diff --git a/compiler/rustc_error_messages/locales/en-US/parser.ftl b/compiler/rustc_error_messages/locales/en-US/parser.ftl
index 7e583753618..2d378013dd0 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_error_messages/locales/en-US/parser.ftl
+++ b/compiler/rustc_error_messages/locales/en-US/parser.ftl
@@ -32,3 +32,12 @@ parser_incorrect_use_of_await =
 parser_in_in_typo =
     expected iterable, found keyword `in`
     .suggestion = remove the duplicated `in`
+
+parser_invalid_variable_declaration =
+    invalid variable declaration
+
+parser_switch_mut_let_order =
+    switch the order of `mut` and `let`
+parser_missing_let_before_mut = missing keyword
+parser_use_let_not_auto = write `let` instead of `auto` to introduce a new variable
+parser_use_let_not_var = write `let` instead of `var` to introduce a new variable
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_parse/src/parser/diagnostics.rs b/compiler/rustc_parse/src/parser/diagnostics.rs
index 93e70e9abda..eeedfd157be 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_parse/src/parser/diagnostics.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_parse/src/parser/diagnostics.rs
@@ -334,6 +334,35 @@ struct InInTypo {
     sugg_span: Span,
 }
 
+#[derive(SessionDiagnostic)]
+#[error(parser::invalid_variable_declaration)]
+pub struct InvalidVariableDeclaration {
+    #[primary_span]
+    pub span: Span,
+    #[subdiagnostic]
+    pub sub: InvalidVariableDeclarationSub,
+}
+
+#[derive(SessionSubdiagnostic)]
+pub enum InvalidVariableDeclarationSub {
+    #[suggestion(
+        parser::switch_mut_let_order,
+        applicability = "maybe-incorrect",
+        code = "let mut"
+    )]
+    SwitchMutLetOrder(#[primary_span] Span),
+    #[suggestion(
+        parser::missing_let_before_mut,
+        applicability = "machine-applicable",
+        code = "let mut"
+    )]
+    MissingLet(#[primary_span] Span),
+    #[suggestion(parser::use_let_not_auto, applicability = "machine-applicable", code = "let")]
+    UseLetNotAuto(#[primary_span] Span),
+    #[suggestion(parser::use_let_not_var, applicability = "machine-applicable", code = "let")]
+    UseLetNotVar(#[primary_span] Span),
+}
+
 // SnapshotParser is used to create a snapshot of the parser
 // without causing duplicate errors being emitted when the `Parser`
 // is dropped.
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_parse/src/parser/stmt.rs b/compiler/rustc_parse/src/parser/stmt.rs
index ade0f4fbc86..002547c6723 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_parse/src/parser/stmt.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_parse/src/parser/stmt.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 use super::attr::DEFAULT_INNER_ATTR_FORBIDDEN;
-use super::diagnostics::{AttemptLocalParseRecovery, Error};
+use super::diagnostics::{
+    AttemptLocalParseRecovery, Error, InvalidVariableDeclaration, InvalidVariableDeclarationSub,
+};
 use super::expr::LhsExpr;
 use super::pat::RecoverComma;
 use super::path::PathStyle;
@@ -58,28 +60,22 @@ pub(crate) fn parse_stmt_without_recovery(
         if self.token.is_keyword(kw::Mut) && self.is_keyword_ahead(1, &[kw::Let]) {
             self.bump();
             let mut_let_span = lo.to(self.token.span);
-            self.struct_span_err(mut_let_span, "invalid variable declaration")
-                .span_suggestion(
-                    mut_let_span,
-                    "switch the order of `mut` and `let`",
-                    "let mut",
-                    Applicability::MaybeIncorrect,
-                )
-                .emit();
+            self.sess.emit_err(InvalidVariableDeclaration {
+                span: mut_let_span,
+                sub: InvalidVariableDeclarationSub::SwitchMutLetOrder(mut_let_span),
+            });
         }
 
         Ok(Some(if self.token.is_keyword(kw::Let) {
             self.parse_local_mk(lo, attrs, capture_semi, force_collect)?
         } else if self.is_kw_followed_by_ident(kw::Mut) {
-            self.recover_stmt_local(lo, attrs, "missing keyword", "let mut")?
+            self.recover_stmt_local(lo, attrs, InvalidVariableDeclarationSub::MissingLet)?
         } else if self.is_kw_followed_by_ident(kw::Auto) {
             self.bump(); // `auto`
-            let msg = "write `let` instead of `auto` to introduce a new variable";
-            self.recover_stmt_local(lo, attrs, msg, "let")?
+            self.recover_stmt_local(lo, attrs, InvalidVariableDeclarationSub::UseLetNotAuto)?
         } else if self.is_kw_followed_by_ident(sym::var) {
             self.bump(); // `var`
-            let msg = "write `let` instead of `var` to introduce a new variable";
-            self.recover_stmt_local(lo, attrs, msg, "let")?
+            self.recover_stmt_local(lo, attrs, InvalidVariableDeclarationSub::UseLetNotVar)?
         } else if self.check_path() && !self.token.is_qpath_start() && !self.is_path_start_item() {
             // We have avoided contextual keywords like `union`, items with `crate` visibility,
             // or `auto trait` items. We aim to parse an arbitrary path `a::b` but not something
@@ -217,13 +213,10 @@ fn recover_stmt_local(
         &mut self,
         lo: Span,
         attrs: AttrWrapper,
-        msg: &str,
-        sugg: &str,
+        subdiagnostic: fn(Span) -> InvalidVariableDeclarationSub,
     ) -> PResult<'a, Stmt> {
         let stmt = self.recover_local_after_let(lo, attrs)?;
-        self.struct_span_err(lo, "invalid variable declaration")
-            .span_suggestion(lo, msg, sugg, Applicability::MachineApplicable)
-            .emit();
+        self.sess.emit_err(InvalidVariableDeclaration { span: lo, sub: subdiagnostic(lo) });
         Ok(stmt)
     }