diff --git a/src/node.cc b/src/node.cc
index 5ced5a3db62461..ea4659b3a4cf17 100644
--- a/src/node.cc
+++ b/src/node.cc
@@ -2406,8 +2406,13 @@ void DLOpen(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
     char errmsg[1024];
     snprintf(errmsg,
              sizeof(errmsg),
-             "Module version mismatch. Expected %d, got %d.",
-             NODE_MODULE_VERSION, mp->nm_version);
+             "The module '%s'"
+             "\nwas compiled against a different Node.js version using"
+             "\nNODE_MODULE_VERSION %d. This version of Node.js requires"
+             "\nNODE_MODULE_VERSION %d. Please try re-compiling or "
+             "re-installing\nthe module (for instance, using `npm rebuild` or"
+             "`npm install`).",
+             *filename, mp->nm_version, NODE_MODULE_VERSION);
 
     // NOTE: `mp` is allocated inside of the shared library's memory, calling
     // `uv_dlclose` will deallocate it
diff --git a/test/addons/node-module-version/binding.cc b/test/addons/node-module-version/binding.cc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..f46f0eb2c63645
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/addons/node-module-version/binding.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#include <node_version.h>
+#undef NODE_MODULE_VERSION
+#define NODE_MODULE_VERSION 42
+#include <node.h>
+
+namespace {
+
+inline void Initialize(v8::Local<v8::Object> exports,
+                       v8::Local<v8::Value> module,
+                       v8::Local<v8::Context> context) {
+}
+
+}
+
+NODE_MODULE_CONTEXT_AWARE(binding, Initialize)
diff --git a/test/addons/node-module-version/binding.gyp b/test/addons/node-module-version/binding.gyp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..7ede63d94a0d77
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/addons/node-module-version/binding.gyp
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+  'targets': [
+    {
+      'target_name': 'binding',
+      'defines': [ 'V8_DEPRECATION_WARNINGS=1' ],
+      'sources': [ 'binding.cc' ]
+    }
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/test/addons/node-module-version/test.js b/test/addons/node-module-version/test.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..1095027a2e9522
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/addons/node-module-version/test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+'use strict';
+
+require('../../common');
+const assert = require('assert');
+
+const re = new RegExp(
+  'was compiled against a different Node.js version using\n' +
+  'NODE_MODULE_VERSION 42. This version of Node.js requires\n' +
+  `NODE_MODULE_VERSION ${process.versions.modules}.`);
+
+assert.throws(() => require('./build/Release/binding'), re);