diff --git a/pkg/domain/infra/abi/generate.go b/pkg/domain/infra/abi/generate.go
index 3e1de33097..06e818b9ad 100644
--- a/pkg/domain/infra/abi/generate.go
+++ b/pkg/domain/infra/abi/generate.go
@@ -9,10 +9,12 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/opencontainers/selinux/go-selinux"
 	"go.podman.io/podman/v6/libpod"
 	"go.podman.io/podman/v6/libpod/define"
 	"go.podman.io/podman/v6/pkg/domain/entities"
 	k8sAPI "go.podman.io/podman/v6/pkg/k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	"go.podman.io/podman/v6/pkg/rootless"
 	"go.podman.io/podman/v6/pkg/specgen"
 	generateUtils "go.podman.io/podman/v6/pkg/specgen/generate"
 	"go.podman.io/podman/v6/pkg/systemd/generate"
@@ -218,7 +220,7 @@ func (ic *ContainerEngine) GenerateKube(ctx context.Context, nameOrIDs []string,
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
-		if len(po.Spec.Volumes) != 0 {
+		if len(po.Spec.Volumes) != 0 && selinux.GetEnabled() && rootless.IsRootless() {
 			warning := `
 # NOTE: If you generated this yaml from an unprivileged and rootless podman container on an SELinux
 # enabled system, check the podman generate kube man page for steps to follow to ensure that your pod/container
diff --git a/test/e2e/generate_kube_test.go b/test/e2e/generate_kube_test.go
index 89a4cfade4..55245d28c9 100644
--- a/test/e2e/generate_kube_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/generate_kube_test.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 
 	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
 	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
+	"github.com/opencontainers/selinux/go-selinux"
 	v1 "go.podman.io/podman/v6/pkg/k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	"go.podman.io/podman/v6/pkg/util"
 	. "go.podman.io/podman/v6/test/utils"
@@ -61,6 +62,37 @@ var _ = Describe("Podman kube generate", func() {
 		Expect(numContainers).To(Equal(1))
 	})
 
+	It("on container with volume emits SELinux note only when rootless and SELinux enabled", func() {
+		vol1 := filepath.Join(podmanTest.TempDir, "vol-selinux-note")
+		err := os.MkdirAll(vol1, 0o755)
+		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+
+		ctrName := "test-selinux-note-ctr"
+		session := podmanTest.Podman([]string{"run", "-d", "--name", ctrName, "-v", vol1 + ":/volume/:z", CITEST_IMAGE, "top"})
+		session.WaitWithDefaultTimeout()
+		Expect(session).Should(ExitCleanly())
+
+		outputFile := filepath.Join(podmanTest.RunRoot, "ctr.yaml")
+		kube := podmanTest.Podman([]string{"kube", "generate", ctrName, "-f", outputFile})
+		kube.WaitWithDefaultTimeout()
+		Expect(kube).Should(ExitCleanly())
+
+		b, err := os.ReadFile(outputFile)
+		Expect(err).ShouldNot(HaveOccurred())
+
+		// The SELinux volume-permissions NOTE only applies to unprivileged,
+		// rootless containers on an SELinux-enabled host.
+		if isRootless() && selinux.GetEnabled() {
+			Expect(string(b)).To(ContainSubstring("check the podman generate kube man page"))
+		} else {
+			Expect(string(b)).NotTo(ContainSubstring("check the podman generate kube man page"))
+		}
+
+		rm := podmanTest.Podman([]string{"rm", "-t", "0", "-f", ctrName})
+		rm.WaitWithDefaultTimeout()
+		Expect(rm).Should(ExitCleanly())
+	})
+
 	It("service on container with --security-opt level", func() {
 		session := podmanTest.Podman([]string{"create", "--name", "test", "--security-opt", "label=level:s0:c100,c200", CITEST_IMAGE})
 		session.WaitWithDefaultTimeout()