diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin-nx/tests/rules/enforce-module-boundaries.spec.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin-nx/src/rules/enforce-module-boundaries.spec.ts
similarity index 97%
rename from packages/eslint-plugin-nx/tests/rules/enforce-module-boundaries.spec.ts
rename to packages/eslint-plugin-nx/src/rules/enforce-module-boundaries.spec.ts
index fc5cc31145..bb68df2747 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin-nx/tests/rules/enforce-module-boundaries.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin-nx/src/rules/enforce-module-boundaries.spec.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import type { ProjectGraph } from '@nrwl/devkit';
+import type { FileData, ProjectGraph } from '@nrwl/devkit';
 import {
   DependencyType,
   ProjectType,
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import {
 import { TSESLint } from '@typescript-eslint/experimental-utils';
 import * as parser from '@typescript-eslint/parser';
 import { vol } from 'memfs';
-import { extname } from 'path';
 import enforceModuleBoundaries, {
   RULE_NAME as enforceModuleBoundariesRuleName,
 } from '../../src/rules/enforce-module-boundaries';
@@ -936,7 +935,7 @@ describe('Enforce Module Boundaries (eslint)', () => {
               tags: [],
               implicitDependencies: [],
               architect: {},
-              files: [createFile(`libs/mylib/src/main.ts`)],
+              files: [createFile(`libs/mylib/src/main.ts`, ['anotherlibName'])],
             },
           },
           anotherlibName: {
@@ -947,7 +946,7 @@ describe('Enforce Module Boundaries (eslint)', () => {
               tags: [],
               implicitDependencies: [],
               architect: {},
-              files: [createFile(`libs/anotherlib/src/main.ts`)],
+              files: [createFile(`libs/anotherlib/src/main.ts`, ['mylibName'])],
             },
           },
           myappName: {
@@ -974,8 +973,11 @@ describe('Enforce Module Boundaries (eslint)', () => {
       }
     );
 
-    const message =
-      'Circular dependency between "anotherlibName" and "mylibName" detected: anotherlibName -> mylibName -> anotherlibName';
+    const message = `Circular dependency between "anotherlibName" and "mylibName" detected: anotherlibName -> mylibName -> anotherlibName
+
+Circular file chain:
+- libs/anotherlib/src/main.ts
+- libs/mylib/src/main.ts`;
     expect(failures.length).toEqual(2);
     expect(failures[0].message).toEqual(message);
     expect(failures[1].message).toEqual(message);
@@ -999,7 +1001,9 @@ describe('Enforce Module Boundaries (eslint)', () => {
               tags: [],
               implicitDependencies: [],
               architect: {},
-              files: [createFile(`libs/mylib/src/main.ts`)],
+              files: [
+                createFile(`libs/mylib/src/main.ts`, ['badcirclelibName']),
+              ],
             },
           },
           anotherlibName: {
@@ -1010,7 +1014,10 @@ describe('Enforce Module Boundaries (eslint)', () => {
               tags: [],
               implicitDependencies: [],
               architect: {},
-              files: [createFile(`libs/anotherlib/src/main.ts`)],
+              files: [
+                createFile(`libs/anotherlib/src/main.ts`, ['mylibName']),
+                createFile(`libs/anotherlib/src/index.ts`, ['mylibName']),
+              ],
             },
           },
           badcirclelibName: {
@@ -1021,7 +1028,9 @@ describe('Enforce Module Boundaries (eslint)', () => {
               tags: [],
               implicitDependencies: [],
               architect: {},
-              files: [createFile(`libs/badcirclelib/src/main.ts`)],
+              files: [
+                createFile(`libs/badcirclelib/src/main.ts`, ['anotherlibName']),
+              ],
             },
           },
           myappName: {
@@ -1062,8 +1071,12 @@ describe('Enforce Module Boundaries (eslint)', () => {
       }
     );
 
-    const message =
-      'Circular dependency between "mylibName" and "badcirclelibName" detected: mylibName -> badcirclelibName -> anotherlibName -> mylibName';
+    const message = `Circular dependency between "mylibName" and "badcirclelibName" detected: mylibName -> badcirclelibName -> anotherlibName -> mylibName
+
+Circular file chain:
+- libs/mylib/src/main.ts
+- libs/badcirclelib/src/main.ts
+- [libs/anotherlib/src/main.ts,libs/anotherlib/src/index.ts]`;
     expect(failures.length).toEqual(2);
     expect(failures[0].message).toEqual(message);
     expect(failures[1].message).toEqual(message);
@@ -1525,8 +1538,8 @@ const baseConfig = {
 linter.defineParser('@typescript-eslint/parser', parser);
 linter.defineRule(enforceModuleBoundariesRuleName, enforceModuleBoundaries);
 
-function createFile(f) {
-  return { file: f, hash: '' };
+function createFile(f: string, deps?: string[]): FileData {
+  return { file: f, hash: '', ...(deps && { deps }) };
 }
 
 function runRule(
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin-nx/src/rules/enforce-module-boundaries.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin-nx/src/rules/enforce-module-boundaries.ts
index 13b2c18168..5f720e7a76 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin-nx/src/rules/enforce-module-boundaries.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin-nx/src/rules/enforce-module-boundaries.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,10 @@ import {
 } from '@nrwl/workspace/src/core/project-graph';
 import { readNxJson } from '@nrwl/workspace/src/core/file-utils';
 import { TargetProjectLocator } from '@nrwl/workspace/src/core/target-project-locator';
-import { checkCircularPath } from '@nrwl/workspace/src/utils/graph-utils';
+import {
+  checkCircularPath,
+  findFilesInCircularPath,
+} from '@nrwl/workspace/src/utils/graph-utils';
 import { isRelativePath } from '@nrwl/workspace/src/utilities/fileutils';
 
 type Options = [
@@ -83,7 +86,7 @@ export default createESLintRule<Options, MessageIds>({
     ],
     messages: {
       noRelativeOrAbsoluteImportsAcrossLibraries: `Libraries cannot be imported by a relative or absolute path, and must begin with a npm scope`,
-      noCircularDependencies: `Circular dependency between "{{sourceProjectName}}" and "{{targetProjectName}}" detected: {{path}}`,
+      noCircularDependencies: `Circular dependency between "{{sourceProjectName}}" and "{{targetProjectName}}" detected: {{path}}\n\nCircular file chain:\n{{filePaths}}`,
       noSelfCircularDependencies: `Projects should use relative imports to import from other files within the same project. Use "./path/to/file" instead of import from "{{imp}}"`,
       noImportsOfApps: 'Imports of apps are forbidden',
       noImportsOfE2e: 'Imports of e2e projects are forbidden',
@@ -236,11 +239,13 @@ export default createESLintRule<Options, MessageIds>({
       // check constraints between libs and apps
       // check for circular dependency
       const circularPath = checkCircularPath(
-        projectGraph,
+        (global as any).projectGraph,
         sourceProject,
         targetProject
       );
       if (circularPath.length !== 0) {
+        const circularFilePath = findFilesInCircularPath(circularPath);
+
         context.report({
           node,
           messageId: 'noCircularDependencies',
@@ -251,6 +256,14 @@ export default createESLintRule<Options, MessageIds>({
               (acc, v) => `${acc} -> ${v.name}`,
               sourceProject.name
             ),
+            filePaths: circularFilePath
+              .map((files) =>
+                files.length > 1 ? `[${files.join(',')}]` : files[0]
+              )
+              .reduce(
+                (acc, files) => `${acc}\n- ${files}`,
+                `- ${sourceFilePath}`
+              ),
           },
         });
         return;
diff --git a/packages/workspace/src/tslint/nxEnforceModuleBoundariesRule.spec.ts b/packages/workspace/src/tslint/nxEnforceModuleBoundariesRule.spec.ts
index bba77fbd05..43a5e2e1cd 100644
--- a/packages/workspace/src/tslint/nxEnforceModuleBoundariesRule.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/workspace/src/tslint/nxEnforceModuleBoundariesRule.spec.ts
@@ -856,8 +856,8 @@ describe('Enforce Module Boundaries (tslint)', () => {
               root: 'libs/mylib',
               tags: [],
               implicitDependencies: [],
-              targets: {},
-              files: [createFile(`libs/mylib/src/main.ts`)],
+              architect: {},
+              files: [createFile(`libs/mylib/src/main.ts`, ['anotherlibName'])],
             },
           },
           anotherlibName: {
@@ -867,8 +867,8 @@ describe('Enforce Module Boundaries (tslint)', () => {
               root: 'libs/anotherlib',
               tags: [],
               implicitDependencies: [],
-              targets: {},
-              files: [createFile(`libs/anotherlib/src/main.ts`)],
+              architect: {},
+              files: [createFile(`libs/anotherlib/src/main.ts`, ['mylibName'])],
             },
           },
           myappName: {
@@ -878,7 +878,7 @@ describe('Enforce Module Boundaries (tslint)', () => {
               root: 'apps/myapp',
               tags: [],
               implicitDependencies: [],
-              targets: {},
+              architect: {},
               files: [createFile(`apps/myapp/src/index.ts`)],
             },
           },
@@ -895,7 +895,11 @@ describe('Enforce Module Boundaries (tslint)', () => {
       }
     );
     expect(failures[0].getFailure()).toEqual(
-      'Circular dependency between "anotherlibName" and "mylibName" detected: anotherlibName -> mylibName -> anotherlibName'
+      `Circular dependency between "anotherlibName" and "mylibName" detected: anotherlibName -> mylibName -> anotherlibName
+
+Circular file chain:
+- libs/anotherlib/src/main.ts
+- libs/mylib/src/main.ts`
     );
   });
 
@@ -913,8 +917,10 @@ describe('Enforce Module Boundaries (tslint)', () => {
               root: 'libs/mylib',
               tags: [],
               implicitDependencies: [],
-              targets: {},
-              files: [createFile(`libs/mylib/src/main.ts`)],
+              architect: {},
+              files: [
+                createFile(`libs/mylib/src/main.ts`, ['badcirclelibName']),
+              ],
             },
           },
           anotherlibName: {
@@ -924,8 +930,11 @@ describe('Enforce Module Boundaries (tslint)', () => {
               root: 'libs/anotherlib',
               tags: [],
               implicitDependencies: [],
-              targets: {},
-              files: [createFile(`libs/anotherlib/src/main.ts`)],
+              architect: {},
+              files: [
+                createFile(`libs/anotherlib/src/main.ts`, ['mylibName']),
+                createFile(`libs/anotherlib/src/index.ts`, ['mylibName']),
+              ],
             },
           },
           badcirclelibName: {
@@ -935,8 +944,10 @@ describe('Enforce Module Boundaries (tslint)', () => {
               root: 'libs/badcirclelib',
               tags: [],
               implicitDependencies: [],
-              targets: {},
-              files: [createFile(`libs/badcirclelib/src/main.ts`)],
+              architect: {},
+              files: [
+                createFile(`libs/badcirclelib/src/main.ts`, ['anotherlibName']),
+              ],
             },
           },
           myappName: {
@@ -946,7 +957,7 @@ describe('Enforce Module Boundaries (tslint)', () => {
               root: 'apps/myapp',
               tags: [],
               implicitDependencies: [],
-              targets: {},
+              architect: {},
               files: [createFile(`apps/myapp/index.ts`)],
             },
           },
@@ -977,7 +988,12 @@ describe('Enforce Module Boundaries (tslint)', () => {
       }
     );
     expect(failures[0].getFailure()).toEqual(
-      'Circular dependency between "mylibName" and "badcirclelibName" detected: mylibName -> badcirclelibName -> anotherlibName -> mylibName'
+      `Circular dependency between "mylibName" and "badcirclelibName" detected: mylibName -> badcirclelibName -> anotherlibName -> mylibName
+
+Circular file chain:
+- libs/mylib/src/main.ts
+- libs/badcirclelib/src/main.ts
+- [libs/anotherlib/src/main.ts,libs/anotherlib/src/index.ts]`
     );
   });
 
@@ -1156,8 +1172,8 @@ describe('Enforce Module Boundaries (tslint)', () => {
   });
 });
 
-function createFile(f): FileData {
-  return { file: f, hash: '' };
+function createFile(f: string, deps?: string[]): FileData {
+  return { file: f, hash: '', ...(deps && { deps }) };
 }
 
 function runRule(
diff --git a/packages/workspace/src/tslint/nxEnforceModuleBoundariesRule.ts b/packages/workspace/src/tslint/nxEnforceModuleBoundariesRule.ts
index ee00a6ef63..024dd98cf8 100644
--- a/packages/workspace/src/tslint/nxEnforceModuleBoundariesRule.ts
+++ b/packages/workspace/src/tslint/nxEnforceModuleBoundariesRule.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,10 @@ import {
 import { normalize } from 'path';
 import { readNxJson } from '../core/file-utils';
 import { TargetProjectLocator } from '../core/target-project-locator';
-import { checkCircularPath } from '../utils/graph-utils';
+import {
+  checkCircularPath,
+  findFilesInCircularPath,
+} from '../utils/graph-utils';
 import { isRelativePath } from '../utilities/fileutils';
 
 export class Rule extends Lint.Rules.AbstractRule {
@@ -191,7 +194,13 @@ class EnforceModuleBoundariesWalker extends Lint.RuleWalker {
         (acc, v) => `${acc} -> ${v.name}`,
         sourceProject.name
       );
-      const error = `Circular dependency between "${sourceProject.name}" and "${targetProject.name}" detected: ${path}`;
+
+      const circularFilePath = findFilesInCircularPath(circularPath);
+      const filePaths = circularFilePath
+        .map((files) => (files.length > 1 ? `[${files.join(',')}]` : files[0]))
+        .reduce((acc, files) => `${acc}\n- ${files}`, `- ${filePath}`);
+
+      const error = `Circular dependency between "${sourceProject.name}" and "${targetProject.name}" detected: ${path}\n\nCircular file chain:\n${filePaths}`;
       this.addFailureAt(node.getStart(), node.getWidth(), error);
       return;
     }
diff --git a/packages/workspace/src/utils/graph-utils.ts b/packages/workspace/src/utils/graph-utils.ts
index 288a441401..f946488ce9 100644
--- a/packages/workspace/src/utils/graph-utils.ts
+++ b/packages/workspace/src/utils/graph-utils.ts
@@ -111,5 +111,24 @@ export function checkCircularPath(
   targetProject: ProjectGraphNode
 ): Array<ProjectGraphNode> {
   if (!graph.nodes[targetProject.name]) return [];
+
   return getPath(graph, targetProject.name, sourceProject.name);
 }
+
+export function findFilesInCircularPath(
+  circularPath: ProjectGraphNode[]
+): Array<string[]> {
+  const filePathChain = [];
+
+  for (let i = 0; i < circularPath.length - 1; i++) {
+    const next = circularPath[i + 1].name;
+    const files = circularPath[i].data.files;
+    filePathChain.push(
+      Object.keys(files)
+        .filter((key) => files[key].deps?.indexOf(next) !== -1)
+        .map((key) => files[key].file)
+    );
+  }
+
+  return filePathChain;
+}