1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/cmd/podman/pods/create.go b/cmd/podman/pods/create.go
index e24cdef98..88b615fab 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/pods/create.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/pods/create.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package pods
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
 	"strings"
 
@@ -147,6 +148,11 @@ func create(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	if len(podIDFile) > 0 {
+		if err = ioutil.WriteFile(podIDFile, []byte(response.Id), 0644); err != nil {
+			return errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to write pod ID to file %q", podIDFile)
+		}
+	}
 	fmt.Println(response.Id)
 	return nil
 }