diff --git a/cmd/podman/common/create.go b/cmd/podman/common/create.go
index 853e37b59ac3..99a9e79234c9 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/common/create.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/common/create.go
@@ -329,13 +329,6 @@ func DefineCreateFlags(cmd *cobra.Command, cf *entities.ContainerCreateOptions,
 		)
 		_ = cmd.RegisterFlagCompletionFunc(variantFlagName, completion.AutocompleteNone)
 
-		pidsLimitFlagName := "pids-limit"
-		createFlags.Int64(
-			pidsLimitFlagName, pidsLimit(),
-			"Tune container pids limit (set -1 for unlimited)",
-		)
-		_ = cmd.RegisterFlagCompletionFunc(pidsLimitFlagName, completion.AutocompleteNone)
-
 		platformFlagName := "platform"
 		createFlags.StringVar(
 			&cf.Platform,
@@ -898,6 +891,14 @@ func DefineCreateFlags(cmd *cobra.Command, cf *entities.ContainerCreateOptions,
 			"Limit write rate (IO per second) to a device (e.g. --device-write-iops=/dev/sda:1000)",
 		)
 		_ = cmd.RegisterFlagCompletionFunc(deviceWriteIopsFlagName, completion.AutocompleteDefault)
+
+		pidsLimitFlagName := "pids-limit"
+		createFlags.Int64Var(
+			cf.PIDsLimit,
+			pidsLimitFlagName, pidsLimit(),
+			"Tune container pids limit (set -1 for unlimited)",
+		)
+		_ = cmd.RegisterFlagCompletionFunc(pidsLimitFlagName, completion.AutocompleteNone)
 	}
 	// anyone can use these
 	cpusFlagName := "cpus"
diff --git a/cmd/podman/common/create_opts.go b/cmd/podman/common/create_opts.go
index d77df29edb3b..7b53d1000ead 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/common/create_opts.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/common/create_opts.go
@@ -92,4 +92,5 @@ func DefineCreateDefaults(opts *entities.ContainerCreateOptions) {
 	opts.Ulimit = ulimits()
 	opts.SeccompPolicy = "default"
 	opts.Volume = volumes()
+	opts.PIDsLimit = &podmanConfig.ContainersConf.Containers.PidsLimit
 }
diff --git a/docs/source/markdown/options/pids-limit.md b/docs/source/markdown/options/pids-limit.md
index 39c53e081ae1..d59f6c82b0f8 100644
--- a/docs/source/markdown/options/pids-limit.md
+++ b/docs/source/markdown/options/pids-limit.md
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ####> This option file is used in:
-####>   podman create, run
+####>   podman create, run, update
 ####> If file is edited, make sure the changes
 ####> are applicable to all of those.
 #### **--pids-limit**=*limit*
diff --git a/docs/source/markdown/podman-update.1.md.in b/docs/source/markdown/podman-update.1.md.in
index 49f356d25e65..bcdd6ebc1c7b 100644
--- a/docs/source/markdown/podman-update.1.md.in
+++ b/docs/source/markdown/podman-update.1.md.in
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ This command takes one argument, a container name or ID, alongside the resource
 
 @@option memory-swappiness
 
+@@option pids-limit
+
 
 ## EXAMPLEs
 
@@ -63,12 +65,12 @@ podman update --cpus=5 myCtr
 
 update a container with all available options for cgroups v2
 ```
-podman update --cpus 5 --cpuset-cpus 0 --cpu-shares 123 --cpuset-mems 0 --memory 1G --memory-swap 2G --memory-reservation 2G --blkio-weight-device /dev/zero:123 --blkio-weight 123 --device-read-bps /dev/zero:10mb --device-write-bps /dev/zero:10mb --device-read-iops /dev/zero:1000 --device-write-iops /dev/zero:1000 ctrID
+podman update --cpus 5 --cpuset-cpus 0 --cpu-shares 123 --cpuset-mems 0 --memory 1G --memory-swap 2G --memory-reservation 2G --blkio-weight-device /dev/zero:123 --blkio-weight 123 --device-read-bps /dev/zero:10mb --device-write-bps /dev/zero:10mb --device-read-iops /dev/zero:1000 --device-write-iops /dev/zero:1000 --pids-limit 123 ctrID
 ```
 
 update a container with all available options for cgroups v1
 ```
-podman update --cpus 5 --cpuset-cpus 0 --cpu-shares 123 --cpuset-mems 0 --memory 1G --memory-swap 2G --memory-reservation 2G --memory-swappiness 50 ctrID
+podman update --cpus 5 --cpuset-cpus 0 --cpu-shares 123 --cpuset-mems 0 --memory 1G --memory-swap 2G --memory-reservation 2G --memory-swappiness 50 --pids-limit 123 ctrID
 ```
 
 ## SEE ALSO
diff --git a/test/e2e/update_test.go b/test/e2e/update_test.go
index c7af402ce6b0..7c25d90b2b81 100644
--- a/test/e2e/update_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/update_test.go
@@ -47,7 +47,8 @@ var _ = Describe("Podman update", func() {
 			"--memory", "1G",
 			"--memory-swap", "2G",
 			"--memory-reservation", "2G",
-			"--memory-swappiness", "50", ctrID}
+			"--memory-swappiness", "50",
+			"--pids-limit", "123", ctrID}
 
 		session = podmanTest.Podman(commonArgs)
 		session.WaitWithDefaultTimeout()
@@ -89,6 +90,12 @@ var _ = Describe("Podman update", func() {
 		Expect(session).Should(Exit(0))
 		Expect(session.OutputToString()).Should(ContainSubstring("123"))
 
+		// checking pids-limit
+		session = podmanTest.Podman([]string{"exec", "-it", ctrID, "cat", "/sys/fs/cgroup/pids/pids.max"})
+		session.WaitWithDefaultTimeout()
+		Expect(session).Should(Exit(0))
+		Expect(session.OutputToString()).Should(ContainSubstring("123"))
+
 	})
 
 	It("podman update container all options v2", func() {
@@ -114,6 +121,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Podman update", func() {
 			"--device-write-bps", "/dev/zero:10mb",
 			"--device-read-iops", "/dev/zero:1000",
 			"--device-write-iops", "/dev/zero:1000",
+			"--pids-limit", "123",
 			ctrID}
 
 		session = podmanTest.Podman(commonArgs)
@@ -169,6 +177,12 @@ var _ = Describe("Podman update", func() {
 		session.WaitWithDefaultTimeout()
 		Expect(session).Should(Exit(0))
 		Expect(session.OutputToString()).Should(ContainSubstring("5"))
+
+		// checking pids-limit
+		session = podmanTest.Podman([]string{"exec", "-it", ctrID, "cat", "/sys/fs/cgroup/pids.max"})
+		session.WaitWithDefaultTimeout()
+		Expect(session).Should(Exit(0))
+		Expect(session.OutputToString()).Should(ContainSubstring("123"))
 	})
 
 	It("podman update keep original resources if not overridden", func() {