diff --git a/cmd/podman/containers/ps.go b/cmd/podman/containers/ps.go
index c483376681..09f73ffd22 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/containers/ps.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/containers/ps.go
@@ -351,8 +351,8 @@ func (l psReporter) Pod() string {
 	return l.ListContainer.Pod
 }
 
-// State returns the container state in human duration
-func (l psReporter) State() string {
+// Status returns the container status in the default ps output format.
+func (l psReporter) Status() string {
 	var state string
 	switch l.ListContainer.State {
 	case "running":
@@ -370,16 +370,11 @@ func (l psReporter) State() string {
 		//nolint:staticcheck
 		state = strings.Title(l.ListContainer.State)
 	}
-	return state
-}
-
-// Status is a synonym for State()
-func (l psReporter) Status() string {
 	hc := l.ListContainer.Status
 	if hc != "" {
-		return l.State() + " (" + hc + ")"
+		state += " (" + hc + ")"
 	}
-	return l.State()
+	return state
 }
 
 func (l psReporter) RunningFor() string {
diff --git a/test/system/040-ps.bats b/test/system/040-ps.bats
index f450caf7cb..08bcd39f30 100644
--- a/test/system/040-ps.bats
+++ b/test/system/040-ps.bats
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ load helpers
 
     # Special case: formatted ps
     run_podman ps --no-trunc \
-               --format '{{.ID}} {{.Image}} {{.Command}} {{.Names}}'
-    is "$output" "$cid $IMAGE sleep 5 $rand_name" "podman ps"
+               --format '{{.ID}} {{.Image}} {{.Command}} {{.Names}} {{.State}}'
+    is "$output" "$cid $IMAGE sleep 5 $rand_name running" "podman ps"
 
 
     # Plain old regular ps