Index: include/clang/AST/DeclBase.h
===================================================================
--- include/clang/AST/DeclBase.h
+++ include/clang/AST/DeclBase.h
@@ -1334,6 +1334,9 @@
   /// linkage specification context that specifies C linkage.
   bool isExternCContext() const;
 
+  /// \brief Retrieve the nearest enclosing C linkage specification context.
+  const LinkageSpecDecl *getExternCContext() const;
+
   /// \brief Determines whether this context or some of its ancestors is a
   /// linkage specification context that specifies C++ linkage.
   bool isExternCXXContext() const;
Index: lib/AST/DeclBase.cpp
===================================================================
--- lib/AST/DeclBase.cpp
+++ lib/AST/DeclBase.cpp
@@ -992,6 +992,18 @@
   return isLinkageSpecContext(this, clang::LinkageSpecDecl::lang_c);
 }
 
+const LinkageSpecDecl *DeclContext::getExternCContext() const {
+  const DeclContext *DC = this;
+  while (DC->getDeclKind() != Decl::TranslationUnit) {
+    if (DC->getDeclKind() == Decl::LinkageSpec &&
+        cast<LinkageSpecDecl>(DC)->getLanguage() ==
+            clang::LinkageSpecDecl::lang_c)
+      return cast<LinkageSpecDecl>(DC);
+    DC = DC->getLexicalParent();
+  }
+  return nullptr;
+}
+
 bool DeclContext::isExternCXXContext() const {
   return isLinkageSpecContext(this, clang::LinkageSpecDecl::lang_cxx);
 }
Index: lib/Sema/SemaDeclCXX.cpp
===================================================================
--- lib/Sema/SemaDeclCXX.cpp
+++ lib/Sema/SemaDeclCXX.cpp
@@ -12757,6 +12757,9 @@
 
   if (FnDecl->isExternC()) {
     Diag(FnDecl->getLocation(), diag::err_literal_operator_extern_c);
+    if (const LinkageSpecDecl *LSD =
+            FnDecl->getDeclContext()->getExternCContext())
+      Diag(LSD->getExternLoc(), diag::note_module_import_in_extern_c);
     return true;
   }
 
Index: lib/Sema/SemaTemplate.cpp
===================================================================
--- lib/Sema/SemaTemplate.cpp
+++ lib/Sema/SemaTemplate.cpp
@@ -5939,9 +5939,13 @@
   // C++ [temp]p4:
   //   A template [...] shall not have C linkage.
   DeclContext *Ctx = S->getEntity();
-  if (Ctx && Ctx->isExternCContext())
-    return Diag(TemplateParams->getTemplateLoc(), diag::err_template_linkage)
-             << TemplateParams->getSourceRange();
+  if (Ctx && Ctx->isExternCContext()) {
+    Diag(TemplateParams->getTemplateLoc(), diag::err_template_linkage)
+        << TemplateParams->getSourceRange();
+    if (const LinkageSpecDecl *LSD = Ctx->getExternCContext())
+      Diag(LSD->getExternLoc(), diag::note_module_import_in_extern_c);
+    return true;
+  }
   Ctx = Ctx->getRedeclContext();
 
   // C++ [temp]p2:
Index: test/CXX/over/over.oper/over.literal/p6.cpp
===================================================================
--- test/CXX/over/over.oper/over.literal/p6.cpp
+++ test/CXX/over/over.oper/over.literal/p6.cpp
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 // RUN: %clang_cc1 -std=c++11 %s -verify
 
+// expected-note@+1 {{extern "C" language linkage specification begins here}}
 extern "C" void operator "" _a(const char *); // expected-error {{must have C++ linkage}}
 extern "C" template<char...> void operator "" _b(); // expected-error {{must have C++ linkage}}
+// expected-note@-1 {{extern "C" language linkage specification begins here}}
 
-extern "C" {
+extern "C" { // expected-note 4 {{extern "C" language linkage specification begins here}}
   void operator "" _c(const char *); // expected-error {{must have C++ linkage}}
   template<char...> void operator "" _d(); // expected-error {{must have C++ linkage}}
   namespace N {
Index: test/SemaCXX/cxx0x-defaulted-functions.cpp
===================================================================
--- test/SemaCXX/cxx0x-defaulted-functions.cpp
+++ test/SemaCXX/cxx0x-defaulted-functions.cpp
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@
   Outer<T>::Inner2<T>::~Inner2() = default; // expected-error {{nested name specifier 'Outer<T>::Inner2<T>::' for declaration does not refer into a class, class template or class template partial specialization}}  expected-error {{only special member functions may be defaulted}}
 }
 
-extern "C" {
+extern "C" { // expected-note {{extern "C" language linkage specification begins here}}
  template<typename _Tp> // expected-error {{templates must have C++ linkage}}
  void PR13573(const _Tp&) = delete;
 }
Index: test/SemaTemplate/class-template-decl.cpp
===================================================================
--- test/SemaTemplate/class-template-decl.cpp
+++ test/SemaTemplate/class-template-decl.cpp
@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@
   template<typename T> class C;
 }
 
-extern "C" {
+extern "C" { // expected-note {{extern "C" language linkage specification begins here}}
   template<typename T> class D; // expected-error{{templates must have C++ linkage}}
 }
 
-extern "C" {
+extern "C" { // expected-note 2 {{extern "C" language linkage specification begins here}}
   class PR17968 {
     template<typename T> class D; // expected-error{{templates must have C++ linkage}}
     template<typename T> void f(); // expected-error{{templates must have C++ linkage}}
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@
 }
 
 extern "C" template <typename T> // expected-error{{templates must have C++ linkage}}
-void DontCrashOnThis() {
+void DontCrashOnThis() { // expected-note@-1 {{extern "C" language linkage specification begins here}}
   T &pT = T();
   pT;
 }