diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d91f4d80..b7c822fb 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - Luau: Added support for parsing attributes (`@native` / `@deprecated`) on functions
 - Added support for CfxLua (FiveM) syntax formatting. This is available with `syntax = "cfxlua"` ([#855](https://github.com/JohnnyMorganz/StyLua/issues/855))
 - Added a pre-built binary release for `stylua-linux-aarch64-musl.zip`
+- Added error hints on parse failurse when a potential Lua syntax conflict is noticed (e.g., Lua 5.2 vs Luau syntax for labels `::` and generics `>>`) ([#960](https://github.com/JohnnyMorganz/StyLua/issues/960) / [#962](https://github.com/JohnnyMorganz/StyLua/issues/962))
 
 ### Changed
 
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index b637757d..9c46e3b4 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 use context::Context;
 use full_moon::ast::Ast;
+#[cfg(all(feature = "luau", any(feature = "lua52", feature = "lua53")))]
+use full_moon::tokenizer::{Symbol, TokenType};
 use serde::Deserialize;
 use thiserror::Error;
 #[cfg(all(target_arch = "wasm32", feature = "wasm-bindgen"))]
@@ -299,6 +301,29 @@ pub enum OutputVerification {
     None,
 }
 
+#[cfg(all(feature = "luau", feature = "lua53"))]
+fn is_luau_and_lua53_conflict(error: &full_moon::Error) -> bool {
+    match error {
+        full_moon::Error::AstError(ast_error) => match ast_error.token().token_type() {
+            TokenType::Symbol {
+                symbol: Symbol::DoubleGreaterThan,
+            } => ast_error.error_message() == "expected '>' to close generic type parameter list",
+            _ => false,
+        },
+        _ => false,
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(all(feature = "luau", feature = "lua52"))]
+fn is_luau_and_lua52_conflict(error: &full_moon::Error) -> bool {
+    match error {
+        full_moon::Error::AstError(ast_error) => {
+            ast_error.error_message() == "expected label name after `::`"
+        }
+        _ => false,
+    }
+}
+
 fn print_full_moon_error(error: &full_moon::Error) -> String {
     match error {
         full_moon::Error::AstError(ast_error) => format!(
@@ -315,14 +340,33 @@ fn print_full_moon_error(error: &full_moon::Error) -> String {
 }
 
 fn print_full_moon_errors(errors: &[full_moon::Error]) -> String {
-    if errors.len() == 1 {
+    #[allow(unused_mut)]
+    let mut error_message = if errors.len() == 1 {
         print_full_moon_error(errors.first().unwrap())
     } else {
         errors
             .iter()
             .map(|err| "\n - ".to_string() + &print_full_moon_error(err))
             .collect::<String>()
+    };
+
+    #[cfg(all(feature = "luau", feature = "lua53"))]
+    {
+        let recommend_luau_syntax = errors.iter().any(is_luau_and_lua53_conflict);
+        if recommend_luau_syntax {
+            error_message += "\nhint: this looks like a conflict with Lua 5.3 and Luau generics syntax, add `syntax = \"Luau\"` to stylua.toml to resolve";
+        }
     }
+
+    #[cfg(all(feature = "luau", feature = "lua52"))]
+    {
+        let recommend_lua52_syntax = errors.iter().any(is_luau_and_lua52_conflict);
+        if recommend_lua52_syntax {
+            error_message += "\nhint: this looks like a conflict with Luau and Lua 5.2 label syntax, add `syntax = \"Lua52\"` to stylua.toml to resolve";
+        }
+    }
+
+    error_message
 }
 
 /// A formatting error
diff --git a/tests/test_hint_syntax_config.rs b/tests/test_hint_syntax_config.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..08defd76
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_hint_syntax_config.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+#[cfg(all(feature = "luau", any(feature = "lua52", feature = "lua53")))]
+use stylua_lib::{format_code, Config, OutputVerification};
+
+#[test]
+#[cfg(all(feature = "luau", feature = "lua53"))]
+fn test_hint_syntax_luau_for_generic_parameter_list() {
+    let code = r#"
+        export type Foo = A<B<C>>
+    "#;
+    let result = format_code(code, Config::default(), None, OutputVerification::None);
+    let error = result.unwrap_err().to_string();
+    assert!(error.ends_with("hint: this looks like a conflict with Lua 5.3 and Luau generics syntax, add `syntax = \"Luau\"` to stylua.toml to resolve"));
+}
+
+#[test]
+#[cfg(all(feature = "luau", feature = "lua52"))]
+fn test_hint_syntax_lua52_for_labels() {
+    let code = r#"
+        do
+            local x = 1
+            ::continue::
+        end
+    "#;
+    let result = format_code(code, Config::default(), None, OutputVerification::None);
+    let error = result.unwrap_err().to_string();
+    assert!(error.ends_with("hint: this looks like a conflict with Luau and Lua 5.2 label syntax, add `syntax = \"Lua52\"` to stylua.toml to resolve"));
+}