diff --git a/src/librustc_resolve/lib.rs b/src/librustc_resolve/lib.rs
index e9a0efe76cb42..aa5824b96a120 100644
--- a/src/librustc_resolve/lib.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_resolve/lib.rs
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ pub enum ResolutionError<'a> {
     /// error E0413: declaration shadows an enum variant or unit-like struct in scope
     DeclarationShadowsEnumVariantOrUnitLikeStruct(Name),
     /// error E0414: only irrefutable patterns allowed here
-    OnlyIrrefutablePatternsAllowedHere,
+    OnlyIrrefutablePatternsAllowedHere(DefId, Name),
     /// error E0415: identifier is bound more than once in this parameter list
     IdentifierBoundMoreThanOnceInParameterList(&'a str),
     /// error E0416: identifier is bound more than once in the same pattern
@@ -283,8 +283,16 @@ fn resolve_error<'b, 'a:'b, 'tcx:'a>(resolver: &'b Resolver<'a, 'tcx>, span: syn
                           scope",
                          name);
         },
-        ResolutionError::OnlyIrrefutablePatternsAllowedHere => {
+        ResolutionError::OnlyIrrefutablePatternsAllowedHere(did, name) => {
             span_err!(resolver.session, span, E0414, "only irrefutable patterns allowed here");
+            resolver.session.span_note(span, "there already is a constant in scope sharing the same name as this pattern");
+            if let Some(sp) = resolver.ast_map.span_if_local(did) {
+                resolver.session.span_note(sp, "constant defined here");
+            }
+            if let Some(directive) = resolver.current_module.import_resolutions.borrow().get(&name) {
+                let item = resolver.ast_map.expect_item(directive.value_id);
+                resolver.session.span_note(item.span, "constant imported here");
+            }
         },
         ResolutionError::IdentifierBoundMoreThanOnceInParameterList(identifier) => {
             span_err!(resolver.session, span, E0415,
@@ -632,7 +640,7 @@ enum NameSearchType {
 #[derive(Copy, Clone)]
 enum BareIdentifierPatternResolution {
     FoundStructOrEnumVariant(Def, LastPrivate),
-    FoundConst(Def, LastPrivate),
+    FoundConst(Def, LastPrivate, Name),
     BareIdentifierPatternUnresolved
 }
 
@@ -2685,7 +2693,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> Resolver<'a, 'tcx> {
                                     renamed)
                             );
                         }
-                        FoundConst(def, lp) if const_ok => {
+                        FoundConst(def, lp, _) if const_ok => {
                             debug!("(resolving pattern) resolving `{}` to \
                                     constant",
                                    renamed);
@@ -2700,11 +2708,11 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> Resolver<'a, 'tcx> {
                                 depth: 0
                             });
                         }
-                        FoundConst(..) => {
+                        FoundConst(def, _, name) => {
                             resolve_error(
                                 self,
                                 pattern.span,
-                                ResolutionError::OnlyIrrefutablePatternsAllowedHere
+                                ResolutionError::OnlyIrrefutablePatternsAllowedHere(def.def_id(), name)
                             );
                         }
                         BareIdentifierPatternUnresolved => {
@@ -2929,7 +2937,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> Resolver<'a, 'tcx> {
                                 return FoundStructOrEnumVariant(def, LastMod(AllPublic));
                             }
                             def @ DefConst(..) | def @ DefAssociatedConst(..) => {
-                                return FoundConst(def, LastMod(AllPublic));
+                                return FoundConst(def, LastMod(AllPublic), name);
                             }
                             DefStatic(..) => {
                                 resolve_error(self,
diff --git a/src/test/compile-fail/const-pattern-irrefutable.rs b/src/test/compile-fail/const-pattern-irrefutable.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..2d345d9142b0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/compile-fail/const-pattern-irrefutable.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+// Copyright 2015 The Rust Project Developers. See the COPYRIGHT
+// file at the top-level directory of this distribution and at
+// http://rust-lang.org/COPYRIGHT.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 <LICENSE-APACHE or
+// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0> or the MIT license
+// <LICENSE-MIT or http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT>, at your
+// option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed
+// except according to those terms.
+
+mod foo {
+    const b: u8 = 2; //~ NOTE constant defined here
+    const d: u8 = 2; //~ NOTE constant defined here
+}
+
+use foo::b as c; //~ NOTE constant imported here
+use foo::d; //~ NOTE constant imported here
+
+const a: u8 = 2; //~ NOTE constant defined here
+
+fn main() {
+    let a = 4; //~ ERROR only irrefutable
+               //~^ NOTE there already is a constant in scope
+    let c = 4; //~ ERROR only irrefutable
+               //~^ NOTE there already is a constant in scope
+    let d = 4; //~ ERROR only irrefutable
+               //~^ NOTE there already is a constant in scope
+}