diff --git a/akka-remote/src/main/scala/akka/remote/Remoting.scala b/akka-remote/src/main/scala/akka/remote/Remoting.scala
index 37bb98bc0d..85a51d13aa 100644
--- a/akka-remote/src/main/scala/akka/remote/Remoting.scala
+++ b/akka-remote/src/main/scala/akka/remote/Remoting.scala
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ private[remote] class Remoting(_system: ExtendedActorSystem, _provider: RemoteAc
 
         } catch {
           case e: TimeoutException ⇒
-            notifyError("Startup timed out", e)
+            notifyError("Startup timed out. This is usually related to actor system host setting or host name resolution misconfiguration.", e)
             throw e
           case NonFatal(e) ⇒
             notifyError("Startup failed", e)