diff --git a/src/Validator/Rules/OverlappingFieldsCanBeMerged.php b/src/Validator/Rules/OverlappingFieldsCanBeMerged.php
index d0a0fb0..95b0e86 100644
--- a/src/Validator/Rules/OverlappingFieldsCanBeMerged.php
+++ b/src/Validator/Rules/OverlappingFieldsCanBeMerged.php
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class OverlappingFieldsCanBeMerged extends AbstractValidationRule
     static function fieldsConflictMessage($responseName, $reason)
     {
         $reasonMessage = self::reasonMessage($reason);
-        return "Fields \"$responseName\" conflict because $reasonMessage.";
+        return "Fields \"$responseName\" conflict because $reasonMessage. Use different aliases on the fields to fetch both if this was intentional.";
     }
 
     static function reasonMessage($reason)
diff --git a/tests/Validator/OverlappingFieldsCanBeMergedTest.php b/tests/Validator/OverlappingFieldsCanBeMergedTest.php
index 4c65960..84bcf29 100644
--- a/tests/Validator/OverlappingFieldsCanBeMergedTest.php
+++ b/tests/Validator/OverlappingFieldsCanBeMergedTest.php
@@ -785,6 +785,19 @@ class OverlappingFieldsCanBeMergedTest extends TestCase
         ');
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @it error message contains hint for alias conflict
+     */
+    public function testErrorMessageContainsHintForAliasConflict()
+    {
+        // The error template should end with a hint for the user to try using
+        // different aliases.
+        $error = OverlappingFieldsCanBeMerged::fieldsConflictMessage('x', 'a and b are different fields');
+        $hint = 'Use different aliases on the fields to fetch both if this was intentional.';
+
+        $this->assertStringEndsWith($hint, $error);
+    }
+
     private function getSchema()
     {
         $StringBox = null;