diff --git a/pkg/api/handlers/compat/containers.go b/pkg/api/handlers/compat/containers.go
index 541f1b4352..6eb9092061 100644
--- a/pkg/api/handlers/compat/containers.go
+++ b/pkg/api/handlers/compat/containers.go
@@ -507,6 +507,14 @@ func LibpodToContainerJSON(l *libpod.Container, sz bool) (*container.InspectResp
 	}
 	sort.Strings(hc.Binds)
 
+	// Map CgroupMode to CgroupnsMode for Docker API compatibility
+	switch inspect.HostConfig.CgroupMode {
+	case "private":
+		hc.CgroupnsMode = container.CgroupnsModePrivate
+	case "host":
+		hc.CgroupnsMode = container.CgroupnsModeHost
+	}
+
 	// k8s-file == json-file
 	if hc.LogConfig.Type == define.KubernetesLogging {
 		hc.LogConfig.Type = define.JSONLogging
diff --git a/pkg/api/handlers/compat/containers_create.go b/pkg/api/handlers/compat/containers_create.go
index 77e469ddfb..57678fe57d 100644
--- a/pkg/api/handlers/compat/containers_create.go
+++ b/pkg/api/handlers/compat/containers_create.go
@@ -474,6 +474,7 @@ func cliOpts(cc handlers.CreateContainerConfig, rtc *config.Config) (*entities.C
 		User:                 cc.Config.User,
 		UserNS:               string(cc.HostConfig.UsernsMode),
 		UTS:                  string(cc.HostConfig.UTSMode),
+		CgroupNS:             string(cc.HostConfig.CgroupnsMode),
 		Mount:                mounts,
 		VolumesFrom:          cc.HostConfig.VolumesFrom,
 		Workdir:              cc.Config.WorkingDir,
diff --git a/test/apiv2/python/rest_api/test_v2_0_0_container.py b/test/apiv2/python/rest_api/test_v2_0_0_container.py
index 0c8ce881aa..3c3c00fb60 100644
--- a/test/apiv2/python/rest_api/test_v2_0_0_container.py
+++ b/test/apiv2/python/rest_api/test_v2_0_0_container.py
@@ -458,6 +458,32 @@ class ContainerTestCase(APITestCase):
         self.assertTrue("8080/tcp" in inspect_response["HostConfig"]["PortBindings"])
         self.assertFalse("8081/tcp" in inspect_response["HostConfig"]["PortBindings"])
 
+    def test_host_config_cgroupns_mode(self):
+        for mode in ["private", "host"]:
+            r = requests.post(
+                self.podman_url + "/v1.40/containers/create",
+                json={
+                    "Name": "cgroupns_" + mode,
+                    "Cmd": ["top"],
+                    "Image": "alpine:latest",
+                    "HostConfig": {
+                        "CgroupnsMode": mode
+                    }
+                },
+            )
+            self.assertEqual(r.status_code, 201, r.text)
+            payload = r.json()
+            container_id = payload["Id"]
+            self.assertIsNotNone(container_id)
+
+            r = requests.get(self.podman_url + f"/v1.40/containers/{container_id}/json")
+            self.assertEqual(r.status_code, 200, r.text)
+            inspect_response = r.json()
+            self.assertEqual(mode, inspect_response["HostConfig"]["CgroupnsMode"])
+
+            r = requests.delete(self.podman_url + f"/v1.40/containers/{container_id}")
+            self.assertEqual(r.status_code, 204, r.text)
+
 def execute_process(cmd):
     return subprocess.run(
                 cmd,