diff --git a/docs/source/markdown/podman-systemd.unit.5.md b/docs/source/markdown/podman-systemd.unit.5.md
index e0c7add39e..5ad2d33a31 100644
--- a/docs/source/markdown/podman-systemd.unit.5.md
+++ b/docs/source/markdown/podman-systemd.unit.5.md
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ Valid options for `[Container]` are listed below:
 | Group=1234                       | --user UID:1234                        |
 | Image=ubi8                       | Image specification - ubi8             |
 | Label="YXZ"                      | --label "XYZ"                          |
+| LogDriver=journald               | --log-driver journald                  |
 | Network=host                     | --net host                             |
 | NoNewPrivileges=true             | --security-opt no-new-privileges       |
 | Rootfs=/var/lib/rootfs           | --rootfs /var/lib/rootfs               |
@@ -209,6 +210,13 @@ similar to `Environment`.
 
 This key can be listed multiple times.
 
+### `LogDriver=`
+
+Set the log-driver Podman should use when running the container.
+Equivalent to the Podman `--log-driver` option.
+
+The default value is `passthrough`.
+
 ### `Network=`
 
 Specify a custom network for the container. This has the same format as the `--network` option
@@ -385,6 +393,7 @@ Valid options for `[Kube]` are listed below:
 | **[Kube] options**               | **podman kube play equivalent**        |
 | -----------------                | ------------------                     |
 | ConfigMap=/tmp/config.map        | --config-map /tmp/config.map           |
+| LogDriver=journald               | --log-driver journald                  |
 | Network=host                     | --net host                             |
 | PublishPort=59-60                | --publish=59-60                        |
 | RemapGid=keep-id                 | --group-add keep-id                    |
@@ -403,6 +412,13 @@ it may be absolute or relative to the location of the unit file.
 
 This key may be used multiple times
 
+### `LogDriver=`
+
+Set the log-driver Podman should use when running the container.
+Equivalent to the Podman `--log-driver` option.
+
+The default value is `passthrough`.
+
 ### `Network=`
 
 Specify a custom network for the container. This has the same format as the `--network` option
diff --git a/pkg/systemd/quadlet/quadlet.go b/pkg/systemd/quadlet/quadlet.go
index f4da85220f..0ea00ad265 100644
--- a/pkg/systemd/quadlet/quadlet.go
+++ b/pkg/systemd/quadlet/quadlet.go
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ const (
 	XKubeGroup      = "X-Kube"
 	XNetworkGroup   = "X-Network"
 	XVolumeGroup    = "X-Volume"
+
+	// Use passthough as the default log driver to output to Journal
+	defaultLogDriver = "passthrough"
 )
 
 // All the supported quadlet keys
@@ -47,6 +50,7 @@ const (
 	KeyGroup                 = "Group"
 	KeyImage                 = "Image"
 	KeyLabel                 = "Label"
+	KeyLogDriver             = "LogDriver"
 	KeyNetwork               = "Network"
 	KeyNetworkDisableDNS     = "DisableDNS"
 	KeyNetworkDriver         = "Driver"
@@ -101,6 +105,7 @@ var (
 		KeyGroup:                 true,
 		KeyImage:                 true,
 		KeyLabel:                 true,
+		KeyLogDriver:             true,
 		KeyNetwork:               true,
 		KeyNoNewPrivileges:       true,
 		KeyNotify:                true,
@@ -153,6 +158,7 @@ var (
 	// Supported keys in "Kube" group
 	supportedKubeKeys = map[string]bool{
 		KeyConfigMap:    true,
+		KeyLogDriver:    true,
 		KeyNetwork:      true,
 		KeyPublishPort:  true,
 		KeyRemapGID:     true,
@@ -309,11 +315,10 @@ func ConvertContainer(container *parser.UnitFile, isUser bool) (*parser.UnitFile
 
 		// On clean shutdown, remove container
 		"--rm",
-
-		// But we still want output to the journal, so use the log driver.
-		"--log-driver", "passthrough",
 	)
 
+	handleLogDriver(container, ContainerGroup, podman)
+
 	// We use crun as the runtime and delegated groups to it
 	service.Add(ServiceGroup, "Delegate", "yes")
 	podman.add(
@@ -793,11 +798,10 @@ func ConvertKube(kube *parser.UnitFile, isUser bool) (*parser.UnitFile, error) {
 
 		// Use a service container
 		"--service-container=true",
-
-		// We want output to the journal, so use the log driver.
-		"--log-driver", "passthrough",
 	)
 
+	handleLogDriver(kube, KubeGroup, execStart)
+
 	if err := handleUserRemap(kube, KubeGroup, execStart, isUser, false); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -982,3 +986,11 @@ func handlePublishPorts(unitFile *parser.UnitFile, groupName string, podman *Pod
 
 	return nil
 }
+
+func handleLogDriver(unitFile *parser.UnitFile, groupName string, podman *PodmanCmdline) {
+	logDriver, found := unitFile.Lookup(groupName, KeyLogDriver)
+	if !found {
+		logDriver = defaultLogDriver
+	}
+	podman.add("--log-driver", logDriver)
+}
diff --git a/test/e2e/quadlet/logdriver.container b/test/e2e/quadlet/logdriver.container
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6dd15510aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/e2e/quadlet/logdriver.container
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+## assert-podman-args "--log-driver" "journald"
+
+[Container]
+Image=localhost/imagename
+LogDriver=journald
diff --git a/test/e2e/quadlet/logdriver.kube b/test/e2e/quadlet/logdriver.kube
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..83a5ac22f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/e2e/quadlet/logdriver.kube
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+## assert-podman-args "--log-driver" "journald"
+
+[Kube]
+Yaml=deployment.yml
+LogDriver=journald
diff --git a/test/e2e/quadlet_test.go b/test/e2e/quadlet_test.go
index f50f58894e..22beeac2ce 100644
--- a/test/e2e/quadlet_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/quadlet_test.go
@@ -483,6 +483,7 @@ var _ = Describe("quadlet system generator", func() {
 		Entry("env-host.container", "env-host.container"),
 		Entry("env-host-false.container", "env-host-false.container"),
 		Entry("secrets.container", "secrets.container"),
+		Entry("logdriver.container", "logdriver.container"),
 
 		Entry("basic.volume", "basic.volume"),
 		Entry("label.volume", "label.volume"),
@@ -500,6 +501,7 @@ var _ = Describe("quadlet system generator", func() {
 		Entry("Kube - ConfigMap", "configmap.kube"),
 		Entry("Kube - Publish IPv4 ports", "ports.kube"),
 		Entry("Kube - Publish IPv6 ports", "ports_ipv6.kube"),
+		Entry("Kube - Logdriver", "logdriver.kube"),
 
 		Entry("Network - Basic", "basic.network"),
 		Entry("Network - Label", "label.network"),