diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index 73e1b427d..e02328484 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ lazy val mdoc = project
       "com.vladsch.flexmark" % "flexmark-all" % "0.26.4",
       "com.lihaoyi" %% "fansi" % "0.2.5",
       "io.methvin" % "directory-watcher" % "0.7.0",
+      "me.xdrop" % "fuzzywuzzy" % "1.1.9", // for link hygiene "did you mean?"
       "ch.epfl.scala" %% "scalafix-core" % V.scalafix
     )
   )
diff --git a/docs/readme.md b/docs/readme.md
index e6f3a2bf2..f895c7600 100644
--- a/docs/readme.md
+++ b/docs/readme.md
@@ -337,9 +337,13 @@ invalid.
 # My title
 
 Link to [my title](#my-title).
+Link to [typo section](#mytitle).
 Link to [old section](#doesnotexist).
 ```
 
+Observe that mdoc suggests a fix if there exists a header that is similar to the
+unknown link.
+
 ### Script semantics
 
 Mdoc interprets code fences as normal Scala programs instead of as if they're
diff --git a/mdoc/src/main/scala/mdoc/internal/markdown/LinkHygiene.scala b/mdoc/src/main/scala/mdoc/internal/markdown/LinkHygiene.scala
index 59495c0c0..ff9952985 100644
--- a/mdoc/src/main/scala/mdoc/internal/markdown/LinkHygiene.scala
+++ b/mdoc/src/main/scala/mdoc/internal/markdown/LinkHygiene.scala
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package mdoc.internal.markdown
 
 import java.net.URI
 import mdoc.Reporter
+import me.xdrop.fuzzywuzzy.FuzzySearch
 
 object LinkHygiene {
   def lint(docs: List[DocumentLinks], reporter: Reporter, verbose: Boolean): Unit = {
@@ -16,16 +17,41 @@ object LinkHygiene {
     } {
       val isAbsolutePath = uri.getPath.startsWith("/")
       val debug =
-        if (verbose) s". isValidHeading=$isValidHeading"
-        else ""
+        if (verbose) {
+          val query = uri.toString
+          val candidates = isValidHeading
+            .map { candidate =>
+              val score = FuzzySearch.ratio(candidate.toString, query)
+              score -> f"$score%-3s $candidate"
+            }
+            .toSeq
+            .sortBy(-_._1)
+            .map(_._2)
+            .mkString("\n  ")
+          s"\nisValidHeading:\n  $candidates"
+        } else ""
+      val help = getSimilarHeading(isValidHeading, uri) match {
+        case None => "."
+        case Some(similar) => s", did you mean '$similar'?"
+      }
       val hint =
         if (isAbsolutePath)
-          s". To fix this problem, either make the link relative or turn it into complete URL such as http://example.com$uri."
+          s" To fix this problem, either make the link relative or turn it into complete URL such as http://example.com$uri."
         else ""
-      reporter.warning(reference.pos, s"Unknown link '$uri'$hint$debug")
+      reporter.warning(reference.pos, s"Unknown link '$uri'$help$hint$debug")
     }
   }
 
+  private def getSimilarHeading(candidates: Set[URI], query: URI): Option[URI] = {
+    val queryString = query.toString
+    val similar = for {
+      candidate <- candidates.iterator
+      score = FuzzySearch.ratio(queryString, candidate.toString)
+      if score > 90 // discard noisy candidates
+    } yield score -> candidate
+    if (similar.isEmpty) None
+    else Some(similar.maxBy(_._1)._2)
+  }
   private def resolve(baseUri: URI, reference: String): Option[URI] = {
     try {
       Some(baseUri.resolve(reference).normalize())
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index 948edf60e..fa7430dac 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -503,18 +503,25 @@ Before:
 # My title
 
 Link to [my title](#my-title).
+Link to [typo section](#mytitle).
 Link to [old section](#doesnotexist).
 ````
 
 Error:
 
 ````
-warning: readme.md:4:9: warning: Unknown link 'readme.md#doesnotexist'
+warning: readme.md:4:9: warning: Unknown link 'readme.md#mytitle', did you mean 'readme.md#my-title'?
+Link to [typo section](#mytitle).
+        ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+warning: readme.md:5:9: warning: Unknown link 'readme.md#doesnotexist'.
 Link to [old section](#doesnotexist).
         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 ````
 
 
+Observe that mdoc suggests a fix if there exists a header that is similar to the
+unknown link.
+
 ### Script semantics
 
 Mdoc interprets code fences as normal Scala programs instead of as if they're
diff --git a/tests/unit/src/test/scala/tests/markdown/LinkHygieneSuite.scala b/tests/unit/src/test/scala/tests/markdown/LinkHygieneSuite.scala
index 485d5d6b1..b74913b2e 100644
--- a/tests/unit/src/test/scala/tests/markdown/LinkHygieneSuite.scala
+++ b/tests/unit/src/test/scala/tests/markdown/LinkHygieneSuite.scala
@@ -55,10 +55,10 @@ class LinkHygieneSuite extends FunSuite with DiffAssertions {
       |* [name](a.md#name)
       |
     """.stripMargin,
-    """|warning: a.md:3:7: warning: Unknown link 'a.md#does-not-exist'
+    """|warning: a.md:3:7: warning: Unknown link 'a.md#does-not-exist'.
        |Error [link](#does-not-exist) failed.
        |      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-       |warning: a.md:4:6: warning: Unknown link 'a.md#sectionn'
+       |warning: a.md:4:6: warning: Unknown link 'a.md#sectionn', did you mean 'a.md#section'?
        |Typo [section](#sectionn) failed.
        |     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
     """.stripMargin
@@ -122,7 +122,12 @@ class LinkHygieneSuite extends FunSuite with DiffAssertions {
       |/b.md
       |# Header 2
     """.stripMargin,
-    """|warning: a.md:2:1: warning: Unknown link 'b.md#header'. isValidHeading=Set(b.md, b.md#header-2, a.md, a.md#header-1)
+    """|warning: a.md:2:1: warning: Unknown link 'b.md#header', did you mean 'b.md#header-2'?
+       |isValidHeading:
+       |  92  b.md#header-2
+       |  83  a.md#header-1
+       |  53  b.md
+       |  40  a.md
        |[2](b.md#header)
        |^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
        |""".stripMargin,