diff --git a/examples/generate_rules_table.rs b/examples/generate_rules_table.rs
index 410b2ab027..4eed9e794a 100644
--- a/examples/generate_rules_table.rs
+++ b/examples/generate_rules_table.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ fn main() {
         CheckKind::IfTuple,
         CheckKind::ImportStarUsage,
         CheckKind::LateFutureImport,
-        CheckKind::LineTooLong,
+        CheckKind::LineTooLong(89, 88),
         CheckKind::ModuleImportNotAtTopOfFile,
         CheckKind::MultiValueRepeatedKeyLiteral,
         CheckKind::MultiValueRepeatedKeyVariable("...".to_string()),
diff --git a/src/check_lines.rs b/src/check_lines.rs
index 9fd3dbbb54..fc11e9baa0 100644
--- a/src/check_lines.rs
+++ b/src/check_lines.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 use rustpython_parser::ast::Location;
 
-use crate::checks::{Check, CheckKind};
+use crate::checks::{Check, CheckCode, CheckKind};
 use crate::settings::Settings;
 
 /// Whether the given line is too long and should be reported.
-fn should_enforce_line_length(line: &str, limit: usize) -> bool {
-    if line.len() > limit {
+fn should_enforce_line_length(line: &str, length: usize, limit: usize) -> bool {
+    if length > limit {
         let mut chunks = line.split_whitespace();
         if let (Some(first), Some(_)) = (chunks.next(), chunks.next()) {
             // Do not enforce the line length for commented lines with a single word
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ fn should_enforce_line_length(line: &str, limit: usize) -> bool {
 }
 
 pub fn check_lines(checks: &mut Vec<Check>, contents: &str, settings: &Settings) {
-    let enforce_line_too_long = settings.select.contains(CheckKind::LineTooLong.code());
+    let enforce_line_too_long = settings.select.contains(&CheckCode::E501);
 
     let mut line_checks = vec![];
     let mut ignored = vec![];
@@ -34,13 +34,16 @@ pub fn check_lines(checks: &mut Vec<Check>, contents: &str, settings: &Settings)
         }
 
         // Enforce line length.
-        if enforce_line_too_long && should_enforce_line_length(line, settings.line_length) {
-            let check = Check::new(
-                CheckKind::LineTooLong,
-                Location::new(row + 1, settings.line_length + 1),
-            );
-            if !check.is_inline_ignored(line) {
-                line_checks.push(check);
+        if enforce_line_too_long {
+            let line_length = line.len();
+            if should_enforce_line_length(line, line_length, settings.line_length) {
+                let check = Check::new(
+                    CheckKind::LineTooLong(line_length, settings.line_length),
+                    Location::new(row + 1, settings.line_length + 1),
+                );
+                if !check.is_inline_ignored(line) {
+                    line_checks.push(check);
+                }
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/checks.rs b/src/checks.rs
index c3973fd460..564c2aecba 100644
--- a/src/checks.rs
+++ b/src/checks.rs
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ pub enum CheckKind {
     IfTuple,
     ImportStarUsage,
     LateFutureImport,
-    LineTooLong,
+    LineTooLong(usize, usize),
     ModuleImportNotAtTopOfFile,
     MultiValueRepeatedKeyLiteral,
     MultiValueRepeatedKeyVariable(String),
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ impl CheckKind {
             CheckKind::IfTuple => "IfTuple",
             CheckKind::ImportStarUsage => "ImportStarUsage",
             CheckKind::LateFutureImport => "LateFutureImport",
-            CheckKind::LineTooLong => "LineTooLong",
+            CheckKind::LineTooLong(_, _) => "LineTooLong",
             CheckKind::DoNotAssignLambda => "DoNotAssignLambda",
             CheckKind::ModuleImportNotAtTopOfFile => "ModuleImportNotAtTopOfFile",
             CheckKind::MultiValueRepeatedKeyLiteral => "MultiValueRepeatedKeyLiteral",
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ impl CheckKind {
             CheckKind::IfTuple => &CheckCode::F634,
             CheckKind::ImportStarUsage => &CheckCode::F403,
             CheckKind::LateFutureImport => &CheckCode::F404,
-            CheckKind::LineTooLong => &CheckCode::E501,
+            CheckKind::LineTooLong(_, _) => &CheckCode::E501,
             CheckKind::DoNotAssignLambda => &CheckCode::E731,
             CheckKind::AmbiguousVariableName(_) => &CheckCode::E741,
             CheckKind::AmbiguousClassName(_) => &CheckCode::E742,
@@ -322,7 +322,9 @@ impl CheckKind {
             CheckKind::LateFutureImport => {
                 "from __future__ imports must occur at the beginning of the file".to_string()
             }
-            CheckKind::LineTooLong => "Line too long".to_string(),
+            CheckKind::LineTooLong(length, limit) => {
+                format!("Line too long ({length} > {limit} characters)")
+            }
             CheckKind::DoNotAssignLambda => {
                 "Do not assign a lambda expression, use a def".to_string()
             }
@@ -421,7 +423,7 @@ impl CheckKind {
             CheckKind::IfTuple => false,
             CheckKind::ImportStarUsage => false,
             CheckKind::LateFutureImport => false,
-            CheckKind::LineTooLong => false,
+            CheckKind::LineTooLong(_, _) => false,
             CheckKind::ModuleImportNotAtTopOfFile => false,
             CheckKind::MultiValueRepeatedKeyLiteral => false,
             CheckKind::MultiValueRepeatedKeyVariable(_) => false,
diff --git a/src/linter.rs b/src/linter.rs
index e16c32190e..15296ea24f 100644
--- a/src/linter.rs
+++ b/src/linter.rs
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ mod tests {
         )?;
         actual.sort_by_key(|check| check.location);
         let expected = vec![Check {
-            kind: CheckKind::LineTooLong,
+            kind: CheckKind::LineTooLong(123, 88),
             location: Location::new(5, 89),
             fix: None,
         }];