diff --git a/pkg/minikube/machine/start.go b/pkg/minikube/machine/start.go
index ae0bebc0b8..81461f4880 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/machine/start.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/machine/start.go
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/juju/mutex"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/spf13/viper"
+	"k8s.io/minikube/pkg/drivers/kic/oci"
 	"k8s.io/minikube/pkg/minikube/command"
 	"k8s.io/minikube/pkg/minikube/config"
 	"k8s.io/minikube/pkg/minikube/constants"
@@ -218,17 +219,32 @@ func postStartValidations(h *host.Host, drvName string) {
 		glog.Warningf("error getting command runner: %v", err)
 	}
 
+	var kind reason.Kind
+	var name string
+	if drvName == oci.Docker {
+		kind = reason.RsrcInsufficientDockerStorage
+		name = "Docker"
+	}
+	if drvName == oci.Podman {
+		kind = reason.RsrcInsufficientPodmanStorage
+		name = "Podman"
+	}
+	if name == "" {
+		glog.Warningf("unknown KIC driver: %v", drvName)
+		return
+	}
+
 	// make sure /var isn't full,  as pod deployments will fail if it is
 	percentageFull, err := DiskUsed(r, "/var")
 	if err != nil {
 		glog.Warningf("error getting percentage of /var that is free: %v", err)
 	}
 	if percentageFull >= 99 {
-		exit.Message(reason.RsrcInsufficientDockerStorage, `Docker is out of disk space! (/var is at {{.p}}% of capacity)`, out.V{"p": percentageFull})
+		exit.Message(kind, `{{.n}} is out of disk space! (/var is at {{.p}}% of capacity)`, out.V{"n": name, "p": percentageFull})
 	}
 
 	if percentageFull >= 85 {
-		out.WarnReason(reason.RsrcInsufficientDockerStorage, `Docker is nearly out of disk space, which may cause deployments to fail! ({{.p}}% of capacity)`, out.V{"p": percentageFull})
+		out.WarnReason(kind, `{{.n}} is nearly out of disk space, which may cause deployments to fail! ({{.p}}% of capacity)`, out.V{"n": name, "p": percentageFull})
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/minikube/reason/reason.go b/pkg/minikube/reason/reason.go
index 21b4bb8b95..ee9a3faf6b 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/reason/reason.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/reason/reason.go
@@ -176,6 +176,15 @@ var (
 			3. Run "minikube ssh -- docker system prune" if using the docker container runtime`,
 		Issues: []int{9024},
 	}
+	RsrcInsufficientPodmanStorage = Kind{
+		ID:       "RSRC_PODMAN_STORAGE",
+		ExitCode: ExInsufficientStorage,
+		Advice: `Try at least one of the following to free up space on the device:
+	
+			1. Run "sudo podman system prune" to remove unused podman data
+			2. Run "minikube ssh -- docker system prune" if using the docker container runtime`,
+		Issues: []int{9024},
+	}
 
 	RsrcInsufficientStorage = Kind{ID: "RSRC_INSUFFICIENT_STORAGE", ExitCode: ExInsufficientStorage, Style: style.UnmetRequirement}