diff --git a/extensions/container-image/container-image-docker/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/container/image/docker/deployment/DockerWorking.java b/core/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/deployment/IsDockerWorking.java
similarity index 80%
rename from extensions/container-image/container-image-docker/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/container/image/docker/deployment/DockerWorking.java
rename to core/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/deployment/IsDockerWorking.java
index a396ae16e191e..28ae66b7c6402 100644
--- a/extensions/container-image/container-image-docker/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/container/image/docker/deployment/DockerWorking.java
+++ b/core/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/deployment/IsDockerWorking.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-package io.quarkus.container.image.docker.deployment;
+package io.quarkus.deployment;
 
 import java.io.BufferedReader;
 import java.io.File;
@@ -13,9 +13,19 @@
 
 import io.quarkus.deployment.util.ExecUtil;
 
-public class DockerWorking implements BooleanSupplier {
+public class IsDockerWorking implements BooleanSupplier {
 
-    private static final Logger LOGGER = Logger.getLogger(DockerWorking.class.getName());
+    private static final Logger LOGGER = Logger.getLogger(IsDockerWorking.class.getName());
+
+    private final boolean silent;
+
+    public IsDockerWorking() {
+        this(false);
+    }
+
+    public IsDockerWorking(boolean silent) {
+        this.silent = silent;
+    }
 
     @Override
     public boolean getAsBoolean() {
@@ -35,7 +45,9 @@ public boolean getAsBoolean() {
                 LOGGER.info("Docker daemon found. Version:" + filter.getOutput());
                 return true;
             } else {
-                LOGGER.warn("Could not determine version of Docker daemon");
+                if (!silent) {
+                    LOGGER.warn("Could not determine version of Docker daemon");
+                }
                 return false;
             }
         } catch (Exception e) {
diff --git a/extensions/container-image/container-image-docker/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/container/image/docker/deployment/DockerProcessor.java b/extensions/container-image/container-image-docker/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/container/image/docker/deployment/DockerProcessor.java
index 03cd6549e3a33..183064e35b7de 100644
--- a/extensions/container-image/container-image-docker/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/container/image/docker/deployment/DockerProcessor.java
+++ b/extensions/container-image/container-image-docker/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/container/image/docker/deployment/DockerProcessor.java
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 import io.quarkus.container.spi.ContainerImageBuildRequestBuildItem;
 import io.quarkus.container.spi.ContainerImageInfoBuildItem;
 import io.quarkus.container.spi.ContainerImagePushRequestBuildItem;
+import io.quarkus.deployment.IsDockerWorking;
 import io.quarkus.deployment.IsNormalNotRemoteDev;
 import io.quarkus.deployment.annotations.BuildProducer;
 import io.quarkus.deployment.annotations.BuildStep;
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@ public class DockerProcessor {
     private static final String DOCKER_DIRECTORY_NAME = "docker";
     static final String DOCKER_CONTAINER_IMAGE_NAME = "docker";
 
-    private final DockerWorking dockerWorking = new DockerWorking();
+    private final IsDockerWorking isDockerWorking = new IsDockerWorking();
 
     @BuildStep
     public AvailableContainerImageExtensionBuildItem availability() {
@@ -75,7 +76,7 @@ public void dockerBuildFromJar(DockerConfig dockerConfig,
             return;
         }
 
-        if (!dockerWorking.getAsBoolean()) {
+        if (!isDockerWorking.getAsBoolean()) {
             throw new RuntimeException("Unable to build docker image. Please check your docker installation");
         }
 
@@ -107,7 +108,7 @@ public void dockerBuildFromNativeImage(DockerConfig dockerConfig,
             return;
         }
 
-        if (!dockerWorking.getAsBoolean()) {
+        if (!isDockerWorking.getAsBoolean()) {
             throw new RuntimeException("Unable to build docker image. Please check your docker installation");
         }
 
diff --git a/extensions/datasource/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/datasource/deployment/devservices/DevServicesDatasourceProcessor.java b/extensions/datasource/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/datasource/deployment/devservices/DevServicesDatasourceProcessor.java
index 449c0d67bdca8..5d7b0b20f097b 100644
--- a/extensions/datasource/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/datasource/deployment/devservices/DevServicesDatasourceProcessor.java
+++ b/extensions/datasource/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/datasource/deployment/devservices/DevServicesDatasourceProcessor.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 import io.quarkus.datasource.deployment.spi.DevServicesDatasourceResultBuildItem;
 import io.quarkus.datasource.runtime.DataSourceBuildTimeConfig;
 import io.quarkus.datasource.runtime.DataSourcesBuildTimeConfig;
+import io.quarkus.deployment.IsDockerWorking;
 import io.quarkus.deployment.IsNormal;
 import io.quarkus.deployment.annotations.BuildProducer;
 import io.quarkus.deployment.annotations.BuildStep;
@@ -41,6 +42,8 @@ public class DevServicesDatasourceProcessor {
 
     static volatile boolean first = true;
 
+    private final IsDockerWorking isDockerWorking = new IsDockerWorking(true);
+
     @BuildStep(onlyIfNot = IsNormal.class)
     DevServicesDatasourceResultBuildItem launchDatabases(CurateOutcomeBuildItem curateOutcomeBuildItem,
             List<DefaultDataSourceDbKindBuildItem> installedDrivers,
@@ -182,6 +185,11 @@ private DevServicesDatasourceResultBuildItem.DbResult startDevDb(String dbName,
                     + " as it has been disabled in the config");
             return null;
         }
+        if (!isDockerWorking.getAsBoolean()) {
+            log.warn("Please configure datasource URL for "
+                    + (dbName == null ? "default datasource" : dbName) + " or get a working docker instance");
+            return null;
+        }
 
         Optional<String> defaultDbKind = DefaultDataSourceDbKindBuildItem.resolve(
                 dataSourceBuildTimeConfig.dbKind,
diff --git a/extensions/mongodb-client/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/mongodb/deployment/DevServicesMongoProcessor.java b/extensions/mongodb-client/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/mongodb/deployment/DevServicesMongoProcessor.java
index 182c9a3312207..ec8c830638517 100644
--- a/extensions/mongodb-client/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/mongodb/deployment/DevServicesMongoProcessor.java
+++ b/extensions/mongodb-client/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/mongodb/deployment/DevServicesMongoProcessor.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 import org.testcontainers.utility.DockerImageName;
 
 import io.quarkus.bootstrap.classloading.QuarkusClassLoader;
+import io.quarkus.deployment.IsDockerWorking;
 import io.quarkus.deployment.IsNormal;
 import io.quarkus.deployment.annotations.BuildProducer;
 import io.quarkus.deployment.annotations.BuildStep;
@@ -36,6 +37,8 @@ public class DevServicesMongoProcessor {
     static volatile Map<String, CapturedProperties> capturedProperties;
     static volatile boolean first = true;
 
+    private final IsDockerWorking isDockerWorking = new IsDockerWorking(true);
+
     @BuildStep(onlyIfNot = IsNormal.class)
     public DevServicesMongoResultBuildItem startMongo(List<MongoConnectionNameBuildItem> mongoConnections,
             MongoClientBuildTimeConfig mongoClientBuildTimeConfig,
@@ -146,6 +149,13 @@ private StartResult startMongo(String connectionName, CapturedProperties capture
             return null;
         }
 
+        if (!isDockerWorking.getAsBoolean()) {
+            log.warn("Please configure datasource URL for "
+                    + (isDefault(connectionName) ? "default datasource" : connectionName)
+                    + " or get a working docker instance");
+            return null;
+        }
+
         String configPrefix = getConfigPrefix(connectionName);
 
         // TODO: do we need to check the hosts as well?