diff --git a/__tests__/applyAtRule.test.js b/__tests__/applyAtRule.test.js
index 478232ba7..18c0fe6df 100644
--- a/__tests__/applyAtRule.test.js
+++ b/__tests__/applyAtRule.test.js
@@ -887,6 +887,50 @@ describe('using apply with the prefix option', () => {
     })
   })
 
+  test('a "Did You Mean" suggestion is recommended if a similar class can be identified.', () => {
+    const input = `
+        .foo { @apply anti-aliased; }
+      `
+
+    const config = resolveConfig([
+      {
+        ...defaultConfig,
+      },
+    ])
+
+    expect.assertions(1)
+
+    return run(input, config).catch((e) => {
+      expect(e).toMatchObject({
+        name: 'CssSyntaxError',
+        reason:
+          "The `anti-aliased` class does not exist, but `antialiased` does. If you're sure that `anti-aliased` exists, make sure that any `@import` statements are being properly processed before Tailwind CSS sees your CSS, as `@apply` can only be used for classes in the same CSS tree.",
+      })
+    })
+  })
+
+  test('a "Did You Mean" suggestion is omitted if a similar class cannot be identified.', () => {
+    const input = `
+        .foo { @apply anteater; }
+      `
+
+    const config = resolveConfig([
+      {
+        ...defaultConfig,
+      },
+    ])
+
+    expect.assertions(1)
+
+    return run(input, config).catch((e) => {
+      expect(e).toMatchObject({
+        name: 'CssSyntaxError',
+        reason:
+          "The `anteater` class does not exist. If you're sure that `anteater` exists, make sure that any `@import` statements are being properly processed before Tailwind CSS sees your CSS, as `@apply` can only be used for classes in the same CSS tree.",
+      })
+    })
+  })
+
   test('you can apply classes with important and a prefix enabled', () => {
     const input = `
       .foo { @apply tw-mt-4; }
diff --git a/src/lib/substituteClassApplyAtRules.js b/src/lib/substituteClassApplyAtRules.js
index 78e4544a7..8f0f1eee5 100644
--- a/src/lib/substituteClassApplyAtRules.js
+++ b/src/lib/substituteClassApplyAtRules.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import _ from 'lodash'
 import selectorParser from 'postcss-selector-parser'
 import postcss from 'postcss'
+import didYouMean from 'didyoumean'
 import substituteTailwindAtRules from './substituteTailwindAtRules'
 import evaluateTailwindFunctions from './evaluateTailwindFunctions'
 import substituteVariantsAtRules from './substituteVariantsAtRules'
@@ -166,6 +167,8 @@ function makeExtractUtilityRules(css, lookupTree, config) {
       if (utilityMap[utilityName] === undefined) {
         // Look for prefixed utility in case the user has goofed
         const prefixedUtility = prefixSelector(config.prefix, `.${utilityName}`).slice(1)
+        const suggestedClass = didYouMean(utilityName, Object.keys(utilityMap))
+        const suggestionMessage = suggestedClass ? `, but \`${suggestedClass}\` does` : ''
 
         if (utilityMap[prefixedUtility] !== undefined) {
           throw rule.error(
@@ -174,7 +177,7 @@ function makeExtractUtilityRules(css, lookupTree, config) {
         }
 
         throw rule.error(
-          `The \`${utilityName}\` class does not exist. If you're sure that \`${utilityName}\` exists, make sure that any \`@import\` statements are being properly processed before Tailwind CSS sees your CSS, as \`@apply\` can only be used for classes in the same CSS tree.`,
+          `The \`${utilityName}\` class does not exist${suggestionMessage}. If you're sure that \`${utilityName}\` exists, make sure that any \`@import\` statements are being properly processed before Tailwind CSS sees your CSS, as \`@apply\` can only be used for classes in the same CSS tree.`,
           { word: utilityName }
         )
       }