1 files changed, 10 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/cmd/podman/rm.go b/cmd/podman/rm.go
index 7c0569b78..224df4543 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/rm.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/rm.go
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ var (
 		},
 		LatestFlag,
 		cli.BoolFlag{
+			Name:  "sync",
+			Usage: "Sync container state with OCI runtime before removing",
+		},
+		cli.BoolFlag{
 			Name:  "volumes, v",
 			Usage: "Remove the volumes associated with the container (Not implemented yet)",
 		},
@@ -73,6 +77,12 @@ func rmCmd(c *cli.Context) error {
 	for _, container := range delContainers {
 		con := container
 		f := func() error {
+			if c.Bool("sync") {
+				if err := con.Sync(); err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+			}
+
 			return runtime.RemoveContainer(ctx, con, c.Bool("force"))
 		}