diff --git a/renderdoc/driver/d3d11/d3d11_context.cpp b/renderdoc/driver/d3d11/d3d11_context.cpp
index c364d6834..46bef6768 100644
--- a/renderdoc/driver/d3d11/d3d11_context.cpp
+++ b/renderdoc/driver/d3d11/d3d11_context.cpp
@@ -1349,7 +1349,7 @@ RDResult WrappedID3D11DeviceContext::ReplayLog(CaptureState readType, uint32_t s
       {
         extra +=
             "\n\nMore debugging information may be available by enabling API validation on "
-            "replay";
+            "replay via `File` -> `Open Capture with Options`";
       }
 
       if(m_pDevice->HasFatalError())
diff --git a/renderdoc/driver/d3d11/d3d11_device.cpp b/renderdoc/driver/d3d11/d3d11_device.cpp
index 9e1d92a62..635332e50 100644
--- a/renderdoc/driver/d3d11/d3d11_device.cpp
+++ b/renderdoc/driver/d3d11/d3d11_device.cpp
@@ -1415,7 +1415,8 @@ RDResult WrappedID3D11Device::ReadLogInitialisation(RDCFile *rdc, bool storeStru
       else
       {
         extra +=
-            "\n\nMore debugging information may be available by enabling API validation on replay";
+            "\n\nMore debugging information may be available by enabling API validation on replay "
+            "via `File` -> `Open Capture with Options`";
       }
 
       if(HasFatalError())
diff --git a/renderdoc/driver/d3d12/d3d12_commands.cpp b/renderdoc/driver/d3d12/d3d12_commands.cpp
index 185b0a3cc..332d0022a 100644
--- a/renderdoc/driver/d3d12/d3d12_commands.cpp
+++ b/renderdoc/driver/d3d12/d3d12_commands.cpp
@@ -1182,7 +1182,7 @@ RDResult WrappedID3D12CommandQueue::ReplayLog(CaptureState readType, uint32_t st
       {
         extra +=
             "\n\nMore debugging information may be available by enabling API validation on "
-            "replay";
+            "replay via `File` -> `Open Capture with Options`";
       }
 
       if(m_pDevice->HasFatalError())
diff --git a/renderdoc/driver/d3d12/d3d12_device.cpp b/renderdoc/driver/d3d12/d3d12_device.cpp
index d1ca23dbf..40d9f75ad 100644
--- a/renderdoc/driver/d3d12/d3d12_device.cpp
+++ b/renderdoc/driver/d3d12/d3d12_device.cpp
@@ -4528,7 +4528,8 @@ RDResult WrappedID3D12Device::ReadLogInitialisation(RDCFile *rdc, bool storeStru
       else
       {
         extra +=
-            "\n\nMore debugging information may be available by enabling API validation on replay";
+            "\n\nMore debugging information may be available by enabling API validation on replay "
+            "via `File` -> `Open Capture with Options`";
       }
 
       if(HasFatalError())
diff --git a/renderdoc/driver/vulkan/vk_core.cpp b/renderdoc/driver/vulkan/vk_core.cpp
index e465d1905..57431faa2 100644
--- a/renderdoc/driver/vulkan/vk_core.cpp
+++ b/renderdoc/driver/vulkan/vk_core.cpp
@@ -2933,7 +2933,8 @@ RDResult WrappedVulkan::ReadLogInitialisation(RDCFile *rdc, bool storeStructured
       else
       {
         extra +=
-            "\n\nMore debugging information may be available by enabling API validation on replay";
+            "\n\nMore debugging information may be available by enabling API validation on replay "
+            "via `File` -> `Open Capture with Options`";
       }
 
       SAFE_DELETE(sink);
@@ -3204,7 +3205,8 @@ RDResult WrappedVulkan::ContextReplayLog(CaptureState readType, uint32_t startEv
       else
       {
         extra +=
-            "\n\nMore debugging information may be available by enabling API validation on replay";
+            "\n\nMore debugging information may be available by enabling API validation on replay "
+            "via `File` -> `Open Capture with Options`";
       }
 
       m_FailedReplayResult.message = rdcstr(m_FailedReplayResult.message) + extra;