diff --git a/src/tools/mdbx_chk.c b/src/tools/mdbx_chk.c
index 1c4036c8..bf8bee76 100644
--- a/src/tools/mdbx_chk.c
+++ b/src/tools/mdbx_chk.c
@@ -1172,6 +1172,14 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
     }
     printf(", %" PRIu64 " pages\n",
            envinfo.mi_geo.current / envinfo.mi_dxb_pagesize);
+#if defined(_WIN32) || defined(_WIN64)
+    if (envinfo.mi_geo.shrink && envinfo.mi_geo.current != envinfo.mi_geo.upper)
+      print("                     WARNING: Due Windows system limitations a "
+            "file couldn't\n                     be truncated while database "
+            "is opened. So, the size of\n                     database file "
+            "may by large than the database itself,\n                     "
+            "until it will be closed or reopened in read-write mode.\n");
+#endif
     print(" - transactions: recent %" PRIu64 ", latter reader %" PRIu64
           ", lag %" PRIi64 "\n",
           envinfo.mi_recent_txnid, envinfo.mi_latter_reader_txnid,
diff --git a/src/tools/mdbx_stat.c b/src/tools/mdbx_stat.c
index 260e198b..461f569a 100644
--- a/src/tools/mdbx_stat.c
+++ b/src/tools/mdbx_stat.c
@@ -216,6 +216,14 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
              mei.mi_mapsize, mei.mi_mapsize / mst.ms_psize);
       printf("  Current datafile: %" PRIu64 " bytes, %" PRIu64 " pages\n",
              mei.mi_geo.current, mei.mi_geo.current / mst.ms_psize);
+#if defined(_WIN32) || defined(_WIN64)
+      if (mei.mi_geo.shrink && mei.mi_geo.current != mei.mi_geo.upper)
+        printf("                    WARNING: Due Windows system limitations a "
+               "file couldn't\n                    be truncated while database "
+               "is opened. So, the size of\n                    database file "
+               "may by large than the database itself,\n                    "
+               "until it will be closed or reopened in read-write mode.\n");
+#endif
     } else {
       printf("  Fixed datafile: %" PRIu64 " bytes, %" PRIu64 " pages\n",
              mei.mi_geo.current, mei.mi_geo.current / mst.ms_psize);