diff --git a/docs/source/markdown/options/mount.md b/docs/source/markdown/options/mount.md
index ada1fb8670..bf03d05099 100644
--- a/docs/source/markdown/options/mount.md
+++ b/docs/source/markdown/options/mount.md
@@ -100,6 +100,8 @@ Options specific to type=**tmpfs** and **ramfs**:
 
 - *tmpcopyup*: Enable copyup from the image directory at the same location to the tmpfs/ramfs. Used by default.
 
+- *noatime*: Disable updating file access times when the file is read.
+
 - *notmpcopyup*: Disable copying files from the image to the tmpfs/ramfs.
 
 - *U*, *chown*: *true* or *false* (default if unspecified: *false*). Recursively change the owner and group of the source volume based on the UID and GID of the container.
diff --git a/pkg/util/mount_opts.go b/pkg/util/mount_opts.go
index 4e37fd74a0..e48ed1cc0a 100644
--- a/pkg/util/mount_opts.go
+++ b/pkg/util/mount_opts.go
@@ -185,6 +185,10 @@ func processOptionsInternal(options []string, isTmpfs bool, sourcePath string, g
 				return nil, fmt.Errorf("the 'U' option can only be set once: %w", ErrDupeMntOption)
 			}
 			foundU = true
+		case "noatime":
+			if !isTmpfs {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("the 'noatime' option is only allowed with tmpfs mounts: %w", ErrBadMntOption)
+			}
 		default:
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("unknown mount option %q: %w", opt, ErrBadMntOption)
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/util/utils_test.go b/pkg/util/utils_test.go
index 524f1f0250..797e481772 100644
--- a/pkg/util/utils_test.go
+++ b/pkg/util/utils_test.go
@@ -715,10 +715,10 @@ func TestProcessOptions(t *testing.T) {
 	}{
 		{
 			name:       "tmpfs",
-			options:    []string{"rw", "size=512m"},
+			options:    []string{"rw", "size=512m", "noatime"},
 			isTmpfs:    true,
 			sourcePath: "",
-			expected:   []string{"nodev", "nosuid", "rprivate", "rw", "size=512m", "tmpcopyup"},
+			expected:   []string{"nodev", "nosuid", "rprivate", "rw", "size=512m", "tmpcopyup", "noatime"},
 		},
 		{
 			name:       "duplicate idmap option",
@@ -810,6 +810,12 @@ func TestProcessOptions(t *testing.T) {
 			options:    []string{"bind"},
 			expected:   []string{"nodev", "nosuid", "bind", "private"},
 		},
+		{
+			name:       "noatime allowed only with tmpfs",
+			sourcePath: "/path/to/source",
+			options:    []string{"noatime"},
+			expectErr:  true,
+		},
 	}
 
 	for _, tt := range tests {
diff --git a/test/apiv2/44-mounts.at b/test/apiv2/44-mounts.at
index d54669e7d0..a2efb935cb 100644
--- a/test/apiv2/44-mounts.at
+++ b/test/apiv2/44-mounts.at
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ t POST containers/create?name=hostconfig_test \
   Image=$IMAGE \
   Cmd='["df","-P","'$tmpfs_name'"]' \
   HostConfig='{"Binds":["/tmp/doesnotexist:/test1"]' \
-  TmpFs="{\"$tmpfs_name\":\"rw\"}}" \
+  TmpFs="{\"$tmpfs_name\":\"rw,noatime\"}}" \
   201 \
   .Id~[0-9a-f]\\{64\\}
 cid=$(jq -r '.Id' <<<"$output")
@@ -29,3 +29,11 @@ t GET  containers/${cid}/logs?stdout=true  200
 # null bytes in the outfile.
 like "$(tr -d \\0 <$WORKDIR/curl.result.out)" ".* ${tmpfs_name}" \
      "'df' output includes tmpfs name"
+
+# Reject 'noatime' for bind mount
+t POST libpod/containers/create \
+  Image=$IMAGE \
+  Mounts='[{"type":"bind","source":"/nosuchdir","destination":"/data","options":["noatime"]}]' \
+  500 \
+  .cause="invalid mount option" \
+  .message~"the 'noatime' option is only allowed with tmpfs mounts"
diff --git a/test/e2e/run_volume_test.go b/test/e2e/run_volume_test.go
index ae4625055c..b0020e1c67 100644
--- a/test/e2e/run_volume_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/run_volume_test.go
@@ -1131,4 +1131,18 @@ RUN chmod 755 /test1 /test2 /test3`, ALPINE)
 		outTest := podmanTest.PodmanExitCleanly("run", "--rm", "--mount", fmt.Sprintf("type=volume,src=%s,dest=/mnt", volName), ALPINE, "ls", "/mnt")
 		Expect(outTest.OutputToString()).To(ContainSubstring("testfile"))
 	})
+
+	It("podman run --tmpfs with noatime option", func() {
+		session := podmanTest.Podman([]string{"run", "--rm", "--tmpfs", "/mytmpfs:noatime", ALPINE, "grep", "mytmpfs", "/proc/self/mountinfo"})
+		session.WaitWithDefaultTimeout()
+		Expect(session).Should(ExitCleanly())
+		output := session.OutputToString()
+		Expect(output).To(ContainSubstring("noatime"))
+
+		session = podmanTest.Podman([]string{"run", "--rm", "--tmpfs", "/mytmpfs", ALPINE, "grep", "mytmpfs", "/proc/self/mountinfo"})
+		session.WaitWithDefaultTimeout()
+		Expect(session).Should(ExitCleanly())
+		output = session.OutputToString()
+		Expect(output).ToNot(ContainSubstring("noatime"))
+	})
 })