diff --git a/plugin-maven/CHANGES.md b/plugin-maven/CHANGES.md
index 2558c7a239..844cfbf09d 100644
--- a/plugin-maven/CHANGES.md
+++ b/plugin-maven/CHANGES.md
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ We adhere to the [keepachangelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/) format (
 ### Changed
 * Bump default `eclipse` version to latest `4.34` -> `4.35`. ([#2458](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/pull/2458))
 * Bump default `greclipse` version to latest `4.32` -> `4.35`. ([#2458](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/pull/2458))
+* Include execution ID in error messages when format violations are found. ([#1988](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/issues/1988))
 
 ## [2.44.4] - 2025-04-07
 ### Changed
diff --git a/plugin-maven/src/main/java/com/diffplug/spotless/maven/SpotlessCheckMojo.java b/plugin-maven/src/main/java/com/diffplug/spotless/maven/SpotlessCheckMojo.java
index 116a24dcf4..270e22ad1a 100644
--- a/plugin-maven/src/main/java/com/diffplug/spotless/maven/SpotlessCheckMojo.java
+++ b/plugin-maven/src/main/java/com/diffplug/spotless/maven/SpotlessCheckMojo.java
@@ -63,6 +63,12 @@ public int getSeverity() {
 	@Parameter(defaultValue = "WARNING")
 	private MessageSeverity m2eIncrementalBuildMessageSeverity;
 
+	/**
+	 * The execution ID from Maven's configuration.
+	 */
+	@Parameter(defaultValue = "${mojoExecution.executionId}")
+	private String executionId;
+
 	@Override
 	protected void process(String name, Iterable<File> files, Formatter formatter, UpToDateChecker upToDateChecker) throws MojoExecutionException {
 		ImpactedFilesTracker counter = new ImpactedFilesTracker();
@@ -104,8 +110,16 @@ protected void process(String name, Iterable<File> files, Formatter formatter, U
 		}
 
 		if (!problemFiles.isEmpty()) {
+			final String runToFixMessage;
+			if (executionId != null && !executionId.isEmpty()
+				&& !executionId.equals("default")
+				&& !executionId.startsWith("default-")) {
+				runToFixMessage = "Run 'mvn spotless:apply@" + executionId + "' to fix these violations.";
+			} else {
+				runToFixMessage = "Run 'mvn spotless:apply' to fix these violations.";
+			}
 			throw new MojoExecutionException(DiffMessageFormatter.builder()
-					.runToFix("Run 'mvn spotless:apply' to fix these violations.")
+					.runToFix(runToFixMessage)
 					.formatter(baseDir.toPath(), formatter)
 					.problemFiles(problemFiles)
 					.getMessage());
diff --git a/plugin-maven/src/test/java/com/diffplug/spotless/maven/SpotlessCheckMojoTest.java b/plugin-maven/src/test/java/com/diffplug/spotless/maven/SpotlessCheckMojoTest.java
index 92a78e3923..0c5837b9d7 100644
--- a/plugin-maven/src/test/java/com/diffplug/spotless/maven/SpotlessCheckMojoTest.java
+++ b/plugin-maven/src/test/java/com/diffplug/spotless/maven/SpotlessCheckMojoTest.java
@@ -65,10 +65,43 @@ void testSpotlessCheckBindingToVerifyPhase() throws Exception {
 				null,
 				null);
 
-		testSpotlessCheck(UNFORMATTED_FILE, "verify", true);
+		testSpotlessCheck(UNFORMATTED_FILE, "verify", "check");
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void testSpotlessCheckWithSimplifiedConfiguration() throws Exception {
+		// Use configuration with default execution ID
+		writePom(
+				new String[]{
+						"<execution>",
+						"  <!-- No ID specified = default ID -->",
+						"  <phase>verify</phase>",
+						"  <goals>",
+						"    <goal>check</goal>",
+						"  </goals>",
+						"</execution>"},
+				new String[]{
+						"<java>",
+						"  <licenseHeader>",
+						"    <file>${basedir}/license.txt</file>",
+						"  </licenseHeader>",
+						"</java>"},
+				null,
+				null);
+
+		// Without explicit execution ID, we should get a simple message without @id
+		testSpotlessCheck(UNFORMATTED_FILE, "verify", true, "");
 	}
 
 	private void testSpotlessCheck(String fileName, String command, boolean expectError) throws Exception {
+		testSpotlessCheck(fileName, command, expectError, "");
+	}
+
+	private void testSpotlessCheck(String fileName, String command, String expectedFailingExecutionId) throws Exception {
+		testSpotlessCheck(fileName, command, true, "@" + expectedFailingExecutionId);
+	}
+
+	private void testSpotlessCheck(String fileName, String command, boolean expectError, String expectedExecutionId) throws Exception {
 		setFile("license.txt").toResource("license/TestLicense");
 		setFile("src/main/java/com.github.youribonnaffe.gradle.format/Java8Test.java").toResource(fileName);
 
@@ -76,7 +109,9 @@ private void testSpotlessCheck(String fileName, String command, boolean expectEr
 
 		if (expectError) {
 			ProcessRunner.Result result = mavenRunner.runHasError();
-			assertThat(result.stdOutUtf8()).contains("The following files had format violations");
+			String stdOutUtf8 = result.stdOutUtf8();
+			assertThat(stdOutUtf8).contains("The following files had format violations");
+			assertThat(stdOutUtf8).contains("Run 'mvn spotless:apply" + expectedExecutionId + "' to fix these violations.");
 		} else {
 			mavenRunner.runNoError();
 		}