diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/ansible-test-podman-support-containers.yaml b/changelogs/fragments/ansible-test-podman-support-containers.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7838c9243ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/ansible-test-podman-support-containers.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+  - ansible-test - fixed support container failures (eg http-test-container) under podman
diff --git a/test/lib/ansible_test/_internal/docker_util.py b/test/lib/ansible_test/_internal/docker_util.py
index cab2451f86d..a92ccbd1e83 100644
--- a/test/lib/ansible_test/_internal/docker_util.py
+++ b/test/lib/ansible_test/_internal/docker_util.py
@@ -401,11 +401,11 @@ class DockerInspect:
 
 def docker_inspect(args, identifier, always=False):  # type: (EnvironmentConfig, str, bool) -> DockerInspect
     """
-    Return the results of `docker inspect` for the specified container.
+    Return the results of `docker container inspect` for the specified container.
     Raises a ContainerNotFoundError if the container was not found.
     """
     try:
-        stdout = docker_command(args, ['inspect', identifier], capture=True, always=always)[0]
+        stdout = docker_command(args, ['container', 'inspect', identifier], capture=True, always=always)[0]
     except SubprocessError as ex:
         stdout = ex.stdout