diff --git a/administrator/language/en-GB/en-GB.lib_joomla.ini b/administrator/language/en-GB/en-GB.lib_joomla.ini
index 6ae1bcb52f403..a734af1633992 100644
--- a/administrator/language/en-GB/en-GB.lib_joomla.ini
+++ b/administrator/language/en-GB/en-GB.lib_joomla.ini
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ JLIB_DATABASE_ERROR_MENU_CANNOT_UNSET_DEFAULT="The Language parameter for this m
 JLIB_DATABASE_ERROR_MENU_CANNOT_UNSET_DEFAULT_DEFAULT="At least one menu item has to be set as Default."
 JLIB_DATABASE_ERROR_MENU_UNPUBLISH_DEFAULT_HOME="Can't unpublish default home."
 JLIB_DATABASE_ERROR_MENU_DEFAULT_CHECKIN_USER_MISMATCH="The current home menu for this language is checked out."
-JLIB_DATABASE_ERROR_MENU_UNIQUE_ALIAS="Another menu item with the same parent has this alias (remember it may be a trashed item)."
+JLIB_DATABASE_ERROR_MENU_UNIQUE_ALIAS="The alias <strong>%s</strong> is already being used by <strong>%s</strong> menu item in the <strong>%s</strong> menu (remember it may be a trashed item)."
 JLIB_DATABASE_ERROR_MENU_UNIQUE_ALIAS_ROOT="Another menu item has the same alias in Root (remember it may be a trashed item). Root is the top level parent."
 JLIB_DATABASE_ERROR_MENU_HOME_NOT_COMPONENT="The home menu item must be a component."
 JLIB_DATABASE_ERROR_MENU_HOME_NOT_UNIQUE_IN_MENU="A menu should contain only one Default home."
diff --git a/language/en-GB/en-GB.lib_joomla.ini b/language/en-GB/en-GB.lib_joomla.ini
index 24a46013a2c7f..a40aae81f136a 100644
--- a/language/en-GB/en-GB.lib_joomla.ini
+++ b/language/en-GB/en-GB.lib_joomla.ini
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ JLIB_DATABASE_ERROR_MENU_CANNOT_UNSET_DEFAULT="The Language parameter for this m
 JLIB_DATABASE_ERROR_MENU_CANNOT_UNSET_DEFAULT_DEFAULT="At least one menu item has to be set as Default."
 JLIB_DATABASE_ERROR_MENU_UNPUBLISH_DEFAULT_HOME="Can't unpublish default home."
 JLIB_DATABASE_ERROR_MENU_DEFAULT_CHECKIN_USER_MISMATCH="The current home menu for this language is checked out."
-JLIB_DATABASE_ERROR_MENU_UNIQUE_ALIAS="Another menu item with the same parent has this alias (remember it may be a trashed item)."
+JLIB_DATABASE_ERROR_MENU_UNIQUE_ALIAS="The alias <strong>%s</strong> is already being used by <strong>%s</strong> menu item in the <strong>%s</strong> menu (remember it may be a trashed item)."
 JLIB_DATABASE_ERROR_MENU_UNIQUE_ALIAS_ROOT="Another menu item has the same alias in Root (remember it may be a trashed item). Root is the top level parent."
 JLIB_DATABASE_ERROR_MENU_HOME_NOT_COMPONENT="The home menu item must be a component."
 JLIB_DATABASE_ERROR_MENU_HOME_NOT_UNIQUE_IN_MENU="A menu should contain only one Default home."
diff --git a/libraries/legacy/table/menu.php b/libraries/legacy/table/menu.php
index 38f2a564c3474..a44f286ad8be3 100644
--- a/libraries/legacy/table/menu.php
+++ b/libraries/legacy/table/menu.php
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ public function store($updateNulls = false)
 		else
 		{
 			$itemSearch = array('alias' => $this->alias, 'parent_id' => $this->parent_id, 'client_id' => (int) $this->client_id);
-			$errorType  = '';
+			$error      = false;
 
 			// Check if the alias already exists. For multilingual site.
 			if (JLanguageMultilang::isEnabled())
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ public function store($updateNulls = false)
 					|| ($table->load(array_replace($itemSearch, array('language' => $this->language))) && ($table->id != $this->id || $this->id == 0))
 					|| ($this->language == '*' && $table->load($itemSearch) && ($table->id != $this->id || $this->id == 0)))
 				{
-					$errorType = 'MULTILINGUAL';
+					$error = true;
 				}
 			}
 			// Check if the alias already exists. For monolingual site.
@@ -200,15 +200,16 @@ public function store($updateNulls = false)
 				// If not exists a menu item at the same level with the same alias (in any language).
 				if ($table->load($itemSearch) && ($table->id != $this->id || $this->id == 0))
 				{
-					$errorType = 'MONOLINGUAL';
+					$error = true;
 				}
 			}
 
-			// The alias already exists. Send an error message.
-			if ($errorType)
+			// The alias already exists. Enqueue a error message.
+			if ($error)
 			{
-				$message = JText::_('JLIB_DATABASE_ERROR_MENU_UNIQUE_ALIAS' . ($this->menutype != $table->menutype ? '_ROOT' : ''));
-				$this->setError($message);
+				$menuTypeTable = JTable::getInstance('MenuType', 'JTable', array('dbo' => $this->getDbo()));
+				$menuTypeTable->load(array('menutype' => $table->menutype));
+				$this->setError(JText::sprintf('JLIB_DATABASE_ERROR_MENU_UNIQUE_ALIAS', $this->alias, $table->title, $menuTypeTable->title));
 
 				return false;
 			}