diff --git a/pkg/machine/e2e/proxy_test.go b/pkg/machine/e2e/proxy_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b5393832d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/machine/e2e/proxy_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+package e2e_test
+
+import (
+	"os"
+
+	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
+	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
+	. "github.com/onsi/gomega/gexec"
+)
+
+var _ = Describe("podman machine proxy settings propagation", func() {
+	var (
+		mb      *machineTestBuilder
+		testDir string
+	)
+
+	BeforeEach(func() {
+		testDir, mb = setup()
+	})
+	AfterEach(func() {
+		teardown(originalHomeDir, testDir, mb)
+	})
+
+	It("ssh to running machine and check proxy settings", func() {
+		name := randomString()
+		i := new(initMachine)
+		session, err := mb.setName(name).setCmd(i.withImagePath(mb.imagePath)).run()
+		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+		Expect(session).To(Exit(0))
+
+		defer func() {
+			httpProxyEnv := os.Getenv("HTTP_PROXY")
+			httpsProxyEnv := os.Getenv("HTTPS_PROXY")
+			if httpProxyEnv != "" {
+				os.Unsetenv("HTTP_PROXY")
+			}
+			if httpsProxyEnv != "" {
+				os.Unsetenv("HTTPS_PROXY")
+			}
+		}()
+		proxyURL := "http://abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz-proxy"
+		os.Setenv("HTTP_PROXY", proxyURL)
+		os.Setenv("HTTPS_PROXY", proxyURL)
+
+		s := new(startMachine)
+		startSession, err := mb.setName(name).setCmd(s).run()
+		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+		Expect(startSession).To(Exit(0))
+
+		sshProxy := sshMachine{}
+		sshSession, err := mb.setName(name).setCmd(sshProxy.withSSHCommand([]string{"printenv", "HTTP_PROXY"})).run()
+		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+		Expect(sshSession).To(Exit(0))
+		Expect(sshSession.outputToString()).To(ContainSubstring(proxyURL))
+
+		sshSession, err = mb.setName(name).setCmd(sshProxy.withSSHCommand([]string{"printenv", "HTTPS_PROXY"})).run()
+		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+		Expect(sshSession).To(Exit(0))
+		Expect(sshSession.outputToString()).To(ContainSubstring(proxyURL))
+	})
+})
diff --git a/pkg/machine/ignition.go b/pkg/machine/ignition.go
index 95059324a3..f5cf5e29bf 100644
--- a/pkg/machine/ignition.go
+++ b/pkg/machine/ignition.go
@@ -206,12 +206,6 @@ WantedBy=sysinit.target
 				Contents: &deMoby,
 			},
 		}}
-	ignConfig := Config{
-		Ignition: ignVersion,
-		Passwd:   ignPassword,
-		Storage:  ignStorage,
-		Systemd:  ignSystemd,
-	}
 
 	// Only qemu has the qemu firmware environment setting
 	if ign.VMType == QemuVirt {
@@ -222,7 +216,14 @@ WantedBy=sysinit.target
 		}
 		ignSystemd.Units = append(ignSystemd.Units, qemuUnit)
 	}
-	ign.Cfg = ignConfig
+	// Only after all checks are done
+	// it's ready create the ingConfig
+	ign.Cfg = Config{
+		Ignition: ignVersion,
+		Passwd:   ignPassword,
+		Storage:  ignStorage,
+		Systemd:  ignSystemd,
+	}
 	return nil
 }