diff --git a/test/README.md b/test/README.md
index 03c7f57..0936b04 100644
--- a/test/README.md
+++ b/test/README.md
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ on a system, i.e. common utilities such as a shell are not included here.
 
 Example for Debian, and possibly most Debian-based distributions:
 
-    build-essential git jq strace iperf3 qemu-system-x86 tmux sipcalc bc
-    clang-tidy cppcheck isc-dhcp-common psmisc linux-cpupower socat
+    build-essential git jq strace iperf3 qemu-system-x86 tmux sipcalc bats bc
+    catatonit clang-tidy cppcheck go isc-dhcp-common psmisc linux-cpupower socat
     netcat-openbsd fakeroot lz4 lm-sensors qemu-system-arm qemu-system-ppc
     qemu-system-misc qemu-system-x86 valgrind
 
diff --git a/test/pasta_podman/bats b/test/pasta_podman/bats
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..21446f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/pasta_podman/bats
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
+#
+# PASST - Plug A Simple Socket Transport
+#  for qemu/UNIX domain socket mode
+#
+# PASTA - Pack A Subtle Tap Abstraction
+#  for network namespace/tap device mode
+#
+# test/pasta_podman/bats - Build Podman, run pasta system test with bats
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2022 Red Hat GmbH
+# Author: Stefano Brivio <sbrivio@redhat.com>
+
+htools	git make go bats catatonit ip jq socat
+
+test	Podman system test with bats
+
+host	git -C __STATEDIR__ clone https://github.com/containers/podman.git
+host	make -C __STATEDIR__/podman
+hout	WD pwd
+host	PODMAN="__STATEDIR__/podman/bin/podman" CONTAINERS_HELPER_BINARY_DIR="__WD__" bats __STATEDIR__/podman/test/system/505-networking-pasta.bats
diff --git a/test/run b/test/run
index 8f4f845..3b37663 100755
--- a/test/run
+++ b/test/run
@@ -82,6 +82,10 @@ run() {
 	test pasta_options/log_to_file
 	teardown pasta_options
 
+	setup build
+	test pasta_podman/bats
+	teardown build
+
 	setup memory
 	test memory/passt
 	teardown memory