diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/podman/quadlet.py b/plugins/module_utils/podman/quadlet.py
index 35d3c6f..3f5215a 100644
--- a/plugins/module_utils/podman/quadlet.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/podman/quadlet.py
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ class ContainerQuadlet(Quadlet):
         'env': 'Environment',
         'env_file': 'EnvironmentFile',
         'env_host': 'EnvironmentHost',
+        'etc_hosts': 'AddHost',
         'command': 'Exec',
         'expose': 'ExposeHostPort',
         'gidmap': 'GIDMap',
@@ -249,8 +250,7 @@ class ContainerQuadlet(Quadlet):
             for i in params["device_write_iops"]:
                 params["podman_args"].append(f"--device-write-iops {i}")
         if params["etc_hosts"]:
-            for host_ip in params['etc_hosts'].items():
-                params["podman_args"].append(f"--add-host {':'.join(host_ip)}")
+            params['etc_hosts'] = ["%s:%s" % (k, v) for k, v in params['etc_hosts'].items()]
         if params["env_merge"]:
             for k, v in params["env_merge"].items():
                 params["podman_args"].append(f"--env {k}={v}")
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/podman_container/tasks/main.yml b/tests/integration/targets/podman_container/tasks/main.yml
index 14f0b19..191573f 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/podman_container/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/podman_container/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1275,7 +1275,7 @@
         - "SecurityLabelFileType=usr_t"
         - "Environment=BOOL=False"
         - "PublishPort=9001:8000"
-        - "PodmanArgs=--add-host host2:127.0.0.1"
+        - "AddHost=host2:127.0.0.1"
         - "Label=somelabel=labelvalue"
         - "WantedBy=default.target"
         - "GroupAdd=admin"