diff --git a/libpod/events/journal_linux.go b/libpod/events/journal_linux.go
index b239242dac..0fc1d6f71e 100644
--- a/libpod/events/journal_linux.go
+++ b/libpod/events/journal_linux.go
@@ -53,14 +53,8 @@ func (e EventJournalD) Write(ee Event) error {
 		if ee.PodID != "" {
 			m["PODMAN_POD_ID"] = ee.PodID
 		}
-		// If we have container labels, we need to convert them to a string so they
-		// can be recorded with the event
-		if len(ee.Details.Attributes) > 0 {
-			b, err := json.Marshal(ee.Details.Attributes)
-			if err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-			m["PODMAN_LABELS"] = string(b)
+		if err := addLabelsToJournal(m, ee.Details.Attributes); err != nil {
+			return err
 		}
 		if ee.Status == HealthStatus {
 			m["PODMAN_HEALTH_STATUS"] = ee.HealthStatus
@@ -75,6 +69,9 @@ func (e EventJournalD) Write(ee Event) error {
 	case Network:
 		m["PODMAN_ID"] = ee.ID
 		m["PODMAN_NETWORK_NAME"] = ee.Network
+		if err := addLabelsToJournal(m, ee.Details.Attributes); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 	case Volume:
 		m["PODMAN_NAME"] = ee.Name
 	}
@@ -93,6 +90,35 @@ func (e EventJournalD) Write(ee Event) error {
 	return journal.Send(ee.ToHumanReadable(false), prio, m)
 }
 
+func addLabelsToJournal(journalEntry, eventAttributes map[string]string) error {
+	// If we have container labels, we need to convert them to a string so they
+	// can be recorded with the event
+	if len(eventAttributes) > 0 {
+		b, err := json.Marshal(eventAttributes)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		journalEntry["PODMAN_LABELS"] = string(b)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func getLabelsFromJournal(entry *sdjournal.JournalEntry, event *Event) error {
+	// we need to check for the presence of labels recorded to a container event
+	if stringLabels, ok := entry.Fields["PODMAN_LABELS"]; ok && len(stringLabels) > 0 {
+		labels := make(map[string]string, 0)
+		if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(stringLabels), &labels); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		// if we have labels, add them to the event
+		if len(labels) > 0 {
+			event.Attributes = labels
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 // Read reads events from the journal and sends qualified events to the event channel
 func (e EventJournalD) Read(ctx context.Context, options ReadOptions) (retErr error) {
 	filterMap, err := generateEventFilters(options.Filters, options.Since, options.Until)
@@ -224,18 +250,8 @@ func newEventFromJournalEntry(entry *sdjournal.JournalEntry) (*Event, error) {
 				newEvent.ContainerExitCode = &intCode
 			}
 		}
-
-		// we need to check for the presence of labels recorded to a container event
-		if stringLabels, ok := entry.Fields["PODMAN_LABELS"]; ok && len(stringLabels) > 0 {
-			labels := make(map[string]string, 0)
-			if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(stringLabels), &labels); err != nil {
-				return nil, err
-			}
-
-			// if we have labels, add them to the event
-			if len(labels) > 0 {
-				newEvent.Attributes = labels
-			}
+		if err := getLabelsFromJournal(entry, &newEvent); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
 		}
 		newEvent.HealthStatus = entry.Fields["PODMAN_HEALTH_STATUS"]
 		if log, ok := entry.Fields["PODMAN_HEALTH_LOG"]; ok {
@@ -251,6 +267,9 @@ func newEventFromJournalEntry(entry *sdjournal.JournalEntry) (*Event, error) {
 	case Network:
 		newEvent.ID = entry.Fields["PODMAN_ID"]
 		newEvent.Network = entry.Fields["PODMAN_NETWORK_NAME"]
+		if err := getLabelsFromJournal(entry, &newEvent); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
 	case Image:
 		newEvent.ID = entry.Fields["PODMAN_ID"]
 		if val, ok := entry.Fields["ERROR"]; ok {
diff --git a/test/system/500-networking.bats b/test/system/500-networking.bats
index 4b1b297af7..fd07c16939 100644
--- a/test/system/500-networking.bats
+++ b/test/system/500-networking.bats
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ load helpers.network
     run_podman network ls -n
     assert "$output" !~ "$heading" "network ls -n shows header anyway"
 
+    since=$(date --iso-8601=seconds)
+
     # check deterministic list order
     local net1=net-a-$(safename)
     local net2=net-b-$(safename)
@@ -28,12 +30,22 @@ load helpers.network
     run_podman network create $net2
     run_podman network create $net3
 
+    # Quick check that we generate events
+    run_podman events --filter type=network --since $since --stream=false
+    assert "$output" =~ "network create [0-9a-f]{64} \(name=$net1, type=bridge\)" "network1 create event"
+    assert "$output" =~ "network create [0-9a-f]{64} \(name=$net2, type=bridge\)" "network2 create event"
+    assert "$output" =~ "network create [0-9a-f]{64} \(name=$net3, type=bridge\)" "network3 create event"
+
     run_podman network ls --quiet
     # just check that the order of the created networks is correct
     # we cannot do an exact match since developer and CI systems could contain more networks
     is "$output" ".*$net1.*$net2.*$net3.*podman.*" "networks sorted alphabetically"
 
     run_podman network rm $net1 $net2 $net3
+    run_podman events --filter type=network --since $since --stream=false
+    assert "$output" =~ "network remove [0-9a-f]{64} \(name=$net1, type=bridge\)" "network1 remove event"
+    assert "$output" =~ "network remove [0-9a-f]{64} \(name=$net2, type=bridge\)" "network2 remove event"
+    assert "$output" =~ "network remove [0-9a-f]{64} \(name=$net3, type=bridge\)" "network3 remove event"
 }
 
 # Copied from tsweeney's https://github.com/containers/podman/issues/4827