.io/vb4Sq",
+    },
+    transform: {
+      name: "@babel/plugin-proposal-numeric-separator",
+      url: "https://git.io/vb4yS",
+    },
+  },
+  objectRestSpread: {
+    syntax: {
+      name: "@babel/plugin-syntax-object-rest-spread",
+      url: "https://git.io/vb4y5",
+    },
+    transform: {
+      name: "@babel/plugin-proposal-object-rest-spread",
+      url: "https://git.io/vb4Ss",
+    },
+  },
+  optionalCatchBinding: {
+    syntax: {
+      name: "@babel/plugin-syntax-optional-catch-binding",
+      url: "https://git.io/vb4Sn",
+    },
+    transform: {
+      name: "@babel/plugin-proposal-optional-catch-binding",
+      url: "https://git.io/vb4SI",
+    },
+  },
+  optionalChaining: {
+    syntax: {
+      name: "@babel/plugin-syntax-optional-chaining",
+      url: "https://git.io/vb4Sc",
+    },
+    transform: {
+      name: "@babel/plugin-proposal-optional-chaining",
+      url: "https://git.io/vb4Sk",
+    },
+  },
+  pipelineOperator: {
+    syntax: {
+      name: "@babel/plugin-syntax-pipeline-operator",
+      url: "https://git.io/vb4yj",
+    },
+    transform: {
+      name: "@babel/plugin-proposal-pipeline-operator",
+      url: "https://git.io/vb4SU",
+    },
+  },
+  throwExpressions: {
+    syntax: {
+      name: "@babel/plugin-syntax-throw-expressions",
+      url: "https://git.io/vb4SJ",
+    },
+    transform: {
+      name: "@babel/plugin-proposal-throw-expressions",
+      url: "https://git.io/vb4yF",
+    },
+  },
+  typescript: {
+    syntax: {
+      name: "@babel/plugin-syntax-typescript",
+      url: "https://git.io/vb4SC",
+    },
+    transform: {
+      name: "@babel/plugin-transform-typescript",
+      url: "https://git.io/vb4Sm",
+    },
+  },
+};
+
+const getNameURLCombination = ({ name, url }) => `${name} (${url})`;
+
+/*
+Returns a string of the format:
+Support for the experimental syntax [babylon plugin name] isn't currently enabled ([loc]):
+
+[code frame]
+
+Add [npm package name] ([url]) to the 'plugins' section of your Babel config
+to enable [parsing|transformation].
+*/
+export default function generateMissingPluginMessage(
+  missingPluginName: string,
+  loc,
+  codeFrame,
+): string {
+  let helpMessage =
+    `Support for the experimental syntax '${missingPluginName}' isn't currently enabled ` +
+    `(${loc.line}:${loc.column + 1}):\n\n` +
+    codeFrame;
+  const pluginInfo = pluginNameMap[missingPluginName];
+  if (pluginInfo) {
+    const { syntax: syntaxPlugin, transform: transformPlugin } = pluginInfo;
+    if (syntaxPlugin) {
+      if (transformPlugin) {
+        const transformPluginInfo = getNameURLCombination(transformPlugin);
+        helpMessage +=
+          `\n\nAdd ${transformPluginInfo} to the 'plugins' section of your Babel config ` +
+          `to enable transformation.`;
+      } else {
+        const syntaxPluginInfo = getNameURLCombination(syntaxPlugin);
+        helpMessage +=
+          `\n\nAdd ${syntaxPluginInfo} to the 'plugins' section of your Babel config ` +
+          `to enable parsing.`;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  return helpMessage;
+}
diff --git a/packages/babel-core/test/api.js b/packages/babel-core/test/api.js
index c37c2bcf28..a38ae5913c 100644
--- a/packages/babel-core/test/api.js
+++ b/packages/babel-core/test/api.js
@@ -599,4 +599,52 @@ describe("api", function() {
       assert.ok(script.indexOf("typeof") >= 0);
     });
   });
+
+  describe("handle parsing errors", function() {
+    const options = {
+      babelrc: false,
+    };
+
+    it("only syntax plugin available", function(done) {
+      babel.transformFile(
+        __dirname + "/fixtures/api/parsing-errors/only-syntax/file.js",
+        options,
+        function(err) {
+          assert.ok(
+            RegExp(
+              "Support for the experimental syntax 'dynamicImport' isn't currently enabled \\(1:9\\):",
+            ).exec(err.message),
+          );
+          assert.ok(
+            RegExp(
+              "Add @babel/plugin-syntax-dynamic-import \\(https://git.io/vb4Sv\\) to the " +
+                "'plugins' section of your Babel config to enable parsing.",
+            ).exec(err.message),
+          );
+          done();
+        },
+      );
+    });
+
+    it("both syntax and transform plugin available", function(done) {
+      babel.transformFile(
+        __dirname + "/fixtures/api/parsing-errors/syntax-and-transform/file.js",
+        options,
+        function(err) {
+          assert.ok(
+            RegExp(
+              "Support for the experimental syntax 'asyncGenerators' isn't currently enabled \\(1:15\\):",
+            ).exec(err.message),
+          );
+          assert.ok(
+            RegExp(
+              "Add @babel/plugin-proposal-async-generator-functions \\(https://git.io/vb4yp\\) to the " +
+                "'plugins' section of your Babel config to enable transformation.",
+            ).exec(err.message),
+          );
+          done();
+        },
+      );
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/packages/babel-core/test/fixtures/api/parsing-errors/only-syntax/file.js b/packages/babel-core/test/fixtures/api/parsing-errors/only-syntax/file.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..55194f0636
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-core/test/fixtures/api/parsing-errors/only-syntax/file.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+var $ = import("jquery");
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/babel-core/test/fixtures/api/parsing-errors/syntax-and-transform/file.js b/packages/babel-core/test/fixtures/api/parsing-errors/syntax-and-transform/file.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a0eb4637c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-core/test/fixtures/api/parsing-errors/syntax-and-transform/file.js
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+async function* agf() {
+  await 1;
+  yield 2;
+}