diff --git a/cmd/podman/containers/create.go b/cmd/podman/containers/create.go
index 8fe845d44994..d1b0070613f8 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/containers/create.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/containers/create.go
@@ -180,6 +180,13 @@ func create(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 
 	report, err := registry.ContainerEngine().ContainerCreate(registry.GetContext(), s)
 	if err != nil {
+		// if pod was created as part of run
+		// remove it in case ctr creation fails
+		if err := rmPodIfNecessary(cmd, s); err != nil {
+			if !errors.Is(err, define.ErrNoSuchPod) {
+				logrus.Error(err.Error())
+			}
+		}
 		return err
 	}
 
@@ -385,6 +392,18 @@ func PullImage(imageName string, cliVals *entities.ContainerCreateOptions) (stri
 	return imageName, nil
 }
 
+func rmPodIfNecessary(cmd *cobra.Command, s *specgen.SpecGenerator) error {
+	if !strings.HasPrefix(cmd.Flag("pod").Value.String(), "new:") {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	// errcheck not necessary since
+	// pod creation would've failed
+	podName := strings.Replace(s.Pod, "new:", "", 1)
+	_, err := registry.ContainerEngine().PodRm(context.Background(), []string{podName}, entities.PodRmOptions{})
+	return err
+}
+
 // createPodIfNecessary automatically creates a pod when requested.  if the pod name
 // has the form new:ID, the pod ID is created and the name in the spec generator is replaced
 // with ID.
diff --git a/cmd/podman/containers/run.go b/cmd/podman/containers/run.go
index 3ce6ada180d1..46d778c402fe 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/containers/run.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/containers/run.go
@@ -228,6 +228,13 @@ func run(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		registry.SetExitCode(report.ExitCode)
 	}
 	if err != nil {
+		// if pod was created as part of run
+		// remove it in case ctr creation fails
+		if err := rmPodIfNecessary(cmd, s); err != nil {
+			if !errors.Is(err, define.ErrNoSuchPod) {
+				logrus.Error(err.Error())
+			}
+		}
 		return err
 	}
 
diff --git a/test/system/030-run.bats b/test/system/030-run.bats
index 057b1d646cf7..064240450196 100644
--- a/test/system/030-run.bats
+++ b/test/system/030-run.bats
@@ -1399,4 +1399,20 @@ search               | $IMAGE           |
     run_podman rm -f -t0 $cid
 }
 
+@test "podman run - rm pod if container creation failed with -pod new:" {
+    run_podman run -d --name foobar $IMAGE hostname
+    cid=$output
+
+    podname=pod$(random_string)
+    run_podman 125 run --rm --pod "new:$podname" --name foobar $IMAGE hostname
+    is "$output" ".*creating container storage: the container name \"foobar\" is already in use by"
+
+    # pod should've been cleaned up
+    # if container creation failed
+    run_podman 1 pod exists $podname
+
+    run_podman rm $cid
+    run_podman rmi $(pause_image)
+}
+
 # vim: filetype=sh
diff --git a/test/system/danish.bats b/test/system/danish.bats
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..53c847fd5011
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/system/danish.bats
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bats
+
+load helpers
+load helpers.network
+
+
+
+@test "podman run - rm pod if container creation failed with -pod new:" {
+    run_podman run -d --name foobar $IMAGE hostname
+    cid=$output
+
+    podname=pod$(random_string)
+    run_podman 125 run --rm --pod "new:$podname" --name foobar $IMAGE hostname
+    is "$output" ".*creating container storage: the container name \"foobar\" is already in use by"
+
+    # pod should've been cleaned up
+    # if container creation failed
+    run_podman 1 pod exists $podname
+
+    run_podman rm $cid
+    run_podman rmi $(pause_image)
+}