diff --git a/libpod/network/netconflist.go b/libpod/network/netconflist.go
index d61b96ecb9..af25ee59c1 100644
--- a/libpod/network/netconflist.go
+++ b/libpod/network/netconflist.go
@@ -95,6 +95,10 @@ func NewIPAMLocalHostRange(subnet *net.IPNet, ipRange *net.IPNet, gw net.IP) ([]
 	}
 	if gw != nil {
 		hostRange.Gateway = gw.String()
+	} else {
+		// Add first ip in subnet as gateway. It is not required
+		// by cni but should be included because of network inspect.
+		hostRange.Gateway = CalcGatewayIP(subnet).String()
 	}
 	ranges = append(ranges, hostRange)
 	return ranges, nil
diff --git a/libpod/network/netconflist_test.go b/libpod/network/netconflist_test.go
index 6bf1a97778..5ff733f0f3 100644
--- a/libpod/network/netconflist_test.go
+++ b/libpod/network/netconflist_test.go
@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@ func TestNewIPAMLocalHostRange(t *testing.T) {
 			subnet: &net.IPNet{IP: net.IPv4(192, 168, 0, 0), Mask: net.IPv4Mask(255, 255, 255, 0)},
 			want: []IPAMLocalHostRangeConf{
 				{
-					Subnet: "192.168.0.0/24",
+					Subnet:  "192.168.0.0/24",
+					Gateway: "192.168.0.1",
 				},
 			},
 		},
@@ -74,7 +75,8 @@ func TestNewIPAMLocalHostRange(t *testing.T) {
 			subnet: &net.IPNet{IP: net.ParseIP("2001:DB8::"), Mask: net.IPMask(net.ParseIP("ffff:ffff:ffff::"))},
 			want: []IPAMLocalHostRangeConf{
 				{
-					Subnet: "2001:db8::/48",
+					Subnet:  "2001:db8::/48",
+					Gateway: "2001:db8::1",
 				},
 			},
 		},
diff --git a/test/e2e/network_create_test.go b/test/e2e/network_create_test.go
index 21b3074fc7..7e9a18ab2b 100644
--- a/test/e2e/network_create_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/network_create_test.go
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Podman network create", func() {
 		Expect(bridgePlugin.IPAM.Routes[0].Dest).To(Equal("0.0.0.0/0"))
 		Expect(bridgePlugin.IsGW).To(BeTrue())
 		Expect(bridgePlugin.IPMasq).To(BeTrue())
+		Expect(bridgePlugin.IPAM.Ranges[0][0].Gateway).ToNot(BeEmpty())
 		Expect(portMapPlugin.Capabilities["portMappings"]).To(BeTrue())
 
 	})
@@ -153,6 +154,8 @@ var _ = Describe("Podman network create", func() {
 		// JSON the bridge info
 		bridgePlugin, err := genericPluginsToBridge(result["plugins"], "bridge")
 		Expect(err).To(BeNil())
+		// check that gateway is added to config
+		Expect(bridgePlugin.IPAM.Ranges[0][0].Gateway).To(Equal("10.11.12.1"))
 
 		// Once a container executes a new network, the nic will be created. We should clean those up
 		// best we can