6 files changed, 78 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/src/test/ui/issues/issue-46186.rs b/src/test/ui/issues/issue-46186.rs
index de7d13a2280..9dfd61fdf3f 100644
--- a/src/test/ui/issues/issue-46186.rs
+++ b/src/test/ui/issues/issue-46186.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 struct Struct {
     a: usize,
-}; //~ ERROR expected item, found `;`
+};
+//~^ ERROR expected item, found `;`
 
 fn main() {}
diff --git a/src/test/ui/issues/issue-46186.stderr b/src/test/ui/issues/issue-46186.stderr
index 11a1fc072c9..eb0dbb8aa41 100644
--- a/src/test/ui/issues/issue-46186.stderr
+++ b/src/test/ui/issues/issue-46186.stderr
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 error: expected item, found `;`
   --> $DIR/issue-46186.rs:3:2
    |
-LL | }; //~ ERROR expected item, found `;`
-   |  ^ help: consider removing this semicolon
+LL | };
+   |  ^ help: remove this semicolon
    |
    = help: braced struct declarations are not followed by a semicolon
 
diff --git a/src/test/ui/issues/issue-49040.rs b/src/test/ui/issues/issue-49040.rs
index 7c8d3d0ee69..a5f05d2824e 100644
--- a/src/test/ui/issues/issue-49040.rs
+++ b/src/test/ui/issues/issue-49040.rs
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 #![allow(unused_variables)]; //~ ERROR expected item, found `;`
-fn main() {}
+fn foo() {}
diff --git a/src/test/ui/issues/issue-49040.stderr b/src/test/ui/issues/issue-49040.stderr
index eec88f0c3f3..12e78e2f3bc 100644
--- a/src/test/ui/issues/issue-49040.stderr
+++ b/src/test/ui/issues/issue-49040.stderr
@@ -2,7 +2,12 @@ error: expected item, found `;`
   --> $DIR/issue-49040.rs:1:28
    |
 LL | #![allow(unused_variables)]; //~ ERROR expected item, found `;`
-   |                            ^ help: consider removing this semicolon
+   |                            ^ help: remove this semicolon
 
-error: aborting due to previous error
+error[E0601]: `main` function not found in crate `issue_49040`
+   |
+   = note: consider adding a `main` function to `$DIR/issue-49040.rs`
+
+error: aborting due to 2 previous errors
 
+For more information about this error, try `rustc --explain E0601`.
diff --git a/src/test/ui/suggestions/recover-from-semicolon-trailing-item.rs b/src/test/ui/suggestions/recover-from-semicolon-trailing-item.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..82935af0a81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/ui/suggestions/recover-from-semicolon-trailing-item.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+// verify that after encountering a semicolon after an item the parser recovers
+mod M {};
+//~^ ERROR expected item, found `;`
+struct S {};
+//~^ ERROR expected item, found `;`
+fn foo(a: usize) {};
+//~^ ERROR expected item, found `;`
+fn main() {
+    struct X {};  // ok
+    let _: usize = S {};
+    //~^ ERROR mismatched types
+    let _: usize = X {};
+    //~^ ERROR mismatched types
+    foo("");
+    //~^ ERROR mismatched types
+}
diff --git a/src/test/ui/suggestions/recover-from-semicolon-trailing-item.stderr b/src/test/ui/suggestions/recover-from-semicolon-trailing-item.stderr
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9a47a1efb75
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/ui/suggestions/recover-from-semicolon-trailing-item.stderr
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+error: expected item, found `;`
+  --> $DIR/recover-from-semicolon-trailing-item.rs:2:9
+   |
+LL | mod M {};
+   |         ^ help: remove this semicolon
+
+error: expected item, found `;`
+  --> $DIR/recover-from-semicolon-trailing-item.rs:4:12
+   |
+LL | struct S {};
+   |            ^ help: remove this semicolon
+   |
+   = help: braced struct declarations are not followed by a semicolon
+
+error: expected item, found `;`
+  --> $DIR/recover-from-semicolon-trailing-item.rs:6:20
+   |
+LL | fn foo(a: usize) {};
+   |                    ^ help: remove this semicolon
+
+error[E0308]: mismatched types
+  --> $DIR/recover-from-semicolon-trailing-item.rs:10:20
+   |
+LL |     let _: usize = S {};
+   |                    ^^^^ expected usize, found struct `S`
+   |
+   = note: expected type `usize`
+              found type `S`
+
+error[E0308]: mismatched types
+  --> $DIR/recover-from-semicolon-trailing-item.rs:12:20
+   |
+LL |     let _: usize = X {};
+   |                    ^^^^ expected usize, found struct `main::X`
+   |
+   = note: expected type `usize`
+              found type `main::X`
+
+error[E0308]: mismatched types
+  --> $DIR/recover-from-semicolon-trailing-item.rs:14:9
+   |
+LL |     foo("");
+   |         ^^ expected usize, found reference
+   |
+   = note: expected type `usize`
+              found type `&'static str`
+
+error: aborting due to 6 previous errors
+
+For more information about this error, try `rustc --explain E0308`.