diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core_and_Builtins/2025-02-22-01-23-23.gh-issue-130425.x5SNQ8.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core_and_Builtins/2025-02-22-01-23-23.gh-issue-130425.x5SNQ8.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..a655cf2f2a765b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core_and_Builtins/2025-02-22-01-23-23.gh-issue-130425.x5SNQ8.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Add ``"Did you mean: 'attr'?"`` suggestion when using ``del obj.attr`` if ``attr``
+does not exist.
diff --git a/Objects/dictobject.c b/Objects/dictobject.c
index e30d626439e7f8..3a81806aa756c2 100644
--- a/Objects/dictobject.c
+++ b/Objects/dictobject.c
@@ -6898,6 +6898,7 @@ store_instance_attr_lock_held(PyObject *obj, PyDictValues *values,
         PyErr_Format(PyExc_AttributeError,
                         "'%.100s' object has no attribute '%U'",
                         Py_TYPE(obj)->tp_name, name);
+        _PyObject_SetAttributeErrorContext(obj, name);
         return -1;
     }