diff --git a/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/resource/workloadgroup/WorkloadGroupMgr.java b/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/resource/workloadgroup/WorkloadGroupMgr.java
index 5ddc5fb68f8599..8ba9b1a7609e71 100644
--- a/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/resource/workloadgroup/WorkloadGroupMgr.java
+++ b/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/resource/workloadgroup/WorkloadGroupMgr.java
@@ -429,7 +429,10 @@ public void dropWorkloadGroup(DropWorkloadGroupStmt stmt) throws DdlException {
         // user need to reset user property first
         Pair<Boolean, String> ret = Env.getCurrentEnv().getAuth().isWorkloadGroupInUse(workloadGroupName);
         if (ret.first) {
-            throw new DdlException("workload group " + workloadGroupName + " is set for user " + ret.second);
+            throw new DdlException("workload group " + workloadGroupName + " is set for user " + ret.second
+                    + ", you can reset the user's property(eg, "
+                    + "set property for " + ret.second + " 'default_workload_group'='xxx'; ), "
+                    + "then you can drop the group.");
         }
 
         // A group with related policies should not be deleted.