diff --git a/cmd/podman/common/create_opts.go b/cmd/podman/common/create_opts.go
index 76d7345fc9..66778f5193 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/common/create_opts.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/common/create_opts.go
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ func ContainerCreateToContainerCLIOpts(cc handlers.CreateContainerConfig, rtc *c
 	}
 
 	// netMode
-	nsmode, _, err := specgen.ParseNetworkNamespace(string(cc.HostConfig.NetworkMode), true)
+	nsmode, networks, err := specgen.ParseNetworkNamespace(string(cc.HostConfig.NetworkMode), true)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ func ContainerCreateToContainerCLIOpts(cc handlers.CreateContainerConfig, rtc *c
 		netInfo.Aliases = aliases
 		netInfo.CNINetworks = cniNetworks
 	case len(cc.HostConfig.NetworkMode) > 0:
-		netInfo.CNINetworks = []string{string(cc.HostConfig.NetworkMode)}
+		netInfo.CNINetworks = networks
 	}
 
 	parsedTmp := make([]string, 0, len(cc.HostConfig.Tmpfs))
diff --git a/test/apiv2/20-containers.at b/test/apiv2/20-containers.at
index a812108551..ef51757c97 100644
--- a/test/apiv2/20-containers.at
+++ b/test/apiv2/20-containers.at
@@ -341,3 +341,12 @@ t GET containers/$cid/json 200 \
   .HostConfig.NanoCpus=500000
 
 t DELETE containers/$cid?v=true 204
+
+# Test Compat Create with default network mode (#10569)
+t POST containers/create Image=$IMAGE HostConfig='{"NetworkMode":"default"}' 201 \
+  .Id~[0-9a-f]\\{64\\}
+cid=$(jq -r '.Id' <<<"$output")
+t GET containers/$cid/json 200 \
+  .HostConfig.NetworkMode="bridge"
+
+t DELETE containers/$cid?v=true 204