diff --git a/cmd/minikube/cmd/start.go b/cmd/minikube/cmd/start.go
index 4e6783a151..cead4473a4 100644
--- a/cmd/minikube/cmd/start.go
+++ b/cmd/minikube/cmd/start.go
@@ -432,13 +432,26 @@ func displayEnviron(env []string) {
 	}
 }
 
-func showKubectlInfo(kcs *kubeconfig.Settings, k8sVersion string, machineName string) error {
+func showKubectlInfo(kcs *kubeconfig.Settings, k8sVersion, machineName string) error {
 	if k8sVersion == constants.NoKubernetesVersion {
 		register.Reg.SetStep(register.Done)
 		out.Step(style.Ready, "Done! minikube is ready without Kubernetes!")
-		out.BoxedWithConfig(box.Config{Py: 1, Px: 4, Type: "Round", Color: "Green"}, style.Tip, "Things to try without Kubernetes ...", `- "minikube ssh" to SSH into minikube's node.
+
+		// Runtime message.
+		boxConfig := box.Config{Py: 1, Px: 4, Type: "Round", Color: "Green"}
+		switch viper.GetString(containerRuntime) {
+		case constants.DefaultContainerRuntime:
+			out.BoxedWithConfig(boxConfig, style.Tip, "Things to try without Kubernetes ...", `- "minikube ssh" to SSH into minikube's node.
 - "minikube docker-env" to point your docker-cli to the docker inside minikube.
 - "minikube image" to build images without docker.`)
+		case constants.Containerd:
+			out.BoxedWithConfig(boxConfig, style.Tip, "Things to try without Kubernetes ...", `- "minikube ssh" to SSH into minikube's node.
+- "minikube image" to build images without docker.`)
+		case constants.CRIO:
+			out.BoxedWithConfig(boxConfig, style.Tip, "Things to try without Kubernetes ...", `- "minikube ssh" to SSH into minikube's node.
+- "minikube podman-env" to point your podman-cli to the podman inside minikube.
+- "minikube image" to build images without docker.`)
+		}
 		return nil
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/minikube/constants/constants.go b/pkg/minikube/constants/constants.go
index 583ad3cda1..4fd5245888 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/constants/constants.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/constants/constants.go
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ const (
 	SSHPort = 22
 	// RegistryAddonPort os the default registry addon port
 	RegistryAddonPort = 5000
+	// Containerd is the default name and spelling for the containerd container runtime
+	Containerd = "containerd"
 	// CRIO is the default name and spelling for the cri-o container runtime
 	CRIO = "crio"
 	// DefaultContainerRuntime is our default container runtime