diff --git a/pkg/systemd/quadlet/quadlet.go b/pkg/systemd/quadlet/quadlet.go
index 2f791eec33..86b94fa0e8 100644
--- a/pkg/systemd/quadlet/quadlet.go
+++ b/pkg/systemd/quadlet/quadlet.go
@@ -1186,14 +1186,10 @@ func ConvertVolume(volume *parser.UnitFile, unitsInfoMap map[string]*UnitInfo, i
 
 		mountOpts, ok := volume.Lookup(VolumeGroup, KeyOptions)
 		if ok && len(mountOpts) != 0 {
-			if devValid {
-				if opts.Len() > 2 {
-					opts.WriteString(",")
-				}
-				opts.WriteString(mountOpts)
-			} else {
-				return nil, warnings, fmt.Errorf("key Options can't be used without Device")
+			if opts.Len() > 2 {
+				opts.WriteString(",")
 			}
+			opts.WriteString(mountOpts)
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/test/e2e/quadlet/mount-options.volume b/test/e2e/quadlet/mount-options.volume
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..088f23d4c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/e2e/quadlet/mount-options.volume
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+## assert-last-key-contains Service ExecStart " --opt o=uid=0,gid=11,rw,compress=zstd "
+
+[Volume]
+# Test usernames too
+User=root
+Group=11
+Options=rw,compress=zstd
diff --git a/test/e2e/quadlet_test.go b/test/e2e/quadlet_test.go
index c44b6f4099..5295100aaf 100644
--- a/test/e2e/quadlet_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/quadlet_test.go
@@ -1017,6 +1017,7 @@ BOGUS=foo
 		Entry("Volume - global args", "globalargs.volume"),
 		Entry("Volume - Containers Conf Modules", "containersconfmodule.volume"),
 		Entry("Volume - Type=bind", "device-bind.volume"),
+		Entry("mount-options.volume", "mount-options.volume"),
 
 		Entry("Absolute Path", "absolute.path.kube"),
 		Entry("Basic kube", "basic.kube"),