diff --git a/src/librustc_typeck/astconv.rs b/src/librustc_typeck/astconv.rs
index 2444259d406..081efdfd2fd 100644
--- a/src/librustc_typeck/astconv.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_typeck/astconv.rs
@@ -2257,20 +2257,27 @@ fn check_type_argument_count(tcx: TyCtxt, span: Span, supplied: usize,
         } else {
             "expected"
         };
-        span_err!(tcx.sess, span, E0243,
-                  "wrong number of type arguments: {} {}, found {}",
-                  expected, required, supplied);
+        struct_span_err!(tcx.sess, span, E0243, "wrong number of type arguments")
+            .span_label(
+                span,
+                &format!("{} {} type arguments, found {}", expected, required, supplied)
+            )
+            .emit();
     } else if supplied > accepted {
-        let expected = if required < accepted {
-            "expected at most"
+        let expected = if required == 0 {
+            "expected no".to_string()
+        } else if required < accepted {
+            format!("expected at most {}", accepted)
         } else {
-            "expected"
+            format!("expected {}", accepted)
         };
-        span_err!(tcx.sess, span, E0244,
-                  "wrong number of type arguments: {} {}, found {}",
-                  expected,
-                  accepted,
-                  supplied);
+
+        struct_span_err!(tcx.sess, span, E0244, "wrong number of type arguments")
+            .span_label(
+                span,
+                &format!("{} type arguments, found {}", expected, supplied)
+            )
+            .emit();
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/test/compile-fail/E0243.rs b/src/test/compile-fail/E0243.rs
index 8cc245c10cb..77c9856c261 100644
--- a/src/test/compile-fail/E0243.rs
+++ b/src/test/compile-fail/E0243.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@
 // except according to those terms.
 
 struct Foo<T> { x: T }
-struct Bar { x: Foo } //~ ERROR E0243
+struct Bar { x: Foo }
+                //~^ ERROR E0243
+                //~| NOTE expected 1 type arguments, found 0
 
 fn main() {
 }
diff --git a/src/test/compile-fail/E0244.rs b/src/test/compile-fail/E0244.rs
index 4c574471092..5678a7fd450 100644
--- a/src/test/compile-fail/E0244.rs
+++ b/src/test/compile-fail/E0244.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,10 @@
 // except according to those terms.
 
 struct Foo { x: bool }
-struct Bar<S, T> { x: Foo<S, T> } //~ ERROR E0244
+struct Bar<S, T> { x: Foo<S, T> }
+                      //~^ ERROR E0244
+                      //~| NOTE expected no type arguments, found 2
+
 
 fn main() {
 }
diff --git a/src/test/compile-fail/generic-type-less-params-with-defaults.rs b/src/test/compile-fail/generic-type-less-params-with-defaults.rs
index 37737fda474..d9ac715fa95 100644
--- a/src/test/compile-fail/generic-type-less-params-with-defaults.rs
+++ b/src/test/compile-fail/generic-type-less-params-with-defaults.rs
@@ -16,5 +16,7 @@ struct Vec<T, A = Heap>(
     marker::PhantomData<(T,A)>);
 
 fn main() {
-    let _: Vec; //~ ERROR wrong number of type arguments: expected at least 1, found 0
+    let _: Vec;
+    //~^ ERROR E0243
+    //~| NOTE expected at least 1 type arguments, found 0
 }
diff --git a/src/test/compile-fail/generic-type-more-params-with-defaults.rs b/src/test/compile-fail/generic-type-more-params-with-defaults.rs
index ad7e4f190c5..8f733ddfce1 100644
--- a/src/test/compile-fail/generic-type-more-params-with-defaults.rs
+++ b/src/test/compile-fail/generic-type-more-params-with-defaults.rs
@@ -17,5 +17,6 @@ struct Vec<T, A = Heap>(
 
 fn main() {
     let _: Vec<isize, Heap, bool>;
-    //~^ ERROR wrong number of type arguments: expected at most 2, found 3
+    //~^ ERROR E0244
+    //~| NOTE expected at most 2 type arguments, found 3
 }
diff --git a/src/test/compile-fail/issue-14092.rs b/src/test/compile-fail/issue-14092.rs
index c87dcb8ae79..dd02fa7ac15 100644
--- a/src/test/compile-fail/issue-14092.rs
+++ b/src/test/compile-fail/issue-14092.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 // option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed
 // except according to those terms.
 
-fn fn1(0: Box) {} //~ ERROR: wrong number of type arguments: expected 1, found 0
+fn fn1(0: Box) {}
+        //~^ ERROR E0243
+        //~| NOTE expected 1 type arguments, found 0
 
 fn main() {}
diff --git a/src/test/compile-fail/issue-23024.rs b/src/test/compile-fail/issue-23024.rs
index df2a70160f8..50f1323d39c 100644
--- a/src/test/compile-fail/issue-23024.rs
+++ b/src/test/compile-fail/issue-23024.rs
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@ fn main()
     vfnfer.push(box h);
     println!("{:?}",(vfnfer[0] as Fn)(3));
     //~^ ERROR the precise format of `Fn`-family traits'
-    //~| ERROR wrong number of type arguments: expected 1, found 0
+    //~| ERROR E0243
+    //~| NOTE expected 1 type arguments, found 0
     //~| ERROR the value of the associated type `Output` (from the trait `std::ops::FnOnce`)
+    //~| NOTE in this expansion of println!
+    //~| NOTE in this expansion of println!
+    //~| NOTE in this expansion of println!
+    //~| NOTE in this expansion of println!
 }
diff --git a/src/test/compile-fail/typeck-builtin-bound-type-parameters.rs b/src/test/compile-fail/typeck-builtin-bound-type-parameters.rs
index fb6c43a1905..41242a44f58 100644
--- a/src/test/compile-fail/typeck-builtin-bound-type-parameters.rs
+++ b/src/test/compile-fail/typeck-builtin-bound-type-parameters.rs
@@ -9,20 +9,27 @@
 // except according to those terms.
 
 fn foo1<T:Copy<U>, U>(x: T) {}
-//~^ ERROR: wrong number of type arguments: expected 0, found 1
+//~^ ERROR E0244
+//~| NOTE expected no type arguments, found 1
 
 trait Trait: Copy<Send> {}
-//~^ ERROR: wrong number of type arguments: expected 0, found 1
+//~^ ERROR E0244
+//~| NOTE expected no type arguments, found 1
 
 struct MyStruct1<T: Copy<T>>;
-//~^ ERROR wrong number of type arguments: expected 0, found 1
+//~^ ERROR E0244
+//~| NOTE expected no type arguments, found 1
 
 struct MyStruct2<'a, T: Copy<'a>>;
 //~^ ERROR: wrong number of lifetime parameters: expected 0, found 1
+//~| NOTE unexpected lifetime parameter
+
 
 fn foo2<'a, T:Copy<'a, U>, U>(x: T) {}
-//~^ ERROR: wrong number of type arguments: expected 0, found 1
-//~^^ ERROR: wrong number of lifetime parameters: expected 0, found 1
+//~^ ERROR E0244
+//~| NOTE expected no type arguments, found 1
+//~| ERROR: wrong number of lifetime parameters: expected 0, found 1
+//~| NOTE unexpected lifetime parameter
 
 fn main() {
 }
diff --git a/src/test/compile-fail/typeck_type_placeholder_lifetime_1.rs b/src/test/compile-fail/typeck_type_placeholder_lifetime_1.rs
index 2cb46cc352b..f60d925a748 100644
--- a/src/test/compile-fail/typeck_type_placeholder_lifetime_1.rs
+++ b/src/test/compile-fail/typeck_type_placeholder_lifetime_1.rs
@@ -17,5 +17,6 @@ struct Foo<'a, T:'a> {
 
 pub fn main() {
     let c: Foo<_, _> = Foo { r: &5 };
-    //~^ ERROR wrong number of type arguments: expected 1, found 2
+    //~^ ERROR E0244
+    //~| NOTE expected 1 type arguments, found 2
 }
diff --git a/src/test/compile-fail/typeck_type_placeholder_lifetime_2.rs b/src/test/compile-fail/typeck_type_placeholder_lifetime_2.rs
index 8178335de59..ec2675ece74 100644
--- a/src/test/compile-fail/typeck_type_placeholder_lifetime_2.rs
+++ b/src/test/compile-fail/typeck_type_placeholder_lifetime_2.rs
@@ -17,5 +17,6 @@ struct Foo<'a, T:'a> {
 
 pub fn main() {
     let c: Foo<_, usize> = Foo { r: &5 };
-    //~^ ERROR wrong number of type arguments: expected 1, found 2
+    //~^ ERROR E0244
+    //~| NOTE expected 1 type arguments, found 2
 }
diff --git a/src/test/compile-fail/unboxed-closure-sugar-wrong-trait.rs b/src/test/compile-fail/unboxed-closure-sugar-wrong-trait.rs
index 04bbfc445ed..12097576102 100644
--- a/src/test/compile-fail/unboxed-closure-sugar-wrong-trait.rs
+++ b/src/test/compile-fail/unboxed-closure-sugar-wrong-trait.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@
 trait Trait {}
 
 fn f<F:Trait(isize) -> isize>(x: F) {}
-//~^ ERROR wrong number of type arguments: expected 0, found 1
+//~^ ERROR E0244
+//~| NOTE expected no type arguments, found 1
 //~| ERROR associated type `Output` not found
 
 fn main() {}