diff --git a/SOURCES/toolbox-cmd-root-Suggest-a-way-forward-if-coreos-toolbox-was.patch b/SOURCES/toolbox-cmd-root-Suggest-a-way-forward-if-coreos-toolbox-was.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..258226c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/SOURCES/toolbox-cmd-root-Suggest-a-way-forward-if-coreos-toolbox-was.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+From 6b47ff61936d2b602d29b229b079bda00dadad7e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Debarshi Ray <rishi@fedoraproject.org>
+Date: Thu, 2 Sep 2021 14:57:37 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH] cmd/root: Suggest a way forward if coreos/toolbox was used
+
+github.com/coreos/toolbox bind mounts the entire /run from the host
+operating system into the toolbox container. Due to this, when run
+rootful, the /run/.containerenv created by Podman inside the container
+is also seen on the host. This confuses Toolbox into thinking that it's
+running inside a container, even when it's running on the host.
+
+This is an attempt to differentiate between a toolbox container and
+the host by looking at the 'container' environment variable, so that
+the user can be presented with a more helpful error message.
+
+https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1998191
+---
+ src/cmd/root.go | 10 ++++++++++
+ 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+)
+
+diff --git a/src/cmd/root.go b/src/cmd/root.go
+index 5e6f5874a469..139609592218 100644
+--- a/src/cmd/root.go
++++ b/src/cmd/root.go
+@@ -130,6 +130,16 @@ func preRun(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+ 
+ 	if toolboxPath == "" {
+ 		if utils.IsInsideContainer() {
++			if containerType := os.Getenv("container"); containerType == "" {
++				var builder strings.Builder
++				fmt.Fprintf(&builder, "/run/.containerenv found on what looks like the host\n")
++				fmt.Fprintf(&builder, "If this is the host, then remove /run/.containerenv and try again.\n")
++				fmt.Fprintf(&builder, "Otherwise, contact your system administrator or file a bug.")
++
++				errMsg := builder.String()
++				return errors.New(errMsg)
++			}
++
+ 			return errors.New("TOOLBOX_PATH not set")
+ 		}
+ 
+-- 
+2.31.1
+
diff --git a/SPECS/toolbox.spec b/SPECS/toolbox.spec
index e286c6a..d41adce 100644
--- a/SPECS/toolbox.spec
+++ b/SPECS/toolbox.spec
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Version:       0.0.99.3
 %global goipath github.com/containers/%{name}
 %gometa
 
-Release:       0.2%{?dist}
+Release:       0.3%{?dist}
 Summary:       Unprivileged development environment
 
 License:       ASL 2.0
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ Source1:       %{name}.conf
 Patch100:      toolbox-Make-the-build-flags-match-RHEL-s-gobuild.patch
 Patch101:      toolbox-Make-the-build-flags-match-RHEL-s-gobuild-for-PPC64.patch
 Patch102:      toolbox-cmd-run-Make-sosreport-work-by-setting-the-HOST-envi.patch
+Patch103:      toolbox-cmd-root-Suggest-a-way-forward-if-coreos-toolbox-was.patch
 
 # https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1905383
 ExcludeArch:   %{ix86}
@@ -65,6 +66,7 @@ The %{name}-tests package contains system tests for %{name}.
 %endif
 
 %patch102 -p1
+%patch103 -p1
 
 # %%gomkdir is absent from RHEL 8.
 GOBUILDDIR="$(pwd)/_build"
@@ -112,6 +114,10 @@ install -m0644 %{SOURCE1} %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/containers/%{name}.conf
 
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Sep 02 2021 Debarshi Ray <rishi@fedoraproject.org> - 0.0.99.3-0.3
+- Suggest a way forward if coreos/toolbox was used
+Resolves: #1998191
+
 * Thu Aug 26 2021 Jindrich Novy <jnovy@redhat.com> - 0.0.99.3-0.2
 - Make sosreport work by setting the HOST environment variable
 - Related: #1934415