diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/podman/podman_pod_lib.py b/plugins/module_utils/podman/podman_pod_lib.py
index aff3c0c..4757e7c 100644
--- a/plugins/module_utils/podman/podman_pod_lib.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/podman/podman_pod_lib.py
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ ARGUMENTS_SPEC_POD = dict(
     label_file=dict(type='str', required=False),
     mac_address=dict(type='str', required=False),
     name=dict(type='str', required=True),
-    network=dict(type='str', required=False),
+    network=dict(type='list', elements='str', required=False),
     network_alias=dict(type='list', elements='str', required=False,
                        aliases=['network_aliases']),
     no_hosts=dict(type='bool', required=False),
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ class PodmanPodModuleParams:
         return c + ['--name', self.params['name']]
 
     def addparam_network(self, c):
-        return c + ['--network', self.params['network']]
+        return c + ['--network', ",".join(self.params['network'])]
 
     def addparam_network_aliases(self, c):
         for alias in self.params['network_aliases']:
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ class PodmanPodDiff:
         # Remove default 'podman' network in v3 for comparison
         if before == ['podman']:
             before = []
-        after = self.params['network']
+        after = self.params['network'] or []
         # Special case for options for slirp4netns rootless networking from v2
         if net_mode_before == 'slirp4netns' and 'createcommand' in self.info:
             cr_com = self.info['createcommand']
@@ -423,12 +423,9 @@ class PodmanPodDiff:
                 if 'slirp4netns:' in cr_net:
                     before = [cr_net]
         # Currently supported only 'host' and 'none' network modes idempotency
-        if after in ['bridge', 'host', 'slirp4netns']:
-            net_mode_after = after
-        elif after:
-            after = after.split(",")
-        else:
-            after = []
+        if after in [['bridge'], ['host'], ['slirp4netns']]:
+            net_mode_after = after[0]
+
         if net_mode_after and not before:
             # Remove differences between v1 and v2
             net_mode_after = net_mode_after.replace('bridge', 'default')
@@ -492,7 +489,7 @@ class PodmanPodDiff:
             after = self.params['share'].split(",")
         else:
             after = ['uts', 'ipc', 'net']
-            if self.params['network'] == 'host':
+            if 'host' in (self.params['network'] or []):
                 after.remove('net')
 
         before, after = sorted(list(set(before))), sorted(list(set(after)))
diff --git a/plugins/modules/podman_pod.py b/plugins/modules/podman_pod.py
index a3e4f07..75c5161 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/podman_pod.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/podman_pod.py
@@ -233,9 +233,9 @@ options:
     description:
     - Set network mode for the pod. Supported values are bridge (the default), host
       (do not create a network namespace, all containers in the pod will use the host's
-      network), or a comma-separated list of the names of CNI networks the pod should
-      join.
-    type: str
+      network), or a list of names of CNI networks to join.
+    type: list
+    elements: str
     required: false
   network_alias:
     description:
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/podman_pod/tasks/net-pod.yml b/tests/integration/targets/podman_pod/tasks/net-pod.yml
index b1b15de..34574ec 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/podman_pod/tasks/net-pod.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/podman_pod/tasks/net-pod.yml
@@ -25,17 +25,27 @@
           - first_net: anothernet
             next_net: testnet
           - first_net: testnet
-            next_net: testnet,anothernet
-          - first_net: testnet,anothernet
+            next_net:
+              - testnet
+              - anothernet
+          - first_net:
+              - testnet
+              - anothernet
             next_net: anothernet
-          - first_net: testnet,anothernet
+          - first_net:
+              - testnet
+              - anothernet
             next_net: bridge
-          - first_net: testnet,anothernet
+          - first_net:
+              - testnet
+              - anothernet
             next_net: host
           - first_net: host
             next_net: anothernet
           - first_net: bridge
-            next_net: anothernet,testnet
+            next_net:
+              - anothernet
+              - testnet
 
     - include_tasks: network-tests.yml
       loop: "{{ testdata }}"
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/podman_pod/tasks/root-pod.yml b/tests/integration/targets/podman_pod/tasks/root-pod.yml
index 015cb5e..8848dfa 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/podman_pod/tasks/root-pod.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/podman_pod/tasks/root-pod.yml
@@ -64,7 +64,9 @@
       containers.podman.podman_pod:
         name: "rootpod"
         state: started
-        network: net2,newnet
+        network:
+          - net2
+          - newnet
       register: pod4_info
 
     - name: Check info
@@ -76,7 +78,9 @@
       containers.podman.podman_pod:
         name: "rootpod"
         state: started
-        network: newnet,net2
+        network:
+          - newnet
+          - net2
       register: pod5_info
 
     - name: Check info