diff --git a/gymnasium/envs/classic_control/cartpole.py b/gymnasium/envs/classic_control/cartpole.py
index c3e3e7781..b92f8ffea 100644
--- a/gymnasium/envs/classic_control/cartpole.py
+++ b/gymnasium/envs/classic_control/cartpole.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 from gymnasium import logger, spaces
 from gymnasium.envs.classic_control import utils
 from gymnasium.error import DependencyNotInstalled
-from gymnasium.vector import VectorEnv
+from gymnasium.vector import AutoresetMode, VectorEnv
 from gymnasium.vector.utils import batch_space
 
 
@@ -355,6 +355,7 @@ class CartPoleVectorEnv(VectorEnv):
     metadata = {
         "render_modes": ["rgb_array"],
         "render_fps": 50,
+        "autoreset-mode": AutoresetMode.NEXT_STEP,
     }
 
     def __init__(
diff --git a/gymnasium/envs/functional_jax_env.py b/gymnasium/envs/functional_jax_env.py
index 1db7a0281..a4b894a1d 100644
--- a/gymnasium/envs/functional_jax_env.py
+++ b/gymnasium/envs/functional_jax_env.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 from gymnasium.envs.registration import EnvSpec
 from gymnasium.experimental.functional import ActType, FuncEnv, StateType
 from gymnasium.utils import seeding
+from gymnasium.vector import AutoresetMode
 from gymnasium.vector.utils import batch_space
 
 
@@ -115,7 +116,7 @@ def __init__(
         """Initialize the environment from a FuncEnv."""
         super().__init__()
         if metadata is None:
-            metadata = {}
+            metadata = {"AutoresetMode": AutoresetMode.NEXT_STEP}
         self.func_env = func_env
         self.num_envs = num_envs
 
diff --git a/gymnasium/envs/phys2d/cartpole.py b/gymnasium/envs/phys2d/cartpole.py
index 99c3b5f44..41c113db8 100644
--- a/gymnasium/envs/phys2d/cartpole.py
+++ b/gymnasium/envs/phys2d/cartpole.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 from gymnasium.error import DependencyNotInstalled
 from gymnasium.experimental.functional import ActType, FuncEnv, StateType
 from gymnasium.utils import EzPickle
+from gymnasium.vector import AutoresetMode
 
 
 RenderStateType = Tuple["pygame.Surface", "pygame.time.Clock"]  # type: ignore  # noqa: F821
@@ -272,7 +273,12 @@ def __init__(self, render_mode: str | None = None, **kwargs: Any):
 class CartPoleJaxVectorEnv(FunctionalJaxVectorEnv, EzPickle):
     """Jax-based implementation of the vectorized CartPole environment."""
 
-    metadata = {"render_modes": ["rgb_array"], "render_fps": 50, "jax": True}
+    metadata = {
+        "render_modes": ["rgb_array"],
+        "render_fps": 50,
+        "jax": True,
+        "AutoresetMode": AutoresetMode.NEXT_STEP,
+    }
 
     def __init__(
         self,
diff --git a/gymnasium/envs/phys2d/pendulum.py b/gymnasium/envs/phys2d/pendulum.py
index 2e2538263..44ea06b71 100644
--- a/gymnasium/envs/phys2d/pendulum.py
+++ b/gymnasium/envs/phys2d/pendulum.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 from gymnasium.error import DependencyNotInstalled
 from gymnasium.experimental.functional import ActType, FuncEnv, StateType
 from gymnasium.utils import EzPickle
+from gymnasium.vector import AutoresetMode
 
 
 RenderStateType = Tuple["pygame.Surface", "pygame.time.Clock", Optional[float]]  # type: ignore  # noqa: F821
@@ -225,7 +226,12 @@ def get_default_params(self, **kwargs) -> PendulumParams:
 class PendulumJaxEnv(FunctionalJaxEnv, EzPickle):
     """Jax-based pendulum environment using the functional version as base."""
 
-    metadata = {"render_modes": ["rgb_array"], "render_fps": 30, "jax": True}
+    metadata = {
+        "render_modes": ["rgb_array"],
+        "render_fps": 30,
+        "jax": True,
+        "AutoresetMode": AutoresetMode.NEXT_STEP,
+    }
 
     def __init__(self, render_mode: str | None = None, **kwargs: Any):
         """Constructor where the kwargs are passed to the base environment to modify the parameters."""
diff --git a/gymnasium/envs/registration.py b/gymnasium/envs/registration.py
index de00ac1c4..25b0f21b2 100644
--- a/gymnasium/envs/registration.py
+++ b/gymnasium/envs/registration.py
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 
 import gymnasium as gym
 from gymnasium import Env, Wrapper, error, logger
+from gymnasium.logger import warn
+from gymnasium.vector import AutoresetMode
 
 
 if sys.version_info < (3, 10):
@@ -976,6 +978,13 @@ def create_single_env() -> Env:
         copied_id_spec.kwargs["wrappers"] = wrappers
     env.unwrapped.spec = copied_id_spec
 
+    if "AutoresetMode" not in env.metadata:
+        warn(f"The VectorEnv ({env}) is missing AutoresetMode metadata.")
+    elif not isinstance(env.metadata["AutoresetMode"], AutoresetMode):
+        warn(
+            f"The VectorEnv ({env}) AutoresetMode metadata is not an instance of AutoresetMode, {type(env.metadata['AutoresetMode'])}."
+        )
+
     return env
 
 
diff --git a/gymnasium/envs/tabular/blackjack.py b/gymnasium/envs/tabular/blackjack.py
index 714bfea07..4369ef090 100644
--- a/gymnasium/envs/tabular/blackjack.py
+++ b/gymnasium/envs/tabular/blackjack.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 from gymnasium.error import DependencyNotInstalled
 from gymnasium.experimental.functional import ActType, FuncEnv, StateType
 from gymnasium.utils import EzPickle, seeding
+from gymnasium.vector import AutoresetMode
 from gymnasium.wrappers import HumanRendering
 
 
@@ -239,6 +240,7 @@ class BlackjackFunctional(
     metadata = {
         "render_modes": ["rgb_array"],
         "render_fps": 4,
+        "AutoresetMode": AutoresetMode.NEXT_STEP,
     }
 
     def transition(
diff --git a/gymnasium/envs/tabular/cliffwalking.py b/gymnasium/envs/tabular/cliffwalking.py
index 511dabe21..fc8260d8d 100644
--- a/gymnasium/envs/tabular/cliffwalking.py
+++ b/gymnasium/envs/tabular/cliffwalking.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 from gymnasium.error import DependencyNotInstalled
 from gymnasium.experimental.functional import ActType, FuncEnv, StateType
 from gymnasium.utils import EzPickle
+from gymnasium.vector import AutoresetMode
 from gymnasium.wrappers import HumanRendering
 
 
@@ -136,6 +137,7 @@ class CliffWalkingFunctional(
     metadata = {
         "render_modes": ["rgb_array"],
         "render_fps": 4,
+        "AutoresetMode": AutoresetMode.NEXT_STEP,
     }
 
     def transition(
diff --git a/gymnasium/vector/__init__.py b/gymnasium/vector/__init__.py
index 5e380b093..e55a098ad 100644
--- a/gymnasium/vector/__init__.py
+++ b/gymnasium/vector/__init__.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 from gymnasium.vector.async_vector_env import AsyncVectorEnv
 from gymnasium.vector.sync_vector_env import SyncVectorEnv
 from gymnasium.vector.vector_env import (
+    AutoresetMode,
     VectorActionWrapper,
     VectorEnv,
     VectorObservationWrapper,
@@ -21,4 +22,5 @@
     "SyncVectorEnv",
     "AsyncVectorEnv",
     "utils",
+    "AutoresetMode",
 ]