diff --git a/libpod/container_internal_common.go b/libpod/container_internal_common.go
index 87794eeba7..13fe44e734 100644
--- a/libpod/container_internal_common.go
+++ b/libpod/container_internal_common.go
@@ -2077,12 +2077,12 @@ func (c *Container) addResolvConf() error {
 
 	// If NetworkBackend is `netavark` do not populate `/etc/resolv.conf`
 	// with custom dns server since after https://github.com/containers/netavark/pull/452
-	// netavark will always set required `nameservers` in statsBlock and libpod
+	// netavark will always set required `nameservers` in StatusBlock and libpod
 	// will correctly populate `networkNameServers`. Also see https://github.com/containers/podman/issues/16172
 
 	// Exception: Populate `/etc/resolv.conf` if container is not connected to any network
-	// ( i.e len(netStatus)==0 ) since in such case netavark is not invoked at all.
-	if networkBackend != string(types.Netavark) || len(netStatus) == 0 {
+	// with dns enabled then we do not get any nameservers back.
+	if networkBackend != string(types.Netavark) || len(networkNameServers) == 0 {
 		nameservers = append(nameservers, c.runtime.config.Containers.DNSServers...)
 		for _, ip := range c.config.DNSServer {
 			nameservers = append(nameservers, ip.String())
diff --git a/test/e2e/run_networking_test.go b/test/e2e/run_networking_test.go
index 19809203b5..fc185ca8b2 100644
--- a/test/e2e/run_networking_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/run_networking_test.go
@@ -1186,4 +1186,21 @@ EXPOSE 2004-2005/tcp`, ALPINE)
 		Expect(session).Should(Exit(0))
 		Expect(session.OutputToStringArray()).To(HaveLen(4), "output should only show link local address")
 	})
+
+	It("podman run with macvlan network", func() {
+		net := "mv-" + stringid.GenerateRandomID()
+		session := podmanTest.Podman([]string{"network", "create", "-d", "macvlan", "--subnet", "10.10.0.0/24", net})
+		session.WaitWithDefaultTimeout()
+		defer podmanTest.removeNetwork(net)
+		Expect(session).Should(Exit(0))
+
+		// use options and search to make sure we get the same resolv.conf everywhere
+		run := podmanTest.Podman([]string{"run", "--network", net, "--dns", "127.0.0.128",
+			"--dns-option", "ndots:1", "--dns-search", ".", ALPINE, "cat", "/etc/resolv.conf"})
+		run.WaitWithDefaultTimeout()
+		Expect(run).Should(Exit(0))
+		Expect(string(run.Out.Contents())).To(Equal(`nameserver 127.0.0.128
+options ndots:1
+`))
+	})
 })