diff --git a/plugins/modules/podman_login.py b/plugins/modules/podman_login.py
index 25bdb8d9..963e17f2 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/podman_login.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/podman_login.py
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@
   password:
     description:
       - Password for the registry server.
-    required: True
     type: str
   registry:
     description:
@@ -59,7 +58,6 @@
   username:
     description:
       - Username for the registry server.
-    required: True
     type: str
   executable:
     description:
@@ -67,6 +65,11 @@
         machine running C(podman)
     default: 'podman'
     type: str
+  secret:
+    description:
+      - Name of an existing C(podman) secret to use for authentication
+        to target registry
+    type: str
 '''
 
 EXAMPLES = r"""
@@ -81,16 +84,24 @@
     password: 'p4ssw0rd'
     registry: quay.io
 
+- name: Login to quay.io using existing secret called password
+  containers.podman.podman_login:
+    username: user
+    secret: password
+    registry: quay.io
+
 """
 # noqa: F402
 
 import hashlib
 import os
 from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
+from ansible_collections.containers.podman.plugins.module_utils.podman.common import LooseVersion
+from ansible_collections.containers.podman.plugins.module_utils.podman.common import get_podman_version
 
 
 def login(module, executable, registry, authfile,
-          certdir, tlsverify, username, password):
+          certdir, tlsverify, username, password, secret):
 
     command = [executable, 'login']
     changed = False
@@ -99,6 +110,8 @@ def login(module, executable, registry, authfile,
         command.extend(['--username', username])
     if password:
         command.extend(['--password', password])
+    if secret:
+        command.extend(['--secret', secret])
     if authfile:
         command.extend(['--authfile', authfile])
         authfile = os.path.expandvars(authfile)
@@ -146,15 +159,19 @@ def main():
             executable=dict(type='str', default='podman'),
             registry=dict(type='str'),
             authfile=dict(type='path'),
-            username=dict(type='str', required=True),
-            password=dict(type='str', required=True, no_log=True),
+            username=dict(type='str'),
+            password=dict(type='str', no_log=True),
             certdir=dict(type='path'),
             tlsverify=dict(type='bool'),
+            secret=dict(type='str', no_log=False),
         ),
         supports_check_mode=True,
-        required_together=(
-            ['username', 'password'],
-        )
+        required_by={
+            'password': 'username',
+        },
+        mutually_exclusive=[
+            ['password', 'secret'],
+        ],
     )
 
     registry = module.params['registry']
@@ -163,10 +180,23 @@ def main():
     password = module.params['password']
     certdir = module.params['certdir']
     tlsverify = module.params['tlsverify']
+    secret = module.params['secret']
     executable = module.get_bin_path(module.params['executable'], required=True)
 
+    podman_version = get_podman_version(module, fail=False)
+
+    if (
+        (podman_version is not None) and
+        (LooseVersion(podman_version) < LooseVersion('4.7.0')) and
+        secret
+    ):
+        module.fail_json(msg="secret option may not be used with podman < 4.7.0")
+
+    if username and ((not password) and (not secret)):
+        module.fail_json(msg="Must pass either password or secret with username")
+
     changed, out, err = login(module, executable, registry, authfile,
-                              certdir, tlsverify, username, password)
+                              certdir, tlsverify, username, password, secret)
 
     results = {
         "changed": changed,
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/podman_login/tasks/main.yml b/tests/integration/targets/podman_login/tasks/main.yml
index 37c13a6e..4f77cc25 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/podman_login/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/podman_login/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,8 +1,19 @@
 - name: Test podman_login
   block:
+    - name: Discover podman version
+      shell: podman version | grep "^Version:" | awk {'print $2'}
+      register: podman_v
+
+    - name: Set podman version fact
+      set_fact:
+        podman_version: "{{ podman_v.stdout | string }}"
+
+    - name: Set podman version fact to gt than 4.7.0 if so
+      set_fact:
+        podman_version_gt470: "{{ podman_version is version('4.7.0', '>=') }}"
 
     - name: Print podman version
-      command: podman version
+      debug: var=podman_v.stdout
 
     - name: Logout from docker if it exists
       command: docker logout
@@ -35,6 +46,19 @@
         that:
           - loginf is failed
 
+    - name: Ensure we catch exception from not specifying password or secret
+      containers.podman.podman_login:
+        executable: "{{ test_executable | default('podman') }}"
+        username: foo
+        registry: docker.io
+      register: loginf2
+      ignore_errors: true
+
+    - name: Check login from just username
+      assert:
+        that:
+          - loginf2 is failed
+
     - name: Login to registry.fedoraproject.org
       containers.podman.podman_login:
         executable: "{{ test_executable | default('podman') }}"
@@ -48,3 +72,65 @@
       assert:
         that:
           - login is not failed
+
+    - name: Create a secret to login with
+      containers.podman.podman_secret:
+        executable: "{{ test_executable | default('podman') }}"
+        name: foo
+        data: bar
+      when: podman_version_gt470
+
+    - name: Login using secret foo
+      containers.podman.podman_login:
+        executable: "{{ test_executable | default('podman') }}"
+        username: foo
+        secret: foo
+        registry: registry.fedoraproject.org
+      when: podman_version_gt470
+      register: loginsecret
+      ignore_errors: true
+
+    - name: Check login with secret
+      assert:
+        that:
+          - loginsecret is not failed
+      when: podman_version_gt470
+
+    - name: Login just using secret foo - implies username foo
+      containers.podman.podman_login:
+        executable: "{{ test_executable | default('podman') }}"
+        secret: foo
+        registry: registry.fedoraproject.org
+      when: podman_version_gt470
+      register: loginsecret2
+      ignore_errors: true
+
+    - name: Check login with just secret
+      assert:
+        that:
+          - loginsecret2 is not failed
+      when: podman_version_gt470
+
+    - name: Login just using both secret and passsword - should fail
+      containers.podman.podman_login:
+        executable: "{{ test_executable | default('podman') }}"
+        username: foo
+        secret: foo
+        password: bar
+        registry: registry.fedoraproject.org
+      when: podman_version_gt470
+      register: loginsecret3
+      ignore_errors: true
+
+    - name: Ensure failure specifying both secret and password
+      assert:
+        that:
+          - loginsecret3 is failed
+      when: podman_version_gt470
+
+    - name: Remove the foo secret
+      containers.podman.podman_secret:
+        executable: "{{ test_executable | default('podman') }}"
+        name: foo
+        state: absent
+      when: podman_version_gt470