diff --git a/pkg/api/handlers/compat/containers_create.go b/pkg/api/handlers/compat/containers_create.go
index 03acff66e4..3856d09bef 100644
--- a/pkg/api/handlers/compat/containers_create.go
+++ b/pkg/api/handlers/compat/containers_create.go
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ import (
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/containers/buildah/pkg/parse"
+	"github.com/containers/common/libimage"
 	"github.com/containers/common/libnetwork/types"
 	"github.com/containers/common/pkg/cgroups"
 	"github.com/containers/common/pkg/config"
@@ -33,7 +35,8 @@ func CreateContainer(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	runtime := r.Context().Value(api.RuntimeKey).(*libpod.Runtime)
 	decoder := r.Context().Value(api.DecoderKey).(*schema.Decoder)
 	query := struct {
-		Name string `schema:"name"`
+		Name     string `schema:"name"`
+		Platform string `schema:"platform"`
 	}{
 		// override any golang type defaults
 	}
@@ -69,7 +72,16 @@ func CreateContainer(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	}
 	body.Config.Image = imageName
 
-	newImage, resolvedName, err := runtime.LibimageRuntime().LookupImage(body.Config.Image, nil)
+	lookupImageOptions := libimage.LookupImageOptions{}
+	if query.Platform != "" {
+		var err error
+		lookupImageOptions.OS, lookupImageOptions.Architecture, lookupImageOptions.Variant, err = parse.Platform(query.Platform)
+		if err != nil {
+			utils.Error(w, http.StatusBadRequest, fmt.Errorf("parsing platform: %w", err))
+			return
+		}
+	}
+	newImage, resolvedName, err := runtime.LibimageRuntime().LookupImage(body.Config.Image, &lookupImageOptions)
 	if err != nil {
 		if errors.Is(err, storage.ErrImageUnknown) {
 			utils.Error(w, http.StatusNotFound, fmt.Errorf("no such image: %w", err))
diff --git a/test/apiv2/20-containers.at b/test/apiv2/20-containers.at
index 7840ea5242..3a38976e73 100644
--- a/test/apiv2/20-containers.at
+++ b/test/apiv2/20-containers.at
@@ -624,3 +624,14 @@ fi
 rm -rf $TMPD
 
 podman container rm -fa
+
+# 18951: Make sure container create supports the platform parameter.  Force an
+# initial architecture to make sure the test runs on all platforms.
+podman pull --platform=linux/amd64 $IMAGE
+t POST containers/create?platform=linux/amd64 \
+  Image=$IMAGE \
+  201
+t POST containers/create?platform=linux/aarch64 \
+  Image=$IMAGE \
+  404
+podman rmi -f $IMAGE