diff --git a/docs/source/markdown/podman-systemd.unit.5.md b/docs/source/markdown/podman-systemd.unit.5.md
index e67bc41039..c8b39cf16b 100644
--- a/docs/source/markdown/podman-systemd.unit.5.md
+++ b/docs/source/markdown/podman-systemd.unit.5.md
@@ -234,6 +234,12 @@ created by using a `$name.volume` quadlet file.
 
 This key can be listed multiple times.
 
+#### `Network=`
+
+Specify a custom network for the container. This has the same format as the `--network` option
+to `podman run`. For example, use `host` to use the host network in the container, or `none` to
+not set up networking in the container.
+
 #### `ExposeHostPort=`
 
 Exposes a port, or a range of ports (e.g. `50-59`), from the host to the container. Equivalent
diff --git a/pkg/systemd/quadlet/quadlet.go b/pkg/systemd/quadlet/quadlet.go
index 877e10516b..ffb1d6f9fe 100644
--- a/pkg/systemd/quadlet/quadlet.go
+++ b/pkg/systemd/quadlet/quadlet.go
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ const (
 	KeyTimezone        = "Timezone"
 	KeySeccompProfile  = "SeccompProfile"
 	KeyAddDevice       = "AddDevice"
+	KeyNetwork         = "Network"
 )
 
 // Supported keys in "Container" group
@@ -106,6 +107,7 @@ var supportedContainerKeys = map[string]bool{
 	KeyTimezone:        true,
 	KeySeccompProfile:  true,
 	KeyAddDevice:       true,
+	KeyNetwork:         true,
 }
 
 // Supported keys in "Volume" group
@@ -371,6 +373,11 @@ func ConvertContainer(container *parser.UnitFile, isUser bool) (*parser.UnitFile
 		podman.addf("--tz=%s", timezone)
 	}
 
+	network, ok := container.Lookup(ContainerGroup, KeyNetwork)
+	if ok && len(network) > 0 {
+		podman.addf("--network=%s", network)
+	}
+
 	// Run with a pid1 init to reap zombies by default (as most apps don't do that)
 	runInit := container.LookupBoolean(ContainerGroup, KeyRunInit, true)
 	if runInit {
diff --git a/test/e2e/quadlet/network.container b/test/e2e/quadlet/network.container
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..89179a29ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/e2e/quadlet/network.container
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+## assert-podman-args "--network=host"
+
+[Container]
+Image=localhost/imagename
+Network=host
diff --git a/test/e2e/quadlet_test.go b/test/e2e/quadlet_test.go
index b453d08d58..d34934cdbf 100644
--- a/test/e2e/quadlet_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/quadlet_test.go
@@ -278,6 +278,7 @@ var _ = Describe("quadlet system generator", func() {
 		Entry("install.container", "install.container"),
 		Entry("label.container", "label.container"),
 		Entry("name.container", "name.container"),
+		Entry("network.container", "network.container"),
 		Entry("noimage.container", "noimage.container"),
 		Entry("noremapuser2.container", "noremapuser2.container"),
 		Entry("noremapuser.container", "noremapuser.container"),