diff --git a/pkg/api/server/handler_logging.go b/pkg/api/server/handler_logging.go
index 38ee8321c1..2f62a28fd3 100644
--- a/pkg/api/server/handler_logging.go
+++ b/pkg/api/server/handler_logging.go
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 package server
 
 import (
+	"bufio"
+	"errors"
 	"io"
+	"net"
 	"net/http"
 	"time"
 
@@ -33,6 +36,28 @@ func (l responseWriter) Write(b []byte) (int, error) {
 	return l.ResponseWriter.Write(b)
 }
 
+func (l responseWriter) Hijack() (net.Conn, *bufio.ReadWriter, error) {
+	if wrapped, ok := l.ResponseWriter.(http.Hijacker); ok {
+		return wrapped.Hijack()
+	}
+
+	return nil, nil, errors.New("ResponseWriter does not support hijacking")
+}
+
+func (l responseWriter) Header() http.Header {
+	return l.ResponseWriter.Header()
+}
+
+func (l responseWriter) WriteHeader(statusCode int) {
+	l.ResponseWriter.WriteHeader(statusCode)
+}
+
+func (l responseWriter) Flush() {
+	if wrapped, ok := l.ResponseWriter.(http.Flusher); ok {
+		wrapped.Flush()
+	}
+}
+
 func loggingHandler() mux.MiddlewareFunc {
 	return func(h http.Handler) http.Handler {
 		return http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
diff --git a/test/system/251-system-service.bats b/test/system/251-system-service.bats
index b4bc6ceaad..7a772e2ef4 100644
--- a/test/system/251-system-service.bats
+++ b/test/system/251-system-service.bats
@@ -69,3 +69,22 @@ function teardown() {
 
     systemctl stop $SERVICE_NAME
 }
+
+# Regression test for https://github.com/containers/podman/issues/17749
+@test "podman-system-service --log-level=trace should be able to hijack" {
+    skip_if_remote "podman system service unavailable over remote"
+
+    port=$(random_free_port)
+    URL=tcp://127.0.0.1:$port
+
+    systemd-run --unit=$SERVICE_NAME $PODMAN --log-level=trace system service $URL --time=0
+    wait_for_port 127.0.0.1 $port
+
+    out=o-$(random_string)
+    cname=c-$(random_string)
+    run_podman --url $URL run --name $cname $IMAGE echo $out
+    assert "$output" == "$out" "service is able to hijack and stream output back"
+
+    run_podman --url $URL rm $cname
+    systemctl stop $SERVICE_NAME
+}