diff --git a/docs/source/markdown/options/mount.md b/docs/source/markdown/options/mount.md
index 9a14b39fd1..7114d74952 100644
--- a/docs/source/markdown/options/mount.md
+++ b/docs/source/markdown/options/mount.md
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ Options specific to type=**image**:
 
 - *rw*, *readwrite*: *true* or *false* (default if unspecified: *false*).
 
+- *subpath*: Mount only a specific path within the image, instead of the whole image.
+
 Options specific to **bind** and **glob**:
 
 - *ro*, *readonly*: *true* or *false* (default if unspecified: *false*).
diff --git a/libpod/container.go b/libpod/container.go
index 00616ccfa3..8e188b33c4 100644
--- a/libpod/container.go
+++ b/libpod/container.go
@@ -275,6 +275,8 @@ type ContainerImageVolume struct {
 	Dest string `json:"dest"`
 	// ReadWrite sets the volume writable.
 	ReadWrite bool `json:"rw"`
+	// SubPath determines which part of the image will be mounted into the container.
+	SubPath string `json:"subPath,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // ContainerSecret is a secret that is mounted in a container
diff --git a/libpod/container_internal_common.go b/libpod/container_internal_common.go
index 2ec7c0040e..78dd31b39c 100644
--- a/libpod/container_internal_common.go
+++ b/libpod/container_internal_common.go
@@ -459,11 +459,23 @@ func (c *Container) generateSpec(ctx context.Context) (s *spec.Spec, cleanupFunc
 			return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create TempDir in the %s directory: %w", c.config.StaticDir, err)
 		}
 
+		imagePath := mountPoint
+		if volume.SubPath != "" {
+			safeMount, err := c.safeMountSubPath(mountPoint, volume.SubPath)
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, nil, err
+			}
+
+			safeMounts = append(safeMounts, safeMount)
+
+			imagePath = safeMount.mountPoint
+		}
+
 		var overlayMount spec.Mount
 		if volume.ReadWrite {
-			overlayMount, err = overlay.Mount(contentDir, mountPoint, volume.Dest, c.RootUID(), c.RootGID(), c.runtime.store.GraphOptions())
+			overlayMount, err = overlay.Mount(contentDir, imagePath, volume.Dest, c.RootUID(), c.RootGID(), c.runtime.store.GraphOptions())
 		} else {
-			overlayMount, err = overlay.MountReadOnly(contentDir, mountPoint, volume.Dest, c.RootUID(), c.RootGID(), c.runtime.store.GraphOptions())
+			overlayMount, err = overlay.MountReadOnly(contentDir, imagePath, volume.Dest, c.RootUID(), c.RootGID(), c.runtime.store.GraphOptions())
 		}
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("creating overlay mount for image %q failed: %w", volume.Source, err)
diff --git a/libpod/options.go b/libpod/options.go
index f4f03f341c..c90d779bde 100644
--- a/libpod/options.go
+++ b/libpod/options.go
@@ -1474,6 +1474,7 @@ func WithImageVolumes(volumes []*ContainerImageVolume) CtrCreateOption {
 				Dest:      vol.Dest,
 				Source:    vol.Source,
 				ReadWrite: vol.ReadWrite,
+				SubPath:   vol.SubPath,
 			})
 		}
 
diff --git a/pkg/specgen/generate/container_create.go b/pkg/specgen/generate/container_create.go
index 0887eb4c8c..8d4029114b 100644
--- a/pkg/specgen/generate/container_create.go
+++ b/pkg/specgen/generate/container_create.go
@@ -501,6 +501,7 @@ func createContainerOptions(rt *libpod.Runtime, s *specgen.SpecGenerator, pod *l
 				Dest:      v.Destination,
 				Source:    v.Source,
 				ReadWrite: v.ReadWrite,
+				SubPath:   v.SubPath,
 			})
 		}
 		options = append(options, libpod.WithImageVolumes(vols))
diff --git a/pkg/specgen/volumes.go b/pkg/specgen/volumes.go
index 075711138c..d2c1e54876 100644
--- a/pkg/specgen/volumes.go
+++ b/pkg/specgen/volumes.go
@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@ type ImageVolume struct {
 	Destination string
 	// ReadWrite sets the volume writable.
 	ReadWrite bool
+	// SubPath mounts a particular path within the image.
+	// If empty, the whole image is mounted.
+	SubPath string `json:"subPath,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // GenVolumeMounts parses user input into mounts, volumes and overlay volumes
diff --git a/pkg/specgenutil/volumes.go b/pkg/specgenutil/volumes.go
index c481867163..510b11254b 100644
--- a/pkg/specgenutil/volumes.go
+++ b/pkg/specgenutil/volumes.go
@@ -611,6 +611,14 @@ func getImageVolume(args []string) (*specgen.ImageVolume, error) {
 			default:
 				return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid rw value %q: %w", value, util.ErrBadMntOption)
 			}
+		case "subpath":
+			if !hasValue {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("%v: %w", name, errOptionArg)
+			}
+			if !filepath.IsAbs(value) {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("volume subpath %q must be an absolute path", value)
+			}
+			newVolume.SubPath = value
 		case "consistency":
 			// Often used on MACs and mistakenly on Linux platforms.
 			// Since Docker ignores this option so shall we.
diff --git a/test/e2e/run_volume_test.go b/test/e2e/run_volume_test.go
index 2cd1881e8e..07cfca1fb3 100644
--- a/test/e2e/run_volume_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/run_volume_test.go
@@ -934,4 +934,20 @@ USER testuser`, CITEST_IMAGE)
 		Expect(run).Should(ExitCleanly())
 		Expect(run.OutputToString()).Should(ContainSubstring(strings.TrimLeft("/vol/", f.Name())))
 	})
+
+	It("podman run --mount type=image with subpath", func() {
+		ctrCommand := []string{"run", "--mount", fmt.Sprintf("type=image,source=%s,dest=/mnt,subpath=/etc", ALPINE), ALPINE, "ls"}
+
+		run1Cmd := append(ctrCommand, "/etc")
+		run1 := podmanTest.Podman(run1Cmd)
+		run1.WaitWithDefaultTimeout()
+		Expect(run1).Should(ExitCleanly())
+
+		run2Cmd := append(ctrCommand, "/mnt")
+		run2 := podmanTest.Podman(run2Cmd)
+		run2.WaitWithDefaultTimeout()
+		Expect(run2).Should(ExitCleanly())
+
+		Expect(run1.OutputToString()).Should(Equal(run2.OutputToString()))
+	})
 })