diff --git a/releasenotes.md b/releasenotes.md
index 590dc7353..f85beed82 100644
--- a/releasenotes.md
+++ b/releasenotes.md
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 - Individual warning settings added.
 - Change typedef and const enums to not convert from literals by default.
 - Add `@constinit` to allow old typedef behaviour.
+- Include actual element count in the error message when the array initializer size does not match the expected size.
 
 ### Stdlib changes
 - Summarize sort macros as generic function wrappers to reduce the amount of generated code. #2831
diff --git a/src/compiler/sema_initializers.c b/src/compiler/sema_initializers.c
index 6b0f2cd18..272e90504 100644
--- a/src/compiler/sema_initializers.c
+++ b/src/compiler/sema_initializers.c
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ static inline bool sema_expr_analyse_array_plain_initializer(SemaContext *contex
 	}
 	if (expected_members > 0 && count > 0 && count != expected_members)
 	{
-		RETURN_SEMA_ERROR(elements[0], "Too %s elements in initializer, expected %u.", count > expected_members ? "many" : "few", expected_members);
+		RETURN_SEMA_ERROR(elements[0], "Too %s (%u) elements in initializer, expected %u.", count > expected_members ? "many" : "few", count, expected_members);
 	}
 
 	bool optional = false;
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ static inline bool sema_expr_analyse_array_plain_initializer(SemaContext *contex
 	if (!inferred_len && expected_members > count)
 	{
 		if (no_match_ref) goto NO_MATCH;
-		RETURN_SEMA_ERROR(elements[count - 1], "Too few elements in initializer, %d elements are needed.", expected_members);
+		RETURN_SEMA_ERROR(elements[count - 1], "Too few elements in initializer, %d elements are needed. Current count: %d.", expected_members, count);
 	}
 
 	initializer->resolve_status = RESOLVE_DONE;
diff --git a/test/test_suite/arrays/array_initializer_size_err.c3 b/test/test_suite/arrays/array_initializer_size_err.c3
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..542b4d2df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test_suite/arrays/array_initializer_size_err.c3
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+fn void main()
+{
+    const int[3] ARR = {1, 2}; // #error: Too few (2) elements in initializer, expected 3
+}
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diff --git a/test/test_suite/arrays/array_initializer_size_err2.c3 b/test/test_suite/arrays/array_initializer_size_err2.c3
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..13e71d6c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test_suite/arrays/array_initializer_size_err2.c3
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+fn void main()
+{
+    const int[3] ARR = {1, 2, 3, 4}; // #error:  Too many (4) elements in initializer, expected 3
+}
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diff --git a/test/test_suite/arrays/array_of_inferred_array.c3 b/test/test_suite/arrays/array_of_inferred_array.c3
index 7edd7a2a6..c7832175d 100644
--- a/test/test_suite/arrays/array_of_inferred_array.c3
+++ b/test/test_suite/arrays/array_of_inferred_array.c3
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@ macro void test(int[2][6] a)
 }
 fn void main()
 {
-	test({ { 1, 2 } }); // #error: Too few elements in initializer
+	test({ { 1, 2 } }); // #error:  Too few (1) elements in initializer, expected 6
 }
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