diff --git a/xarray/namedarray/parallelcompat.py b/xarray/namedarray/parallelcompat.py
index cd57a8d4487..f7b9da9ba66 100644
--- a/xarray/namedarray/parallelcompat.py
+++ b/xarray/namedarray/parallelcompat.py
@@ -174,8 +174,14 @@ def get_chunked_array_type(*args: Any) -> ChunkManagerEntrypoint[Any]:
         if chunkmanager.is_chunked_array(chunked_arr)
     ]
     if not selected:
+        suggestion = "This is usually the result of a missing dependency."
+        if (
+            maybe_lib := type(chunked_arr).__module__.split(".")[0]
+        ) in KNOWN_CHUNKMANAGERS:
+            suggestion = f"Please try installing {KNOWN_CHUNKMANAGERS[maybe_lib]!r}."
         raise TypeError(
             f"Could not find a Chunk Manager which recognises type {type(chunked_arr)}"
+            f" {suggestion}"
         )
     elif len(selected) >= 2:
         raise TypeError(f"Multiple ChunkManagers recognise type {type(chunked_arr)}")