diff --git a/src/librustc_resolve/late/diagnostics.rs b/src/librustc_resolve/late/diagnostics.rs
index c57c0e519418..c9e83864a938 100644
--- a/src/librustc_resolve/late/diagnostics.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_resolve/late/diagnostics.rs
@@ -1349,7 +1349,13 @@ impl<'tcx> LifetimeContext<'_, 'tcx> {
                 suggest_new(err, "'a");
             }
             (0, _, Some(snippet)) if !snippet.ends_with('>') && count == 1 => {
-                suggest_new(err, &format!("{}<'a>", snippet));
+                if snippet == "" {
+                    // This happens when we have `type Bar<'a> = Foo<T>` where we point at the space
+                    // before `T`. We will suggest `type Bar<'a> = Foo<'a, T>`.
+                    suggest_new(err, "'a, ");
+                } else {
+                    suggest_new(err, &format!("{}<'a>", snippet));
+                }
             }
             (n, ..) if n > 1 => {
                 let spans: Vec<Span> = lifetime_names.iter().map(|lt| lt.span).collect();
diff --git a/src/test/ui/mismatched_types/issue-74918-missing-lifetime.stderr b/src/test/ui/mismatched_types/issue-74918-missing-lifetime.stderr
index da3056eac900..d260addef481 100644
--- a/src/test/ui/mismatched_types/issue-74918-missing-lifetime.stderr
+++ b/src/test/ui/mismatched_types/issue-74918-missing-lifetime.stderr
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ LL |     type Item = IteratorChunk<T, S>;
    |
 help: consider introducing a named lifetime parameter
    |
-LL |     type Item<'a> = IteratorChunk<<'a>T, S>;
-   |              ^^^^                 ^^^^
+LL |     type Item<'a> = IteratorChunk<'a, T, S>;
+   |              ^^^^                 ^^^
 
 error: `impl` item signature doesn't match `trait` item signature
   --> $DIR/issue-74918-missing-lifetime.rs:11:5