diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 968092a36f5f..bfc4ba2f0516 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 - `[jest-config]` Throw correct error for missing preset modules ([#10737](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/10737))
 - `[jest-resolve-dependencies]` Resolve mocks as dependencies ([#10713](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/10713))
 - `[jest-runtime]` Handle file URLs in dynamic imports ([#10744](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/10744))
+- `[jest-transform]` Link to ESM docs on syntax errors ([#10748](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/10748))
 
 ### Chore & Maintenance
 
diff --git a/packages/jest-transform/src/enhanceUnexpectedTokenMessage.ts b/packages/jest-transform/src/enhanceUnexpectedTokenMessage.ts
index 327d27cc405f..1473265b72e2 100644
--- a/packages/jest-transform/src/enhanceUnexpectedTokenMessage.ts
+++ b/packages/jest-transform/src/enhanceUnexpectedTokenMessage.ts
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ This usually means that you are trying to import a file which Jest cannot parse,
 By default, if Jest sees a Babel config, it will use that to transform your files, ignoring "node_modules".
 
 Here's what you can do:
+${DOT}If you are trying to use ECMAScript Modules, see ${chalk.underline(
+      'https://jestjs.io/docs/en/ecmascript-modules',
+    )} for how to enable it.
 ${DOT}To have some of your "node_modules" files transformed, you can specify a custom ${chalk.bold(
       '"transformIgnorePatterns"',
     )} in your config.