5 files changed, 12 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/cmd/podman/common/create.go b/cmd/podman/common/create.go
index df218a026..2b6f9348e 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/common/create.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/common/create.go
@@ -328,6 +328,11 @@ func GetCreateFlags(cf *ContainerCLIOpts) *pflag.FlagSet {
 		"override-os", "",
 		"use `OS` instead of the running OS for choosing images",
 	)
+	createFlags.StringVar(
+		&cf.OverrideVariant,
+		"override-variant", "",
+		"Use _VARIANT_ instead of the running architecture variant for choosing images",
+	)
 	createFlags.String(
 		"pid", "",
 		"PID namespace to use",
diff --git a/cmd/podman/common/create_opts.go b/cmd/podman/common/create_opts.go
index 16d41988f..1b0e64590 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/common/create_opts.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/common/create_opts.go
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ type ContainerCLIOpts struct {
 	OOMScoreAdj       int
 	OverrideArch      string
 	OverrideOS        string
+	OverrideVariant   string
 	PID               string
 	PIDsLimit         *int64
 	Pod               string
diff --git a/cmd/podman/containers/create.go b/cmd/podman/containers/create.go
index e29c94352..5e48aa622 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/containers/create.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/containers/create.go
@@ -251,10 +251,11 @@ func pullImage(imageName string) (string, error) {
 			return "", errors.Wrapf(define.ErrNoSuchImage, "unable to find a name and tag match for %s in repotags", imageName)
 		}
 		pullReport, pullErr := registry.ImageEngine().Pull(registry.GetContext(), imageName, entities.ImagePullOptions{
-			Authfile:     cliVals.Authfile,
-			Quiet:        cliVals.Quiet,
-			OverrideArch: cliVals.OverrideArch,
-			OverrideOS:   cliVals.OverrideOS,
+			Authfile:        cliVals.Authfile,
+			Quiet:           cliVals.Quiet,
+			OverrideArch:    cliVals.OverrideArch,
+			OverrideOS:      cliVals.OverrideOS,
+			OverrideVariant: cliVals.OverrideVariant,
 		})
 		if pullErr != nil {
 			return "", pullErr
diff --git a/cmd/podman/containers/run.go b/cmd/podman/containers/run.go
index c60095b64..34eea14e1 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/containers/run.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/containers/run.go
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ func runFlags(flags *pflag.FlagSet) {
 		_ = flags.MarkHidden("preserve-fds")
 	}
 }
-
 func init() {
 	registry.Commands = append(registry.Commands, registry.CliCommand{
 		Mode:    []entities.EngineMode{entities.ABIMode, entities.TunnelMode},
diff --git a/cmd/podman/images/pull.go b/cmd/podman/images/pull.go
index 4deaecbf5..d86f9800c 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/images/pull.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/images/pull.go
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ func pullFlags(flags *pflag.FlagSet) {
 	flags.StringVar(&pullOptions.CredentialsCLI, "creds", "", "`Credentials` (USERNAME:PASSWORD) to use for authenticating to a registry")
 	flags.StringVar(&pullOptions.OverrideArch, "override-arch", "", "Use `ARCH` instead of the architecture of the machine for choosing images")
 	flags.StringVar(&pullOptions.OverrideOS, "override-os", "", "Use `OS` instead of the running OS for choosing images")
+	flags.StringVar(&pullOptions.OverrideVariant, "override-variant", "", " use VARIANT instead of the running architecture variant for choosing images")
 	flags.Bool("disable-content-trust", false, "This is a Docker specific option and is a NOOP")
 	flags.BoolVarP(&pullOptions.Quiet, "quiet", "q", false, "Suppress output information when pulling images")
 	flags.StringVar(&pullOptions.SignaturePolicy, "signature-policy", "", "`Pathname` of signature policy file (not usually used)")