diff --git a/cmd/restic/cmd_check.go b/cmd/restic/cmd_check.go
index 5f03c446b..c637ce89c 100644
--- a/cmd/restic/cmd_check.go
+++ b/cmd/restic/cmd_check.go
@@ -330,11 +330,28 @@ func runCheck(ctx context.Context, opts CheckOptions, gopts GlobalOptions, args
 
 		go chkr.ReadPacks(ctx, packs, p, errChan)
 
+		var salvagePacks restic.IDs
+
 		for err := range errChan {
 			errorsFound = true
 			Warnf("%v\n", err)
+			if err, ok := err.(*checker.ErrPackData); ok {
+				if strings.Contains(err.Error(), "wrong data returned, hash is") {
+					salvagePacks = append(salvagePacks, err.PackID)
+				}
+			}
 		}
 		p.Done()
+
+		if len(salvagePacks) > 0 {
+			Warnf("\nThe repository contains pack files with damaged blobs. These blobs must be removed to repair the repository. This can be done using the following commands:\n\n")
+			var strIds []string
+			for _, id := range salvagePacks {
+				strIds = append(strIds, id.String())
+			}
+			Warnf("restic repair packs %v\nrestic repair snapshots --forget\n\n", strings.Join(strIds, " "))
+			Warnf("Corrupted blobs are either caused by hardware problems or bugs in restic. Please open an issue at https://github.com/restic/restic/issues/new/choose for further troubleshooting!\n")
+		}
 	}
 
 	switch {
diff --git a/internal/checker/checker.go b/internal/checker/checker.go
index a5bb43731..59bc20daf 100644
--- a/internal/checker/checker.go
+++ b/internal/checker/checker.go
@@ -90,6 +90,16 @@ func (err *ErrOldIndexFormat) Error() string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("index %v has old format", err.ID)
 }
 
+// ErrPackData is returned if errors are discovered while verifying a packfile
+type ErrPackData struct {
+	PackID restic.ID
+	errs   []error
+}
+
+func (e *ErrPackData) Error() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("pack %v contains %v errors: %v", e.PackID, len(e.errs), e.errs)
+}
+
 func (c *Checker) LoadSnapshots(ctx context.Context) error {
 	var err error
 	c.snapshots, err = backend.MemorizeList(ctx, c.repo.Backend(), restic.SnapshotFile)
@@ -635,7 +645,7 @@ func checkPack(ctx context.Context, r restic.Repository, id restic.ID, blobs []r
 	}
 
 	if len(errs) > 0 {
-		return errors.Errorf("pack %v contains %v errors: %v", id, len(errs), errs)
+		return &ErrPackData{PackID: id, errs: errs}
 	}
 
 	return nil