diff --git a/cmd/podman/system/reset.go b/cmd/podman/system/reset.go
index 8a05bb09f5..d2385c8a98 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/system/reset.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/system/reset.go
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+//go:build !remote
 // +build !remote
 
 package system
@@ -61,6 +62,12 @@ WARNING! This will remove:
         - all pods
         - all images
         - all build cache`)
+        	info, _ := registry.ContainerEngine().Info(registry.Context())
+		// lets not hard fail in case of an error
+		if info != nil {
+			fmt.Printf("        - the graphRoot directory: %q\n", info.Store.GraphRoot)
+			fmt.Printf("        - the runRoot directory: %q\n", info.Store.RunRoot)
+		}
 		if len(listCtn) > 0 {
 			fmt.Println(`WARNING! The following external containers will be purged:`)
 			// print first 12 characters of ID and first configured name alias
diff --git a/docs/source/markdown/podman-system-reset.1.md b/docs/source/markdown/podman-system-reset.1.md
index 744f917df5..86e7c730ca 100644
--- a/docs/source/markdown/podman-system-reset.1.md
+++ b/docs/source/markdown/podman-system-reset.1.md
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ podman\-system\-reset - Reset storage back to initial state
 This command must be run **before** changing any of the following fields in the
 `containers.conf` or `storage.conf` files: `driver`, `static_dir`, `tmp_dir`
 or `volume_path`.
+It also removes the configured graphRoot and runRoot directories. Make sure
+these are not set to some important directory.
 
 `podman system reset` reads the current configuration and attempts to remove all
 of the relevant configurations. If the administrator modified the configuration files first,