diff --git a/plugins/modules/podman_network.py b/plugins/modules/podman_network.py
index 84e2339..830ffc4 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/podman_network.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/podman_network.py
@@ -306,6 +306,8 @@ class PodmanNetworkDiff:
             internal = not self.info['plugins'][0]['isgateway']
         except (IndexError, KeyError):
             internal = False
+        # Whether network is rootless
+        rootless = os.geteuid() != 0
         # Whether DNS plugin is installed
         dns_installed = False
         for f in [
@@ -320,10 +322,15 @@ class PodmanNetworkDiff:
             [k for k in self.info['plugins'] if 'domainname' in k])
         if internal:
             before = True
+        if rootless:
+            before = False
         after = self.params['disable_dns']
         # If dnsname plugin is not installed, default is disable_dns=True
         if not dns_installed and self.module.params['disable_dns'] is None:
             after = True
+        # Rootless networks will always have DNS enabled
+        if rootless and self.module.params['disable_dns'] is None:
+            after = False
         # Internal networks have dns disabled from v3
         if self.params['internal']:
             after = True
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/podman_network/tasks/main.yml b/tests/integration/targets/podman_network/tasks/main.yml
index 488ad2b..2cc3f64 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/podman_network/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/podman_network/tasks/main.yml
@@ -222,3 +222,40 @@
     - name: Cleanup
       command: podman network rm -f {{ network_name }}
       ignore_errors: true
+
+- name: Test podman_network rootless
+  become: false
+  block:
+
+    - name: Create network
+      containers.podman.podman_network:
+        name: "{{ network_name }}"
+      register: net
+
+    - name: Get existing network info
+      containers.podman.podman_network_info:
+        name: "{{ network_name }}"
+      register: info1
+
+    - name: Check info
+      assert:
+        that:
+          - info1 | length > 1
+          - info1.networks.0.name == network_name
+          - net is changed
+
+    - name: Create network again
+      containers.podman.podman_network:
+        name: "{{ network_name }}"
+        state: present
+      register: info2
+
+    - name: Check info
+      assert:
+        that:
+          - info2 is not changed
+  always:
+
+    - name: Cleanup
+      command: podman network rm -f {{ network_name }}
+      ignore_errors: true