diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c44f9ab8e65..c2f7561947f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
       - CHANGED: Reduce memory usage for raster source handling. [#5572](https://github.com/Project-OSRM/osrm-backend/pull/5572)
       - CHANGED: Add cmake option `ENABLE_DEBUG_LOGGING` to control whether output debug logging. [#3427](https://github.com/Project-OSRM/osrm-backend/issues/3427)
       - CHANGED: updated extent of Hong Kong as left hand drive country. [#5535](https://github.com/Project-OSRM/osrm-backend/issues/5535)
+      - FIXED: corrected error message when failing to snap input coordinates [#5846](https://github.com/Project-OSRM/osrm-backend/pull/5846)
     - Infrastructure
       - REMOVED: STXXL support removed as STXXL became abandonware. [#5760](https://github.com/Project-OSRM/osrm-backend/pull/5760)
 # 5.21.0
diff --git a/include/engine/plugins/plugin_base.hpp b/include/engine/plugins/plugin_base.hpp
index 28e3db72fdc..4550722fdc1 100644
--- a/include/engine/plugins/plugin_base.hpp
+++ b/include/engine/plugins/plugin_base.hpp
@@ -371,6 +371,23 @@ class BasePlugin
         }
         return phantom_node_pairs;
     }
+
+    std::string MissingPhantomErrorMessage(const std::vector<PhantomNodePair> &phantom_nodes,
+                                           const std::vector<util::Coordinate> &coordinates) const
+    {
+        BOOST_ASSERT(phantom_nodes.size() < coordinates.size());
+        size_t missing_index = phantom_nodes.size();
+        for (size_t i : util::irange<size_t>(0, phantom_nodes.size()))
+        {
+            if (phantom_nodes[i].first.input_location != coordinates[i])
+            {
+                missing_index = i;
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+        return std::string("Could not find a matching segment for coordinate ") +
+               std::to_string(missing_index);
+    }
 };
 }
 }
diff --git a/src/engine/plugins/table.cpp b/src/engine/plugins/table.cpp
index 190a0138c42..5b517ac17e8 100644
--- a/src/engine/plugins/table.cpp
+++ b/src/engine/plugins/table.cpp
@@ -75,10 +75,8 @@ Status TablePlugin::HandleRequest(const RoutingAlgorithmsInterface &algorithms,
 
     if (phantom_nodes.size() != params.coordinates.size())
     {
-        return Error("NoSegment",
-                     std::string("Could not find a matching segment for coordinate ") +
-                         std::to_string(phantom_nodes.size()),
-                     result);
+        return Error(
+            "NoSegment", MissingPhantomErrorMessage(phantom_nodes, params.coordinates), result);
     }
 
     auto snapped_phantoms = SnapPhantomNodes(phantom_nodes);
diff --git a/src/engine/plugins/trip.cpp b/src/engine/plugins/trip.cpp
index 75a38d50a1f..74a4452aa23 100644
--- a/src/engine/plugins/trip.cpp
+++ b/src/engine/plugins/trip.cpp
@@ -199,8 +199,7 @@ Status TripPlugin::HandleRequest(const RoutingAlgorithmsInterface &algorithms,
     if (phantom_node_pairs.size() != number_of_locations)
     {
         return Error("NoSegment",
-                     std::string("Could not find a matching segment for coordinate ") +
-                         std::to_string(phantom_node_pairs.size()),
+                     MissingPhantomErrorMessage(phantom_node_pairs, parameters.coordinates),
                      result);
     }
     BOOST_ASSERT(phantom_node_pairs.size() == number_of_locations);
diff --git a/src/engine/plugins/viaroute.cpp b/src/engine/plugins/viaroute.cpp
index 8c4e3e8914d..9b0f3ebfc04 100644
--- a/src/engine/plugins/viaroute.cpp
+++ b/src/engine/plugins/viaroute.cpp
@@ -90,8 +90,7 @@ Status ViaRoutePlugin::HandleRequest(const RoutingAlgorithmsInterface &algorithm
     if (phantom_node_pairs.size() != route_parameters.coordinates.size())
     {
         return Error("NoSegment",
-                     std::string("Could not find a matching segment for coordinate ") +
-                         std::to_string(phantom_node_pairs.size()),
+                     MissingPhantomErrorMessage(phantom_node_pairs, route_parameters.coordinates),
                      result);
     }
     BOOST_ASSERT(phantom_node_pairs.size() == route_parameters.coordinates.size());
diff --git a/unit_tests/library/table.cpp b/unit_tests/library/table.cpp
index 139830856fa..26fbdec7838 100644
--- a/unit_tests/library/table.cpp
+++ b/unit_tests/library/table.cpp
@@ -242,6 +242,8 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(test_table_no_segment_for_some_coordinates)
     BOOST_CHECK(rc == Status::Error);
     const auto code = json_result.values.at("code").get<json::String>().value;
     BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(code, "NoSegment");
+    const auto message = json_result.values.at("message").get<json::String>().value;
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(message, "Could not find a matching segment for coordinate 0");
 }
 
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(test_table_serialiaze_fb)