diff --git a/src/Console/Command/Extract.php b/src/Console/Command/Extract.php
index 64f58a936..9596a0782 100644
--- a/src/Console/Command/Extract.php
+++ b/src/Console/Command/Extract.php
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ private static function dumpPhar(string $file, string $tmpDir): string
                 $pubKeyContent = FS::getFileContents($pubKey);
             }
 
-            $phar = PharFactory::create($tmpFile);
+            $phar = PharFactory::create($tmpFile, $file);
             $pharMeta = PharMeta::fromPhar($phar, $pubKeyContent);
 
             $phar->extractTo($tmpDir);
diff --git a/src/Phar/InvalidPhar.php b/src/Phar/InvalidPhar.php
index 3a2bcbd44..f2eaf5d67 100644
--- a/src/Phar/InvalidPhar.php
+++ b/src/Phar/InvalidPhar.php
@@ -25,24 +25,40 @@
 
 final class InvalidPhar extends PharError
 {
-    public static function fileNotLocal(string $file): self
-    {
+    public static function fileNotLocal(
+        string $file,
+        ?string $originalFile = null,
+    ): self {
         // Covers:
         // https://github.com/php/php-src/blob/930db2b2d315b2acc917706cf76bed8b09f94b79/ext/phar/phar.c#L1328
         return new self(
             sprintf(
-                'Could not create a Phar or PharData instance for the file path "%s". PHAR objects can only be created from local files.',
+                'Could not create a Phar or PharData instance for the file path "%s"%s. PHAR objects can only be created from local files.',
                 $file,
+                null === $originalFile
+                    ? ''
+                    : sprintf(
+                        ' (of the original file "%s")',
+                        $originalFile,
+                    ),
             ),
         );
     }
 
-    public static function fileNotFound(string $file): self
-    {
+    public static function fileNotFound(
+        string $file,
+        ?string $originalFile = null,
+    ): self {
         return new self(
             sprintf(
-                'Could not find the file "%s".',
+                'Could not find the file "%s"%s.',
                 $file,
+                null === $originalFile
+                    ? ''
+                    : sprintf(
+                        ' (of the original file "%s")',
+                        $originalFile,
+                    ),
             ),
         );
     }
@@ -57,32 +73,42 @@ public static function fileNotReadable(string $file): self
         );
     }
 
-    public static function forPhar(string $file, ?Throwable $previous): self
-    {
+    public static function forPhar(
+        string $file,
+        ?string $originalFile,
+        ?Throwable $previous,
+    ): self {
         return new self(
-            self::mapThrowableToErrorMessage($file, $previous, false),
+            self::mapThrowableToErrorMessage($file, $originalFile, $previous, false),
             previous: $previous,
         );
     }
 
-    public static function forPharData(string $file, ?Throwable $previous): self
-    {
+    public static function forPharData(
+        string $file,
+        ?string $originalFile,
+        ?Throwable $previous,
+    ): self {
         return new self(
-            self::mapThrowableToErrorMessage($file, $previous, true),
+            self::mapThrowableToErrorMessage($file, $originalFile, $previous, true),
             previous: $previous,
         );
     }
 
-    public static function forPharAndPharData(string $file, ?Throwable $previous): self
-    {
+    public static function forPharAndPharData(
+        string $file,
+        ?string $originalFile,
+        ?Throwable $previous,
+    ): self {
         return new self(
-            self::mapThrowableToErrorMessage($file, $previous, null),
+            self::mapThrowableToErrorMessage($file, $originalFile, $previous, null),
             previous: $previous,
         );
     }
 
     private static function mapThrowableToErrorMessage(
         string $file,
+        ?string $originalFile,
         ?Throwable $throwable,
         ?bool $isPharData,
     ): string {
@@ -92,15 +118,24 @@ private static function mapThrowableToErrorMessage(
             $pharObject = $isPharData ? 'PharData' : 'Phar';
         }
 
-        $message = $throwable->getMessage();
+        $errorMessageStart = sprintf(
+            'Could not create a %s instance for the file "%s"%s',
+            $pharObject,
+            $file,
+            null === $originalFile
+                ? ''
+                : sprintf(
+                    ' (of the original file "%s")',
+                    $originalFile,
+                ),
+        );
+        $message = $throwable?->getMessage() ?? '';
 
         if ($throwable instanceof UnexpectedValueException) {
             // https://github.com/php/php-src/blob/930db2b2d315b2acc917706cf76bed8b09f94b79/ext/phar/phar.c#L1330
             if (str_ends_with($message, 'file extension (or combination) not recognised or the directory does not exist')) {
                 return sprintf(
-                    'Could not create a %s instance for the file "%s". The file must have the extension "%s".',
-                    $pharObject,
-                    $file,
+                    $errorMessageStart.'. The file must have the extension "%s".',
                     $isPharData ? '.zip", ".tar", ".tar.bz2" or ".tar.gz' : '.phar',
                 );
             }
@@ -111,9 +146,7 @@ private static function mapThrowableToErrorMessage(
                 preg_match('/^internal corruption of phar \".+\" \((?<reason>.+)\)$/', $message, $matches);
 
                 return sprintf(
-                    'Could not create a %s instance for the file "%s". The archive is corrupted: %s.',
-                    $pharObject,
-                    $file,
+                    $errorMessageStart.'. The archive is corrupted: %s.',
                     ucfirst($matches['reason']),
                 );
             }
@@ -122,11 +155,7 @@ private static function mapThrowableToErrorMessage(
             // https://github.com/php/php-src/blob/930db2b2d315b2acc917706cf76bed8b09f94b79/ext/phar/phar.c#L892
             // https://github.com/php/php-src/blob/930db2b2d315b2acc917706cf76bed8b09f94b79/ext/phar/phar.c#L903
             if (str_contains($message, ' openssl signature ')) {
-                return sprintf(
-                    'Could not create a %s instance for the file "%s". The OpenSSL signature could not be read or verified.',
-                    $pharObject,
-                    $file,
-                );
+                return $errorMessageStart.'. The OpenSSL signature could not be read or verified.';
             }
 
             // https://github.com/php/php-src/blob/930db2b2d315b2acc917706cf76bed8b09f94b79/ext/phar/phar.c#L1002
@@ -137,18 +166,12 @@ private static function mapThrowableToErrorMessage(
                 || str_contains($message, ' signature could not be verified')
                 || str_contains($message, ' has a broken or unsupported signature')
             ) {
-                return sprintf(
-                    'Could not create a %s instance for the file "%s". The archive signature is broken.',
-                    $pharObject,
-                    $file,
-                );
+                return $errorMessageStart.'. The archive signature is broken.';
             }
         }
 
         return sprintf(
-            'Could not create a %s instance for the file "%s": %s',
-            $pharObject,
-            $file,
+            $errorMessageStart.': %s',
             $message,
         );
     }
diff --git a/src/Phar/PharFactory.php b/src/Phar/PharFactory.php
index 11d75d546..6cdc7df81 100644
--- a/src/Phar/PharFactory.php
+++ b/src/Phar/PharFactory.php
@@ -33,19 +33,21 @@ private function __construct()
     /**
      * @throws InvalidPhar
      */
-    public static function create(string $file): Phar|PharData
-    {
+    public static function create(
+        string $file,
+        ?string $originalFile = null,
+    ): Phar|PharData {
         if (!Path::isLocal($file)) {
             // This is needed as otherwise Phar::__construct() does correctly bail out on a URL
             // path, but not on other non-local variants, e.g. FTPS, which case it may fail still
             // but after a timeout, which is too slow.
-            throw InvalidPhar::fileNotLocal($file);
+            throw InvalidPhar::fileNotLocal($file, $originalFile);
         }
 
         if (!file_exists($file)) {
             // We need to check this case since the goal of this factory is to instantiate an existing
             // PHAR, not create a new one.
-            throw InvalidPhar::fileNotFound($file);
+            throw InvalidPhar::fileNotFound($file, $originalFile);
         }
 
         try {
@@ -57,45 +59,49 @@ public static function create(string $file): Phar|PharData
         try {
             return new PharData($file);
         } catch (Throwable) {
-            throw InvalidPhar::forPharAndPharData($file, $cannotCreatePhar);
+            throw InvalidPhar::forPharAndPharData($file, $originalFile, $cannotCreatePhar);
         }
     }
 
     /**
      * @throws InvalidPhar
      */
-    public static function createPhar(string $file): Phar
-    {
+    public static function createPhar(
+        string $file,
+        ?string $originalFile = null,
+    ): Phar {
         if (!Path::isLocal($file)) {
             // This is needed as otherwise Phar::__construct() does correctly bail out on a URL
             // path, but not on other non-local variants, e.g. FTPS, which case it may fail still
             // but after a timeout, which is too slow.
-            throw InvalidPhar::fileNotLocal($file);
+            throw InvalidPhar::fileNotLocal($file, $originalFile);
         }
 
         if (!file_exists($file)) {
             // We need to check this case since the goal of this factory is to instantiate an existing
             // PHAR, not create a new one.
-            throw InvalidPhar::fileNotFound($file);
+            throw InvalidPhar::fileNotFound($file, $originalFile);
         }
 
         try {
             return new Phar($file);
         } catch (Throwable $throwable) {
-            throw InvalidPhar::forPhar($file, $throwable);
+            throw InvalidPhar::forPhar($file, $originalFile, $throwable);
         }
     }
 
     /**
      * @throws InvalidPhar
      */
-    public static function createPharData(string $file): PharData
-    {
+    public static function createPharData(
+        string $file,
+        ?string $originalFile = null,
+    ): PharData {
         if (!Path::isLocal($file)) {
             // This is needed as otherwise Phar::__construct() does correctly bail out on a URL
             // path, but not on other non-local variants, e.g. FTPS, which case it may fail still
             // but after a timeout, which is too slow.
-            throw InvalidPhar::fileNotLocal($file);
+            throw InvalidPhar::fileNotLocal($file, $originalFile);
         }
 
         if (!file_exists($file)) {
@@ -107,7 +113,7 @@ public static function createPharData(string $file): PharData
         try {
             return new PharData($file);
         } catch (Throwable $throwable) {
-            throw InvalidPhar::forPharData($file, $throwable);
+            throw InvalidPhar::forPharData($file, $originalFile, $throwable);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/Phar/PharFactoryTest.php b/tests/Phar/PharFactoryTest.php
index cb81d4575..f5adf5608 100644
--- a/tests/Phar/PharFactoryTest.php
+++ b/tests/Phar/PharFactoryTest.php
@@ -86,6 +86,19 @@ public function test_it_fails_with_a_comprehensive_error_when_cannot_create_a_ph
         PharFactory::createPhar($file);
     }
 
+    public function test_it_fails_with_a_comprehensive_error_when_cannot_create_a_phar_which_is_a_copy(): void
+    {
+        $this->expectException(InvalidPhar::class);
+        $this->expectExceptionMessageMatches(
+            '/^Could not create a Phar instance for the file ".+"\ \(of the original file "original\.phar"\)\. The file must have the extension "\.phar"\.$/',
+        );
+
+        PharFactory::createPhar(
+            self::FIXTURES_DIR.'/empty-pdf.pdf',
+            'original.phar',
+        );
+    }
+
     /**
      * @dataProvider invalidPharDataProvider
      */