diff --git a/Documentation/config.txt b/Documentation/config.txt
index 7bc0e53848..a95e5a4ac9 100644
--- a/Documentation/config.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config.txt
@@ -177,6 +177,9 @@ advice.*::
 		Advice shown when you used linkgit:git-checkout[1] to
 		move to the detach HEAD state, to instruct how to create
 		a local branch after the fact.
+	amWorkDir::
+		Advice that shows the location of the patch file when
+		linkgit:git-am[1] fails to apply it.
 --
 
 core.fileMode::
diff --git a/git-am.sh b/git-am.sh
index b6a530018e..c02e62d2aa 100755
--- a/git-am.sh
+++ b/git-am.sh
@@ -857,6 +857,11 @@ did you forget to use 'git add'?"
 	if test $apply_status != 0
 	then
 		eval_gettextln 'Patch failed at $msgnum $FIRSTLINE'
+		if test "$(git config --bool advice.amworkdir)" != false
+		then
+			eval_gettextln "The copy of the patch that failed is found in:
+   $dotest/patch"
+		fi
 		stop_here_user_resolve $this
 	fi