diff --git a/compiler/rustc_parse/src/parser/item.rs b/compiler/rustc_parse/src/parser/item.rs
index 6ca88200dc5..49e05efd39d 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_parse/src/parser/item.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_parse/src/parser/item.rs
@@ -1262,6 +1262,7 @@ fn parse_item_enum(&mut self) -> PResult<'a, ItemInfo> {
             }
         }
 
+        let prev_span = self.prev_token.span;
         let id = self.parse_ident()?;
         let mut generics = self.parse_generics()?;
         generics.where_clause = self.parse_where_clause()?;
@@ -1273,10 +1274,28 @@ fn parse_item_enum(&mut self) -> PResult<'a, ItemInfo> {
             (thin_vec![], false)
         } else {
             self.parse_delim_comma_seq(Delimiter::Brace, |p| p.parse_enum_variant()).map_err(
-                |mut e| {
-                    e.span_label(id.span, "while parsing this enum");
+                |mut err| {
+                    err.span_label(id.span, "while parsing this enum");
+                    if self.token == token::Colon {
+                        let snapshot = self.create_snapshot_for_diagnostic();
+                        self.bump();
+                        match self.parse_ty() {
+                            Ok(_) => {
+                                err.span_suggestion_verbose(
+                                    prev_span,
+                                    "perhaps you meant to use `struct` here",
+                                    "struct".to_string(),
+                                    Applicability::MaybeIncorrect,
+                                );
+                            }
+                            Err(e) => {
+                                e.cancel();
+                            }
+                        }
+                        self.restore_snapshot(snapshot);
+                    }
                     self.recover_stmt();
-                    e
+                    err
                 },
             )?
         };
diff --git a/tests/ui/structs-enums/issue-103869.fixed b/tests/ui/structs-enums/issue-103869.fixed
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..49fe32c7109
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ui/structs-enums/issue-103869.fixed
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+// run-rustfix
+
+struct VecOrMap {
+    //~^ HELP: perhaps you meant to use `struct` here
+    vec: Vec<usize>,
+    //~^ ERROR expected one of `(`, `,`, `=`, `{`, or `}`, found `:`
+    //~| HELP: enum variants can be `Variant`, `Variant = <integer>`, `Variant(Type, ..., TypeN)` or `Variant { fields: Types }`
+}
+
+fn main() {
+    let o = VecOrMap { vec: vec![1, 2, 3] };
+    println!("{:?}", o.vec);
+}
diff --git a/tests/ui/parser/issue-103869.rs b/tests/ui/structs-enums/issue-103869.rs
similarity index 56%
rename from tests/ui/parser/issue-103869.rs
rename to tests/ui/structs-enums/issue-103869.rs
index 9213437458a..729079e0501 100644
--- a/tests/ui/parser/issue-103869.rs
+++ b/tests/ui/structs-enums/issue-103869.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,13 @@
-enum VecOrMap{
+// run-rustfix
+
+enum VecOrMap {
+    //~^ HELP: perhaps you meant to use `struct` here
     vec: Vec<usize>,
     //~^ ERROR expected one of `(`, `,`, `=`, `{`, or `}`, found `:`
     //~| HELP: enum variants can be `Variant`, `Variant = <integer>`, `Variant(Type, ..., TypeN)` or `Variant { fields: Types }`
-    map: HashMap<String,usize>
 }
 
-fn main() {}
+fn main() {
+    let o = VecOrMap { vec: vec![1, 2, 3] };
+    println!("{:?}", o.vec);
+}
diff --git a/tests/ui/parser/issue-103869.stderr b/tests/ui/structs-enums/issue-103869.stderr
similarity index 71%
rename from tests/ui/parser/issue-103869.stderr
rename to tests/ui/structs-enums/issue-103869.stderr
index 9eb20e2005a..4665ebf89a3 100644
--- a/tests/ui/parser/issue-103869.stderr
+++ b/tests/ui/structs-enums/issue-103869.stderr
@@ -1,12 +1,17 @@
 error: expected one of `(`, `,`, `=`, `{`, or `}`, found `:`
-  --> $DIR/issue-103869.rs:2:8
+  --> $DIR/issue-103869.rs:5:8
    |
-LL | enum VecOrMap{
+LL | enum VecOrMap {
    |      -------- while parsing this enum
+LL |
 LL |     vec: Vec<usize>,
    |        ^ expected one of `(`, `,`, `=`, `{`, or `}`
    |
    = help: enum variants can be `Variant`, `Variant = <integer>`, `Variant(Type, ..., TypeN)` or `Variant { fields: Types }`
+help: perhaps you meant to use `struct` here
+   |
+LL | struct VecOrMap {
+   | ~~~~~~
 
 error: aborting due to previous error