diff --git a/pkg/systemd/quadlet/quadlet.go b/pkg/systemd/quadlet/quadlet.go
index b6681865b6..f11ab25c59 100644
--- a/pkg/systemd/quadlet/quadlet.go
+++ b/pkg/systemd/quadlet/quadlet.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package quadlet
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"regexp"
 	"strings"
 
@@ -617,6 +618,18 @@ func ConvertKube(kube *parser.UnitFile) (*parser.UnitFile, error) {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("no Yaml key specified")
 	}
 
+	if !filepath.IsAbs(yamlPath) {
+		if len(kube.Path) > 0 {
+			yamlPath = filepath.Join(filepath.Dir(kube.Path), yamlPath)
+		} else {
+			var err error
+			yamlPath, err = filepath.Abs(yamlPath)
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	// Only allow mixed or control-group, as nothing else works well
 	killMode, ok := service.Lookup(ServiceGroup, "KillMode")
 	if !ok || !(killMode == "mixed" || killMode == "control-group") {
diff --git a/test/e2e/quadlet/absolute.path.kube b/test/e2e/quadlet/absolute.path.kube
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..88e8c7d8f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/e2e/quadlet/absolute.path.kube
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+## assert-podman-args "kube"
+## assert-podman-args "play"
+## assert-podman-final-args /opt/k8s/deployment.yml
+## assert-podman-args "--replace"
+## assert-podman-args "--service-container=true"
+## assert-podman-stop-args "kube"
+## assert-podman-stop-args "down"
+## assert-podman-stop-final-args /opt/k8s/deployment.yml
+## assert-key-is "Unit" "RequiresMountsFor" "%t/containers"
+## assert-key-is "Service" "KillMode" "mixed"
+## assert-key-is "Service" "Type" "notify"
+## assert-key-is "Service" "NotifyAccess" "all"
+## assert-key-is "Service" "Environment" "PODMAN_SYSTEMD_UNIT=%n"
+
+
+[Kube]
+Yaml=/opt/k8s/deployment.yml
diff --git a/test/e2e/quadlet/basic.kube b/test/e2e/quadlet/basic.kube
index 59b18a30d0..727ab84a56 100644
--- a/test/e2e/quadlet/basic.kube
+++ b/test/e2e/quadlet/basic.kube
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 ## assert-podman-args "kube"
 ## assert-podman-args "play"
-## assert-podman-final-args deployment.yml
+## assert-podman-final-args-regex /tmp/podman_test.*/quadlet/deployment.yml
 ## assert-podman-args "--replace"
 ## assert-podman-args "--service-container=true"
 ## assert-podman-stop-args "kube"
 ## assert-podman-stop-args "down"
-## assert-podman-stop-final-args deployment.yml
+## assert-podman-stop-final-args-regex /tmp/podman_test.*/quadlet/deployment.yml
 ## assert-key-is "Unit" "RequiresMountsFor" "%t/containers"
 ## assert-key-is "Service" "KillMode" "mixed"
 ## assert-key-is "Service" "Type" "notify"
diff --git a/test/e2e/quadlet/syslog.identifier.kube b/test/e2e/quadlet/syslog.identifier.kube
index 8b8e8d9400..a45a8c7220 100644
--- a/test/e2e/quadlet/syslog.identifier.kube
+++ b/test/e2e/quadlet/syslog.identifier.kube
@@ -1,16 +1,3 @@
-## assert-podman-args "kube"
-## assert-podman-args "play"
-## assert-podman-final-args deployment.yml
-## assert-podman-args "--replace"
-## assert-podman-args "--service-container=true"
-## assert-podman-stop-args "kube"
-## assert-podman-stop-args "down"
-## assert-podman-stop-final-args deployment.yml
-## assert-key-is "Unit" "RequiresMountsFor" "%t/containers"
-## assert-key-is "Service" "KillMode" "mixed"
-## assert-key-is "Service" "Type" "notify"
-## assert-key-is "Service" "NotifyAccess" "all"
-## assert-key-is "Service" "Environment" "PODMAN_SYSTEMD_UNIT=%n"
 ## assert-key-is "Service" "SyslogIdentifier" "mytest"
 
 [Service]
diff --git a/test/e2e/quadlet_test.go b/test/e2e/quadlet_test.go
index f9bea6b0e0..8c14d712b4 100644
--- a/test/e2e/quadlet_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/quadlet_test.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"regexp"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/containers/podman/v4/pkg/systemd/parser"
@@ -64,6 +65,20 @@ func matchSublistAt(full []string, pos int, sublist []string) bool {
 	return true
 }
 
+func matchSublistRegexAt(full []string, pos int, sublist []string) bool {
+	if len(sublist) > len(full)-pos {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	for i := range sublist {
+		matched, err := regexp.MatchString(sublist[i], full[pos+i])
+		if err != nil || !matched {
+			return false
+		}
+	}
+	return true
+}
+
 func findSublist(full []string, sublist []string) int {
 	if len(sublist) > len(full) {
 		return -1
@@ -123,6 +138,14 @@ func (t *quadletTestcase) assertPodmanFinalArgs(args []string, unit *parser.Unit
 	return matchSublistAt(podmanArgs, len(podmanArgs)-len(args), args)
 }
 
+func (t *quadletTestcase) assertPodmanFinalArgsRegex(args []string, unit *parser.UnitFile, key string) bool {
+	podmanArgs, _ := unit.LookupLastArgs("Service", key)
+	if len(podmanArgs) < len(args) {
+		return false
+	}
+	return matchSublistRegexAt(podmanArgs, len(podmanArgs)-len(args), args)
+}
+
 func (t *quadletTestcase) assertStartPodmanArgs(args []string, unit *parser.UnitFile) bool {
 	return t.assertPodmanArgs(args, unit, "ExecStart")
 }
@@ -131,6 +154,10 @@ func (t *quadletTestcase) assertStartPodmanFinalArgs(args []string, unit *parser
 	return t.assertPodmanFinalArgs(args, unit, "ExecStart")
 }
 
+func (t *quadletTestcase) assertStartPodmanFinalArgsRegex(args []string, unit *parser.UnitFile) bool {
+	return t.assertPodmanFinalArgsRegex(args, unit, "ExecStart")
+}
+
 func (t *quadletTestcase) assertStopPodmanArgs(args []string, unit *parser.UnitFile) bool {
 	return t.assertPodmanArgs(args, unit, "ExecStop")
 }
@@ -139,6 +166,10 @@ func (t *quadletTestcase) assertStopPodmanFinalArgs(args []string, unit *parser.
 	return t.assertPodmanFinalArgs(args, unit, "ExecStop")
 }
 
+func (t *quadletTestcase) assertStopPodmanFinalArgsRegex(args []string, unit *parser.UnitFile) bool {
+	return t.assertPodmanFinalArgsRegex(args, unit, "ExecStop")
+}
+
 func (t *quadletTestcase) assertSymlink(args []string, unit *parser.UnitFile) bool {
 	symlink := args[0]
 	expectedTarget := args[1]
@@ -180,12 +211,16 @@ func (t *quadletTestcase) doAssert(check []string, unit *parser.UnitFile, sessio
 		ok = t.assertStartPodmanArgs(args, unit)
 	case "assert-podman-final-args":
 		ok = t.assertStartPodmanFinalArgs(args, unit)
+	case "assert-podman-final-args-regex":
+		ok = t.assertStartPodmanFinalArgsRegex(args, unit)
 	case "assert-symlink":
 		ok = t.assertSymlink(args, unit)
 	case "assert-podman-stop-args":
 		ok = t.assertStopPodmanArgs(args, unit)
 	case "assert-podman-stop-final-args":
 		ok = t.assertStopPodmanFinalArgs(args, unit)
+	case "assert-podman-stop-final-args-regex":
+		ok = t.assertStopPodmanFinalArgsRegex(args, unit)
 	default:
 		return fmt.Errorf("Unsupported assertion %s", op)
 	}
@@ -323,6 +358,7 @@ var _ = Describe("quadlet system generator", func() {
 
 		Entry("Basic kube", "basic.kube"),
 		Entry("Syslog Identifier", "syslog.identifier.kube"),
+		Entry("Absolute Path", "absolute.path.kube"),
 	)
 
 })