diff --git a/app/react/edge/components/EdgeScriptForm/__snapshots__/scripts.test.ts.snap b/app/react/edge/components/EdgeScriptForm/__snapshots__/scripts.test.ts.snap
index 5388a79c0..55e0d6390 100644
--- a/app/react/edge/components/EdgeScriptForm/__snapshots__/scripts.test.ts.snap
+++ b/app/react/edge/components/EdgeScriptForm/__snapshots__/scripts.test.ts.snap
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ sudo podman run -d \\
   -e EDGE_KEY=test-edge-key \\
   -e EDGE_INSECURE_POLL=0 \\
   -e AGENT_SECRET=test-secret \\
+  -e PODMAN=1 \\
   --name portainer_edge_agent \\
   docker.io/portainer/agent:2.19.0
   "
@@ -61,6 +62,7 @@ sudo podman run -d \\
   -e EDGE_KEY=test-edge-key \\
   -e EDGE_INSECURE_POLL=0 \\
   -e AGENT_SECRET=test-secret \\
+  -e PODMAN=1 \\
   -e EDGE_GROUPS=1:2 \\
   -e PORTAINER_GROUP=5 \\
   -e PORTAINER_TAGS=10:20 \\
@@ -85,6 +87,7 @@ sudo podman run -d \\
   -e EDGE_INSECURE_POLL=0 \\
   -e AGENT_SECRET=test-secret \\
   -e EDGE_ASYNC=1 \\
+  -e PODMAN=1 \\
   --name portainer_edge_agent \\
   docker.io/portainer/agent:2.19.0
   "
@@ -105,6 +108,7 @@ sudo podman run -d \\
   -e EDGE_KEY=test-edge-key \\
   -e EDGE_INSECURE_POLL=0 \\
   -e AGENT_SECRET=test-secret \\
+  -e PODMAN=1 \\
   -e MY_VAR=value1 \\
   -e ANOTHER_VAR=value2 \\
   --name portainer_edge_agent \\
@@ -129,6 +133,7 @@ sudo podman run -d \\
   -e EDGE_KEY=test-edge-key \\
   -e EDGE_INSECURE_POLL=0 \\
   -e AGENT_SECRET=test-secret \\
+  -e PODMAN=1 \\
   --name portainer_edge_agent \\
   docker.io/portainer/agent:2.19.0
   "
@@ -149,6 +154,7 @@ sudo podman run -d \\
   -e EDGE_KEY=test-edge-key \\
   -e EDGE_INSECURE_POLL=0 \\
   -e AGENT_SECRET=test-secret \\
+  -e PODMAN=1 \\
   -e EDGE_GROUPS=1:2:3 \\
   --name portainer_edge_agent \\
   docker.io/portainer/agent:2.19.0
@@ -169,6 +175,7 @@ sudo podman run -d \\
   -e EDGE_ID=test-edge-id \\
   -e EDGE_KEY=test-edge-key \\
   -e EDGE_INSECURE_POLL=0 \\
+  -e PODMAN=1 \\
   --name portainer_edge_agent \\
   docker.io/portainer/agent:2.19.0
   "
@@ -189,6 +196,7 @@ sudo podman run -d \\
   -e EDGE_KEY=test-edge-key \\
   -e EDGE_INSECURE_POLL=0 \\
   -e AGENT_SECRET=test-secret \\
+  -e PODMAN=1 \\
   -e PORTAINER_GROUP=5 \\
   --name portainer_edge_agent \\
   docker.io/portainer/agent:2.19.0
@@ -210,6 +218,7 @@ sudo podman run -d \\
   -e EDGE_KEY=test-edge-key \\
   -e EDGE_INSECURE_POLL=1 \\
   -e AGENT_SECRET=test-secret \\
+  -e PODMAN=1 \\
   --name portainer_edge_agent \\
   docker.io/portainer/agent:2.19.0
   "
@@ -230,6 +239,7 @@ sudo podman run -d \\
   -e EDGE_KEY=test-edge-key \\
   -e EDGE_INSECURE_POLL=0 \\
   -e AGENT_SECRET=test-secret \\
+  -e PODMAN=1 \\
   -e PORTAINER_TAGS=10:20:30 \\
   --name portainer_edge_agent \\
   docker.io/portainer/agent:2.19.0
@@ -250,6 +260,7 @@ sudo podman run -d \\
   -e EDGE_ID=test-edge-id \\
   -e EDGE_KEY=test-edge-key \\
   -e EDGE_INSECURE_POLL=0 \\
+  -e PODMAN=1 \\
   --name portainer_edge_agent \\
   docker.io/portainer/agent:2.19.0
   "
diff --git a/app/react/edge/components/EdgeScriptForm/scripts.test.ts b/app/react/edge/components/EdgeScriptForm/scripts.test.ts
index 8412d6c01..cd40c078d 100644
--- a/app/react/edge/components/EdgeScriptForm/scripts.test.ts
+++ b/app/react/edge/components/EdgeScriptForm/scripts.test.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,30 @@ import {
 } from './scripts';
 import { ScriptFormValues } from './types';
 
+it('buildLinuxPodmanCommand should include PODMAN=1', () => {
+  const command = buildLinuxPodmanCommand(
+    '2.19.0',
+    'test-edge-key',
+    {
+      allowSelfSignedCertificates: false,
+      authEnabled: false,
+      edgeGroupsIds: [],
+      edgeIdGenerator: '',
+      envVars: '',
+      group: 0,
+      os: 'linux',
+      platform: 'podman',
+      tagsIds: [],
+      tlsEnabled: false,
+    },
+    false,
+    'test-edge-id',
+    'test-secret'
+  );
+
+  expect(command).toContain('PODMAN=1');
+});
+
 describe.each([
   {
     name: 'buildLinuxStandaloneCommand',
diff --git a/app/react/edge/components/EdgeScriptForm/scripts.ts b/app/react/edge/components/EdgeScriptForm/scripts.ts
index af2a4a32e..a1d85910e 100644
--- a/app/react/edge/components/EdgeScriptForm/scripts.ts
+++ b/app/react/edge/components/EdgeScriptForm/scripts.ts
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ export function buildLinuxPodmanCommand(
       agentSecret,
       useAsyncMode
     ),
+    'PODMAN=1',
     ...metaEnvVars(properties),
   ]);
 
diff --git a/app/react/portainer/environments/wizard/EnvironmentsCreationView/WizardPodman/AgentTab/DeploymentScripts.tsx b/app/react/portainer/environments/wizard/EnvironmentsCreationView/WizardPodman/AgentTab/DeploymentScripts.tsx
index 31ca3fe7d..9c6868632 100644
--- a/app/react/portainer/environments/wizard/EnvironmentsCreationView/WizardPodman/AgentTab/DeploymentScripts.tsx
+++ b/app/react/portainer/environments/wizard/EnvironmentsCreationView/WizardPodman/AgentTab/DeploymentScripts.tsx
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ function linuxPodmanCommandRootful(agentVersion: string, agentSecret: string) {
 sudo podman volume create portainer\n
 sudo podman run -d \\
 -p 9001:9001 ${secret}\\
+-e PODMAN=1 \\
 --name portainer_agent \\
 --restart=always \\
 --privileged \\