diff --git a/src/librustc_typeck/check/method/confirm.rs b/src/librustc_typeck/check/method/confirm.rs
index ab59fafb65209..22e4018b24fb0 100644
--- a/src/librustc_typeck/check/method/confirm.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_typeck/check/method/confirm.rs
@@ -312,8 +312,10 @@ impl<'a, 'gcx, 'tcx> ConfirmContext<'a, 'gcx, 'tcx> {
 
         if num_supplied_types > 0 && num_supplied_types != num_method_types {
             if num_method_types == 0 {
-                span_err!(self.tcx.sess, self.span, E0035,
-                    "does not take type parameters");
+                struct_span_err!(self.tcx.sess, self.span, E0035,
+                                 "does not take type parameters")
+                    .span_label(self.span, "called with unneeded type parameters")
+                    .emit();
             } else {
                 span_err!(self.tcx.sess, self.span, E0036,
                     "incorrect number of type parameters given for this method: \
diff --git a/src/test/compile-fail/E0035.rs b/src/test/compile-fail/E0035.rs
index 43f46e3578c20..9322d21d2a88d 100644
--- a/src/test/compile-fail/E0035.rs
+++ b/src/test/compile-fail/E0035.rs
@@ -17,4 +17,5 @@ impl Test {
 fn main() {
     let x = Test;
     x.method::<i32>(); //~ ERROR E0035
+                       //~| NOTE called with unneeded type parameters
 }