diff --git a/cmd/podman/containers/rm.go b/cmd/podman/containers/rm.go
index 45b4b4ec58..0efac2a281 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/containers/rm.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/containers/rm.go
@@ -132,6 +132,9 @@ func rm(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		logrus.Debug("--all is set: enforcing --depend=true")
 		rmOptions.Depend = true
 	}
+	if rmOptions.Force {
+		rmOptions.Ignore = true
+	}
 
 	return removeContainers(utils.RemoveSlash(args), rmOptions, true, false)
 }
@@ -144,9 +147,6 @@ func removeContainers(namesOrIDs []string, rmOptions entities.RmOptions, setExit
 	var errs utils.OutputErrors
 	responses, err := registry.ContainerEngine().ContainerRm(context.Background(), namesOrIDs, rmOptions)
 	if err != nil {
-		if rmOptions.Force && strings.Contains(err.Error(), define.ErrNoSuchCtr.Error()) {
-			return nil
-		}
 		if setExit {
 			setExitCode(err)
 		}
@@ -158,9 +158,6 @@ func removeContainers(namesOrIDs []string, rmOptions entities.RmOptions, setExit
 			if errors.Is(r.Err, define.ErrWillDeadlock) {
 				logrus.Errorf("Potential deadlock detected - please run 'podman system renumber' to resolve")
 			}
-			if rmOptions.Force && strings.Contains(r.Err.Error(), define.ErrNoSuchCtr.Error()) {
-				continue
-			}
 			if setExit {
 				setExitCode(r.Err)
 			}
diff --git a/cmd/podman/images/rm.go b/cmd/podman/images/rm.go
index b0409ce208..c03d5b0b72 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/images/rm.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/images/rm.go
@@ -3,14 +3,11 @@ package images
 import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
-	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/containers/podman/v5/cmd/podman/common"
 	"github.com/containers/podman/v5/cmd/podman/registry"
-	"github.com/containers/podman/v5/cmd/podman/utils"
 	"github.com/containers/podman/v5/pkg/domain/entities"
 	"github.com/containers/podman/v5/pkg/errorhandling"
-	"github.com/containers/storage/types"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	"github.com/spf13/pflag"
 )
@@ -72,6 +69,10 @@ func rm(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		return errors.New("when using the --all switch, you may not pass any images names or IDs")
 	}
 
+	if imageOpts.Force {
+		imageOpts.Ignore = true
+	}
+
 	// Note: certain image-removal errors are non-fatal.  Hence, the report
 	// might be set even if err != nil.
 	report, rmErrors := registry.ImageEngine().Remove(registry.GetContext(), args, imageOpts)
@@ -85,19 +86,10 @@ func rm(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 				fmt.Println("Deleted: " + d)
 			}
 		}
-		for _, err := range rmErrors {
-			if !imageOpts.Force || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), types.ErrImageUnknown.Error()) {
-				registry.SetExitCode(report.ExitCode)
-			}
-		}
+	}
+	if len(rmErrors) > 0 {
+		registry.SetExitCode(report.ExitCode)
 	}
 
-	var errs utils.OutputErrors
-	for _, err := range rmErrors {
-		if imageOpts.Force && strings.Contains(err.Error(), types.ErrImageUnknown.Error()) {
-			continue
-		}
-		errs = append(errs, err)
-	}
-	return errorhandling.JoinErrors(errs)
+	return errorhandling.JoinErrors(rmErrors)
 }
diff --git a/cmd/podman/pods/rm.go b/cmd/podman/pods/rm.go
index b96ef15d0a..ac5bde0807 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/pods/rm.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/pods/rm.go
@@ -83,6 +83,10 @@ func rm(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		rmOptions.Timeout = &timeout
 	}
 
+	if rmOptions.Force {
+		rmOptions.Ignore = true
+	}
+
 	errs = append(errs, removePods(args, rmOptions.PodRmOptions, true)...)
 
 	for _, idFile := range rmOptions.PodIDFiles {
@@ -110,9 +114,6 @@ func removePods(namesOrIDs []string, rmOptions entities.PodRmOptions, printIDs b
 
 	responses, err := registry.ContainerEngine().PodRm(context.Background(), namesOrIDs, rmOptions)
 	if err != nil {
-		if rmOptions.Force && strings.Contains(err.Error(), define.ErrNoSuchPod.Error()) {
-			return nil
-		}
 		setExitCode(err)
 		errs = append(errs, err)
 		if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), define.ErrRemovingCtrs.Error()) {
@@ -127,9 +128,6 @@ func removePods(namesOrIDs []string, rmOptions entities.PodRmOptions, printIDs b
 				fmt.Println(r.Id)
 			}
 		} else {
-			if rmOptions.Force && strings.Contains(r.Err.Error(), define.ErrNoSuchPod.Error()) {
-				continue
-			}
 			setExitCode(r.Err)
 			errs = append(errs, r.Err)
 			for ctr, err := range r.RemovedCtrs {
diff --git a/pkg/domain/infra/tunnel/helpers.go b/pkg/domain/infra/tunnel/helpers.go
index 3d33f179d6..a60b67e9e2 100644
--- a/pkg/domain/infra/tunnel/helpers.go
+++ b/pkg/domain/infra/tunnel/helpers.go
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ func getContainersAndInputByContext(contextWithConnection context.Context, all,
 	return filtered, rawInputs, nil
 }
 
-func getPodsByContext(contextWithConnection context.Context, all bool, namesOrIDs []string) ([]*entities.ListPodsReport, error) {
+func getPodsByContext(contextWithConnection context.Context, all bool, ignore bool, namesOrIDs []string) ([]*entities.ListPodsReport, error) {
 	if all && len(namesOrIDs) > 0 {
 		return nil, errors.New("cannot look up specific pods and all")
 	}
@@ -108,6 +108,9 @@ func getPodsByContext(contextWithConnection context.Context, all bool, namesOrID
 		inspectData, err := pods.Inspect(contextWithConnection, nameOrID, nil)
 		if err != nil {
 			if errorhandling.Contains(err, define.ErrNoSuchPod) {
+				if ignore {
+					continue
+				}
 				return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to find pod %q: %w", nameOrID, define.ErrNoSuchPod)
 			}
 			return nil, err
@@ -126,6 +129,9 @@ func getPodsByContext(contextWithConnection context.Context, all bool, namesOrID
 		}
 
 		if !found {
+			if ignore {
+				continue
+			}
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to find pod %q: %w", nameOrID, define.ErrNoSuchPod)
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/domain/infra/tunnel/pods.go b/pkg/domain/infra/tunnel/pods.go
index f485b8a386..f31205418e 100644
--- a/pkg/domain/infra/tunnel/pods.go
+++ b/pkg/domain/infra/tunnel/pods.go
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ func (ic *ContainerEngine) PodKill(ctx context.Context, namesOrIds []string, opt
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	foundPods, err := getPodsByContext(ic.ClientCtx, opts.All, namesOrIds)
+	foundPods, err := getPodsByContext(ic.ClientCtx, opts.All, false, namesOrIds)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ func (ic *ContainerEngine) PodLogs(ctx context.Context, nameOrIDs string, option
 }
 
 func (ic *ContainerEngine) PodPause(ctx context.Context, namesOrIds []string, options entities.PodPauseOptions) ([]*entities.PodPauseReport, error) {
-	foundPods, err := getPodsByContext(ic.ClientCtx, options.All, namesOrIds)
+	foundPods, err := getPodsByContext(ic.ClientCtx, options.All, false, namesOrIds)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ func (ic *ContainerEngine) PodPause(ctx context.Context, namesOrIds []string, op
 }
 
 func (ic *ContainerEngine) PodUnpause(ctx context.Context, namesOrIds []string, options entities.PodunpauseOptions) ([]*entities.PodUnpauseReport, error) {
-	foundPods, err := getPodsByContext(ic.ClientCtx, options.All, namesOrIds)
+	foundPods, err := getPodsByContext(ic.ClientCtx, options.All, false, namesOrIds)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -102,8 +102,8 @@ func (ic *ContainerEngine) PodUnpause(ctx context.Context, namesOrIds []string,
 
 func (ic *ContainerEngine) PodStop(ctx context.Context, namesOrIds []string, opts entities.PodStopOptions) ([]*entities.PodStopReport, error) {
 	timeout := -1
-	foundPods, err := getPodsByContext(ic.ClientCtx, opts.All, namesOrIds)
-	if err != nil && !(opts.Ignore && errors.Is(err, define.ErrNoSuchPod)) {
+	foundPods, err := getPodsByContext(ic.ClientCtx, opts.All, opts.Ignore, namesOrIds)
+	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	if opts.Timeout != -1 {
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ func (ic *ContainerEngine) PodStop(ctx context.Context, namesOrIds []string, opt
 }
 
 func (ic *ContainerEngine) PodRestart(ctx context.Context, namesOrIds []string, options entities.PodRestartOptions) ([]*entities.PodRestartReport, error) {
-	foundPods, err := getPodsByContext(ic.ClientCtx, options.All, namesOrIds)
+	foundPods, err := getPodsByContext(ic.ClientCtx, options.All, false, namesOrIds)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ func (ic *ContainerEngine) PodRestart(ctx context.Context, namesOrIds []string,
 }
 
 func (ic *ContainerEngine) PodStart(ctx context.Context, namesOrIds []string, options entities.PodStartOptions) ([]*entities.PodStartReport, error) {
-	foundPods, err := getPodsByContext(ic.ClientCtx, options.All, namesOrIds)
+	foundPods, err := getPodsByContext(ic.ClientCtx, options.All, false, namesOrIds)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -169,8 +169,8 @@ func (ic *ContainerEngine) PodStart(ctx context.Context, namesOrIds []string, op
 }
 
 func (ic *ContainerEngine) PodRm(ctx context.Context, namesOrIds []string, opts entities.PodRmOptions) ([]*entities.PodRmReport, error) {
-	foundPods, err := getPodsByContext(ic.ClientCtx, opts.All, namesOrIds)
-	if err != nil && !(opts.Ignore && errors.Is(err, define.ErrNoSuchPod)) {
+	foundPods, err := getPodsByContext(ic.ClientCtx, opts.All, opts.Ignore, namesOrIds)
+	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	reports := make([]*entities.PodRmReport, 0, len(foundPods))
diff --git a/test/system/010-images.bats b/test/system/010-images.bats
index 977c58684d..074359c0d1 100644
--- a/test/system/010-images.bats
+++ b/test/system/010-images.bats
@@ -312,6 +312,15 @@ Deleted: $pauseID"
     is "$output" "Error: bogus: image not known" "Should print error"
     run_podman image rm --force bogus
     is "$output" "" "Should print no output"
+
+    random_image_name=$(random_string)
+    random_image_name=${random_image_name,,} # name must be lowercase
+    run_podman image tag $IMAGE $random_image_name
+    run_podman image rm --force bogus $random_image_name
+    assert "$output" = "Untagged: localhost/$random_image_name:latest" "removed image"
+
+    run_podman images
+    assert "$output" !~ "$random_image_name" "image must be removed"
 }
 
 @test "podman images - commit docker with comment" {
diff --git a/test/system/055-rm.bats b/test/system/055-rm.bats
index 7027753cdd..c8169746ec 100644
--- a/test/system/055-rm.bats
+++ b/test/system/055-rm.bats
@@ -111,6 +111,13 @@ load helpers
     is "$output" "Error: no container with ID or name \"bogus\" found: no such container" "Should print error"
     run_podman container rm --force bogus
     is "$output" "" "Should print no output"
+
+    run_podman create --name test $IMAGE
+    run_podman container rm --force bogus test
+    assert "$output" = "test" "should delete test"
+
+    run_podman ps -a -q
+    assert "$output" = "" "container should be removed"
 }
 
 function __run_healthcheck_container() {
diff --git a/test/system/160-volumes.bats b/test/system/160-volumes.bats
index 3316e119f8..7a8fc11b37 100644
--- a/test/system/160-volumes.bats
+++ b/test/system/160-volumes.bats
@@ -550,6 +550,13 @@ EOF
     is "$output" "Error: no volume with name \"bogus\" found: no such volume" "Should print error"
     run_podman volume rm --force bogus
     is "$output" "" "Should print no output"
+
+    run_podman volume create testvol
+    run_podman volume rm --force bogus testvol
+    assert "$output" = "testvol" "removed volume"
+
+    run_podman volume ls -q
+    assert "$output" = "" "no volumes"
 }
 
 @test "podman ps -f" {
diff --git a/test/system/200-pod.bats b/test/system/200-pod.bats
index fcc012ee01..8eccee12ca 100644
--- a/test/system/200-pod.bats
+++ b/test/system/200-pod.bats
@@ -579,6 +579,12 @@ io.max          | $lomajmin rbps=1048576 wbps=1048576 riops=max wiops=max
     is "$output" "Error: .*bogus.*: no such pod" "Should print error"
     run_podman pod rm -t -1 --force bogus
     is "$output" "" "Should print no output"
+
+    run_podman pod create --name testpod
+    run_podman pod rm --force bogus testpod
+    assert "$output" =~ "[0-9a-f]{64}" "rm pod"
+    run_podman pod ps -q
+    assert "$output" = "" "no pods listed"
 }
 
 @test "podman pod create on failure" {
diff --git a/test/system/500-networking.bats b/test/system/500-networking.bats
index 294c7cb914..66f45b2b0b 100644
--- a/test/system/500-networking.bats
+++ b/test/system/500-networking.bats
@@ -848,6 +848,12 @@ EOF
     is "$output" "Error: unable to find network with name or ID bogus: network not found" "Should print error"
     run_podman network rm -t -1 --force bogus
     is "$output" "" "Should print no output"
+
+    run_podman network create testnet
+    run_podman network rm --force bogus testnet
+    assert "$output" = "testnet" "rm network"
+    run_podman network ls -q
+    assert "$output" = "podman" "only podman network listed"
 }
 
 @test "podman network rm --dns-option " {