diff --git a/docs/source/markdown/podman-container-inspect.1.md.in b/docs/source/markdown/podman-container-inspect.1.md.in
index b6cd589a44..79ed090781 100644
--- a/docs/source/markdown/podman-container-inspect.1.md.in
+++ b/docs/source/markdown/podman-container-inspect.1.md.in
@@ -40,7 +40,9 @@ Valid placeholders for the Go template are listed below:
 | .Image                   | Container image ID (64-char hash)                  |
 | .ImageDigest             | Container image digest (sha256:+64-char hash)      |
 | .ImageName               | Container image name (string)                      |
+| .InitContainerType       | Type of init container if applicable (string)      |
 | .IsInfra                 | Is this an infra container? (string: true/false)   |
+| .IsInitCtr               | Is this an init container? (string: true/false)    |
 | .IsService               | Is this a service container? (string: true/false)  |
 | .KubeExitCodePropagation | Kube exit-code propagation (string)                |
 | .LockNumber              | Number of the container's Libpod lock              |
diff --git a/libpod/container_inspect.go b/libpod/container_inspect.go
index 8a48d3faea..c9c1f6d06e 100644
--- a/libpod/container_inspect.go
+++ b/libpod/container_inspect.go
@@ -168,6 +168,8 @@ func (c *Container) getContainerInspectData(size bool, driverData *define.Driver
 		Dependencies:            c.Dependencies(),
 		IsInfra:                 c.IsInfra(),
 		IsService:               c.IsService(),
+		IsInitCtr:               c.IsInitCtr(),
+		InitContainerType:       c.config.InitContainerType,
 		KubeExitCodePropagation: config.KubeExitCodePropagation.String(),
 		LockNumber:              c.lock.ID(),
 		UseImageHosts:           c.config.UseImageHosts,
diff --git a/libpod/define/container_inspect.go b/libpod/define/container_inspect.go
index 86f76d82b0..9b1984feb7 100644
--- a/libpod/define/container_inspect.go
+++ b/libpod/define/container_inspect.go
@@ -807,6 +807,8 @@ type InspectContainerData struct {
 	Namespace               string                      `json:"Namespace"`
 	IsInfra                 bool                        `json:"IsInfra"`
 	IsService               bool                        `json:"IsService"`
+	IsInitCtr               bool                        `json:"IsInitCtr"`
+	InitContainerType       string                      `json:"InitContainerType,omitempty"`
 	KubeExitCodePropagation string                      `json:"KubeExitCodePropagation"`
 	LockNumber              uint32                      `json:"lockNumber"`
 	Config                  *InspectContainerConfig     `json:"Config"`
diff --git a/test/e2e/container_inspect_test.go b/test/e2e/container_inspect_test.go
index 7894d4a87a..4b4e3133ae 100644
--- a/test/e2e/container_inspect_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/container_inspect_test.go
@@ -141,6 +141,28 @@ var _ = Describe("Podman container inspect", func() {
 		Expect(data[0].Config.Env).To(ContainElement(Equal(secretName + "=*******")))
 	})
 
+	It("podman inspect identifies init container", func() {
+		podName := "test-init-pod"
+		initCtrName := "test-init-ctr"
+		normalCtrName := "test-normal-ctr"
+
+		podmanTest.PodmanExitCleanly("pod", "create", "--name", podName)
+
+		podmanTest.PodmanExitCleanly("create", "--pod", podName, "--init-ctr=always", "--name", initCtrName, ALPINE, "echo", "init")
+
+		podmanTest.PodmanExitCleanly("create", "--pod", podName, "--name", normalCtrName, ALPINE, "top")
+
+		initData := podmanTest.InspectContainer(initCtrName)
+		Expect(initData).To(HaveLen(1))
+		Expect(initData[0].IsInitCtr).To(BeTrue())
+		Expect(initData[0].InitContainerType).To(Equal("always"))
+
+		normalData := podmanTest.InspectContainer(normalCtrName)
+		Expect(normalData).To(HaveLen(1))
+		Expect(normalData[0].IsInitCtr).To(BeFalse())
+		Expect(normalData[0].InitContainerType).To(BeEmpty())
+	})
+
 	It("podman inspect NetworkSettings DNSNames and Aliases", func() {
 		netName := "dnstest"
 		session := podmanTest.Podman([]string{"network", "create", netName})