diff --git a/dm/ctl/master/query_status.go b/dm/ctl/master/query_status.go
index 085f9b97b1..4d7bae8fde 100644
--- a/dm/ctl/master/query_status.go
+++ b/dm/ctl/master/query_status.go
@@ -134,6 +134,9 @@ func wrapTaskResult(resp *pb.QueryStatusListResponse) *taskResult {
 	}
 	taskList := make([]*taskInfo, 0, len(taskStatusMap))
 	for curTaskName, taskStatus := range taskStatusMap {
+		if strings.HasPrefix(taskStatus, stageError) {
+			taskStatus += ". Please run `query-status " + curTaskName + "` to get more details."
+		}
 		taskList = append(taskList,
 			&taskInfo{
 				TaskName:   curTaskName,
diff --git a/dm/ctl/master/query_status_test.go b/dm/ctl/master/query_status_test.go
index e959841e3d..c47c1844c2 100644
--- a/dm/ctl/master/query_status_test.go
+++ b/dm/ctl/master/query_status_test.go
@@ -81,9 +81,10 @@ func (t *testCtlMaster) TestWrapTaskResult(c *check.C) {
 			}},
 		},
 	}
+	extraInfo := ". Please run `query-status test` to get more details."
 	expectedResult := []*taskInfo{{
 		TaskName:   "test",
-		TaskStatus: stageError + " - Some error occurred in subtask",
+		TaskStatus: stageError + " - Some error occurred in subtask" + extraInfo,
 		Workers:    []string{"172.17.0.2:8262", "172.17.0.3:8262", "172.17.0.6:8262"},
 	}}
 	generateAndCheckTaskResult(c, resp, expectedResult)
@@ -96,15 +97,15 @@ func (t *testCtlMaster) TestWrapTaskResult(c *check.C) {
 		Result: &pb.ProcessResult{
 			Errors: []*pb.ProcessError{{Type: pb.ErrorType_CheckFailed}},
 		}}
-	expectedResult[0].TaskStatus = stageError + " - Relay status is " + stageError
+	expectedResult[0].TaskStatus = stageError + " - Relay status is " + stageError + extraInfo
 	generateAndCheckTaskResult(c, resp, expectedResult)
 	// relay status is Paused
 	resp.Workers[0].RelayStatus = &pb.RelayStatus{Stage: pb.Stage_Paused}
-	expectedResult[0].TaskStatus = stageError + " - Relay status is " + pb.Stage_Paused.String()
+	expectedResult[0].TaskStatus = stageError + " - Relay status is " + pb.Stage_Paused.String() + extraInfo
 	generateAndCheckTaskResult(c, resp, expectedResult)
 	// relay status is Stopped
 	resp.Workers[0].RelayStatus = &pb.RelayStatus{Stage: pb.Stage_Stopped}
-	expectedResult[0].TaskStatus = stageError + " - Relay status is " + pb.Stage_Stopped.String()
+	expectedResult[0].TaskStatus = stageError + " - Relay status is " + pb.Stage_Stopped.String() + extraInfo
 	generateAndCheckTaskResult(c, resp, expectedResult)
 
 	// one subtask is paused and no error occurs, should return paused
@@ -147,7 +148,7 @@ func (t *testCtlMaster) TestWrapTaskResult(c *check.C) {
 		Workers:    []string{"172.17.0.2:8262", "172.17.0.3:8262", "172.17.0.6:8262"},
 	}, {
 		TaskName:   "test2",
-		TaskStatus: stageError + " - Some error occurred in subtask",
+		TaskStatus: stageError + " - Some error occurred in subtask. Please run `query-status test2` to get more details.",
 		Workers:    []string{"172.17.0.4:8262"},
 	},
 	}
diff --git a/tests/relay_interrupt/run.sh b/tests/relay_interrupt/run.sh
index 9ef2cba582..413cf7869d 100644
--- a/tests/relay_interrupt/run.sh
+++ b/tests/relay_interrupt/run.sh
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ function run() {
         run_dm_ctl $WORK_DIR "127.0.0.1:$MASTER_PORT" \
             "query-status" \
             "\"taskName\": \"test\"" 1 \
-            "\"taskStatus\": \"Error - Some error occurred in subtask\"" 1
+            "\"taskStatus\": \"Error - Some error occurred in subtask. Please run \`query-status test\` to get more details.\"" 1
 
         echo "reset go failpoints, and need restart dm-worker"
         echo "then resume task, task will recover success"