diff --git a/src/Composer/Command/SuggestsCommand.php b/src/Composer/Command/SuggestsCommand.php
index 2ae4f4414..d874d1d19 100644
--- a/src/Composer/Command/SuggestsCommand.php
+++ b/src/Composer/Command/SuggestsCommand.php
@@ -71,7 +71,9 @@ EOT
         $reporter = new SuggestedPackagesReporter($this->getIO());
 
         $filter = $input->getArgument('packages');
-        foreach ($installedRepo->getPackages() as $package) {
+        $packages = $installedRepo->getPackages();
+        $packages[] = $composer->getPackage();
+        foreach ($packages as $package) {
             if (!empty($filter) && !in_array($package->getName(), $filter)) {
                 continue;
             }
diff --git a/src/Composer/Installer.php b/src/Composer/Installer.php
index bf33693b3..1a9d4fc4f 100644
--- a/src/Composer/Installer.php
+++ b/src/Composer/Installer.php
@@ -203,6 +203,8 @@ class Installer
             throw new \RuntimeException("The installer options updateMirrors and updateAllowList are mutually exclusive.");
         }
 
+        $isFreshInstall = $this->repositoryManager->getLocalRepository()->isFresh();
+
         // Force update if there is no lock file present
         if (!$this->update && !$this->locker->isLocked()) {
             $this->io->writeError('<warning>No lock file found. Updating dependencies instead of installing from lock file. Use composer update over composer install if you do not have a lock file.</warning>');
@@ -264,6 +266,9 @@ class Installer
                 $this->createPlatformRepo(false),
                 new RootPackageRepository(clone $this->package),
             ));
+            if ($isFreshInstall) {
+                $this->suggestedPackagesReporter->addSuggestionsFromPackage($this->package);
+            }
             $this->suggestedPackagesReporter->outputMinimalistic($installedRepo);
         }
 
diff --git a/src/Composer/Installer/SuggestedPackagesReporter.php b/src/Composer/Installer/SuggestedPackagesReporter.php
index 804873883..4d8de6086 100644
--- a/src/Composer/Installer/SuggestedPackagesReporter.php
+++ b/src/Composer/Installer/SuggestedPackagesReporter.php
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ class SuggestedPackagesReporter
      *
      * @param  int                       $mode             One of the MODE_* constants from this class
      * @param  InstalledRepository       $installedRepo    If passed in, suggested packages which are installed already will be skipped
-     * @param  PackageInterface          $onlyDependentsOf If passed in, only the suggestions from direct dependents of that package will be shown
+     * @param  PackageInterface          $onlyDependentsOf If passed in, only the suggestions from direct dependents of that package, or from the package itself, will be shown
      * @return SuggestedPackagesReporter
      */
     public function output($mode, InstalledRepository $installedRepo = null, PackageInterface $onlyDependentsOf = null)
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ class SuggestedPackagesReporter
      * Output number of new suggested packages and a hint to use suggest command.
      *
      * @param  InstalledRepository       $installedRepo    If passed in, suggested packages which are installed already will be skipped
-     * @param  PackageInterface          $onlyDependentsOf If passed in, only the suggestions from direct dependents of that package will be shown
+     * @param  PackageInterface          $onlyDependentsOf If passed in, only the suggestions from direct dependents of that package, or from the package itself, will be shown
      * @return SuggestedPackagesReporter
      */
     public function outputMinimalistic(InstalledRepository $installedRepo = null, PackageInterface $onlyDependentsOf = null)
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ class SuggestedPackagesReporter
 
     /**
      * @param  InstalledRepository       $installedRepo    If passed in, suggested packages which are installed already will be skipped
-     * @param  PackageInterface          $onlyDependentsOf If passed in, only the suggestions from direct dependents of that package will be shown
+     * @param  PackageInterface          $onlyDependentsOf If passed in, only the suggestions from direct dependents of that package, or from the package itself, will be shown
      * @return array[]
      */
     private function getFilteredSuggestions(InstalledRepository $installedRepo = null, PackageInterface $onlyDependentsOf = null)
@@ -204,6 +204,7 @@ class SuggestedPackagesReporter
             $sourceFilter = array_map(function ($link) {
                 return $link->getTarget();
             }, array_merge($onlyDependentsOf->getRequires(), $onlyDependentsOf->getDevRequires()));
+            $sourceFilter[] = $onlyDependentsOf->getName();
         }
 
         $suggestions = array();