diff --git a/pkg/systemd/generate/containers.go b/pkg/systemd/generate/containers.go
index deb8ade924..a8f2c90d14 100644
--- a/pkg/systemd/generate/containers.go
+++ b/pkg/systemd/generate/containers.go
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ type containerInfo struct {
 	NotifyAccess           string
 	StopTimeout            uint
 	RestartPolicy          string
+	RestartSec             uint
 	StartLimitBurst        string
 	PIDFile                string
 	ContainerIDFile        string
@@ -87,6 +88,9 @@ Environment={{{{- range $index, $value := .ExtraEnvs -}}}}{{{{if $index}}}} {{{{
 Environment={{{{ $value }}}}{{{{end}}}}
 {{{{- end}}}}
 Restart={{{{.RestartPolicy}}}}
+{{{{- if .RestartSec}}}}
+RestartSec={{{{.RestartSec}}}}
+{{{{- end}}}}
 {{{{- if .StartLimitBurst}}}}
 StartLimitBurst={{{{.StartLimitBurst}}}}
 {{{{- end}}}}
@@ -282,6 +286,10 @@ func executeContainerTemplate(info *containerInfo, options entities.GenerateSyst
 		info.RestartPolicy = *options.RestartPolicy
 	}
 
+	if options.RestartSec != nil {
+		info.RestartSec = *options.RestartSec
+	}
+
 	// Make sure the executable is set.
 	if info.Executable == "" {
 		executable, err := os.Executable()
diff --git a/pkg/systemd/generate/containers_test.go b/pkg/systemd/generate/containers_test.go
index e4e12d8129..cf520f746a 100644
--- a/pkg/systemd/generate/containers_test.go
+++ b/pkg/systemd/generate/containers_test.go
@@ -995,6 +995,32 @@ ExecStopPost=/usr/bin/podman rm \
 Type=notify
 NotifyAccess=all
 
+[Install]
+WantedBy=default.target
+`
+	goodRestartSec := `# container-foobar.service
+# autogenerated by Podman CI
+
+[Unit]
+Description=Podman container-foobar.service
+Documentation=man:podman-generate-systemd(1)
+Wants=network-online.target
+After=network-online.target
+RequiresMountsFor=/var/run/containers/storage
+
+[Service]
+Environment=PODMAN_SYSTEMD_UNIT=%n
+Restart=on-failure
+RestartSec=15
+TimeoutStopSec=70
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/podman start foobar
+ExecStop=/usr/bin/podman stop  \
+	-t 10 foobar
+ExecStopPost=/usr/bin/podman stop  \
+	-t 10 foobar
+PIDFile=/run/containers/storage/overlay-containers/639c53578af4d84b8800b4635fa4e680ee80fd67e0e6a2d4eea48d1e3230f401/userdata/conmon.pid
+Type=forking
+
 [Install]
 WantedBy=default.target
 `
@@ -1658,6 +1684,25 @@ WantedBy=default.target
 			false,
 			false,
 		},
+		{"good with RestartSec",
+			containerInfo{
+				Executable:        "/usr/bin/podman",
+				ServiceName:       "container-foobar",
+				ContainerNameOrID: "foobar",
+				PIDFile:           "/run/containers/storage/overlay-containers/639c53578af4d84b8800b4635fa4e680ee80fd67e0e6a2d4eea48d1e3230f401/userdata/conmon.pid",
+				StopTimeout:       10,
+				PodmanVersion:     "CI",
+				EnvVariable:       define.EnvVariable,
+				GraphRoot:         "/var/lib/containers/storage",
+				RunRoot:           "/var/run/containers/storage",
+				RestartSec:        15,
+			},
+			goodRestartSec,
+			false,
+			false,
+			false,
+			false,
+		},
 	}
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		test := tt
diff --git a/test/e2e/generate_systemd_test.go b/test/e2e/generate_systemd_test.go
index bd3d01f90d..586d07de91 100644
--- a/test/e2e/generate_systemd_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/generate_systemd_test.go
@@ -387,6 +387,15 @@ var _ = Describe("Podman generate systemd", func() {
 
 		// Grepping the output (in addition to unit tests)
 		Expect(session.OutputToString()).To(ContainSubstring("RestartSec=15"))
+
+		n = podmanTest.Podman([]string{"create", "--name", "foocontainer", "alpine", "top"})
+		n.WaitWithDefaultTimeout()
+		Expect(n).Should(Exit(0))
+
+		session2 := podmanTest.Podman([]string{"generate", "systemd", "--restart-sec", "15", "--name", "foocontainer"})
+		session2.WaitWithDefaultTimeout()
+		Expect(session2).Should(Exit(0))
+		Expect(session2.OutputToString()).To(ContainSubstring("RestartSec=15"))
 	})
 
 	It("podman generate systemd --new=false pod", func() {