diff --git a/tools/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/tools/streams/StreamsGroupCommand.java b/tools/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/tools/streams/StreamsGroupCommand.java
index 30de2900830..7ac61e9df9e 100644
--- a/tools/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/tools/streams/StreamsGroupCommand.java
+++ b/tools/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/tools/streams/StreamsGroupCommand.java
@@ -496,7 +496,8 @@ public class StreamsGroupCommand {
                                             if (e.getCause() instanceof UnknownTopicOrPartitionException) {
                                                 printError("Deleting internal topics for group '" + groupId + "' failed because the topics do not exist.", Optional.empty());
                                             } else if (e.getCause() instanceof UnsupportedVersionException) {
-                                                printError("Deleting internal topics is not supported by the broker version. " +
+                                                printError("Deleting internal topics is not supported by the broker version.\n" +
+                                                    "Internal topics: (" + String.join(",", internalTopics) + ").\n" +
                                                     "Use 'kafka-topics.sh' to delete the group's internal topics.", Optional.of(e.getCause()));
                                             } else {
                                                 printError("Deleting internal topics for group '" + groupId + "' failed due to " + e.getMessage(), Optional.of(e));
@@ -830,8 +831,19 @@ public class StreamsGroupCommand {
                 }
             } catch (InterruptedException | ExecutionException e) {
                 if (e.getCause() instanceof UnsupportedVersionException) {
-                    printError("Retrieving internal topics is not supported by the broker version. " +
-                        "Use 'kafka-topics.sh' to list and delete the group's internal topics.", Optional.of(e.getCause()));
+                    try {
+                        // Retrieve internal topic list if possible, and add the list of topic names to error message
+                        Set<String> allTopics = adminClient.listTopics().names().get();
+                        List<String> internalTopics = allTopics.stream()
+                            .filter(topic -> groupIds.stream().anyMatch(groupId -> isInferredInternalTopic(topic, groupId)))
+                            .collect(Collectors.toList());
+                        printError("Retrieving internal topics is not supported by the broker version.\n" +
+                            "Internal topics: (" + String.join(",", internalTopics) + ").\n" +
+                            "Use 'kafka-topics.sh' to delete the group's internal topics.", Optional.of(e.getCause()));
+                    } catch (InterruptedException | ExecutionException ex) {
+                        printError("Retrieving internal topics is not supported by the broker version. " +
+                            "Use 'kafka-topics.sh' to list and delete the group's internal topics.", Optional.of(e.getCause()));
+                    }
                 } else {
                     printError("Retrieving internal topics failed due to " + e.getMessage(), Optional.of(e));
                 }
diff --git a/tools/src/test/java/org/apache/kafka/tools/streams/DeleteStreamsGroupTest.java b/tools/src/test/java/org/apache/kafka/tools/streams/DeleteStreamsGroupTest.java
index 5e00cd5dae3..aa89d8796de 100644
--- a/tools/src/test/java/org/apache/kafka/tools/streams/DeleteStreamsGroupTest.java
+++ b/tools/src/test/java/org/apache/kafka/tools/streams/DeleteStreamsGroupTest.java
@@ -405,11 +405,20 @@ public class DeleteStreamsGroupTest {
             updateStreamsGroupProtocol((short) 0);
             final Map<String, Throwable> result = new HashMap<>();
             String output = ToolsTestUtils.grabConsoleOutput(() -> result.putAll(service.deleteGroups()));
+            System.out.println(output);
 
             assertTrue(output.contains("Deletion of requested streams groups ('" + appId + "') was successful."),
                 "The streams group could not be deleted as expected");
-            assertTrue(output.contains("Retrieving internal topics is not supported by the broker version. " +
-                "Use 'kafka-topics.sh' to list and delete the group's internal topics."));
+            assertTrue(output.contains("Retrieving internal topics is not supported by the broker version."));
+            assertTrue(output.contains("Use 'kafka-topics.sh' to delete the group's internal topics."));
+            // Validate the list of internal topics in error message
+            assertTrue(output.contains("Internal topics:"));
+            System.out.println(output);
+            assertTrue(
+                output.matches("(?s).*" + APP_ID_PREFIX + "[a-zA-Z0-9\\-]+-(aggregated_value-changelog|repartition|changelog).*"),
+                "The internal topic name does not match the expected format. Output: " + output
+            );
+
             assertEquals(1, result.size());
             assertTrue(result.containsKey(appId));
             assertNull(result.get(appId), "The streams group could not be deleted as expected");