diff --git a/pkg/config/config.go b/pkg/config/config.go
index 94ca58bcd..2095230e2 100644
--- a/pkg/config/config.go
+++ b/pkg/config/config.go
@@ -1249,28 +1249,6 @@ func ReadCustomConfig() (*Config, error) {
 	return newConfig, nil
 }
 
-// Write writes the configuration to the default file
-func (c *Config) Write() error {
-	var err error
-	path, err := customConfigFile()
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	if err := os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(path), 0o755); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	configFile, err := os.OpenFile(path, os.O_CREATE|os.O_RDWR|os.O_TRUNC, 0o644)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	defer configFile.Close()
-	enc := toml.NewEncoder(configFile)
-	if err := enc.Encode(c); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
 // Reload clean the cached config and reloads the configuration from containers.conf files
 // This function is meant to be used for long-running processes that need to reload potential changes made to
 // the cached containers.conf files.
diff --git a/pkg/config/config_unix.go b/pkg/config/config_unix.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d14c12125
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/config/config_unix.go
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+//go:build !windows
+// +build !windows
+
+package config
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+
+	"github.com/BurntSushi/toml"
+)
+
+// Write writes the configuration to the default file
+func (c *Config) Write() error {
+	var err error
+	path, err := customConfigFile()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(path), 0o755); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	configFile, err := os.OpenFile(path, os.O_CREATE|os.O_RDWR|os.O_TRUNC, 0o644)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer configFile.Close()
+	enc := toml.NewEncoder(configFile)
+	if err := enc.Encode(c); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/config/config_windows.go b/pkg/config/config_windows.go
index b5838072e..fb3487d8f 100644
--- a/pkg/config/config_windows.go
+++ b/pkg/config/config_windows.go
@@ -1,6 +1,16 @@
+//go:build windows
+// +build windows
+
 package config
 
-import "os"
+import (
+	"io"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+
+	"github.com/BurntSushi/toml"
+	"github.com/containers/common/pkg/util"
+)
 
 const (
 	// OverrideContainersConfig holds the default config path overridden by the root user
@@ -29,3 +39,20 @@ func ifRootlessConfigPath() (string, error) {
 var defaultHelperBinariesDir = []string{
 	"C:\\Program Files\\RedHat\\Podman",
 }
+
+// Write writes the configuration to the default file
+func (c *Config) Write() error {
+	var err error
+	path, err := customConfigFile()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(path), 0o755); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return util.WriteFilePseudoAtomic(path, 0o644, func(writer io.Writer) error {
+		enc := toml.NewEncoder(writer)
+		return enc.Encode(c)
+	})
+}
diff --git a/pkg/util/util.go b/pkg/util/util.go
index 98890a686..1a3527993 100644
--- a/pkg/util/util.go
+++ b/pkg/util/util.go
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 package util
 
-import "regexp"
+import (
+	"io"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"regexp"
+)
 
 // StringInSlice determines if a string is in a string slice, returns bool
 func StringInSlice(s string, sl []string) bool {
@@ -22,3 +27,56 @@ func StringMatchRegexSlice(s string, re []string) bool {
 	}
 	return false
 }
+
+func pathNoExt(path string) string {
+	l := len(filepath.Ext(path))
+	return path[:len(path)-l]
+}
+
+// WriteFilePseudoAtomic writes a file in a loosely atomic manner. It does not
+// perform cooperative fs locking, or even application level locking. It simply
+// ensures that a written file is fully flushed to disk before its content is
+// published under the specified path name. Concurrent calls will overwrite
+// the same resulting path.
+func WriteFilePseudoAtomic(path string, mode os.FileMode, writeOp func(io.Writer) error) error {
+	tmpPattern := pathNoExt(filepath.Base(path)) + "-*.tmp"
+
+	// Create a unique tmp name in the same directory as the target file
+	// Note: We don't use O_SYNC since golang doesn't support it for Windows
+	// And even if it did use FILE_FLAG_WRITE_THROUGH, Windows IDE and SATA
+	// drives will ignore the corresponding Force Unit Access flag, so we need
+	// to manually flush the file instead
+	tmpFile, err := os.CreateTemp(filepath.Dir(path), tmpPattern)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer tmpFile.Close()
+
+	if err := tmpFile.Chmod(mode); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// Perform caller provided write operation
+	if err := writeOp(tmpFile); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// Ensure file is flushed to disk before renaming
+	// Uses fsync() on Linux/Unix, fcntl(F_FULLFSYNC) on Darwin, and
+	// FlushFileBuffers on Windows, all of which ensure state is written to
+	// media (excluding bugs and bad drivers)
+	if err := tmpFile.Sync(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// Eager cleanup is necessary on Windows (and harmless on other OSs)
+	// to prevent a lock being held
+	if err := tmpFile.Close(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// os.Rename is atomic on Linux/Unix
+	// Triggers MoveFileEx with MOVEFILE_REPLACE_EXISTING, ensuring the change
+	// is a metadata write (since tmp file is on the same volume)
+	return os.Rename(tmpFile.Name(), path)
+}