diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/casts/unnecessary_cast.rs b/clippy_lints/src/casts/unnecessary_cast.rs
index fa2a07ef1da..c43bbf32949 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/casts/unnecessary_cast.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/casts/unnecessary_cast.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use rustc_middle::ty::{self, FloatTy, InferTy, Ty};
 
 use if_chain::if_chain;
 
-use crate::utils::{numeric_literal::NumericLiteral, snippet_opt, span_lint, span_lint_and_sugg};
+use crate::utils::{numeric_literal::NumericLiteral, snippet_opt, span_lint_and_sugg};
 
 use super::UNNECESSARY_CAST;
 
@@ -44,9 +44,18 @@ pub(super) fn check(
                 lint_unnecessary_cast(cx, expr, &literal_str, cast_from, cast_to);
             },
             LitKind::Int(_, LitIntType::Unsuffixed) | LitKind::Float(_, LitFloatType::Unsuffixed) => {},
+            LitKind::Int(_, LitIntType::Signed(_) | LitIntType::Unsigned(_))
+            | LitKind::Float(_, LitFloatType::Suffixed(_))
+                if cast_from.kind() == cast_to.kind() =>
+            {
+                if let Some(src) = snippet_opt(cx, lit.span) {
+                    let num_lit = NumericLiteral::from_lit_kind(&src, &lit.node).unwrap();
+                    lint_unnecessary_cast(cx, expr, num_lit.integer, cast_from, cast_to);
+                }
+            },
             _ => {
                 if cast_from.kind() == cast_to.kind() && !in_external_macro(cx.sess(), expr.span) {
-                    span_lint(
+                    span_lint_and_sugg(
                         cx,
                         UNNECESSARY_CAST,
                         expr.span,
@@ -54,6 +63,9 @@ pub(super) fn check(
                             "casting to the same type is unnecessary (`{}` -> `{}`)",
                             cast_from, cast_to
                         ),
+                        "try",
+                        literal_str,
+                        Applicability::MachineApplicable,
                     );
                     return true;
                 }
diff --git a/tests/ui/unnecessary_cast.stderr b/tests/ui/unnecessary_cast.stderr
index 8981d13e8ea..70aa448af68 100644
--- a/tests/ui/unnecessary_cast.stderr
+++ b/tests/ui/unnecessary_cast.stderr
@@ -1,22 +1,22 @@
-error: casting to the same type is unnecessary (`i32` -> `i32`)
+error: casting integer literal to `i32` is unnecessary
   --> $DIR/unnecessary_cast.rs:6:5
    |
 LL |     1i32 as i32;
-   |     ^^^^^^^^^^^
+   |     ^^^^^^^^^^^ help: try: `1_i32`
    |
    = note: `-D clippy::unnecessary-cast` implied by `-D warnings`
 
-error: casting to the same type is unnecessary (`f32` -> `f32`)
+error: casting float literal to `f32` is unnecessary
   --> $DIR/unnecessary_cast.rs:7:5
    |
 LL |     1f32 as f32;
-   |     ^^^^^^^^^^^
+   |     ^^^^^^^^^^^ help: try: `1_f32`
 
 error: casting to the same type is unnecessary (`bool` -> `bool`)
   --> $DIR/unnecessary_cast.rs:8:5
    |
 LL |     false as bool;
-   |     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+   |     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ help: try: `false`
 
 error: aborting due to 3 previous errors