diff --git a/django/forms/forms.py b/django/forms/forms.py
index 452f554e1e..549a3adf6f 100644
--- a/django/forms/forms.py
+++ b/django/forms/forms.py
@@ -298,7 +298,10 @@ class BaseForm(RenderableFormMixin):
                         error_class="nonfield", renderer=self.renderer
                     )
                 else:
-                    self._errors[field] = self.error_class(renderer=self.renderer)
+                    self._errors[field] = self.error_class(
+                        renderer=self.renderer,
+                        field_id=self[field].auto_id,
+                    )
             self._errors[field].extend(error_list)
             if field in self.cleaned_data:
                 del self.cleaned_data[field]
diff --git a/django/forms/jinja2/django/forms/errors/list/ul.html b/django/forms/jinja2/django/forms/errors/list/ul.html
index 752f7c2c8b..59528efccc 100644
--- a/django/forms/jinja2/django/forms/errors/list/ul.html
+++ b/django/forms/jinja2/django/forms/errors/list/ul.html
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{% if errors %}<ul class="{{ error_class }}">{% for error in errors %}<li>{{ error }}</li>{% endfor %}</ul>{% endif %}
+{% if errors %}<ul class="{{ error_class }}"{% if errors.field_id %} id="{{ errors.field_id }}_error"{% endif %}>{% for error in errors %}<li>{{ error }}</li>{% endfor %}</ul>{% endif %}
diff --git a/django/forms/templates/django/forms/errors/list/ul.html b/django/forms/templates/django/forms/errors/list/ul.html
index 57b34ccb88..c28ce8af67 100644
--- a/django/forms/templates/django/forms/errors/list/ul.html
+++ b/django/forms/templates/django/forms/errors/list/ul.html
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{% if errors %}<ul class="{{ error_class }}">{% for error in errors %}<li>{{ error }}</li>{% endfor %}</ul>{% endif %}
\ No newline at end of file
+{% if errors %}<ul class="{{ error_class }}"{% if errors.field_id %} id="{{ errors.field_id }}_error"{% endif %}>{% for error in errors %}<li>{{ error }}</li>{% endfor %}</ul>{% endif %}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/django/forms/utils.py b/django/forms/utils.py
index f4fbf3e241..d24711d1a0 100644
--- a/django/forms/utils.py
+++ b/django/forms/utils.py
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ class ErrorList(UserList, list, RenderableErrorMixin):
     template_name_text = "django/forms/errors/list/text.txt"
     template_name_ul = "django/forms/errors/list/ul.html"
 
-    def __init__(self, initlist=None, error_class=None, renderer=None):
+    def __init__(self, initlist=None, error_class=None, renderer=None, field_id=None):
         super().__init__(initlist)
 
         if error_class is None:
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@ class ErrorList(UserList, list, RenderableErrorMixin):
         else:
             self.error_class = "errorlist {}".format(error_class)
         self.renderer = renderer or get_default_renderer()
+        self.field_id = field_id
 
     def as_data(self):
         return ValidationError(self.data).error_list
diff --git a/docs/ref/forms/api.txt b/docs/ref/forms/api.txt
index c6c83dcdfb..4875a1ab72 100644
--- a/docs/ref/forms/api.txt
+++ b/docs/ref/forms/api.txt
@@ -1025,13 +1025,17 @@ method you're using:
 Customizing the error list format
 ---------------------------------
 
-.. class:: ErrorList(initlist=None, error_class=None, renderer=None)
+.. class:: ErrorList(initlist=None, error_class=None, renderer=None, field_id=None)
 
     By default, forms use ``django.forms.utils.ErrorList`` to format validation
     errors. ``ErrorList`` is a list like object where ``initlist`` is the
     list of errors. In addition this class has the following attributes and
     methods.
 
+    .. versionchanged:: 5.2
+
+        The ``field_id`` argument was added.
+
     .. attribute:: error_class
 
         The CSS classes to be used when rendering the error list. Any provided
@@ -1043,6 +1047,16 @@ Customizing the error list format
         Defaults to ``None`` which means to use the default renderer
         specified by the :setting:`FORM_RENDERER` setting.
 
+    .. attribute:: field_id
+
+        .. versionadded:: 5.2
+
+        An ``id`` for the field for which the errors relate. This allows an
+        HTML ``id`` attribute to be added in the error template and is useful
+        to associate the errors with the field. The default template uses the
+        format ``id="{{ field_id }}_error"`` and a value is provided by
+        :meth:`.Form.add_error` using the field's :attr:`~.BoundField.auto_id`.
+
     .. attribute:: template_name
 
         The name of the template used when calling ``__str__`` or
diff --git a/docs/releases/5.2.txt b/docs/releases/5.2.txt
index 4b05fd3279..b6c44c43f8 100644
--- a/docs/releases/5.2.txt
+++ b/docs/releases/5.2.txt
@@ -249,6 +249,10 @@ Forms
 * The new :class:`~django.forms.TelInput` form widget is for entering telephone
   numbers and renders as ``<input type="tel" ...>``.
 
+* The new ``field_id`` argument for :class:`~django.forms.ErrorList` allows an
+  HTML ``id`` attribute to be added in the error template. See
+  :attr:`.ErrorList.field_id` for details.
+
 Generic Views
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
diff --git a/tests/forms_tests/tests/test_error_messages.py b/tests/forms_tests/tests/test_error_messages.py
index e44c6d6668..f4f5700107 100644
--- a/tests/forms_tests/tests/test_error_messages.py
+++ b/tests/forms_tests/tests/test_error_messages.py
@@ -249,7 +249,8 @@ class FormsErrorMessagesTestCase(SimpleTestCase, AssertFormErrorsMixin):
         form1 = TestForm({"first_name": "John"})
         self.assertHTMLEqual(
             str(form1["last_name"].errors),
-            '<ul class="errorlist"><li>This field is required.</li></ul>',
+            '<ul class="errorlist" id="id_last_name_error"><li>'
+            "This field is required.</li></ul>",
         )
         self.assertHTMLEqual(
             str(form1.errors["__all__"]),
@@ -280,7 +281,7 @@ class FormsErrorMessagesTestCase(SimpleTestCase, AssertFormErrorsMixin):
         f = SomeForm({"field": "<script>"})
         self.assertHTMLEqual(
             t.render(Context({"form": f})),
-            '<ul class="errorlist"><li>field<ul class="errorlist">'
+            '<ul class="errorlist"><li>field<ul class="errorlist" id="id_field_error">'
             "<li>Select a valid choice. &lt;script&gt; is not one of the "
             "available choices.</li></ul></li></ul>",
         )
@@ -291,7 +292,7 @@ class FormsErrorMessagesTestCase(SimpleTestCase, AssertFormErrorsMixin):
         f = SomeForm({"field": ["<script>"]})
         self.assertHTMLEqual(
             t.render(Context({"form": f})),
-            '<ul class="errorlist"><li>field<ul class="errorlist">'
+            '<ul class="errorlist"><li>field<ul class="errorlist" id="id_field_error">'
             "<li>Select a valid choice. &lt;script&gt; is not one of the "
             "available choices.</li></ul></li></ul>",
         )
@@ -302,7 +303,7 @@ class FormsErrorMessagesTestCase(SimpleTestCase, AssertFormErrorsMixin):
         f = SomeForm({"field": ["<script>"]})
         self.assertHTMLEqual(
             t.render(Context({"form": f})),
-            '<ul class="errorlist"><li>field<ul class="errorlist">'
+            '<ul class="errorlist"><li>field<ul class="errorlist" id="id_field_error">'
             "<li>“&lt;script&gt;” is not a valid value.</li>"
             "</ul></li></ul>",
         )
diff --git a/tests/forms_tests/tests/test_forms.py b/tests/forms_tests/tests/test_forms.py
index 3982cc93fe..cd909628cb 100644
--- a/tests/forms_tests/tests/test_forms.py
+++ b/tests/forms_tests/tests/test_forms.py
@@ -181,53 +181,55 @@ class FormsTestCase(SimpleTestCase):
         self.assertHTMLEqual(
             str(p),
             '<div><label for="id_first_name">First name:</label>'
-            '<ul class="errorlist"><li>This field is required.</li></ul>'
-            '<input type="text" name="first_name" aria-invalid="true" required '
-            'id="id_first_name"></div>'
+            '<ul class="errorlist" id="id_first_name_error"><li>This field is required.'
+            '</li></ul><input type="text" name="first_name" aria-invalid="true" '
+            'required id="id_first_name"></div>'
             '<div><label for="id_last_name">Last name:</label>'
-            '<ul class="errorlist"><li>This field is required.</li></ul>'
-            '<input type="text" name="last_name" aria-invalid="true" required '
-            'id="id_last_name"></div><div>'
+            '<ul class="errorlist" id="id_last_name_error"><li>This field is required.'
+            '</li></ul><input type="text" name="last_name" aria-invalid="true" '
+            'required id="id_last_name"></div><div>'
             '<label for="id_birthday">Birthday:</label>'
-            '<ul class="errorlist"><li>This field is required.</li></ul>'
-            '<input type="text" name="birthday" aria-invalid="true" required '
+            '<ul class="errorlist" id="id_birthday_error"><li>This field is required.'
+            '</li></ul><input type="text" name="birthday" aria-invalid="true" required '
             'id="id_birthday"></div>',
         )
         self.assertHTMLEqual(
             p.as_table(),
             """<tr><th><label for="id_first_name">First name:</label></th><td>
-<ul class="errorlist"><li>This field is required.</li></ul>
+<ul class="errorlist" id="id_first_name_error"><li>This field is required.</li></ul>
 <input type="text" name="first_name" id="id_first_name" aria-invalid="true" required>
 </td></tr><tr><th><label for="id_last_name">Last name:</label></th>
-<td><ul class="errorlist"><li>This field is required.</li></ul>
+<td><ul class="errorlist" id="id_last_name_error"><li>This field is required.</li></ul>
 <input type="text" name="last_name" id="id_last_name" aria-invalid="true" required>
 </td></tr><tr><th><label for="id_birthday">Birthday:</label></th>
-<td><ul class="errorlist"><li>This field is required.</li></ul>
+<td><ul class="errorlist" id="id_birthday_error"><li>This field is required.</li></ul>
 <input type="text" name="birthday" id="id_birthday" aria-invalid="true" required>
 </td></tr>""",
         )
         self.assertHTMLEqual(
             p.as_ul(),
-            """<li><ul class="errorlist"><li>This field is required.</li></ul>
+            """<li><ul class="errorlist" id="id_first_name_error">
+<li>This field is required.</li></ul>
 <label for="id_first_name">First name:</label>
 <input type="text" name="first_name" id="id_first_name" aria-invalid="true" required>
-</li><li><ul class="errorlist"><li>This field is required.</li></ul>
-<label for="id_last_name">Last name:</label>
+</li><li><ul class="errorlist" id="id_last_name_error"><li>This field is required.</li>
+</ul><label for="id_last_name">Last name:</label>
 <input type="text" name="last_name" id="id_last_name" aria-invalid="true" required>
-</li><li><ul class="errorlist"><li>This field is required.</li></ul>
-<label for="id_birthday">Birthday:</label>
+</li><li><ul class="errorlist" id="id_birthday_error"><li>This field is required.</li>
+</ul><label for="id_birthday">Birthday:</label>
 <input type="text" name="birthday" id="id_birthday" aria-invalid="true" required>
 </li>""",
         )
         self.assertHTMLEqual(
             p.as_p(),
-            """<ul class="errorlist"><li>This field is required.</li></ul>
+            """<ul class="errorlist" id="id_first_name_error"><li>
+This field is required.</li></ul>
 <p><label for="id_first_name">First name:</label>
 <input type="text" name="first_name" id="id_first_name" aria-invalid="true" required>
-</p><ul class="errorlist"><li>This field is required.</li></ul>
+</p><ul class="errorlist" id="id_last_name_error"><li>This field is required.</li></ul>
 <p><label for="id_last_name">Last name:</label>
 <input type="text" name="last_name" id="id_last_name" aria-invalid="true" required>
-</p><ul class="errorlist"><li>This field is required.</li></ul>
+</p><ul class="errorlist" id="id_birthday_error"><li>This field is required.</li></ul>
 <p><label for="id_birthday">Birthday:</label>
 <input type="text" name="birthday" id="id_birthday" aria-invalid="true" required>
 </p>""",
@@ -235,16 +237,16 @@ class FormsTestCase(SimpleTestCase):
         self.assertHTMLEqual(
             p.as_div(),
             '<div><label for="id_first_name">First name:</label>'
-            '<ul class="errorlist"><li>This field is required.</li></ul>'
-            '<input type="text" name="first_name" aria-invalid="true" required '
-            'id="id_first_name"></div>'
+            '<ul class="errorlist" id="id_first_name_error"><li>This field is required.'
+            '</li></ul><input type="text" name="first_name" aria-invalid="true" '
+            'required id="id_first_name"></div>'
             '<div><label for="id_last_name">Last name:</label>'
-            '<ul class="errorlist"><li>This field is required.</li></ul>'
-            '<input type="text" name="last_name" aria-invalid="true" required '
-            'id="id_last_name"></div><div>'
+            '<ul class="errorlist" id="id_last_name_error"><li>This field is required.'
+            '</li></ul><input type="text" name="last_name" aria-invalid="true" '
+            'required id="id_last_name"></div><div>'
             '<label for="id_birthday">Birthday:</label>'
-            '<ul class="errorlist"><li>This field is required.</li></ul>'
-            '<input type="text" name="birthday" aria-invalid="true" required '
+            '<ul class="errorlist" id="id_birthday_error"><li>This field is required.'
+            '</li></ul><input type="text" name="birthday" aria-invalid="true" required '
             'id="id_birthday"></div>',
         )
 
@@ -387,7 +389,8 @@ class FormsTestCase(SimpleTestCase):
         self.assertEqual(p["first_name"].errors, ["This field is required."])
         self.assertHTMLEqual(
             p["first_name"].errors.as_ul(),
-            '<ul class="errorlist"><li>This field is required.</li></ul>',
+            '<ul class="errorlist" id="id_first_name_error">'
+            "<li>This field is required.</li></ul>",
         )
         self.assertEqual(p["first_name"].errors.as_text(), "* This field is required.")
 
@@ -3706,7 +3709,7 @@ Options: <select multiple name="options" aria-invalid="true" required>
         self.assertHTMLEqual(
             p.as_ul(),
             """
-            <li class="required error"><ul class="errorlist">
+            <li class="required error"><ul class="errorlist" id="id_name_error">
             <li>This field is required.</li></ul>
             <label class="required" for="id_name">Name:</label>
             <input type="text" name="name" id="id_name" aria-invalid="true" required>
@@ -3719,7 +3722,7 @@ Options: <select multiple name="options" aria-invalid="true" required>
             </select></li>
             <li><label for="id_email">Email:</label>
             <input type="email" name="email" id="id_email" maxlength="320"></li>
-            <li class="required error"><ul class="errorlist">
+            <li class="required error"><ul class="errorlist" id="id_age_error">
             <li>This field is required.</li></ul>
             <label class="required" for="id_age">Age:</label>
             <input type="number" name="age" id="id_age" aria-invalid="true" required>
@@ -3729,8 +3732,8 @@ Options: <select multiple name="options" aria-invalid="true" required>
         self.assertHTMLEqual(
             p.as_p(),
             """
-            <ul class="errorlist"><li>This field is required.</li></ul>
-            <p class="required error">
+            <ul class="errorlist" id="id_name_error"><li>This field is required.</li>
+            </ul><p class="required error">
             <label class="required" for="id_name">Name:</label>
             <input type="text" name="name" id="id_name" aria-invalid="true" required>
             </p><p class="required">
@@ -3742,17 +3745,17 @@ Options: <select multiple name="options" aria-invalid="true" required>
             </select></p>
             <p><label for="id_email">Email:</label>
             <input type="email" name="email" id="id_email" maxlength="320"></p>
-            <ul class="errorlist"><li>This field is required.</li></ul>
-            <p class="required error"><label class="required" for="id_age">Age:</label>
-            <input type="number" name="age" id="id_age" aria-invalid="true" required>
-            </p>""",
+            <ul class="errorlist" id="id_age_error"><li>This field is required.</li>
+            </ul><p class="required error"><label class="required" for="id_age">
+            Age:</label><input type="number" name="age" id="id_age" aria-invalid="true"
+            required></p>""",
         )
 
         self.assertHTMLEqual(
             p.as_table(),
             """<tr class="required error">
 <th><label class="required" for="id_name">Name:</label></th>
-<td><ul class="errorlist"><li>This field is required.</li></ul>
+<td><ul class="errorlist" id="id_name_error"><li>This field is required.</li></ul>
 <input type="text" name="name" id="id_name" aria-invalid="true" required></td></tr>
 <tr class="required"><th><label class="required" for="id_is_cool">Is cool:</label></th>
 <td><select name="is_cool" id="id_is_cool">
@@ -3763,14 +3766,14 @@ Options: <select multiple name="options" aria-invalid="true" required>
 <tr><th><label for="id_email">Email:</label></th><td>
 <input type="email" name="email" id="id_email" maxlength="320"></td></tr>
 <tr class="required error"><th><label class="required" for="id_age">Age:</label></th>
-<td><ul class="errorlist"><li>This field is required.</li></ul>
+<td><ul class="errorlist" id="id_age_error"><li>This field is required.</li></ul>
 <input type="number" name="age" id="id_age" aria-invalid="true" required></td></tr>""",
         )
         self.assertHTMLEqual(
             p.as_div(),
             '<div class="required error"><label for="id_name" class="required">Name:'
-            '</label><ul class="errorlist"><li>This field is required.</li></ul>'
-            '<input type="text" name="name" required id="id_name" '
+            '</label><ul class="errorlist" id="id_name_error"><li>This field is '
+            'required.</li></ul><input type="text" name="name" required id="id_name" '
             'aria-invalid="true" /></div>'
             '<div class="required"><label for="id_is_cool" class="required">Is cool:'
             '</label><select name="is_cool" id="id_is_cool">'
@@ -3779,8 +3782,8 @@ Options: <select multiple name="options" aria-invalid="true" required>
             '</select></div><div><label for="id_email">Email:</label>'
             '<input type="email" name="email" id="id_email" maxlength="320"/></div>'
             '<div class="required error"><label for="id_age" class="required">Age:'
-            '</label><ul class="errorlist"><li>This field is required.</li></ul>'
-            '<input type="number" name="age" required id="id_age" '
+            '</label><ul class="errorlist" id="id_age_error"><li>This field is '
+            'required.</li></ul><input type="number" name="age" required id="id_age" '
             'aria-invalid="true" /></div>',
         )
 
@@ -4255,8 +4258,10 @@ Options: <select multiple name="options" aria-invalid="true" required>
 
         errors = form.errors.as_ul()
         control = [
-            '<li>foo<ul class="errorlist"><li>This field is required.</li></ul></li>',
-            '<li>bar<ul class="errorlist"><li>This field is required.</li></ul></li>',
+            '<li>foo<ul class="errorlist" id="id_foo_error"><li>This field is required.'
+            "</li></ul></li>",
+            '<li>bar<ul class="errorlist" id="id_bar_error"><li>This field is required.'
+            "</li></ul></li>",
             '<li>__all__<ul class="errorlist nonfield"><li>Non-field error.</li></ul>'
             "</li>",
         ]
@@ -4461,7 +4466,8 @@ Options: <select multiple name="options" aria-invalid="true" required>
             form.as_ul(),
             '<li><ul class="errorlist nonfield">'
             "<li>(Hidden field hidden) Foo &amp; &quot;bar&quot;!</li></ul></li>"
-            '<li><ul class="errorlist"><li>Foo &amp; &quot;bar&quot;!</li></ul>'
+            '<li><ul class="errorlist" id="id_visible_error"><li>Foo &amp; '
+            "&quot;bar&quot;!</li></ul>"
             '<label for="id_visible">Visible:</label> '
             '<input type="text" name="visible" aria-invalid="true" value="b" '
             'id="id_visible" required>'
diff --git a/tests/forms_tests/tests/test_i18n.py b/tests/forms_tests/tests/test_i18n.py
index 15c456c0bd..5da0c0e3d0 100644
--- a/tests/forms_tests/tests/test_i18n.py
+++ b/tests/forms_tests/tests/test_i18n.py
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ class FormsI18nTests(SimpleTestCase):
             f = SomeForm({})
             self.assertHTMLEqual(
                 f.as_p(),
-                '<ul class="errorlist"><li>'
+                '<ul class="errorlist" id="id_somechoice_error"><li>'
                 "\u041e\u0431\u044f\u0437\u0430\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044c"
                 "\u043d\u043e\u0435 \u043f\u043e\u043b\u0435.</li></ul>\n"
                 "<p><label>\xc5\xf8\xdf:</label>"
diff --git a/tests/model_forms/tests.py b/tests/model_forms/tests.py
index 3c4c510440..4f7fc2c1c0 100644
--- a/tests/model_forms/tests.py
+++ b/tests/model_forms/tests.py
@@ -3207,11 +3207,13 @@ class ModelFormCustomErrorTests(SimpleTestCase):
         errors = CustomErrorMessageForm(data).errors
         self.assertHTMLEqual(
             str(errors["name1"]),
-            '<ul class="errorlist"><li>Form custom error message.</li></ul>',
+            '<ul class="errorlist" id="id_name1_error">'
+            "<li>Form custom error message.</li></ul>",
         )
         self.assertHTMLEqual(
             str(errors["name2"]),
-            '<ul class="errorlist"><li>Model custom error message.</li></ul>',
+            '<ul class="errorlist" id="id_name2_error">'
+            "<li>Model custom error message.</li></ul>",
         )
 
     def test_model_clean_error_messages(self):
@@ -3220,14 +3222,15 @@ class ModelFormCustomErrorTests(SimpleTestCase):
         self.assertFalse(form.is_valid())
         self.assertHTMLEqual(
             str(form.errors["name1"]),
-            '<ul class="errorlist"><li>Model.clean() error messages.</li></ul>',
+            '<ul class="errorlist" id="id_name1_error">'
+            "<li>Model.clean() error messages.</li></ul>",
         )
         data = {"name1": "FORBIDDEN_VALUE2", "name2": "ABC"}
         form = CustomErrorMessageForm(data)
         self.assertFalse(form.is_valid())
         self.assertHTMLEqual(
             str(form.errors["name1"]),
-            '<ul class="errorlist">'
+            '<ul class="errorlist" id="id_name1_error">'
             "<li>Model.clean() error messages (simpler syntax).</li></ul>",
         )
         data = {"name1": "GLOBAL_ERROR", "name2": "ABC"}