diff --git a/gymnasium/envs/mujoco/mujoco_env.py b/gymnasium/envs/mujoco/mujoco_env.py
index 68faf51ee..c3490bd1f 100644
--- a/gymnasium/envs/mujoco/mujoco_env.py
+++ b/gymnasium/envs/mujoco/mujoco_env.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 from os import path
-from typing import Optional, Union
+from typing import Dict, Optional, Union
 
 import numpy as np
 
@@ -132,6 +132,9 @@ class BaseMujocoEnv(gym.Env):
         raise NotImplementedError
 
     # -----------------------------
+    def _get_reset_info(self) -> Dict:
+        """Function that generates the `info` that is returned during a `reset()`."""
+        return {}
 
     def reset(
         self,
@@ -144,9 +147,11 @@ class BaseMujocoEnv(gym.Env):
         self._reset_simulation()
 
         ob = self.reset_model()
+        info = self._get_reset_info()
+
         if self.render_mode == "human":
             self.render()
-        return ob, {}
+        return ob, info
 
     def set_state(self, qpos, qvel):
         """
diff --git a/tests/envs/mujoco/test_mujoco_custom_env.py b/tests/envs/mujoco/test_mujoco_custom_env.py
index b198e45e1..b0cfd1bbb 100644
--- a/tests/envs/mujoco/test_mujoco_custom_env.py
+++ b/tests/envs/mujoco/test_mujoco_custom_env.py
@@ -80,6 +80,9 @@ class PointEnv(MujocoEnv, utils.EzPickle):
 
         return observation
 
+    def _get_reset_info(self):
+        return {"works": True}
+
 
 CHECK_ENV_IGNORE_WARNINGS = [
     f"\x1b[33mWARN: {message}\x1b[0m"
@@ -116,3 +119,11 @@ def test_xml_file():
     assert env.unwrapped.data.qpos.size == 9
 
     # note can not test user home path (with '~') because github CI does not have a home folder
+
+
+def test_reset_info():
+    """Verify that the environment returns info at `reset()`"""
+    env = PointEnv()
+
+    _, info = env.reset()
+    assert info["works"] is True