diff --git a/storage/docs/containers-storage-dedup.md b/storage/docs/containers-storage-dedup.md
index 9a7ff7c343..10f3390344 100644
--- a/storage/docs/containers-storage-dedup.md
+++ b/storage/docs/containers-storage-dedup.md
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ containers-storage-dedup - Deduplicate similar files in the images
 **containers-storage** **dedup**
 
 ## DESCRIPTION
-Find similar files in the images and deduplicate them.  It requires reflink support from the file system.
+Find similar files in the images and deduplicate them. It requires reflink support from the file system.
+
+To check if your filesystem supports reflinks, run **containers-storage status** and look for the **Supports reflinks** field. Deduplication will only work on filesystems that report reflink support (Btrfs, XFS with reflink=1, OCFS2).
 
 ## OPTIONS
 **--hash-method** *method*
@@ -17,3 +19,6 @@ Specify the function to use to calculate the hash for a file.  It can be one of:
 ## EXAMPLE
 
     containers-storage dedup
+
+## SEE ALSO
+containers-storage-status(1)
diff --git a/storage/docs/containers-storage-status.md b/storage/docs/containers-storage-status.md
index 9f1ee36aea..0e00fbb9f9 100644
--- a/storage/docs/containers-storage-status.md
+++ b/storage/docs/containers-storage-status.md
@@ -9,9 +9,11 @@ containers-storage-status - Output status information from the storage library's
 ## DESCRIPTION
 Queries the storage library's driver for status information.
 
+The status output includes a **Supports reflinks** field which indicates whether the filesystem supports reflink/CoW (copy-on-write) file cloning. Reflinks are supported on Btrfs, XFS (with reflink=1 mount option), and OCFS2. When reflinks are supported, storage deduplication will work efficiently.
+
 ## EXAMPLE
 
     containers-storage status
 
 ## SEE ALSO
-containers-storage-version(1)
+containers-storage-version(1), containers-storage-dedup(1)
diff --git a/storage/drivers/overlay/overlay.go b/storage/drivers/overlay/overlay.go
index 229dbdfbe8..e858fac0d4 100644
--- a/storage/drivers/overlay/overlay.go
+++ b/storage/drivers/overlay/overlay.go
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ type Driver struct {
 	stagingDirsLocks map[string]*staging_lockfile.StagingLockFile
 
 	supportsIDMappedMounts *bool
+	supportsReflinks       *bool
 }
 
 type additionalLayerStore struct {
@@ -302,6 +303,18 @@ func (d *Driver) getSupportsDataOnly() (bool, error) {
 	return supportsDataOnly, nil
 }
 
+func (d *Driver) getSupportsReflinks() (bool, error) {
+	if d.supportsReflinks != nil {
+		return *d.supportsReflinks, nil
+	}
+	supportsReflinks, err := checkSupportsReflinks(d.home, d.runhome)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, err
+	}
+	d.supportsReflinks = &supportsReflinks
+	return supportsReflinks, nil
+}
+
 // isNetworkFileSystem checks if the specified file system is supported by native overlay
 // as backing store when running in a user namespace.
 func isNetworkFileSystem(fsMagic graphdriver.FsMagic) bool {
@@ -866,6 +879,10 @@ func (d *Driver) Status() [][2]string {
 	if err != nil {
 		supportsVolatile = false
 	}
+	supportsReflinks, err := d.getSupportsReflinks()
+	if err != nil {
+		supportsReflinks = false
+	}
 	return [][2]string{
 		{"Backing Filesystem", backingFs},
 		{"Supports d_type", strconv.FormatBool(d.supportsDType)},
@@ -873,6 +890,7 @@ func (d *Driver) Status() [][2]string {
 		{"Using metacopy", strconv.FormatBool(d.usingMetacopy)},
 		{"Supports shifting", strconv.FormatBool(d.SupportsShifting(nil, nil))},
 		{"Supports volatile", strconv.FormatBool(supportsVolatile)},
+		{"Supports reflinks", strconv.FormatBool(supportsReflinks)},
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/storage/drivers/overlay/reflink_check_linux.go b/storage/drivers/overlay/reflink_check_linux.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c428ed9111
--- /dev/null
+++ b/storage/drivers/overlay/reflink_check_linux.go
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+//go:build linux
+
+package overlay
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+
+	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+	"go.podman.io/storage/pkg/fileutils"
+)
+
+func checkSupportsReflinks(home, runhome string) (bool, error) {
+	const feature = "reflinks"
+
+	reflinkCacheResult, _, err := cachedFeatureCheck(runhome, feature)
+	if err == nil {
+		logrus.Debugf("Cached reflink support: %v", reflinkCacheResult)
+		return reflinkCacheResult, nil
+	}
+
+	supportsReflinks, err := testReflinkSupport(home)
+	if err != nil {
+		logrus.Debugf("overlay: reflink test failed: %v", err)
+		supportsReflinks = false
+	}
+	logrus.Debugf("overlay: reflink support: %v", supportsReflinks)
+
+	if err := cachedFeatureRecord(runhome, feature, supportsReflinks, ""); err != nil {
+		return false, fmt.Errorf("recording reflink-support status: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return supportsReflinks, nil
+}
+
+func testReflinkSupport(testDir string) (bool, error) {
+	srcPath := filepath.Join(testDir, ".reflink-test-src")
+	dstPath := filepath.Join(testDir, ".reflink-test-dst")
+	defer os.Remove(srcPath)
+	defer os.Remove(dstPath)
+
+	srcFile, err := os.Create(srcPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, fmt.Errorf("failed to create source file: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	testData := []byte("reflink test")
+	if _, err := srcFile.Write(testData); err != nil {
+		srcFile.Close()
+		return false, fmt.Errorf("failed to write test data: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	if err := srcFile.Sync(); err != nil {
+		srcFile.Close()
+		return false, fmt.Errorf("failed to sync source file: %w", err)
+	}
+	srcFile.Close()
+
+	srcFile, err = os.Open(srcPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, fmt.Errorf("failed to reopen source file: %w", err)
+	}
+	defer srcFile.Close()
+
+	dstFile, err := os.Create(dstPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, fmt.Errorf("failed to create destination file: %w", err)
+	}
+	defer dstFile.Close()
+
+	err = fileutils.Reflink(srcFile, dstFile)
+	if err != nil {
+		logrus.Debugf("reflink test failed: %v", err)
+		return false, nil
+	}
+
+	dstFile.Close()
+	dstContent, err := os.ReadFile(dstPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, fmt.Errorf("failed to read destination file: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	if string(dstContent) != string(testData) {
+		return false, fmt.Errorf("reflink data mismatch")
+	}
+
+	return true, nil
+}
diff --git a/storage/drivers/overlay/reflink_check_linux_test.go b/storage/drivers/overlay/reflink_check_linux_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6bec67b303
--- /dev/null
+++ b/storage/drivers/overlay/reflink_check_linux_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+//go:build linux
+
+package overlay
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestCheckSupportsReflinks(t *testing.T) {
+	tmpHome := t.TempDir()
+	tmpRunHome := t.TempDir()
+
+	supported, err := checkSupportsReflinks(tmpHome, tmpRunHome)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("checkSupportsReflinks failed: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	cachedSupported, _, err := cachedFeatureCheck(tmpRunHome, "reflinks")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("cachedFeatureCheck failed: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if supported != cachedSupported {
+		t.Errorf("cached result mismatch: got %v, want %v", cachedSupported, supported)
+	}
+
+	supported2, err := checkSupportsReflinks(tmpHome, tmpRunHome)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("checkSupportsReflinks second call failed: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if supported != supported2 {
+		t.Errorf("second call result mismatch: got %v, want %v", supported2, supported)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestTestReflinkSupport(t *testing.T) {
+	tmpDir := t.TempDir()
+
+	supported, err := testReflinkSupport(tmpDir)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Logf("testReflinkSupport error (may be expected on non-reflink filesystem): %v", err)
+	}
+
+	srcPath := filepath.Join(tmpDir, ".reflink-test-src")
+	dstPath := filepath.Join(tmpDir, ".reflink-test-dst")
+
+	if _, err := os.Stat(srcPath); !os.IsNotExist(err) {
+		t.Errorf("source file was not cleaned up: %v", err)
+	}
+	if _, err := os.Stat(dstPath); !os.IsNotExist(err) {
+		t.Errorf("destination file was not cleaned up: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	t.Logf("Reflink support on this filesystem: %v", supported)
+}