diff --git a/src/cargo/ops/common_for_install_and_uninstall.rs b/src/cargo/ops/common_for_install_and_uninstall.rs
index 81083c7fbf8..f33847d5767 100644
--- a/src/cargo/ops/common_for_install_and_uninstall.rs
+++ b/src/cargo/ops/common_for_install_and_uninstall.rs
@@ -616,9 +616,10 @@ where
         let examples = candidates
             .iter()
             .filter(|cand| cand.targets().iter().filter(|t| t.is_example()).count() > 0);
-        let pkg = match one(binaries, |v| multi_err("binaries", v))? {
+        let git_url = source.source_id().url().to_string();
+        let pkg = match one(binaries, |v| multi_err("binaries", &git_url, v))? {
             Some(p) => p,
-            None => match one(examples, |v| multi_err("examples", v))? {
+            None => match one(examples, |v| multi_err("examples", &git_url, v))? {
                 Some(p) => p,
                 None => bail!(
                     "no packages found with binaries or \
@@ -629,17 +630,20 @@ where
         Ok(pkg.clone())
     };
 
-    fn multi_err(kind: &str, mut pkgs: Vec<&Package>) -> String {
+    fn multi_err(kind: &str, git_url: &str, mut pkgs: Vec<&Package>) -> String {
         pkgs.sort_unstable_by_key(|a| a.name());
+        let first_pkg = pkgs[0];
         format!(
             "multiple packages with {} found: {}. When installing a git repository, \
-            cargo will always search the entire repo for any Cargo.toml. \
-            Please specify which to install.",
+            cargo will always search the entire repo for any Cargo.toml.\n\
+            Please specify a package, e.g. `cargo install --git {} {}`.",
             kind,
             pkgs.iter()
                 .map(|p| p.name().as_str())
                 .collect::<Vec<_>>()
-                .join(", ")
+                .join(", "),
+            git_url,
+            first_pkg.name()
         )
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/install.rs b/tests/testsuite/install.rs
index 48deb05ead6..dd9844f170b 100644
--- a/tests/testsuite/install.rs
+++ b/tests/testsuite/install.rs
@@ -560,7 +560,7 @@ Available binaries:
 }
 
 #[cargo_test]
-fn multiple_crates_error() {
+fn multiple_packages_containing_binaries() {
     let p = git::repo(&paths::root().join("foo"))
         .file("Cargo.toml", &basic_manifest("foo", "0.1.0"))
         .file("src/main.rs", "fn main() {}")
@@ -568,20 +568,101 @@ fn multiple_crates_error() {
         .file("a/src/main.rs", "fn main() {}")
         .build();
 
+    let git_url = p.url().to_string();
     cargo_process("install --git")
         .arg(p.url().to_string())
         .with_status(101)
-        .with_stderr(
+        .with_stderr(format!(
             "\
 [UPDATING] git repository [..]
 [ERROR] multiple packages with binaries found: bar, foo. \
-When installing a git repository, cargo will always search the entire repo for any Cargo.toml. \
-Please specify which to install.
-",
-        )
+When installing a git repository, cargo will always search the entire repo for any Cargo.toml.
+Please specify a package, e.g. `cargo install --git {git_url} bar`.
+"
+        ))
+        .run();
+}
+
+#[cargo_test]
+fn multiple_packages_matching_example() {
+    let p = git::repo(&paths::root().join("foo"))
+        .file("Cargo.toml", &basic_manifest("foo", "0.1.0"))
+        .file("src/lib.rs", "")
+        .file("examples/ex1.rs", "fn main() {}")
+        .file("bar/Cargo.toml", &basic_manifest("bar", "0.1.0"))
+        .file("bar/src/lib.rs", "")
+        .file("bar/examples/ex1.rs", "fn main() {}")
+        .build();
+
+    let git_url = p.url().to_string();
+    cargo_process("install --example ex1 --git")
+        .arg(p.url().to_string())
+        .with_status(101)
+        .with_stderr(format!(
+            "\
+[UPDATING] git repository [..]
+[ERROR] multiple packages with examples found: bar, foo. \
+When installing a git repository, cargo will always search the entire repo for any Cargo.toml.
+Please specify a package, e.g. `cargo install --git {git_url} bar`."
+        ))
         .run();
 }
 
+#[cargo_test]
+fn multiple_binaries_deep_select_uses_package_name() {
+    let p = git::repo(&paths::root().join("foo"))
+        .file("Cargo.toml", &basic_manifest("foo", "0.1.0"))
+        .file("src/main.rs", "fn main() {}")
+        .file("bar/baz/Cargo.toml", &basic_manifest("baz", "0.1.0"))
+        .file("bar/baz/src/main.rs", "fn main() {}")
+        .build();
+
+    cargo_process("install --git")
+        .arg(p.url().to_string())
+        .arg("baz")
+        .run();
+}
+
+#[cargo_test]
+fn multiple_binaries_in_selected_package_installs_all() {
+    let p = git::repo(&paths::root().join("foo"))
+        .file("Cargo.toml", &basic_manifest("foo", "0.1.0"))
+        .file("src/lib.rs", "")
+        .file("bar/Cargo.toml", &basic_manifest("bar", "0.1.0"))
+        .file("bar/src/bin/bin1.rs", "fn main() {}")
+        .file("bar/src/bin/bin2.rs", "fn main() {}")
+        .build();
+
+    cargo_process("install --git")
+        .arg(p.url().to_string())
+        .arg("bar")
+        .run();
+
+    let cargo_home = cargo_home();
+    assert_has_installed_exe(&cargo_home, "bin1");
+    assert_has_installed_exe(&cargo_home, "bin2");
+}
+
+#[cargo_test]
+fn multiple_binaries_in_selected_package_with_bin_option_installs_only_one() {
+    let p = git::repo(&paths::root().join("foo"))
+        .file("Cargo.toml", &basic_manifest("foo", "0.1.0"))
+        .file("src/lib.rs", "")
+        .file("bar/Cargo.toml", &basic_manifest("bar", "0.1.0"))
+        .file("bar/src/bin/bin1.rs", "fn main() {}")
+        .file("bar/src/bin/bin2.rs", "fn main() {}")
+        .build();
+
+    cargo_process("install --bin bin1 --git")
+        .arg(p.url().to_string())
+        .arg("bar")
+        .run();
+
+    let cargo_home = cargo_home();
+    assert_has_installed_exe(&cargo_home, "bin1");
+    assert_has_not_installed_exe(&cargo_home, "bin2");
+}
+
 #[cargo_test]
 fn multiple_crates_select() {
     let p = git::repo(&paths::root().join("foo"))