diff --git a/cmd/quadlet/main.go b/cmd/quadlet/main.go
index b36997b32a..9c032427b0 100644
--- a/cmd/quadlet/main.go
+++ b/cmd/quadlet/main.go
@@ -242,6 +242,67 @@ func loadUnitsFromDir(sourcePath string) ([]*parser.UnitFile, error) {
 	return units, prevError
 }
 
+func loadUnitDropins(unit *parser.UnitFile, sourcePaths []string) error {
+	var prevError error
+	reportError := func(err error) {
+		if prevError != nil {
+			err = fmt.Errorf("%s\n%s", prevError, err)
+		}
+		prevError = err
+	}
+
+	var dropinPaths = make(map[string]string)
+	for _, sourcePath := range sourcePaths {
+		dropinDir := path.Join(sourcePath, unit.Filename+".d")
+
+		dropinFiles, err := os.ReadDir(dropinDir)
+		if err != nil {
+			if !errors.Is(err, os.ErrNotExist) {
+				reportError(fmt.Errorf("error reading directory %q, %w", dropinDir, err))
+			}
+
+			continue
+		}
+
+		for _, dropinFile := range dropinFiles {
+			dropinName := dropinFile.Name()
+			if filepath.Ext(dropinName) != ".conf" {
+				continue // Only *.conf supported
+			}
+
+			if _, ok := dropinPaths[dropinName]; ok {
+				continue // We already saw this name
+			}
+
+			dropinPaths[dropinName] = path.Join(dropinDir, dropinName)
+		}
+	}
+
+	dropinFiles := make([]string, len(dropinPaths))
+	i := 0
+	for k := range dropinPaths {
+		dropinFiles[i] = k
+		i++
+	}
+
+	// Merge in alpha-numerical order
+	sort.Strings(dropinFiles)
+
+	for _, dropinFile := range dropinFiles {
+		dropinPath := dropinPaths[dropinFile]
+
+		Debugf("Loading source drop-in file %s", dropinPath)
+
+		if f, err := parser.ParseUnitFile(dropinPath); err != nil {
+			reportError(fmt.Errorf("error loading %q, %w", dropinPath, err))
+		} else {
+			unit.Merge(f)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return prevError
+}
+
 func generateServiceFile(service *parser.UnitFile) error {
 	Debugf("writing %q", service.Path)
 
@@ -456,6 +517,12 @@ func process() error {
 		return prevError
 	}
 
+	for _, unit := range units {
+		if err := loadUnitDropins(unit, sourcePaths); err != nil {
+			reportError(err)
+		}
+	}
+
 	if !dryRunFlag {
 		err := os.MkdirAll(outputPath, os.ModePerm)
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/docs/source/markdown/podman-systemd.unit.5.md b/docs/source/markdown/podman-systemd.unit.5.md
index 8101338a56..4969a84aca 100644
--- a/docs/source/markdown/podman-systemd.unit.5.md
+++ b/docs/source/markdown/podman-systemd.unit.5.md
@@ -47,6 +47,13 @@ Each file type has a custom section (for example, `[Container]`) that is handled
 other sections are passed on untouched, allowing the use of any normal systemd configuration options
 like dependencies or cgroup limits.
 
+The source files also support drop-ins in the same [way systemd does](https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/latest/systemd.unit.html).
+For a given source file (say `foo.container`), the corresponding `.d`directory (in this
+case `foo.container.d`) will be scanned for files with a `.conf` extension that are merged into
+the base file in alphabetical order. The format of these drop-in files is the same as the base file.
+This is useful to alter or add configuration settings for a unit, without having to modify unit
+files.
+
 For rootless containers, when administrators place Quadlet files in the
 /etc/containers/systemd/users directory, all users' sessions execute the
 Quadlet when the login session begins. If the administrator places a Quadlet
diff --git a/pkg/systemd/parser/unitfile.go b/pkg/systemd/parser/unitfile.go
index 963909f9d8..732daa2be4 100644
--- a/pkg/systemd/parser/unitfile.go
+++ b/pkg/systemd/parser/unitfile.go
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ func (f *UnitFile) ensureGroup(groupName string) *unitGroup {
 	return g
 }
 
-func (f *UnitFile) merge(source *UnitFile) {
+func (f *UnitFile) Merge(source *UnitFile) {
 	for _, srcGroup := range source.groups {
 		group := f.ensureGroup(srcGroup.name)
 		group.merge(srcGroup)
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ func (f *UnitFile) merge(source *UnitFile) {
 func (f *UnitFile) Dup() *UnitFile {
 	copy := NewUnitFile()
 
-	copy.merge(f)
+	copy.Merge(f)
 	copy.Filename = f.Filename
 	return copy
 }
diff --git a/test/e2e/quadlet/merged-override.container b/test/e2e/quadlet/merged-override.container
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d93a53b340
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/e2e/quadlet/merged-override.container
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+## assert-podman-final-args localhost/imagename
+## !assert-podman-args --env "MAIN=mainvalue"
+## !assert-podman-args --env "FIRST=value"
+## assert-podman-args --env "SECOND=othervalue"
+
+[Container]
+Image=localhost/imagename
+Environment=MAIN=mainvalue
diff --git a/test/e2e/quadlet/merged-override.container.d/10-first.conf b/test/e2e/quadlet/merged-override.container.d/10-first.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f6164d631e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/e2e/quadlet/merged-override.container.d/10-first.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+[Container]
+Environment=FIRST=value
diff --git a/test/e2e/quadlet/merged-override.container.d/20-second.conf b/test/e2e/quadlet/merged-override.container.d/20-second.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5bfcdd44dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/e2e/quadlet/merged-override.container.d/20-second.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+[Container]
+# Empty previous
+Environment=
+Environment=SECOND=othervalue
diff --git a/test/e2e/quadlet/merged.container b/test/e2e/quadlet/merged.container
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3d19987fd0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/e2e/quadlet/merged.container
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+## assert-podman-final-args localhost/imagename
+## assert-podman-args --env "MAIN=mainvalue"
+## assert-podman-args --env "FIRST=value"
+## assert-podman-args --env "SECOND=othervalue"
+
+[Container]
+Image=localhost/imagename
+Environment=MAIN=mainvalue
diff --git a/test/e2e/quadlet/merged.container.d/10-first.conf b/test/e2e/quadlet/merged.container.d/10-first.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f6164d631e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/e2e/quadlet/merged.container.d/10-first.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+[Container]
+Environment=FIRST=value
diff --git a/test/e2e/quadlet/merged.container.d/20-second.conf b/test/e2e/quadlet/merged.container.d/20-second.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f1dcaa61fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/e2e/quadlet/merged.container.d/20-second.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+[Container]
+Environment=SECOND=othervalue
diff --git a/test/e2e/quadlet_test.go b/test/e2e/quadlet_test.go
index ad3061f4cd..c9c43d2849 100644
--- a/test/e2e/quadlet_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/quadlet_test.go
@@ -664,6 +664,16 @@ BOGUS=foo
 			err = os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(quadletDir, fileName), testcase.data, 0644)
 			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
 
+			// Also copy any extra snippets
+			dotdDir := filepath.Join("quadlet", fileName+".d")
+			if s, err := os.Stat(dotdDir); err == nil && s.IsDir() {
+				dotdDirDest := filepath.Join(quadletDir, fileName+".d")
+				err = os.Mkdir(dotdDirDest, os.ModePerm)
+				Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+				err = CopyDirectory(dotdDir, dotdDirDest)
+				Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+			}
+
 			// Run quadlet to convert the file
 			session := podmanTest.Quadlet([]string{"--user", "--no-kmsg-log", generatedDir}, quadletDir)
 			session.WaitWithDefaultTimeout()
@@ -748,6 +758,8 @@ BOGUS=foo
 		Entry("workingdir.container", "workingdir.container", 0, ""),
 		Entry("Container - global args", "globalargs.container", 0, ""),
 		Entry("Container - Containers Conf Modules", "containersconfmodule.container", 0, ""),
+		Entry("merged.container", "merged.container", 0, ""),
+		Entry("merged-override.container", "merged-override.container", 0, ""),
 
 		Entry("basic.volume", "basic.volume", 0, ""),
 		Entry("device-copy.volume", "device-copy.volume", 0, ""),