diff --git a/roles/mariadb/tasks/deploy-docker.yml b/roles/mariadb/tasks/deploy-docker.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f92b001
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/mariadb/tasks/deploy-docker.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+---
+- name: Ensure mariadb container image '{{ mariadb_container_image }}' is {{ mariadb_state }}
+  community.docker.docker_image:
+    name: "{{ mariadb_container_image }}"
+    state: "{{ mariadb_state }}"
+    source: "{{ mariadb_container_image_source }}"
+    force_source: "{{ mariadb_container_image_force_source }}"
+
+- name: Ensure mariadb container '{{ mariadb_container_name }}' is {{ mariadb_container_state }}
+  community.docker.docker_container:
+    name: "{{ mariadb_container_name }}"
+    image: "{{ mariadb_container_image }}"
+    env: "{{ mariadb_container_environment }}"
+    ports: "{{ mariadb_container_ports | default(omit, true) }}"
+    labels: "{{ mariadb_container_labels | default(omit, true) }}"
+    volumes: "{{ mariadb_container_volumes }}"
+    networks: "{{ mariadb_container_networks | default(omit, true) }}"
+    etc_hosts: "{{ mariadb_container_etc_hosts | default(omit, true) }}"
+    restart_policy: "{{ mariadb_container_restart_policy }}"
+    state: "{{ mariadb_container_state }}"
diff --git a/roles/mariadb/tasks/deploy-podman.yml b/roles/mariadb/tasks/deploy-podman.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ae14211
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/mariadb/tasks/deploy-podman.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+---
+- name: Ensure mariadb container image '{{ mariadb_container_image }}' is {{ mariadb_state }}
+  containers.podman.podman_image:
+    name: "{{ mariadb_container_image }}"
+    state: "{{ mariadb_state }}"
+    pull: "{{ (mariadb_container_image_source == 'pull') | bool }}"
+    force: "{{ mariadb_container_image_force_source }}"
+
+- name: Ensure mariadb container '{{ mariadb_container_name }}' is {{ mariadb_container_state }}
+  containers.podman.podman_container:
+    name: "{{ mariadb_container_name }}"
+    image: "{{ mariadb_container_image }}"
+    env: "{{ mariadb_container_environment }}"
+    ports: "{{ mariadb_container_ports | default(omit, true) }}"
+    labels: "{{ mariadb_container_labels | default(omit, true) }}"
+    volumes: "{{ mariadb_container_volumes }}"
+    network: "{{ mariadb_container_networks | default(omit, true) }}"
+    etc_hosts: "{{ mariadb_container_etc_hosts | default(omit, true) }}"
+    restart_policy: "{{ mariadb_container_restart_policy }}"
+    state: "{{ mariadb_container_state }}"
diff --git a/roles/mariadb/tasks/main.yml b/roles/mariadb/tasks/main.yml
index 0fbb518..a84683f 100644
--- a/roles/mariadb/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/mariadb/tasks/main.yml
@@ -13,22 +13,7 @@
       Supported deployment methods are {{ mariadb_deployment_methods | join(', ') }}
   when: mariadb_deployment_method not in mariadb_deployment_methods
 
-- name: Ensure mariadb container image '{{ mariadb_container_image }}' is {{ mariadb_state }}
-  community.docker.docker_image:
-    name: "{{ mariadb_container_image }}"
-    state: "{{ mariadb_state }}"
-    source: "{{ mariadb_container_image_source }}"
-    force_source: "{{ mariadb_container_image_force_source }}"
+- name: Ensure mariadb is deployed using {{ mariadb_deployment_method }}
+  ansible.builtin.include_tasks:
+    file: "deploy-{{ mariadb_deployment_method }}.yml"
 
-- name: Ensure mariadb container '{{ mariadb_container_name }}' is {{ mariadb_container_state }}
-  community.docker.docker_container:
-    name: "{{ mariadb_container_name }}"
-    image: "{{ mariadb_container_image }}"
-    env: "{{ mariadb_container_environment }}"
-    ports: "{{ mariadb_container_ports | default(omit, true) }}"
-    labels: "{{ mariadb_container_labels | default(omit, true) }}"
-    volumes: "{{ mariadb_container_volumes }}"
-    networks: "{{ mariadb_container_networks | default(omit, true) }}"
-    etc_hosts: "{{ mariadb_container_etc_hosts | default(omit, true) }}"
-    restart_policy: "{{ mariadb_container_restart_policy }}"
-    state: "{{ mariadb_container_state }}"
diff --git a/roles/mariadb/vars/main.yml b/roles/mariadb/vars/main.yml
index 1bb4e69..c658833 100644
--- a/roles/mariadb/vars/main.yml
+++ b/roles/mariadb/vars/main.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ mariadb_states:
   - absent
 mariadb_deployment_methods:
   - docker
+  - podman
 
 mariadb_container_database_environment:
   MARIADB_DATABASE: "{{ mariadb_database }}"