4 files changed, 26 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/pkg/specgen/generate/container_create.go b/pkg/specgen/generate/container_create.go
index e9cec2873..819800176 100644
--- a/pkg/specgen/generate/container_create.go
+++ b/pkg/specgen/generate/container_create.go
@@ -387,9 +387,10 @@ func createContainerOptions(rt *libpod.Runtime, s *specgen.SpecGenerator, pod *l
 		var vols []*libpod.ContainerNamedVolume
 		for _, v := range volumes {
 			vols = append(vols, &libpod.ContainerNamedVolume{
-				Name:    v.Name,
-				Dest:    v.Dest,
-				Options: v.Options,
+				Name:        v.Name,
+				Dest:        v.Dest,
+				Options:     v.Options,
+				IsAnonymous: v.IsAnonymous,
 			})
 		}
 		options = append(options, libpod.WithNamedVolumes(vols))
diff --git a/pkg/specgen/generate/kube/kube.go b/pkg/specgen/generate/kube/kube.go
index e9abf419b..375b719d3 100644
--- a/pkg/specgen/generate/kube/kube.go
+++ b/pkg/specgen/generate/kube/kube.go
@@ -406,8 +406,15 @@ func ToSpecGen(ctx context.Context, opts *CtrSpecGenOptions) (*specgen.SpecGener
 				Name:    volumeSource.Source,
 				Options: options,
 			}
-
 			s.Volumes = append(s.Volumes, &secretVolume)
+		case KubeVolumeTypeEmptyDir:
+			emptyDirVolume := specgen.NamedVolume{
+				Dest:        volume.MountPath,
+				Name:        volumeSource.Source,
+				Options:     options,
+				IsAnonymous: true,
+			}
+			s.Volumes = append(s.Volumes, &emptyDirVolume)
 		default:
 			return nil, errors.New("unsupported volume source type")
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/specgen/generate/kube/volume.go b/pkg/specgen/generate/kube/volume.go
index c12adadd8..230521ec6 100644
--- a/pkg/specgen/generate/kube/volume.go
+++ b/pkg/specgen/generate/kube/volume.go
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ const (
 	KubeVolumeTypeBlockDevice
 	KubeVolumeTypeCharDevice
 	KubeVolumeTypeSecret
+	KubeVolumeTypeEmptyDir
 )
 
 //nolint:revive
@@ -219,8 +220,13 @@ func VolumeFromConfigMap(configMapVolumeSource *v1.ConfigMapVolumeSource, config
 	return kv, nil
 }
 
+// Create a kubeVolume for an emptyDir volume
+func VolumeFromEmptyDir(emptyDirVolumeSource *v1.EmptyDirVolumeSource, name string) (*KubeVolume, error) {
+	return &KubeVolume{Type: KubeVolumeTypeEmptyDir, Source: name}, nil
+}
+
 // Create a KubeVolume from one of the supported VolumeSource
-func VolumeFromSource(volumeSource v1.VolumeSource, configMaps []v1.ConfigMap, secretsManager *secrets.SecretsManager) (*KubeVolume, error) {
+func VolumeFromSource(volumeSource v1.VolumeSource, configMaps []v1.ConfigMap, secretsManager *secrets.SecretsManager, volName string) (*KubeVolume, error) {
 	switch {
 	case volumeSource.HostPath != nil:
 		return VolumeFromHostPath(volumeSource.HostPath)
@@ -230,8 +236,10 @@ func VolumeFromSource(volumeSource v1.VolumeSource, configMaps []v1.ConfigMap, s
 		return VolumeFromConfigMap(volumeSource.ConfigMap, configMaps)
 	case volumeSource.Secret != nil:
 		return VolumeFromSecret(volumeSource.Secret, secretsManager)
+	case volumeSource.EmptyDir != nil:
+		return VolumeFromEmptyDir(volumeSource.EmptyDir, volName)
 	default:
-		return nil, errors.New("HostPath, ConfigMap, and PersistentVolumeClaim are currently the only supported VolumeSource")
+		return nil, errors.New("HostPath, ConfigMap, EmptyDir, and PersistentVolumeClaim are currently the only supported VolumeSource")
 	}
 }
 
@@ -240,7 +248,7 @@ func InitializeVolumes(specVolumes []v1.Volume, configMaps []v1.ConfigMap, secre
 	volumes := make(map[string]*KubeVolume)
 
 	for _, specVolume := range specVolumes {
-		volume, err := VolumeFromSource(specVolume.VolumeSource, configMaps, secretsManager)
+		volume, err := VolumeFromSource(specVolume.VolumeSource, configMaps, secretsManager, specVolume.Name)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create volume %q: %w", specVolume.Name, err)
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/specgen/volumes.go b/pkg/specgen/volumes.go
index 84de4fdd1..e70ed5b13 100644
--- a/pkg/specgen/volumes.go
+++ b/pkg/specgen/volumes.go
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ type NamedVolume struct {
 	Dest string
 	// Options are options that the named volume will be mounted with.
 	Options []string
+	// IsAnonymous sets the named volume as anonymous even if it has a name
+	// This is used for emptyDir volumes from a kube yaml
+	IsAnonymous bool
 }
 
 // OverlayVolume holds information about a overlay volume that will be mounted into