diff --git a/pkg/kdump/kdump-view.jsx b/pkg/kdump/kdump-view.jsx
index fede357a842d..3210c1da3d17 100644
--- a/pkg/kdump/kdump-view.jsx
+++ b/pkg/kdump/kdump-view.jsx
@@ -34,12 +34,14 @@ import { DescriptionList, DescriptionListDescription, DescriptionListGroup, Desc
 import { Modal } from "@patternfly/react-core/dist/esm/components/Modal/index.js";
 import { Spinner } from "@patternfly/react-core/dist/esm/components/Spinner/index.js";
 import { Switch } from "@patternfly/react-core/dist/esm/components/Switch/index.js";
+import { Text, TextContent, TextVariants } from "@patternfly/react-core/dist/esm/components/Text/index.js";
 import { TextInput } from "@patternfly/react-core/dist/esm/components/TextInput/index.js";
 import { Title } from "@patternfly/react-core/dist/esm/components/Title/index.js";
 import { Tooltip, TooltipPosition } from "@patternfly/react-core/dist/esm/components/Tooltip/index.js";
 import { OutlinedQuestionCircleIcon } from "@patternfly/react-icons";
 
 import { useDialogs, DialogsContext } from "dialogs.jsx";
+import { fmt_to_fragments } from 'utils.jsx';
 import { show_modal_dialog } from "cockpit-components-dialog.jsx";
 import { FormHelper } from "cockpit-components-form-helper";
 import { ModalError } from 'cockpit-components-inline-notification.jsx';
@@ -263,12 +265,44 @@ export class KdumpPage extends React.Component {
     }
 
     handleTestSettingsClick() {
+        // if we have multiple targets defined, the config is invalid
+        const target = this.props.kdumpStatus.target;
+        let verifyMessage;
+        if (!target.multipleTargets) {
+            const path = target.path || "/var/crash";
+            if (target.type === "local") {
+                verifyMessage = fmt_to_fragments(
+                    ' ' + _("Results of the crash will be stored in $0 as $1, if kdump is properly configured."),
+                    <span className="ct-monospace">{path}</span>,
+                    <span className="ct-monospace">vmcore</span>);
+            } else if (target.type === "ssh") {
+                verifyMessage = fmt_to_fragments(
+                    ' ' + _("Results of the crash will be stored in $0 as $1, and also copied through SSH to $2, if kdump is properly configured."),
+                    <span className="ct-monospace">{path}</span>,
+                    <span className="ct-monospace">vmcore</span>,
+                    <span className="ct-monospace">{`${target.server}:${path}`}</span>);
+            } else if (target.type === "nfs") {
+                verifyMessage = fmt_to_fragments(
+                    ' ' + _("Results of the crash will be stored via SSH at $0 as $1, and also copied through NFS at $2, if kdump is properly configured."),
+                    <span className="ct-monospace">{path}</span>,
+                    <span className="ct-monospace">vmcore</span>,
+                    <span className="ct-monospace">{`${target.server}:${target.export}`}</span>);
+            }
+        }
+
         // open a dialog to confirm crashing the kernel to test the settings - then do it
         const dialogProps = {
             title: _("Test kdump settings"),
-            body: (
-                <span>{_("Test kdump settings by crashing the kernel. This may take a while and the system might not automatically reboot. Do not purposefully crash the system while any important task is running.")}</span>
-            )
+            body: (<TextContent>
+                <Text component={TextVariants.p}>
+                    {_("Test kdump settings by crashing the kernel. This may take a while and the system might not automatically reboot. Do not purposefully crash the system while any important task is running.")}
+                </Text>
+                {verifyMessage && <Text component={TextVariants.p}>
+                    {verifyMessage}
+                </Text>}
+            </TextContent>),
+            showClose: true,
+            titleIconVariant: "warning",
         };
         // also test modifying properties in subsequent render calls
         const footerProps = {
diff --git a/pkg/kdump/kdump.scss b/pkg/kdump/kdump.scss
index f775a808269e..d2b96d31c59b 100644
--- a/pkg/kdump/kdump.scss
+++ b/pkg/kdump/kdump.scss
@@ -28,3 +28,7 @@
   max-block-size: 200px;
   overflow-y: auto;
 }
+
+.ct-monospace {
+  font-family: var(--pf-v5-global--FontFamily--monospace);
+}
diff --git a/test/verify/check-kdump b/test/verify/check-kdump
index 8a146633b526..f81ea8a3a609 100755
--- a/test/verify/check-kdump
+++ b/test/verify/check-kdump
@@ -32,9 +32,10 @@ class KdumpHelpers(testlib.MachineCase):
         self.browser.switch_to_top()
         self.browser.relogin("/kdump")
 
-    def crashKernel(self):
+    def crashKernel(self, message):
         b = self.browser
         b.click(f"button{self.default_btn_class}")
+        self.browser.wait_in_text(".pf-v5-c-modal-box__body", message)
         # we should get a warning dialog, confirm
         b.click(f"button{self.danger_btn_class}")
         # wait until we've actually triggered a crash
@@ -174,7 +175,7 @@ class TestKdump(KdumpHelpers):
         assertActive(active=True)
 
         # crash the kernel and make sure it wrote a report into the right directory
-        self.crashKernel()
+        self.crashKernel("stored in /var/crash2 as vmcore")
         m.execute(f"until test -e {customPath}/127.0.0.1*/vmcore; do sleep 1; done", timeout=180)
         self.assertIn("Kdump compressed dump", m.execute(f"file {customPath}/127.0.0.1*/vmcore"))
 
@@ -425,7 +426,7 @@ class TestKdumpNFS(KdumpHelpers):
         self.assertIn("\nnfs 10.111.113.2:/srv/kdump\n", conf)
         self.assertNotIn("\npath", conf)
 
-        self.crashKernel()
+        self.crashKernel("at /var/crash as vmcore, and also copied through NFS at 10.111.113.2:/srv/kdump")
 
         # dump is done during boot, so should exist now
         self.assertIn("Kdump compressed dump",
@@ -454,7 +455,7 @@ class TestKdumpNFS(KdumpHelpers):
 
         b.wait_visible(".pf-v5-c-switch__input:checked")
 
-        self.crashKernel()
+        self.crashKernel("at dumps as vmcore, and also copied through NFS at 10.111.113.2:/srv/kdump")
         self.assertIn("Kdump compressed dump",
                       self.machines["nfs"].execute("file /srv/kdump/dumps/10.111.113.1*/vmcore"))