diff --git a/docs/source/markdown/podman-machine-inspect.1.md b/docs/source/markdown/podman-machine-inspect.1.md
index 56c3233bf6..f8b5bd8ffa 100644
--- a/docs/source/markdown/podman-machine-inspect.1.md
+++ b/docs/source/markdown/podman-machine-inspect.1.md
@@ -23,18 +23,19 @@ Rootless only.
 
 Print results with a Go template.
 
-| **Placeholder**     | **Description**                                       |
-| ------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------- |
-| .ConfigPath ...     | Machine configuration file location                   |
-| .ConnectionInfo ... | Machine connection information                        |
-| .Created            | Machine creation time (string, ISO3601)               |
-| .Image ...          | Machine image config                                  |
-| .LastUp             | Time when machine was last booted                     |
-| .Name               | Name of the machine                                   |
-| .Resources ...      | Resources used by the machine                         |
-| .SSHConfig ...      | SSH configuration info for communitating with machine |
-| .State ...          | Machine state                                         |
-| .UserModeNetworking | Whether this machine uses user-mode networking        |
+| **Placeholder**     | **Description**                                                       |
+| ------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| .ConfigPath ...     | Machine configuration file location                                   |
+| .ConnectionInfo ... | Machine connection information                                        |
+| .Created            | Machine creation time (string, ISO3601)                               |
+| .Image ...          | Machine image config                                                  |
+| .LastUp             | Time when machine was last booted                                     |
+| .Name               | Name of the machine                                                   |
+| .Resources ...      | Resources used by the machine                                         |
+| .Rootful            | Whether the machine prefers rootful or rootless container execution   |
+| .SSHConfig ...      | SSH configuration info for communitating with machine                 |
+| .State ...          | Machine state                                                         |
+| .UserModeNetworking | Whether this machine uses user-mode networking                        |
 
 #### **--help**
 
diff --git a/pkg/machine/applehv/machine.go b/pkg/machine/applehv/machine.go
index 28c27231bf..f53f03cf9a 100644
--- a/pkg/machine/applehv/machine.go
+++ b/pkg/machine/applehv/machine.go
@@ -317,6 +317,7 @@ func (m *MacMachine) Inspect() (*machine.InspectInfo, error) {
 		},
 		SSHConfig: m.SSHConfig,
 		State:     vmState,
+		Rootful:   m.Rootful,
 	}
 	return &ii, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/machine/config.go b/pkg/machine/config.go
index 5fd51a899c..b64511af29 100644
--- a/pkg/machine/config.go
+++ b/pkg/machine/config.go
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ type InspectInfo struct {
 	SSHConfig          SSHConfig
 	State              Status
 	UserModeNetworking bool
+	Rootful            bool
 }
 
 func (rc RemoteConnectionType) MakeSSHURL(host, path, port, userName string) url.URL {
diff --git a/pkg/machine/hyperv/machine.go b/pkg/machine/hyperv/machine.go
index 4919f5bd31..3bf71f17e2 100644
--- a/pkg/machine/hyperv/machine.go
+++ b/pkg/machine/hyperv/machine.go
@@ -303,6 +303,7 @@ func (m *HyperVMachine) Inspect() (*machine.InspectInfo, error) {
 		},
 		SSHConfig: m.SSHConfig,
 		State:     vm.State().String(),
+		Rootful:   m.Rootful,
 	}, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/machine/qemu/machine.go b/pkg/machine/qemu/machine.go
index 1b623ac4cf..8082f3b9d8 100644
--- a/pkg/machine/qemu/machine.go
+++ b/pkg/machine/qemu/machine.go
@@ -1596,6 +1596,7 @@ func (v *MachineVM) Inspect() (*machine.InspectInfo, error) {
 		SSHConfig:          v.SSHConfig,
 		State:              state,
 		UserModeNetworking: true, // always true
+		Rootful:            v.Rootful,
 	}, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/machine/wsl/machine.go b/pkg/machine/wsl/machine.go
index 9182fbd3b7..163493f60d 100644
--- a/pkg/machine/wsl/machine.go
+++ b/pkg/machine/wsl/machine.go
@@ -1745,6 +1745,7 @@ func (v *MachineVM) Inspect() (*machine.InspectInfo, error) {
 		SSHConfig:          v.SSHConfig,
 		State:              state,
 		UserModeNetworking: v.UserModeNetworking,
+		Rootful:            v.Rootful,
 	}, nil
 }