diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index fb93c41..fb8be15 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -20,3 +20,5 @@ podman_nsremap_range_length: 65536
 #     state: present
 # @end
 podman_registries: []
+
+podman_socket_enabled: False
diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index 9e2db4c..b90cf59 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -56,3 +56,11 @@
   loop: "{{ podman_registries }}"
   loop_control:
     label: "{{ item.url }}"
+
+- name: Enable podman socket
+  ansible.builtin.service:
+    name: podman.socket
+    daemon_reload: True
+    enabled: "{{ podman_socket_enabled | bool }}"
+    masked: "{{ not podman_socket_enabled | bool }}"
+    state: "{{ podman_socket_enabled | bool | ternary('started', 'stopped', 'started') }}"