diff --git a/common/libimage/pull.go b/common/libimage/pull.go
index 1d1bc201b6..59221d935c 100644
--- a/common/libimage/pull.go
+++ b/common/libimage/pull.go
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ func (r *Runtime) copySingleImageFromRegistry(ctx context.Context, imageName str
 		// NOTE that this is will even override --pull={false,never}.  This is
 		// very likely a bug but a consistent one in Podman/Buildah and should
 		// be addressed at a later point.
-		if pullPolicy != config.PullPolicyAlways {
+		if pullPolicy != config.PullPolicyAlways && pullPolicy != config.PullPolicyNever {
 			switch {
 			// User input clearly refer to a local image.
 			case strings.HasPrefix(imageName, "localhost/"):
diff --git a/common/libimage/pull_test.go b/common/libimage/pull_test.go
index c3e2c17071..cdc34b2504 100644
--- a/common/libimage/pull_test.go
+++ b/common/libimage/pull_test.go
@@ -122,3 +122,23 @@ func TestPullPlatforms(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err, "lookup busybox - by arm")
 	require.NotNil(t, image, "lookup busybox - by local arch")
 }
+
+func TestPullPolicy(t *testing.T) {
+	runtime, cleanup := testNewRuntime(t)
+	defer cleanup()
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	pullOptions := &PullOptions{}
+
+	pulledImages, err := runtime.Pull(ctx, "alpine", config.PullPolicyNever, pullOptions)
+	require.Error(t, err, "Never pull different arch alpine")
+	require.Nil(t, pulledImages, "lookup alpine")
+
+	pulledImages, err = runtime.Pull(ctx, "alpine", config.PullPolicyNewer, pullOptions)
+	require.NoError(t, err, "Newer pull different arch alpine")
+	require.NotNil(t, pulledImages, "lookup alpine")
+
+	pulledImages, err = runtime.Pull(ctx, "alpine", config.PullPolicyNever, pullOptions)
+	require.NoError(t, err, "Never pull different arch alpine")
+	require.NotNil(t, pulledImages, "lookup alpine")
+
+}