diff --git a/pkg/systemd/parser/unitfile.go b/pkg/systemd/parser/unitfile.go
index 099145f592..19556e0cd7 100644
--- a/pkg/systemd/parser/unitfile.go
+++ b/pkg/systemd/parser/unitfile.go
@@ -879,6 +879,15 @@ func (f *UnitFile) Add(groupName string, key string, value string) {
 	group.add(key, value)
 }
 
+func (f *UnitFile) AddEscaped(groupName string, key string, value string) {
+	if wordNeedEscape(value) {
+		var escaped strings.Builder
+		appendEscapeWord(&escaped, value)
+		value = escaped.String()
+	}
+	f.Add(groupName, key, value)
+}
+
 func (f *UnitFile) AddCmdline(groupName string, key string, args []string) {
 	f.Add(groupName, key, escapeWords(args))
 }
diff --git a/pkg/systemd/quadlet/quadlet.go b/pkg/systemd/quadlet/quadlet.go
index 28ac14af96..6c11dd98fb 100644
--- a/pkg/systemd/quadlet/quadlet.go
+++ b/pkg/systemd/quadlet/quadlet.go
@@ -1151,7 +1151,7 @@ func ConvertVolume(volume *parser.UnitFile, unitsInfoMap map[string]*UnitInfo, i
 			if devValid {
 				podman.add("--opt", fmt.Sprintf("type=%s", devType))
 				if devType == "bind" {
-					service.Add(UnitGroup, "RequiresMountsFor", dev)
+					service.AddEscaped(UnitGroup, "RequiresMountsFor", dev)
 				}
 			} else {
 				return nil, warnings, fmt.Errorf("key Type can't be used without Device")
@@ -1929,7 +1929,7 @@ func handleStorageSource(quadletUnitFile, serviceUnitFile *parser.UnitFile, sour
 	}
 	if source[0] == '/' {
 		// Absolute path
-		serviceUnitFile.Add(UnitGroup, "RequiresMountsFor", source)
+		serviceUnitFile.AddEscaped(UnitGroup, "RequiresMountsFor", source)
 	} else if strings.HasSuffix(source, ".volume") || (checkImage && strings.HasSuffix(source, ".image")) || strings.HasSuffix(source, ".artifact") {
 		sourceUnitInfo, ok := unitsInfoMap[source]
 		if !ok {
diff --git a/test/e2e/quadlet/mount.container b/test/e2e/quadlet/mount.container
index b0a4713785..2327cf8cf3 100644
--- a/test/e2e/quadlet/mount.container
+++ b/test/e2e/quadlet/mount.container
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 [Container]
 Image=localhost/imagename
+## assert-has-key Unit RequiresMountsFor "/path/on/host"
 ## assert-podman-args-key-val "--mount" "," "type=bind,source=/path/on/host,destination=/path/in/container"
 Mount=type=bind,source=/path/on/host,destination=/path/in/container
+## assert-has-key Unit RequiresMountsFor "\"/path/on/host\\x20with\\x20spaces\""
+## assert-podman-args-key-val "--mount" "," "type=bind,source=/path/on/host with spaces,dst=/path"
+Mount="type=bind,src=/path/on/host with spaces,dst=/path"
 ## assert-podman-args-key-val "--mount" "," "type=bind,source=/path/on/host,dst=/path/in/container,relabel=shared"
 Mount=type=bind,src=/path/on/host,dst=/path/in/container,relabel=shared
 ## assert-podman-args-key-val "--mount" "," "type=bind,source=/path/on/host,dst=/path/in/container,relabel=shared,U=true"