diff --git a/libpod/container_log.go b/libpod/container_log.go
index 680adfd389..3ae0c70e84 100644
--- a/libpod/container_log.go
+++ b/libpod/container_log.go
@@ -38,14 +38,14 @@ func (c *Container) ReadLog(ctx context.Context, options *logs.LogOptions, logCh
 	switch c.LogDriver() {
 	case define.PassthroughLogging:
 		// if running under systemd fallback to a more native journald reading
-		if _, ok := c.config.Labels[systemdDefine.EnvVariable]; ok {
-			return c.readFromJournal(ctx, options, logChannel, colorID, true)
+		if unitName, ok := c.config.Labels[systemdDefine.EnvVariable]; ok {
+			return c.readFromJournal(ctx, options, logChannel, colorID, unitName)
 		}
 		return fmt.Errorf("this container is using the 'passthrough' log driver, cannot read logs: %w", define.ErrNoLogs)
 	case define.NoLogging:
 		return fmt.Errorf("this container is using the 'none' log driver, cannot read logs: %w", define.ErrNoLogs)
 	case define.JournaldLogging:
-		return c.readFromJournal(ctx, options, logChannel, colorID, false)
+		return c.readFromJournal(ctx, options, logChannel, colorID, "")
 	case define.JSONLogging:
 		// TODO provide a separate implementation of this when Conmon
 		// has support.
diff --git a/libpod/container_log_linux.go b/libpod/container_log_linux.go
index 7d1e360b2b..a708ad46da 100644
--- a/libpod/container_log_linux.go
+++ b/libpod/container_log_linux.go
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ func init() {
 }
 
 func (c *Container) readFromJournal(ctx context.Context, options *logs.LogOptions,
-	logChannel chan *logs.LogLine, colorID int64, isPassthrough bool) error {
+	logChannel chan *logs.LogLine, colorID int64, passthroughUnit string) error {
 	// We need the container's events in the same journal to guarantee
 	// consistency, see #10323.
 	if options.Follow && c.runtime.config.Engine.EventsLogger != "journald" {
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ func (c *Container) readFromJournal(ctx context.Context, options *logs.LogOption
 		return fmt.Errorf("adding filter disjunction to journald logger: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	if isPassthrough {
+	if passthroughUnit != "" {
 		// Match based on systemd unit which is the container is cgroup
 		// so we get the exact logs for a single container even in the
 		// play kube case where a single unit starts more than one container.
@@ -77,9 +77,16 @@ func (c *Container) readFromJournal(ctx context.Context, options *logs.LogOption
 		if rootless.IsRootless() {
 			unitTypeName = "_SYSTEMD_USER_UNIT"
 		}
-		// FIXME: It looks like it is hardcoded to libpod-ID.scope but I am not
-		// sure were we set this with all the different cgroup modes???
-		match = sdjournal.Match{Field: unitTypeName, Value: "libpod-" + c.ID() + ".scope"}
+		// By default we will have our own systemd cgroup with the name libpod-<ID>.scope.
+		value := "libpod-" + c.ID() + ".scope"
+		if c.config.CgroupsMode == cgroupSplit {
+			// If cgroup split the container runs in the unit cgroup so we use this for logs,
+			// the good thing is we filter the podman events already out below.
+			// Thus we are left with the real container log and possibly podman output (e.g. logrus).
+			value = passthroughUnit
+		}
+
+		match = sdjournal.Match{Field: unitTypeName, Value: value}
 		if err := journal.AddMatch(match.String()); err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("adding filter to journald logger: %v: %w", match, err)
 		}
diff --git a/libpod/container_log_unsupported.go b/libpod/container_log_unsupported.go
index 736378a6b7..d524561f42 100644
--- a/libpod/container_log_unsupported.go
+++ b/libpod/container_log_unsupported.go
@@ -11,6 +11,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/containers/podman/v4/libpod/logs"
 )
 
-func (c *Container) readFromJournal(_ context.Context, _ *logs.LogOptions, _ chan *logs.LogLine, _ int64, _ bool) error {
+func (c *Container) readFromJournal(_ context.Context, _ *logs.LogOptions, _ chan *logs.LogLine, _ int64, _ string) error {
 	return fmt.Errorf("journald logging only enabled with systemd on linux: %w", define.ErrOSNotSupported)
 }
diff --git a/test/system/252-quadlet.bats b/test/system/252-quadlet.bats
index 12551c73b0..03b6497d7d 100644
--- a/test/system/252-quadlet.bats
+++ b/test/system/252-quadlet.bats
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ function remove_secret() {
     cat > $quadlet_file <<EOF
 [Container]
 Image=$IMAGE
-Exec=sh -c "echo STARTED CONTAINER; echo "READY=1" | socat -u STDIN unix-sendto:\$NOTIFY_SOCKET; top"
+Exec=sh -c "echo STARTED CONTAINER; echo "READY=1" | socat -u STDIN unix-sendto:\$NOTIFY_SOCKET; sleep inf"
 Notify=yes
 EOF
 
@@ -152,6 +152,10 @@ EOF
     run journalctl "--since=$STARTED_TIME" --unit="$QUADLET_SERVICE_NAME"
     is "$output" '.*STARTED CONTAINER.*'
 
+    # check that we can read the logs from the container with podman logs
+    run_podman logs $QUADLET_CONTAINER_NAME
+    assert "$output" == "STARTED CONTAINER" "podman logs works on quadlet container"
+
     run_podman container inspect  --format "{{.State.Status}}" $QUADLET_CONTAINER_NAME
     is "$output" "running" "container should be started by systemd and hence be running"