diff --git a/bots/pr/src/main/java/org/openjdk/skara/bots/pr/IntegrateCommand.java b/bots/pr/src/main/java/org/openjdk/skara/bots/pr/IntegrateCommand.java
index 5d637b56c..a28c2fed3 100644
--- a/bots/pr/src/main/java/org/openjdk/skara/bots/pr/IntegrateCommand.java
+++ b/bots/pr/src/main/java/org/openjdk/skara/bots/pr/IntegrateCommand.java
@@ -57,7 +57,17 @@ private Optional<String> checkProblem(Map<String, Check> performedChecks, String
     @Override
     public void handle(PullRequestBot bot, PullRequest pr, CensusInstance censusInstance, Path scratchPath, String args, Comment comment, List<Comment> allComments, PrintWriter reply) {
         if (!comment.author().equals(pr.author())) {
-            reply.println("Only the author (@" + pr.author().userName() + ") is allowed to issue the `integrate` command.");
+            reply.print("Only the author (@" + pr.author().userName() + ") is allowed to issue the `integrate` command.");
+
+            // If the command author is allowed to sponsor this change, suggest that command
+            var readyHash = ReadyForSponsorTracker.latestReadyForSponsor(pr.repository().forge().currentUser(), allComments);
+            if (readyHash.isPresent()) {
+                if (ProjectPermissions.mayCommit(censusInstance, comment.author())) {
+                    reply.print(" As this PR is ready to be sponsored, and you are an eligible sponsor, did you mean to issue the `/sponsor` command?");
+                    return;
+                }
+            }
+            reply.println();
             return;
         }
 
diff --git a/bots/pr/src/test/java/org/openjdk/skara/bots/pr/IntegrateTests.java b/bots/pr/src/test/java/org/openjdk/skara/bots/pr/IntegrateTests.java
index 8f4ffe494..308f70d41 100644
--- a/bots/pr/src/test/java/org/openjdk/skara/bots/pr/IntegrateTests.java
+++ b/bots/pr/src/test/java/org/openjdk/skara/bots/pr/IntegrateTests.java
@@ -426,6 +426,55 @@ void invalidCommandAuthor(TestInfo testInfo) throws IOException {
         }
     }
 
+    @Test
+    void invalidCommandSponsor(TestInfo testInfo) throws IOException {
+        try (var credentials = new HostCredentials(testInfo);
+             var tempFolder = new TemporaryDirectory()) {
+            var author = credentials.getHostedRepository();
+            var integrator = credentials.getHostedRepository();
+            var external = credentials.getHostedRepository();
+
+            var censusBuilder = credentials.getCensusBuilder()
+                                           .addAuthor(author.forge().currentUser().id())
+                                           .addReviewer(integrator.forge().currentUser().id())
+                                           .addCommitter(external.forge().currentUser().id());
+            var mergeBot = PullRequestBot.newBuilder().repo(integrator).censusRepo(censusBuilder.build()).build();
+
+            // Populate the projects repository
+            var localRepo = CheckableRepository.init(tempFolder.path(), author.repositoryType());
+            var masterHash = localRepo.resolve("master").orElseThrow();
+            assertFalse(CheckableRepository.hasBeenEdited(localRepo));
+            localRepo.push(masterHash, author.url(), "master", true);
+
+            // Make a change with a corresponding PR
+            var editHash = CheckableRepository.appendAndCommit(localRepo);
+            localRepo.push(editHash, author.url(), "refs/heads/edit", true);
+            var pr = credentials.createPullRequest(author, "master", "edit", "This is a pull request");
+
+            // Approve it as another user
+            var approvalPr = integrator.pullRequest(pr.id());
+            approvalPr.addReview(Review.Verdict.APPROVED, "Approved");
+            TestBotRunner.runPeriodicItems(mergeBot);
+
+            // Mark it as ready for integration
+            pr.addComment("/integrate");
+            TestBotRunner.runPeriodicItems(mergeBot);
+
+            // Issue a merge command not as the PR author
+            var externalPr = external.pullRequest(pr.id());
+            externalPr.addComment("/integrate");
+            TestBotRunner.runPeriodicItems(mergeBot);
+
+            // The bot should reply with an error message
+            var error = pr.comments().stream()
+                          .filter(comment -> comment.body().contains("Only the author"))
+                          .filter(comment -> comment.body().contains("did you mean to"))
+                          .filter(comment -> comment.body().contains("`/sponsor`"))
+                          .count();
+            assertEquals(1, error);
+        }
+    }
+
     @Test
     void autoRebase(TestInfo testInfo) throws IOException {
         try (var credentials = new HostCredentials(testInfo);