diff --git a/docs/containers.conf.5.md b/docs/containers.conf.5.md
index f3466f98d..bc1b5eab6 100644
--- a/docs/containers.conf.5.md
+++ b/docs/containers.conf.5.md
@@ -971,8 +971,14 @@ On Mac, the default volumes are:
 **provider**=""
 
 Virtualization provider to be used for running a podman-machine VM. Empty value
-is interpreted as the default provider for the current host OS. On Linux/Mac
-default is `QEMU` and on Windows it is `WSL`.
+is interpreted as the default provider for the current host OS.
+
+| Platform | Default Virtualization provider         | Optional |
+| -------- | --------------------------------------- | -------- |
+| Linux    | "" (qemu)                               | None     |
+| Windows  | "" ("wsl": Windows Subsystem for Linux) | "hyperv" (Windows Server Virtualization) |
+| Mac      | "" ("applehv": Apple Hypervisor)        | "libkrun" (Launch machine via libkrun platform, optimized for sharing GPU with the machine) |
+
 
 **rosetta**="true"
 
diff --git a/pkg/config/containers.conf b/pkg/config/containers.conf
index b7e585390..236b51204 100644
--- a/pkg/config/containers.conf
+++ b/pkg/config/containers.conf
@@ -886,7 +886,15 @@ default_sysctls = [
 
 # Virtualization provider used to run Podman machine.
 # If it is empty or commented out, the default provider will be used.
-#
+# Linux:
+#    qemu    - Open source machine emulator and virtualizer. (Default)
+# Windows: there are currently two options:
+#    wsl     - Windows Subsystem for Linux (Default) 
+#    hyperv  - Windows Server Virtualization
+# Mac: there are currently two options:
+#    applehv - Default Apple Hypervisor (Default)
+#    libkrun - Launch virtual machines using the libkrun platform, optimized
+#              for sharing GPU with the machine.
 #provider = ""
 
 # Rosetta supports running x86_64 Linux binaries on a Podman machine on Apple silicon.