diff --git a/app/controllers/trackers_controller.rb b/app/controllers/trackers_controller.rb
index 05ef336ef..7cd0ab6de 100644
--- a/app/controllers/trackers_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/trackers_controller.rb
@@ -89,7 +89,11 @@ class TrackersController < ApplicationController
   def destroy
     @tracker = Tracker.find(params[:id])
     unless @tracker.issues.empty?
-      flash[:error] = l(:error_can_not_delete_tracker)
+      projects = Project.joins(:issues).where(issues: {tracker_id: @tracker.id}).sorted.distinct
+      links = projects.map do |p|
+        view_context.link_to(p, project_issues_path(p, set_filter: 1, tracker_id: @tracker.id))
+      end.join(', ')
+      flash[:error] = l(:error_can_not_delete_tracker_html, projects: links.html_safe)
     else
       @tracker.destroy
     end
diff --git a/config/locales/en.yml b/config/locales/en.yml
index 0fa3b0234..97d7ac49b 100644
--- a/config/locales/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/en.yml
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ en:
   error_no_tracker_in_project: 'No tracker is associated to this project. Please check the Project settings.'
   error_no_default_issue_status: 'No default issue status is defined. Please check your configuration (Go to "Administration -> Issue statuses").'
   error_can_not_delete_custom_field: Unable to delete custom field
-  error_can_not_delete_tracker: "This tracker contains issues and cannot be deleted."
+  error_can_not_delete_tracker_html: "This tracker contains issues and cannot be deleted.<p>The following projects have issues with this tracker:<br>%{projects}</p>"
   error_can_not_remove_role: "This role is in use and cannot be deleted."
   error_can_not_reopen_issue_on_closed_version: 'An issue assigned to a closed version cannot be reopened'
   error_can_not_archive_project: This project cannot be archived
diff --git a/test/functional/trackers_controller_test.rb b/test/functional/trackers_controller_test.rb
index 49e1e18c2..7680d9a20 100644
--- a/test/functional/trackers_controller_test.rb
+++ b/test/functional/trackers_controller_test.rb
@@ -274,11 +274,21 @@ class TrackersControllerTest < Redmine::ControllerTest
   end
 
   def test_destroy_tracker_in_use
+    tracker = Tracker.generate!(name: 'In use')
+    projects = Array.new(2) do
+      project = Project.generate!
+      Issue.generate!(project: project, tracker: tracker)
+      project
+    end
+
     assert_no_difference 'Tracker.count' do
-      delete :destroy, :params => {:id => 1}
+      delete :destroy, params: {id: tracker.id}
+    end
+    assert_redirected_to action: 'index'
+    assert_match /The following projects have issues with this tracker:/, flash[:error]
+    projects.each do |project|
+      assert_match /#{project.name}/, flash[:error]
     end
-    assert_redirected_to :action => 'index'
-    assert_not_nil flash[:error]
   end
 
   def test_get_fields