diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/podman/podman_container_lib.py b/plugins/module_utils/podman/podman_container_lib.py
index d0acfcda..b910a9f6 100644
--- a/plugins/module_utils/podman/podman_container_lib.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/podman/podman_container_lib.py
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
     dns_search=dict(type='str', aliases=['dns_search_domains']),
     entrypoint=dict(type='str'),
     env=dict(type='dict'),
-    env_file=dict(type='path'),
+    env_file=dict(type='list', elements='path', aliases=['env_files']),
     env_host=dict(type='bool'),
     etc_hosts=dict(type='dict', aliases=['add_hosts']),
     expose=dict(type='list', elements='str', aliases=[
@@ -369,7 +369,9 @@ def addparam_env(self, c):
         return c
 
     def addparam_env_file(self, c):
-        return c + ['--env-file', self.params['env_file']]
+        for env_file in self.params['env_file']:
+            c += ['--env-file', env_file]
+        return c
 
     def addparam_env_host(self, c):
         self.check_version('--env-host', minv='1.5.0')
diff --git a/plugins/modules/podman_container.py b/plugins/modules/podman_container.py
index 0fc62e64..bfa3ceae 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/podman_container.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/podman_container.py
@@ -270,7 +270,10 @@
         running, not on the controller machine where Ansible is executing.
         If you need to copy the file from controller to remote machine, use the
         copy or slurp module.
-    type: path
+    type: list
+    elements: path
+    aliases:
+      - env_files
   env_host:
     description:
       - Use all current host environment variables in container.