diff --git a/cmd/podman/machine/list.go b/cmd/podman/machine/list.go
index 04ec6eec22be..bddcf49c2abe 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/machine/list.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/machine/list.go
@@ -7,15 +7,18 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"sort"
 	"strconv"
+	"strings"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/containers/common/pkg/completion"
+	"github.com/containers/common/pkg/config"
 	"github.com/containers/common/pkg/report"
 	"github.com/containers/podman/v5/cmd/podman/common"
 	"github.com/containers/podman/v5/cmd/podman/registry"
 	"github.com/containers/podman/v5/cmd/podman/validate"
 	"github.com/containers/podman/v5/pkg/domain/entities"
 	"github.com/containers/podman/v5/pkg/machine"
+	provider2 "github.com/containers/podman/v5/pkg/machine/provider"
 	"github.com/containers/podman/v5/pkg/machine/shim"
 	"github.com/containers/podman/v5/pkg/machine/vmconfigs"
 	"github.com/docker/go-units"
@@ -24,11 +27,12 @@ import (
 
 var (
 	lsCmd = &cobra.Command{
-		Use:               "list [options]",
-		Aliases:           []string{"ls"},
-		Short:             "List machines",
-		Long:              "List managed virtual machines.",
-		PersistentPreRunE: machinePreRunE,
+		Use:     "list [options]",
+		Aliases: []string{"ls"},
+		Short:   "List machines",
+		Long:    "List managed virtual machines.",
+		// do not use machinePreRunE, as that pre-sets the provider
+		PersistentPreRunE: rootlessOnly,
 		RunE:              list,
 		Args:              validate.NoArgs,
 		ValidArgsFunction: completion.AutocompleteNone,
@@ -40,9 +44,10 @@ var (
 )
 
 type listFlagType struct {
-	format    string
-	noHeading bool
-	quiet     bool
+	format       string
+	noHeading    bool
+	quiet        bool
+	allProviders bool
 }
 
 func init() {
@@ -57,6 +62,7 @@ func init() {
 	_ = lsCmd.RegisterFlagCompletionFunc(formatFlagName, common.AutocompleteFormat(&entities.ListReporter{}))
 	flags.BoolVarP(&listFlag.noHeading, "noheading", "n", false, "Do not print headers")
 	flags.BoolVarP(&listFlag.quiet, "quiet", "q", false, "Show only machine names")
+	flags.BoolVar(&listFlag.allProviders, "all-providers", false, "Show machines from all providers")
 }
 
 func list(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
@@ -64,8 +70,18 @@ func list(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		opts machine.ListOptions
 		err  error
 	)
+	var providers []vmconfigs.VMProvider
+	if listFlag.allProviders {
+		providers = provider2.GetAll()
+	} else {
+		provider, err = provider2.Get()
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		providers = []vmconfigs.VMProvider{provider}
+	}
 
-	listResponse, err := shim.List([]vmconfigs.VMProvider{provider}, opts)
+	listResponse, err := shim.List(providers, opts)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -79,12 +95,8 @@ func list(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		return listResponse[i].Running
 	})
 
-	defaultCon := ""
-	con, err := registry.PodmanConfig().ContainersConfDefaultsRO.GetConnection("", true)
-	if err == nil {
-		// ignore the error here we only want to know if we have a default connection to show it in list
-		defaultCon = con.Name
-	}
+	// ignore the error here we only want to know if we have a default connection to show it in list
+	defaultCon, _ := registry.PodmanConfig().ContainersConfDefaultsRO.GetConnection("", true)
 
 	if report.IsJSON(listFlag.format) {
 		machineReporter := toMachineFormat(listResponse, defaultCon)
@@ -152,11 +164,16 @@ func streamName(imageStream string) string {
 	return imageStream
 }
 
-func toMachineFormat(vms []*machine.ListResponse, defaultCon string) []*entities.ListReporter {
+func toMachineFormat(vms []*machine.ListResponse, defaultCon *config.Connection) []*entities.ListReporter {
 	machineResponses := make([]*entities.ListReporter, 0, len(vms))
 	for _, vm := range vms {
+		isDefault := false
+		// check port, in case we somehow have machines with the same name in different providers
+		if defaultCon != nil {
+			isDefault = vm.Name == defaultCon.Name && strings.Contains(defaultCon.URI, strconv.Itoa((vm.Port)))
+		}
 		response := new(entities.ListReporter)
-		response.Default = vm.Name == defaultCon
+		response.Default = isDefault
 		response.Name = vm.Name
 		response.Running = vm.Running
 		response.LastUp = strTime(vm.LastUp)
@@ -177,11 +194,16 @@ func toMachineFormat(vms []*machine.ListResponse, defaultCon string) []*entities
 	return machineResponses
 }
 
-func toHumanFormat(vms []*machine.ListResponse, defaultCon string) []*entities.ListReporter {
+func toHumanFormat(vms []*machine.ListResponse, defaultCon *config.Connection) []*entities.ListReporter {
 	humanResponses := make([]*entities.ListReporter, 0, len(vms))
 	for _, vm := range vms {
 		response := new(entities.ListReporter)
-		if vm.Name == defaultCon {
+		isDefault := false
+		// check port, in case we somehow have machines with the same name in different providers
+		if defaultCon != nil {
+			isDefault = vm.Name == defaultCon.Name && strings.Contains(defaultCon.URI, strconv.Itoa((vm.Port)))
+		}
+		if isDefault {
 			response.Name = vm.Name + "*"
 			response.Default = true
 		} else {
diff --git a/cmd/podman/machine/reset.go b/cmd/podman/machine/reset.go
index 9b76f97a86fb..2d49d8f8cde5 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/machine/reset.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/machine/reset.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/containers/podman/v5/pkg/machine"
 	provider2 "github.com/containers/podman/v5/pkg/machine/provider"
 	"github.com/containers/podman/v5/pkg/machine/shim"
+	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
@@ -50,10 +51,18 @@ func reset(_ *cobra.Command, _ []string) error {
 		err error
 	)
 
-	providers, err := provider2.GetAll(resetOptions.Force)
+	providers := provider2.GetAll()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	for _, p := range providers {
+		hasPerms := provider2.HasPermsForProvider(p.VMType())
+		isInstalled, err := provider2.IsInstalled(p.VMType())
+		if !hasPerms && (isInstalled || err != nil) && !resetOptions.Force {
+			logrus.Warnf("Managing %s machines require admin authority.", p.VMType().String())
+			logrus.Warnf("Continuing to reset may cause Podman to be unaware of remaining VMs in the VM manager.")
+		}
+	}
 
 	if !resetOptions.Force {
 		listResponse, err := shim.List(providers, machine.ListOptions{})
diff --git a/docs/source/markdown/podman-machine-list.1.md.in b/docs/source/markdown/podman-machine-list.1.md.in
index 6e5568c0771f..60ebb1229414 100644
--- a/docs/source/markdown/podman-machine-list.1.md.in
+++ b/docs/source/markdown/podman-machine-list.1.md.in
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ environment variable while the machines are running can lead to unexpected behav
 
 ## OPTIONS
 
+#### **--all-providers**
+
+Show machines from all providers
+
 #### **--format**=*format*
 
 Change the default output format.  This can be of a supported type like 'json'
diff --git a/pkg/machine/e2e/config_darwin_test.go b/pkg/machine/e2e/config_darwin_test.go
index a04695c32cb6..d7860a8814e8 100644
--- a/pkg/machine/e2e/config_darwin_test.go
+++ b/pkg/machine/e2e/config_darwin_test.go
@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
 package e2e_test
 
+import "github.com/containers/podman/v5/pkg/machine/define"
+
 const podmanBinary = "../../../bin/darwin/podman"
+
+func getOtherProvider() string {
+	if isVmtype(define.AppleHvVirt) {
+		return "libkrun"
+	} else if isVmtype(define.LibKrun) {
+		return "applehv"
+	}
+	return ""
+}
diff --git a/pkg/machine/e2e/config_linux_test.go b/pkg/machine/e2e/config_linux_test.go
index f07121a90f93..46107a10dd55 100644
--- a/pkg/machine/e2e/config_linux_test.go
+++ b/pkg/machine/e2e/config_linux_test.go
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
 package e2e_test
 
 const podmanBinary = "../../../bin/podman-remote"
+
+func getOtherProvider() string {
+	return ""
+}
diff --git a/pkg/machine/e2e/config_list_test.go b/pkg/machine/e2e/config_list_test.go
index 78f9edc62f2b..509cc5a03f75 100644
--- a/pkg/machine/e2e/config_list_test.go
+++ b/pkg/machine/e2e/config_list_test.go
@@ -7,9 +7,10 @@ type listMachine struct {
 		-q, --quiet           Show only machine names
 	*/
 
-	format    string
-	noHeading bool
-	quiet     bool
+	format       string
+	noHeading    bool
+	quiet        bool
+	allProviders bool
 
 	cmd []string
 }
@@ -25,6 +26,10 @@ func (i *listMachine) buildCmd(m *machineTestBuilder) []string {
 	if i.quiet {
 		cmd = append(cmd, "--quiet")
 	}
+	if i.allProviders {
+		cmd = append(cmd, "--all-providers")
+	}
+
 	i.cmd = cmd
 	return cmd
 }
@@ -43,3 +48,8 @@ func (i *listMachine) withFormat(format string) *listMachine {
 	i.format = format
 	return i
 }
+
+func (i *listMachine) withAllProviders() *listMachine {
+	i.allProviders = true
+	return i
+}
diff --git a/pkg/machine/e2e/config_windows_test.go b/pkg/machine/e2e/config_windows_test.go
index 898fd7d7abc6..950e85fd5065 100644
--- a/pkg/machine/e2e/config_windows_test.go
+++ b/pkg/machine/e2e/config_windows_test.go
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os/exec"
 	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/containers/podman/v5/pkg/machine/define"
 )
 
 const podmanBinary = "../../../bin/windows/podman.exe"
@@ -23,3 +25,12 @@ func pgrep(n string) (string, error) {
 	}
 	return strOut, nil
 }
+
+func getOtherProvider() string {
+	if isVmtype(define.WSLVirt) {
+		return "hyperv"
+	} else if isVmtype(define.HyperVVirt) {
+		return "wsl"
+	}
+	return ""
+}
diff --git a/pkg/machine/e2e/list_test.go b/pkg/machine/e2e/list_test.go
index 4b2d7388694a..d6f5042ae315 100644
--- a/pkg/machine/e2e/list_test.go
+++ b/pkg/machine/e2e/list_test.go
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 package e2e_test
 
 import (
+	"os"
 	"slices"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/containers/podman/v5/pkg/domain/entities"
+	"github.com/containers/podman/v5/pkg/machine/define"
 	jsoniter "github.com/json-iterator/go"
 	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
 	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
@@ -182,6 +184,47 @@ var _ = Describe("podman machine list", func() {
 		Expect(listSession).To(Exit(0))
 		Expect(listSession.outputToString()).To(Equal("2GiB 11GiB"))
 	})
+	It("list machine from all providers", func() {
+		skipIfVmtype(define.QemuVirt, "linux only has one provider")
+
+		// create machine on other provider
+		currprovider := os.Getenv("CONTAINERS_MACHINE_PROVIDER")
+		os.Setenv("CONTAINERS_MACHINE_PROVIDER", getOtherProvider())
+		defer os.Setenv("CONTAINERS_MACHINE_PROVIDER", currprovider)
+
+		// this may take a long time - we're not pre-fetching this image
+		othermach := new(initMachine)
+		session, err := mb.setName("otherprovider").setCmd(othermach).run()
+		// make sure to remove machine from other provider later
+		defer func() {
+			os.Setenv("CONTAINERS_MACHINE_PROVIDER", getOtherProvider())
+			defer os.Setenv("CONTAINERS_MACHINE_PROVIDER", currprovider)
+			rm := new(rmMachine)
+			removed, err := mb.setName("otherprovider").setCmd(rm.withForce()).run()
+			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+			Expect(removed).To(Exit(0))
+		}()
+		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+		Expect(session).To(Exit(0))
+
+		// change back to current provider
+		os.Setenv("CONTAINERS_MACHINE_PROVIDER", currprovider)
+		name := randomString()
+		i := new(initMachine)
+		session, err = mb.setName(name).setCmd(i.withImage(mb.imagePath)).run()
+		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+		Expect(session).To(Exit(0))
+
+		list := new(listMachine)
+		listSession, err := mb.setCmd(list.withAllProviders().withFormat("{{.Name}}")).run()
+		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+		Expect(listSession).To(Exit(0))
+		listNames := listSession.outputToStringSlice()
+		stripAsterisk(listNames)
+		Expect(listNames).To(HaveLen(2))
+		Expect(slices.Contains(listNames, "otherprovider")).To(BeTrue())
+		Expect(slices.Contains(listNames, name)).To(BeTrue())
+	})
 })
 
 func stripAsterisk(sl []string) {
diff --git a/pkg/machine/provider/platform.go b/pkg/machine/provider/platform.go
index 40cf79053a9d..af2f3436a771 100644
--- a/pkg/machine/provider/platform.go
+++ b/pkg/machine/provider/platform.go
@@ -1,71 +1,20 @@
-//go:build !windows && !darwin
-
 package provider
 
 import (
-	"errors"
-	"fmt"
-	"io/fs"
-	"os"
-
-	"github.com/containers/common/pkg/config"
 	"github.com/containers/podman/v5/pkg/machine/define"
-	"github.com/containers/podman/v5/pkg/machine/qemu"
-	"github.com/containers/podman/v5/pkg/machine/vmconfigs"
-	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 )
 
-func Get() (vmconfigs.VMProvider, error) {
-	cfg, err := config.Default()
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	provider := cfg.Machine.Provider
-	if providerOverride, found := os.LookupEnv("CONTAINERS_MACHINE_PROVIDER"); found {
-		provider = providerOverride
-	}
-	resolvedVMType, err := define.ParseVMType(provider, define.QemuVirt)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	logrus.Debugf("Using Podman machine with `%s` virtualization provider", resolvedVMType.String())
-	switch resolvedVMType {
-	case define.QemuVirt:
-		return qemu.NewStubber()
-	default:
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unsupported virtualization provider: `%s`", resolvedVMType.String())
-	}
-}
-
-func GetAll(_ bool) ([]vmconfigs.VMProvider, error) {
-	return []vmconfigs.VMProvider{new(qemu.QEMUStubber)}, nil
-}
-
-// SupportedProviders returns the providers that are supported on the host operating system
-func SupportedProviders() []define.VMType {
-	return []define.VMType{define.QemuVirt}
-}
-
-// InstalledProviders returns the supported providers that are installed on the host
 func InstalledProviders() ([]define.VMType, error) {
-	cfg, err := config.Default()
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	_, err = cfg.FindHelperBinary(qemu.QemuCommand, true)
-	if errors.Is(err, fs.ErrNotExist) {
-		return []define.VMType{}, nil
+	installedTypes := []define.VMType{}
+	providers := GetAll()
+	for _, p := range providers {
+		installed, err := IsInstalled(p.VMType())
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		if installed {
+			installedTypes = append(installedTypes, p.VMType())
+		}
 	}
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	return []define.VMType{define.QemuVirt}, nil
-}
-
-// HasPermsForProvider returns whether the host operating system has the proper permissions to use the given provider
-func HasPermsForProvider(provider define.VMType) bool {
-	// there are no permissions required for QEMU
-	return provider == define.QemuVirt
+	return installedTypes, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/machine/provider/platform_darwin.go b/pkg/machine/provider/platform_darwin.go
index 0c76421546cb..f4241d5b62f9 100644
--- a/pkg/machine/provider/platform_darwin.go
+++ b/pkg/machine/provider/platform_darwin.go
@@ -42,11 +42,11 @@ func Get() (vmconfigs.VMProvider, error) {
 	}
 }
 
-func GetAll(_ bool) ([]vmconfigs.VMProvider, error) {
+func GetAll() []vmconfigs.VMProvider {
 	return []vmconfigs.VMProvider{
 		new(applehv.AppleHVStubber),
 		new(libkrun.LibKrunStubber),
-	}, nil
+	}
 }
 
 // SupportedProviders returns the providers that are supported on the host operating system
@@ -58,27 +58,23 @@ func SupportedProviders() []define.VMType {
 	return supported
 }
 
-// InstalledProviders returns the supported providers that are installed on the host
-func InstalledProviders() ([]define.VMType, error) {
-	installed := []define.VMType{}
-
-	appleHvInstalled, err := appleHvInstalled()
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	if appleHvInstalled {
-		installed = append(installed, define.AppleHvVirt)
-	}
-
-	libKrunInstalled, err := libKrunInstalled()
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	if libKrunInstalled {
-		installed = append(installed, define.LibKrun)
+func IsInstalled(provider define.VMType) (bool, error) {
+	switch provider {
+	case define.AppleHvVirt:
+		ahv, err := appleHvInstalled()
+		if err != nil {
+			return false, err
+		}
+		return ahv, nil
+	case define.LibKrun:
+		lkr, err := libKrunInstalled()
+		if err != nil {
+			return false, err
+		}
+		return lkr, nil
+	default:
+		return false, nil
 	}
-
-	return installed, nil
 }
 
 func appleHvInstalled() (bool, error) {
diff --git a/pkg/machine/provider/platform_unix.go b/pkg/machine/provider/platform_unix.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d5e2318ae8e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/machine/provider/platform_unix.go
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+//go:build !windows && !darwin
+
+package provider
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"io/fs"
+	"os"
+
+	"github.com/containers/common/pkg/config"
+	"github.com/containers/podman/v5/pkg/machine/define"
+	"github.com/containers/podman/v5/pkg/machine/qemu"
+	"github.com/containers/podman/v5/pkg/machine/vmconfigs"
+	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+)
+
+func Get() (vmconfigs.VMProvider, error) {
+	cfg, err := config.Default()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	provider := cfg.Machine.Provider
+	if providerOverride, found := os.LookupEnv("CONTAINERS_MACHINE_PROVIDER"); found {
+		provider = providerOverride
+	}
+	resolvedVMType, err := define.ParseVMType(provider, define.QemuVirt)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	logrus.Debugf("Using Podman machine with `%s` virtualization provider", resolvedVMType.String())
+	switch resolvedVMType {
+	case define.QemuVirt:
+		return qemu.NewStubber()
+	default:
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unsupported virtualization provider: `%s`", resolvedVMType.String())
+	}
+}
+
+func GetAll() []vmconfigs.VMProvider {
+	return []vmconfigs.VMProvider{new(qemu.QEMUStubber)}
+}
+
+// SupportedProviders returns the providers that are supported on the host operating system
+func SupportedProviders() []define.VMType {
+	return []define.VMType{define.QemuVirt}
+}
+
+func IsInstalled(provider define.VMType) (bool, error) {
+	switch provider {
+	case define.QemuVirt:
+		cfg, err := config.Default()
+		if err != nil {
+			return false, err
+		}
+		if cfg == nil {
+			return false, fmt.Errorf("error fetching getting default config")
+		}
+		_, err = cfg.FindHelperBinary(qemu.QemuCommand, true)
+		if errors.Is(err, fs.ErrNotExist) {
+			return false, nil
+		}
+		if err != nil {
+			return false, err
+		}
+		return true, nil
+	default:
+		return false, nil
+	}
+}
+
+// HasPermsForProvider returns whether the host operating system has the proper permissions to use the given provider
+func HasPermsForProvider(provider define.VMType) bool {
+	// there are no permissions required for QEMU
+	return provider == define.QemuVirt
+}
diff --git a/pkg/machine/provider/platform_windows.go b/pkg/machine/provider/platform_windows.go
index 772693669db4..eab7502af5c9 100644
--- a/pkg/machine/provider/platform_windows.go
+++ b/pkg/machine/provider/platform_windows.go
@@ -43,16 +43,11 @@ func Get() (vmconfigs.VMProvider, error) {
 	}
 }
 
-func GetAll(force bool) ([]vmconfigs.VMProvider, error) {
-	providers := []vmconfigs.VMProvider{
+func GetAll() []vmconfigs.VMProvider {
+	return []vmconfigs.VMProvider{
 		new(wsl.WSLStubber),
+		new(hyperv.HyperVStubber),
 	}
-	if !wsl.HasAdminRights() && !force {
-		logrus.Warn("managing hyperv machines require admin authority.")
-	} else {
-		providers = append(providers, new(hyperv.HyperVStubber))
-	}
-	return providers, nil
 }
 
 // SupportedProviders returns the providers that are supported on the host operating system
@@ -60,20 +55,22 @@ func SupportedProviders() []define.VMType {
 	return []define.VMType{define.HyperVVirt, define.WSLVirt}
 }
 
-// InstalledProviders returns the supported providers that are installed on the host
-func InstalledProviders() ([]define.VMType, error) {
-	installed := []define.VMType{}
-	if wutil.IsWSLInstalled() {
-		installed = append(installed, define.WSLVirt)
-	}
-
-	service, err := hypervctl.NewLocalHyperVService()
-	if err == nil {
-		installed = append(installed, define.HyperVVirt)
+func IsInstalled(provider define.VMType) (bool, error) {
+	switch provider {
+	case define.WSLVirt:
+		return wutil.IsWSLInstalled(), nil
+	case define.HyperVVirt:
+		service, err := hypervctl.NewLocalHyperVService()
+		if err == nil {
+			return true, nil
+		}
+		if service != nil {
+			defer service.Close()
+		}
+		return false, nil
+	default:
+		return false, nil
 	}
-	service.Close()
-
-	return installed, nil
 }
 
 // HasPermsForProvider returns whether the host operating system has the proper permissions to use the given provider