diff --git a/.changes/next-release/feature-s3-46667.json b/.changes/next-release/feature-s3-46667.json
index 9dc4fd3c81c6..8d1d36b64f23 100644
--- a/.changes/next-release/feature-s3-46667.json
+++ b/.changes/next-release/feature-s3-46667.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
   "type": "feature",
   "category": "s3",
-  "description": "Adds support for checksums other than MD5 to high-level S3 commands."
+  "description": "Adds ``--checksum-mode`` and ``--checksum-algorithm`` parameters to high-level ``s3`` commands."
 }
diff --git a/awscli/customizations/s3/subcommands.py b/awscli/customizations/s3/subcommands.py
index 3b469dced2e0..9a49d4c9d197 100644
--- a/awscli/customizations/s3/subcommands.py
+++ b/awscli/customizations/s3/subcommands.py
@@ -1390,7 +1390,7 @@ def _raise_if_paths_type_incorrect_for_param(self, param, paths_type, allowed_pa
             }
             raise ParamValidationError(
                 f"Expected {param} parameter to be used with one of following path formats: "
-                f"{', '.join(allowed_paths)} but received {expected_usage_map[paths_type]}"
+                f"{', '.join([expected_usage_map[path] for path in allowed_paths])}. Instead, received {expected_usage_map[paths_type]}."
             )
 
     def _normalize_s3_trailing_slash(self, paths):
diff --git a/tests/unit/customizations/s3/test_subcommands.py b/tests/unit/customizations/s3/test_subcommands.py
index d74bfd862896..fda78f5d26c6 100644
--- a/tests/unit/customizations/s3/test_subcommands.py
+++ b/tests/unit/customizations/s3/test_subcommands.py
@@ -412,29 +412,33 @@ def test_validate_checksum_algorithm_sync_download_error(self):
         paths = ['s3://bucket/key', self.file_creator.rootdir]
         parameters = {'checksum_algorithm': 'CRC32C'}
         cmd_params = CommandParameters('sync', parameters, '')
-        with self.assertRaises(ParamValidationError):
+        with self.assertRaises(ParamValidationError) as cm:
             cmd_params.add_paths(paths)
+            self.assertIn('Expected checksum-algorithm parameter to be used with one of following path formats', cm.msg)
 
     def test_validate_checksum_mode_upload_error(self):
         paths = [self.file_creator.rootdir, 's3://bucket/key']
         parameters = {'checksum_mode': 'ENABLED'}
         cmd_params = CommandParameters('cp', parameters, '')
-        with self.assertRaises(ParamValidationError):
+        with self.assertRaises(ParamValidationError) as cm:
             cmd_params.add_paths(paths)
+            self.assertIn('Expected checksum-mode parameter to be used with one of following path formats', cm.msg)
 
     def test_validate_checksum_mode_sync_upload_error(self):
         paths = [self.file_creator.rootdir, 's3://bucket/key']
         parameters = {'checksum_mode': 'ENABLED'}
         cmd_params = CommandParameters('sync', parameters, '')
-        with self.assertRaises(ParamValidationError):
+        with self.assertRaises(ParamValidationError) as cm:
             cmd_params.add_paths(paths)
+            self.assertIn('Expected checksum-mode parameter to be used with one of following path formats', cm.msg)
 
     def test_validate_checksum_mode_move_error(self):
         paths = ['s3://bucket/key', 's3://bucket2/key']
         parameters = {'checksum_mode': 'ENABLED'}
         cmd_params = CommandParameters('mv', parameters, '')
-        with self.assertRaises(ParamValidationError):
+        with self.assertRaises(ParamValidationError) as cm:
             cmd_params.add_paths(paths)
+            self.assertIn('Expected checksum-mode parameter to be used with one of following path formats', cm.msg)
 
     def test_validate_streaming_paths_error(self):
         parameters = {'src': '-', 'dest': 's3://bucket'}