diff --git a/pkg/minikube/cruntime/docker.go b/pkg/minikube/cruntime/docker.go
index 93d370e730a8..bc2ecab54fd5 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/cruntime/docker.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/cruntime/docker.go
@@ -106,6 +106,15 @@ func (r *Docker) SocketPath() string {
 
 // Available returns an error if it is not possible to use this runtime on a host
 func (r *Docker) Available() error {
+	// If Kubernetes version >= 1.24, require both cri-dockerd and dockerd.
+	if r.KubernetesVersion.GTE(semver.Version{Major: 1, Minor: 24}) {
+		if _, err := exec.LookPath("cri-dockerd"); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		if _, err := exec.LookPath("dockerd"); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
 	_, err := exec.LookPath("docker")
 	return err
 }
diff --git a/pkg/minikube/driver/driver.go b/pkg/minikube/driver/driver.go
index 88be616ed197..332daf753700 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/driver/driver.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/driver/driver.go
@@ -157,6 +157,11 @@ func IsMock(name string) bool {
 	return name == Mock
 }
 
+// IsNone checks if the driver is a none
+func IsNone(name string) bool {
+	return name == None
+}
+
 // IsKVM checks if the driver is a KVM[2]
 func IsKVM(name string) bool {
 	return name == KVM2 || name == AliasKVM
diff --git a/pkg/minikube/machine/start.go b/pkg/minikube/machine/start.go
index 895d2993d858..37f2cc4320c5 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/machine/start.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/machine/start.go
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/blang/semver"
 	"github.com/docker/machine/libmachine"
 	"github.com/docker/machine/libmachine/drivers"
 	"github.com/docker/machine/libmachine/engine"
@@ -313,6 +314,24 @@ func postStartSetup(h *host.Host, mc config.ClusterConfig) error {
 		return nil
 	}
 
+	// If none driver with docker container-runtime, require cri-dockerd and dockerd.
+	if driver.IsNone(h.DriverName) && mc.KubernetesConfig.ContainerRuntime == constants.Docker {
+		// If Kubernetes version >= 1.24, require both cri-dockerd and dockerd.
+		k8sVer, err := semver.ParseTolerant(mc.KubernetesConfig.KubernetesVersion)
+		if err != nil {
+			klog.Errorf("unable to parse Kubernetes version: %s", mc.KubernetesConfig.KubernetesVersion)
+			return err
+		}
+		if k8sVer.GTE(semver.Version{Major: 1, Minor: 24}) {
+			if _, err := exec.LookPath("cri-dockerd"); err != nil {
+				exit.Message(reason.NotFoundCriDockerd, "\n\n")
+			}
+			if _, err := exec.LookPath("dockerd"); err != nil {
+				exit.Message(reason.NotFoundDockerd, "\n\n")
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	klog.Infof("creating required directories: %v", requiredDirectories)
 
 	r, err := CommandRunner(h)
diff --git a/pkg/minikube/reason/reason.go b/pkg/minikube/reason/reason.go
index e990ebce4d94..d8eebd74bb0e 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/reason/reason.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/reason/reason.go
@@ -460,4 +460,25 @@ var (
 		`),
 		Style: style.SeeNoEvil,
 	}
+
+	NotFoundCriDockerd = Kind{
+		ID:       "NOT_FOUND_CRI_DOCKERD",
+		ExitCode: ExProgramNotFound,
+		Advice: translate.T(`The none driver with Kubernetes v1.24+ and the docker container-runtime requires cri-dockerd.
+		
+		Please install cri-dockerd using these instructions:
+
+		https://github.com/Mirantis/cri-dockerd#build-and-install`),
+		Style: style.Docker,
+	}
+	NotFoundDockerd = Kind{
+		ID:       "NOT_FOUND_DOCKERD",
+		ExitCode: ExProgramNotFound,
+		Advice: translate.T(`The none driver with Kubernetes v1.24+ and the docker container-runtime requires dockerd.
+		
+		Please install dockerd using these instructions:
+
+		https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/`),
+		Style: style.Docker,
+	}
 )