diff --git a/lldb/include/lldb/Interpreter/CommandObject.h b/lldb/include/lldb/Interpreter/CommandObject.h
--- a/lldb/include/lldb/Interpreter/CommandObject.h
+++ b/lldb/include/lldb/Interpreter/CommandObject.h
@@ -326,15 +326,20 @@
   }
 
   virtual const char *GetInvalidProcessDescription() {
-    return "invalid process";
+    return "Command requires a current process.";
   }
 
-  virtual const char *GetInvalidThreadDescription() { return "invalid thread"; }
+  virtual const char *GetInvalidThreadDescription() {
+    return "Command requires a process which is currently stopped.";
+  }
 
-  virtual const char *GetInvalidFrameDescription() { return "invalid frame"; }
+  virtual const char *GetInvalidFrameDescription() {
+    return "Command requires a process, which is currently stopped.";
+  }
 
   virtual const char *GetInvalidRegContextDescription() {
-    return "invalid frame, no registers";
+    return "invalid frame, no registers, command requires a process which is "
+           "currently stopped.";
   }
 
   // This is for use in the command interpreter, when you either want the
diff --git a/lldb/source/Commands/CommandObjectDisassemble.cpp b/lldb/source/Commands/CommandObjectDisassemble.cpp
--- a/lldb/source/Commands/CommandObjectDisassemble.cpp
+++ b/lldb/source/Commands/CommandObjectDisassemble.cpp
@@ -278,11 +278,20 @@
 
 llvm::Expected<std::vector<AddressRange>>
 CommandObjectDisassemble::GetCurrentFunctionRanges() {
+  Process *process = m_exe_ctx.GetProcessPtr();
   StackFrame *frame = m_exe_ctx.GetFramePtr();
   if (!frame) {
-    return llvm::createStringError(llvm::inconvertibleErrorCode(),
-                                   "Cannot disassemble around the current "
-                                   "function without a selected frame.\n");
+    if (process) {
+      return llvm::createStringError(
+          llvm::inconvertibleErrorCode(),
+          "Cannot disassemble around the current "
+          "function without the process being stopped.\n");
+    } else {
+      return llvm::createStringError(llvm::inconvertibleErrorCode(),
+                                     "Cannot disassemble around the current "
+                                     "function without a selected frame: "
+                                     "no currently running process.\n");
+    }
   }
   SymbolContext sc(
       frame->GetSymbolContext(eSymbolContextFunction | eSymbolContextSymbol));
@@ -301,11 +310,20 @@
 
 llvm::Expected<std::vector<AddressRange>>
 CommandObjectDisassemble::GetCurrentLineRanges() {
+  Process *process = m_exe_ctx.GetProcessPtr();
   StackFrame *frame = m_exe_ctx.GetFramePtr();
   if (!frame) {
-    return llvm::createStringError(llvm::inconvertibleErrorCode(),
-                                   "Cannot disassemble around the current "
-                                   "line without a selected frame.\n");
+    if (process) {
+      return llvm::createStringError(
+          llvm::inconvertibleErrorCode(),
+          "Cannot disassemble around the current "
+          "function without the process being stopped.\n");
+    } else {
+      return llvm::createStringError(llvm::inconvertibleErrorCode(),
+                                     "Cannot disassemble around the current "
+                                     "line without a selected frame: "
+                                     "no currently running process.\n");
+    }
   }
 
   LineEntry pc_line_entry(
@@ -361,11 +379,20 @@
 
 llvm::Expected<std::vector<AddressRange>>
 CommandObjectDisassemble::GetPCRanges() {
+  Process *process = m_exe_ctx.GetProcessPtr();
   StackFrame *frame = m_exe_ctx.GetFramePtr();
   if (!frame) {
-    return llvm::createStringError(llvm::inconvertibleErrorCode(),
-                                   "Cannot disassemble around the current "
-                                   "PC without a selected frame.\n");
+    if (process) {
+      return llvm::createStringError(
+          llvm::inconvertibleErrorCode(),
+          "Cannot disassemble around the current "
+          "function without the process being stopped.\n");
+    } else {
+      return llvm::createStringError(llvm::inconvertibleErrorCode(),
+                                     "Cannot disassemble around the current "
+                                     "PC without a selected frame: "
+                                     "no currently running process.\n");
+    }
   }
 
   if (m_options.num_instructions == 0) {
diff --git a/lldb/test/Shell/Commands/command-disassemble.s b/lldb/test/Shell/Commands/command-disassemble.s
--- a/lldb/test/Shell/Commands/command-disassemble.s
+++ b/lldb/test/Shell/Commands/command-disassemble.s
@@ -6,13 +6,13 @@
 # RUN:   -s %S/Inputs/command-disassemble.lldbinit -o exit 2>&1 | FileCheck %s
 
 # CHECK:      (lldb) disassemble
-# CHECK-NEXT: error: Cannot disassemble around the current function without a selected frame.
+# CHECK-NEXT: error: Cannot disassemble around the current function without a selected frame: no currently running process.
 # CHECK-NEXT: (lldb) disassemble --line
-# CHECK-NEXT: error: Cannot disassemble around the current line without a selected frame.
+# CHECK-NEXT: error: Cannot disassemble around the current line without a selected frame: no currently running process.
 # CHECK-NEXT: (lldb) disassemble --frame
-# CHECK-NEXT: error: Cannot disassemble around the current function without a selected frame.
+# CHECK-NEXT: error: Cannot disassemble around the current function without a selected frame: no currently running process.
 # CHECK-NEXT: (lldb) disassemble --pc
-# CHECK-NEXT: error: Cannot disassemble around the current PC without a selected frame.
+# CHECK-NEXT: error: Cannot disassemble around the current PC without a selected frame: no currently running process.
 # CHECK-NEXT: (lldb) disassemble --start-address 0x0
 # CHECK-NEXT: command-disassemble.s.tmp`foo:
 # CHECK-NEXT: command-disassemble.s.tmp[0x0] <+0>:   int    $0x10