4 files changed, 88 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/parse/lexer/mod.rs b/src/libsyntax/parse/lexer/mod.rs
index cf8f8abe2ab..e7d79a647d3 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/parse/lexer/mod.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/parse/lexer/mod.rs
@@ -1899,7 +1899,7 @@ mod tests {
     use std::io;
     use std::path::PathBuf;
     use syntax_pos::{BytePos, Span, NO_EXPANSION};
-    use rustc_data_structures::fx::FxHashSet;
+    use rustc_data_structures::fx::{FxHashSet, FxHashMap};
     use rustc_data_structures::sync::Lock;
 
     fn mk_sess(sm: Lrc<SourceMap>) -> ParseSess {
@@ -1918,6 +1918,7 @@ mod tests {
             raw_identifier_spans: Lock::new(Vec::new()),
             registered_diagnostics: Lock::new(ErrorMap::new()),
             buffered_lints: Lock::new(vec![]),
+            abiguous_block_expr_parse: Lock::new(FxHashMap::default()),
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/parse/mod.rs b/src/libsyntax/parse/mod.rs
index 1abc7832ffa..94bbd5ba2f7 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/parse/mod.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/parse/mod.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ use rustc_data_structures::sync::{Lrc, Lock};
 use syntax_pos::{Span, SourceFile, FileName, MultiSpan};
 use log::debug;
 
-use rustc_data_structures::fx::FxHashSet;
+use rustc_data_structures::fx::{FxHashSet, FxHashMap};
 use std::borrow::Cow;
 use std::iter;
 use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ pub struct ParseSess {
     included_mod_stack: Lock<Vec<PathBuf>>,
     source_map: Lrc<SourceMap>,
     pub buffered_lints: Lock<Vec<BufferedEarlyLint>>,
+    pub abiguous_block_expr_parse: Lock<FxHashMap<Span, Span>>,
 }
 
 impl ParseSess {
@@ -70,6 +71,7 @@ impl ParseSess {
             included_mod_stack: Lock::new(vec![]),
             source_map,
             buffered_lints: Lock::new(vec![]),
+            abiguous_block_expr_parse: Lock::new(FxHashMap::default()),
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/parse/parser.rs b/src/libsyntax/parse/parser.rs
index 8efe84cdf01..3c7f477cc8f 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/parse/parser.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/parse/parser.rs
@@ -186,6 +186,7 @@ enum PrevTokenKind {
     Interpolated,
     Eof,
     Ident,
+    BitOr,
     Other,
 }
 
@@ -1410,6 +1411,7 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
             token::DocComment(..) => PrevTokenKind::DocComment,
             token::Comma => PrevTokenKind::Comma,
             token::BinOp(token::Plus) => PrevTokenKind::Plus,
+            token::BinOp(token::Or) => PrevTokenKind::BitOr,
             token::Interpolated(..) => PrevTokenKind::Interpolated,
             token::Eof => PrevTokenKind::Eof,
             token::Ident(..) => PrevTokenKind::Ident,
@@ -2925,6 +2927,19 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
                             let msg = format!("expected expression, found {}",
                                               self.this_token_descr());
                             let mut err = self.fatal(&msg);
+                            let sp = self.sess.source_map().start_point(self.span);
+                            if let Some(sp) = self.sess.abiguous_block_expr_parse.borrow()
+                                .get(&sp)
+                            {
+                                if let Ok(snippet) = self.sess.source_map().span_to_snippet(*sp) {
+                                    err.span_suggestion(
+                                        *sp,
+                                        "parenthesis are required to parse this as an expression",
+                                        format!("({})", snippet),
+                                        Applicability::MachineApplicable,
+                                    );
+                                }
+                            }
                             err.span_label(self.span, "expected expression");
                             return Err(err);
                         }
@@ -3616,9 +3631,41 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
             }
         };
 
-        if self.expr_is_complete(&lhs) {
-            // Semi-statement forms are odd. See https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/29071
-            return Ok(lhs);
+        match (self.expr_is_complete(&lhs), AssocOp::from_token(&self.token)) {
+            (true, None) => {
+                // Semi-statement forms are odd. See https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/29071
+                return Ok(lhs);
+            }
+            (false, _) => {} // continue parsing the expression
+            (true, Some(AssocOp::Multiply)) | // `{ 42 } *foo = bar;`
+            (true, Some(AssocOp::Subtract)) | // `{ 42 } -5`
+            (true, Some(AssocOp::Add)) => { // `{ 42 } + 42
+                // These cases are ambiguous and can't be identified in the parser alone
+                let sp = self.sess.source_map().start_point(self.span);
+                self.sess.abiguous_block_expr_parse.borrow_mut().insert(sp, lhs.span);
+                return Ok(lhs);
+            }
+            (true, Some(ref op)) if !op.can_continue_expr_unambiguously() => {
+                return Ok(lhs);
+            }
+            (true, Some(_)) => {
+                // #54186, #54482, #59975
+                // We've found an expression that would be parsed as a statement, but the next
+                // token implies this should be parsed as an expression.
+                let mut err = self.sess.span_diagnostic.struct_span_err(
+                    self.span,
+                    "ambiguous parse",
+                );
+                let snippet = self.sess.source_map().span_to_snippet(lhs.span)
+                    .unwrap_or_else(|_| pprust::expr_to_string(&lhs));
+                err.span_suggestion(
+                    lhs.span,
+                    "parenthesis are required to parse this as an expression",
+                    format!("({})", snippet),
+                    Applicability::MachineApplicable,
+                );
+                err.emit();
+            }
         }
         self.expected_tokens.push(TokenType::Operator);
         while let Some(op) = AssocOp::from_token(&self.token) {
@@ -4929,6 +4976,17 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
                         );
                         let mut err = self.fatal(&msg);
                         err.span_label(self.span, format!("expected {}", expected));
+                        let sp = self.sess.source_map().start_point(self.span);
+                        if let Some(sp) = self.sess.abiguous_block_expr_parse.borrow().get(&sp) {
+                            if let Ok(snippet) = self.sess.source_map().span_to_snippet(*sp) {
+                                err.span_suggestion(
+                                    *sp,
+                                    "parenthesis are required to parse this as an expression",
+                                    format!("({})", snippet),
+                                    Applicability::MachineApplicable,
+                                );
+                            }
+                        }
                         return Err(err);
                     }
                 }
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/util/parser.rs b/src/libsyntax/util/parser.rs
index 5f15ede7b0b..d76dede8155 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/util/parser.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/util/parser.rs
@@ -207,6 +207,28 @@ impl AssocOp {
             ObsoleteInPlace | Assign | AssignOp(_) | As | DotDot | DotDotEq | Colon => None
         }
     }
+
+    pub fn can_continue_expr_unambiguously(&self) -> bool {
+        use AssocOp::*;
+        match self {
+            BitXor | // `{ 42 } ^ 3`
+            Assign | // `{ 42 } = { 42 }`
+            Divide | // `{ 42 } / 42`
+            Modulus | // `{ 42 } % 2`
+            ShiftRight | // `{ 42 } >> 2`
+            LessEqual | // `{ 42 } <= 3`
+            Greater | // `{ 42 } > 3`
+            GreaterEqual | // `{ 42 } >= 3`
+            AssignOp(_) | // `{ 42 } +=`
+            LAnd | // `{ 42 } &&foo`
+            As | // `{ 42 } as usize`
+            // Equal | // `{ 42 } == { 42 }`    Accepting these here would regress incorrect
+            // NotEqual | // `{ 42 } != { 42 }  struct literals parser recovery.
+            Colon => true, // `{ 42 }: usize`
+            _ => false,
+        }
+
+    }
 }
 
 pub const PREC_RESET: i8 = -100;